[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 152 (Monday, August 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39962-39963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19022]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB review; Comment Request; 24-hour Dietary 
Recall Method Comparison and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
Validation and Observational Feeding Studies

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 3, 
2009 (74 FR 26702) and allowed 60-days for public comment. One public 
comment was received on June 5 requesting a copy of the data collection 
plans. The plans were sent to the responder on June 10. The purpose of 
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 24-hour Dietary Recall Method 
Comparison and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Validation and 
Observational Feeding Studies. Type of Information Collection Request: 
NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: The objective of the two 
studies is to compare the performance of the newly developed 
computerized Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Recall (ASA24) 
approach to collecting 24-hour recall (24HR) data with the current 
standard, the interviewer-administered Automated Multiple Pass Method 
(AMPM). The ultimate goal is to determine to what extent the new 
automated instrument can be used instead of the more expensive 
interviewer-administered instrument in the collection of dietary intake 
data. Frequency of Response: Twice. Affected Public: Individuals. Type 
of Respondents: For the 24-hour Dietary Recall Method Comparison study, 
approximately 1,200 adult members from three health maintenance 
organization plans (in Minnesota, California, and Michigan) between 
ages 20 and 70 years. For the NCI Observational Feeding Study, 
approximately 90 adult residents from the Washington, DC metropolitan 
area between ages 20 and 70 years. The annual reporting burden is 
estimated at 1052 hours (see table below). This amounts to an estimated 
2105 burden hours over the 2-year data collection period with a total 
cost to the respondents $37,210. There are no Capital costs, Operating 
costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                   Average time
               Study Questionnaire                   Number of     Frequency of      response       Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response        (Minutes)        burden
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24HR recall comparison study:
    Information and Consent.....................             650               1           15/60          162.50
    Screener....................................             600               1            3/60           30.00
    Dietary Recall 1............................             540               1           30/60          270.00
    Dietary Recall 2............................             486               1           30/60          243.00
    Demographics questionnaire..................             540               1            8/60           72.00

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    Preference survey...........................             243               1            3/60           12.15
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        Subtotal................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          789.65
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NCI validation and observational feeding study:
    Screener....................................             100               1            3/60            5.00
    Reminder Telephone Call.....................              90               1            3/60            4.50
    Eating 3 meals..............................              90               1          135/60          202.50
    Dietary Recall..............................              80               1           30/60           40.00
    Demographics questionnaire..................              80               1            8/60           10.67
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        Subtotal................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          262.67
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............        1,052.32
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proposed performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information may have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, at [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. To 
request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans, contact Frances E. Thompson, PhD, Project 
Officer, National Cancer Institute, NIH, EPN 4095A, 6130 Executive 
Boulevard MSC 7335, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7335, or call non-toll-
free number 301-594-4410, or FAX your request to 301-435-3710, or e-
mail your request, including your address, to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 31, 2009.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-19022 Filed 8-7-09; 8:45 am]
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