[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22596-22597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10015]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH Toolbox for Assessment 
of Neurological and Behavioral Function

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on Aging 
(NIA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: NIH-Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral 
Function. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The overall goal of the Toolbox project is to 
develop unified, integrated methods and measures of four domains of 
neurological and behavioral functioning (cognitive, emotional, motor 
and sensory) for use in large longitudinal or epidemiological studies 
where functioning is monitored over time. The current phase 
(``Norming''), will involve a large sample of 5,660 for the purpose of 
establishing comparative norms. We will screen 52,800 households for 
members' age, gender and primary language to recruit the participants. 
The targeted population will be non-institutionalized U.S. residents, 
aged 3-85, with 66% English-speaking and 34% Spanish-speaking. 
Frequency of Response: Once to the screener, and once or twice 
(depending on subsample). Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 
Respondents: U.S. residents (persons aged 3-85 years). The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,800 
for the screener and 5,660 for the Toolbox measures; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1 screening and 1-2 for selected 
participants; Average Burden Hours per Response: For the screener, 0.1 
and 2.49 for selected participants; and Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 21,480. The annualized cost to respondents is 
estimated at: $393,250. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, 
and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                    Estimated                        Estimated
                                                    Estimated       number of     Average burden   total annual
              Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per      burden hours
                                                   respondents     respondent        response        requested
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                                                    Screening
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Household member...............................          52,800               1               .1           5,280
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                                                     Adults
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Not affiliated with participating child, single            1710               1              3             5,130
 assessment....................................
Not affiliated with participating child, two                350               2              3             2,100
 assessments...................................
Non-participating parent of participating                   910               1              0.5             455
 child, single assessment......................
Non-participating parent of participating                   350               2              0.5             350
 child, two assessments........................
Participating parent of participating child,                390               1              3.5           1,365
 single assessment.............................
Participating parent of participating child,                150               2              3.5           1,050
 two assessments...............................
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                                                    Children
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Single assessment..............................            1300               1              2.5           3,250
Two assessments................................             500               2              2.5           2,500
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    Totals.....................................         *54,600  ..............  ...............          21,480
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*Includes one adult from each screened household plus selected child participants.

    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's 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

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technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Molly Wagster, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience, 
National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 
350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9205 or call non-toll-free number 301-
496-9350 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 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: April 23, 2010.
Melissa Fraczkowski,
National Institute on Aging Project Clearance Liaison, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-10015 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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