[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2540]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Short Follow-Up 
Questionnaire for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and 
Health Study (NCI)

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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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: Short Follow-Up Questionnaire for the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study (NCI). 
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The purpose of this short 2-page questionnaire 
is to obtain information on 18 different medical conditions, several 
medical procedures, and lifestyle characteristics from 485,909 
participants of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. The questionnaire 
will support the ongoing examination between cancer and nutritional 
exposures. A pilot mailing to 1,600 randomly selected NIH-AARP Diet and 
Health study participants confirmed the feasibility of the methodology 
and willingness of respondents to participate in this data collection 
effort. This questionnaire adheres to The Public Health Service Act, 
Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 285a-1) and Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 285a-2), 
which authorizes the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of 
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish and support programs 
for the detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer; and 
to collect, identify, analyze and disseminate information on cancer 
research, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Frequency of Response: 
Once. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: U.S. adults 
(persons aged 50-85). The annual reporting burden is displayed in the 
table below. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                   Average time
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of    per response     Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response     (Minutes/Hour)      burden
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Senior Adults...................................         485,909               1    4/60 (0.067)          32,394
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    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 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 Yikyung Park, Sc.D., Staff Scientist, Nutritional 
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, 
National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville, 
MD 20852 or call non-toll-free number 301-594-6394 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: January 28, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-2540 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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