[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21383-21384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Food Reporting Comparison 
Study (FORCS) and Food and Eating Assessment Study (FEAST) (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), 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: Food Reporting Comparison Study (FORCS) 
and Food and Eating Assessment Study (FEAST) (NCI). Type of Information 
Collection Request: Extension. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
The title of this collection was previously, ``24-hour Dietary Recall 
Method Comparison and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Observational 
Feeding Studies.'' 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 FORCS 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 FEAST study, approximately 90 adult 
residents from the Washington, DC metropolitan area between ages 20 and 
70 years. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 866 hours (see 
table below). This amounts to an estimated 2,598 burden hours over the 
3-year data collection period with a total cost to the respondents of 
$54,293. There are no Capital costs, Operating costs, and/or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                                                      Average time per
            Participants and study                        Questionnaire               Number of       Frequency of    response minutes/    Annual hour
                                                                                     respondents        response            hour             burden
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General Public for FORCS......................  Refusal Reasons and Demographics             1,770                 1      5/60 (0.083)               148
                                                 (Attach 4A, Screen 8).
                                                Contact Information (Attach 4A,                400                 1      5/60 (0.083)                33
                                                 Screen 5).
                                                Screener (Attach 5).............               400              1.00      5/60 (0.083)                33
                                                AMPM (Attach 1).................               400              1.00      30/60 (0.50)               200
                                                ASA24 (Attach 2)................               400              1.00      30/60 (0.50)               200
                                                Demographics and Health                        360              1.00     10/60 (0.167)                60
                                                 Questionnaire (Attach 6).
                                                Demographics, Health and                       360              1.00      15/60 (0.25)                90
                                                 Preference Questionnaire
                                                 (Attach 7).
General Public for FEAST......................  Screener (Attach 8).............                33              1.00      5/60 (0.083)                 6
                                                Reminder Telephone Call (Attach                 33              1.00      5/60 (0.083)                 6
                                                 10).
                                                Eating 3 meals..................                33              1.00     135/60 (2.25)               151
                                                Either AMPM or ASA24 (Attach 1                  33              1.00      30/60 (0.50)                34
                                                 or 2).
                                                Demographics and Health                         33              1.00     10/60 (0.167)                11
                                                 Questionnaire (Attach 12).
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                                                ................................             3,485  ................  ................               866
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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 proper performance of the functions 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, 
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 60-days 
of this publication.

    Dated: April 8, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-9204 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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