[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48872-48873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Hispanic Community 
Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL)

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 Heart, Lung, and 
Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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: Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/
Study of Latinos (SOL). Type of Information Collection Request: 
Revision of currently approved collection. (OMB 0925-0584). 
Need and Use of Information Collection: A baseline examination was 
conducted from March 3, 2008 to June 30, 2011. HCHS will follow-up new 
participants enrolled in the past year by telephone for dietary data, 
and continue to conduct annual follow-up of all participants by 
telephone to ascertain morbidity and mortality. Physicians/health care 
providers will be contacted to verify reported events for outcomes 
ascertainment. The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of 
Latinos (SOL) will identify risk factors for cardiovascular and lung 
disease in Hispanic populations and determine the role of acculturation 
in the prevalence and development of these diseases. Frequency of 
Response: The participants will be contacted annually. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households; Businesses or other for profit; Small 
businesses or organizations. Type of Respondents: Individuals or 
households; physicians/health care providers. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,284; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: 0.3072; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 5,309. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at 
$104,718, assuming respondents time at the rate of $15 per hour and 
physician time at the rate of $55 per hour. There are no Capital Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                         Estimate of Annual Hour Burden
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average hours    Annual hour
                Type of response                    respondents      responses     per response       burden
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        Participant telephone Interviews:
    a. Follow-up call, Year 1...................           1,333               1            0.75           1,000
    b. Follow-up call, Year 2...................           5,333               1            0.25           1,333
    c. Follow-up call, Year 3,4,5,6.............           9,334               1            0.25           2,334
           Non Participant Components:
    Physician, medical examiner, next of kin or            1,284               1            0.50             642
     other contact follow-up \1\................
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        Total unique respondents................          17,284  ..............  ..............           5,309
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\1\ Annual burden is placed on doctors and respondent relatives/informants through requests for information
  which will help in the compilation of the number and nature of new fatal and nonfatal events.


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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 Dr. Larissa Aviles-Santa, Project Officer, NIH, 
NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD 20892-7936, or call 
non-toll-free number 301-435-0450 or e-mail your request, including 
your address to: [email protected].

DATES: 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: August 1, 2011.
Michael S. Lauer,
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, 
and Blood Institute, NIH.
Lynn Susulske,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-20174 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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