[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64357-64358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26949]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Hispanic 
Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL)

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on August 9, 2011, pages 48872-48873, and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. Two public comments were received. One comment 
questioned why government resources are being devoted to studying the 
health of Hispanic groups. The comment was acknowledged by NHLBI. The 
second comment, from an advocacy group, inquired about exploring the 
availability of paid sick leave and its relationship to Hispanic 
health. NHLBI acknowledged and followed-up on this comment.
    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: 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: 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. Hispanics, now the largest minority population in the U.S., 
are influenced by factors associated with immigration from different 
cultural settings and environments, including changes in diet, 
activity, community support, working conditions, and health care 
access. This project is a multicenter, six-and-a-half-year 
epidemiologic study and will recruit 16,000 Hispanic men and women aged 
18-74 in four community-based cohorts in Chicago, Miami, San Diego, and 
the Bronx. The study will examine measures of obesity, physical 
activity, nutritional habits, diabetes, lung and sleep function, 
cognitive function, hearing, and dental conditions. Closely integrated 
with the research component will be a community and professional 
education component, with the goals of bringing the research results 
back to the community, improving recognition and control of risk 
factors, and attracting and training Hispanic researchers in 
epidemiology and population-based research. 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. 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 Respondent Burden
                                                   [HCHS/SOL]
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                                                 Number of       Frequency of     Average time     Annual hour
             Type of respondents                respondents        response       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, Years 3, 4, 5, 6.....            9,334                1             0.25            2,334
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        Subtotal............................  ...............  ...............  ...............            4,667
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Non-participant components \1\
    a. Physician, hospital and       Deaths: 60                              1             0.50              627
     nursing home contacts for       CHF: 90
     outcomes ascertainment (total   Stroke: 132
     = 1,254).                       CHD: 650
                                     COPD: 210
                                     Asthma: 112
    b. Informant contact...........  30                                      1             0.50               15
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        Subtotal...................  ........................  ...............  ...............              642
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            Grand total............  ........................  ...............  ...............            5,309
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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) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. 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 301-435-1284 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: October 6, 2011.
Michael S. Lauer,
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI, National 
Institutes of Health.
    Dated: October 6, 2011.
Lynn Susulske,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-26949 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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