95-23393. Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 49001]
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[FR Doc No: 95-23393]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

    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 Institutes of Health 
(NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed 
project, call Frances E. Thompson, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, at (301) 496-
8500.
    Comment are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Frances E. Thompson, 
Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, EPN 313, 6130 Executive Blvd MSC 
7344, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344. Written comments should be received by 
November 20, 1995.
    Proposed Project: Checklist Validation of Dietary Questionnaire--
New--This experiment will compare the performance of two self-
administered food frequency questionnaires which use different 
approaches to collect the information. The purpose of the study is to 
determine which food frequency approach more nearly replicates the 
information collected on the criterion Daily Checklist Instrument, 
which is a list of about 30 key food items selected especially for this 
comparative assessment. The Checklist will be completed daily for 30 
days by each study participant. Following the 30-day period, one group 
will complete the NCI Health Habits and History Questionnaires (HHHQ), 
and the other group will complete the NCI Diet History Questionnaire 
(DHQ). Respondents to each data collection instrument will estimate how 
often they eat a series of food items in the last month. Complete 
questionnaires will be obtained on 250 subjects in each of the two 
study groups. Study participants will be compensated. The results of 
the study will be used to refine the NCI Diet History Questionnaire. 
Participants will be adult volunteers from the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                                                         No. of                 
                                       No. of                                           responses   Avg. burden/
                                     respondents            Instrument type                per        response  
                                                                                       respondent       (hrs)   
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Group 1...........................          250   Checklist.........................           30          .114 
                                                  HHHQ..............................            1          .500 
Group 2...........................          250   Checklist.........................           30          .114 
                                                  DHQ...............................            1          .667 
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    Dated: September 13, 1995.
Philip D. Amoruso,
NCI Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-23393 Filed 9-20-95; 8:45 am]
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