[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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