[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14430]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National 5 A Day for 
Better Health Follow-Up Survey

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information on collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 
12, 1996, page 10001 and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. 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: The National 5 A Day for Better Health 
Follow-up Study. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and 
Use of Information Collection: This study will measure five year trends 
in fruit and vegetable intakes and in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs 
about diet and nutrition specific to fruit and vegetable intake. The 
primary objectives of the study are to establish current patterns in 
fruit and vegetable consumption, beliefs and fruit and vegetables and 
health, program visibility and awareness, and changes in these since 
baseline. The findings will provide valuable information concerning (1) 
the effectiveness of the National 5 A Day for Better Health Program in 
the first five years of its existence, and (2) will be used for program 
planning to help direct further 5 A Day and other intervention efforts. 
Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: Individuals or 
Households. Type of Respondents: U.S. adults 18 years and older 
residing in these coterminous states. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows:

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated  
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual 
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested  
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Group 1.........................................            2000               1           .501             1002
Group 2.........................................            2050               1           .501              514
Non-Response....................................             150               1           .167               25
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      Total.....................................            4200               1           .3669            1541
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $12,410. There 
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating to Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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 to 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, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503, 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: Amy F. 
Subar, Ph.D., Susan M. Krebs-Smith, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, 
EPN 313, 6130 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 496-8500.

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: May 30, 1996.
Phillip D. Amoruso,
Executive Officer, NCI.
[FR Doc. 96-14430 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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