[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22596-22597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10015]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH Toolbox for Assessment
of Neurological and Behavioral Function
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 Institute on Aging
(NIA), 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: NIH-Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral
Function. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The overall goal of the Toolbox project is to
develop unified, integrated methods and measures of four domains of
neurological and behavioral functioning (cognitive, emotional, motor
and sensory) for use in large longitudinal or epidemiological studies
where functioning is monitored over time. The current phase
(``Norming''), will involve a large sample of 5,660 for the purpose of
establishing comparative norms. We will screen 52,800 households for
members' age, gender and primary language to recruit the participants.
The targeted population will be non-institutionalized U.S. residents,
aged 3-85, with 66% English-speaking and 34% Spanish-speaking.
Frequency of Response: Once to the screener, and once or twice
(depending on subsample). Affected Public: Individuals. Type of
Respondents: U.S. residents (persons aged 3-85 years). The annual
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,800
for the screener and 5,660 for the Toolbox measures; Estimated Number
of Responses per Respondent: 1 screening and 1-2 for selected
participants; Average Burden Hours per Response: For the screener, 0.1
and 2.49 for selected participants; and Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 21,480. The annualized cost to respondents is
estimated at: $393,250. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs,
and/or Maintenance Costs to report.
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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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Screening
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Household member............................... 52,800 1 .1 5,280
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Adults
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Not affiliated with participating child, single 1710 1 3 5,130
assessment....................................
Not affiliated with participating child, two 350 2 3 2,100
assessments...................................
Non-participating parent of participating 910 1 0.5 455
child, single assessment......................
Non-participating parent of participating 350 2 0.5 350
child, two assessments........................
Participating parent of participating child, 390 1 3.5 1,365
single assessment.............................
Participating parent of participating child, 150 2 3.5 1,050
two assessments...............................
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Children
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Single assessment.............................. 1300 1 2.5 3,250
Two assessments................................ 500 2 2.5 2,500
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Totals..................................... *54,600 .............. ............... 21,480
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*Includes one adult from each screened household plus selected child participants.
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
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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 Molly Wagster, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience,
National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite
350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9205 or call non-toll-free number 301-
496-9350 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 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: April 23, 2010.
Melissa Fraczkowski,
National Institute on Aging Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-10015 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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