[Federal Register: January 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 13)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; ActiGraph Accelerometer
Validation Study
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 Cancer Institute
(NCI), 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: Actigraph Accelerometer Validation
Study. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The NCI is collaborating with other NIH
Institutes on a proposed longitudinal study of Hispanic subpopulations
in the United States referred to as the Hispanic Community Health
Study. The Hispanic population is now the largest minority population
in the U.S. with a projected three-fold growth by 2050. Hispanic
subgroups are influenced by a number of chronic disease risk factors
associated with immigration from different cultural settings and
environments. These factors include diet, physical activity, community
support, working conditions, and access to health care. Hispanic groups
have higher rates of obesity and diabetes than non-Hispanic groups, but
have lower coronary disease and cancer (all sites) mortality. There are
also observed differences in health outcomes between Hispanic
subgroups. For example, Puerto Ricans have a four-fold higher asthma
prevalence than Mexican-Americans. Hispanic populations are
understudied with respect to many diseases and risk factors. Their
projected population growth underscores the need for accurate
evaluation of their disease burden and risk. A vast amount of research
suggests that the level of physical activity influences many of the
chronic diseases and conditions of interest, including obesity,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. To better understand the
relationship between physical activity and chronic disease, and to make
specific activity prescriptions, it is necessary to be able to
accurately assess levels and types of activity. In particular, better
methods are needed to improve the validity and reliability of physical
activity assessment instruments to better assess the frequency,
duration, and intensity of physical activity. For that reason, NCI
plans to evaluate the use of a new type of accelerometer, a small
device worn on a belt at the waist that measures and records movement,
capturing movement intensity and duration and associating it with
clock-time. This new accelerometer will be used in the Hispanic
Community Health Study and will allow examination of levels as well as
patterns of activity. Physical activity was measured with
accelerometers in the nationally representative 2003-2006 National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (OMB: 0920-
0237, October 15, 2004, Vol 69, pp. 61253-61254). NHANES provides
estimates for Mexican-American, but not other Hispanic subgroups.
Between the time of the NHANES and the Hispanic Community Health Study,
there has been a change in the technology of the accelerometer used in
NHANES. To allow comparison of the physical activity data that will be
collected from the four Hispanic subgroups in the Hispanic Community
Study to the data collected with the previous technology used in
NHANES, a cross-validation study is needed. The proposed study, the
ActiGraph Accelerometer Validation Study, will serve this purpose. It
is a cross-validation study comparing the two ActiGraph accelerometer
models under different circumstances of walking or jogging in differing
age groups and for both genders. Frequency of response: One-time study.
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Healthy adults
between the ages of 18-74 years. The annual reporting burden is as
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 144; Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 1.5;
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 186. The annualized
cost to respondents is estimated at: $3,288.
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Average time
Data collection task Number of Frequency per Annual hour Hourly wage Cost to
participants of response response burden rate respond
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Screener........................ 144 1 0.25 36 $17.68 $636.48
Height and weight............... 120 1 0.25 30 17.68 530.40
Accelerometer fitting........... 120 1 0.5 60 17.68 1,060.80
Walking track................... 120 1 0.5 60 17.68 1,060.80
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There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or
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 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. Richard Troiano, CDR, U.S. Public Health
Service, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research
Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National
Cancer Institute, EPN 4005, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, Bethesda, MD
20892-7344, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-6822, or FAX your
request to (301) 435-3710, or E-mail your request, including your
address, to: troianor@mail.nih.gov.
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: January 11, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-592 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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