[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58520-58521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24219]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cancer Risk in U.S.
Radiologic Technologists: Fourth Survey (NCI)
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute,
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: Cancer Risk in U.S. Radiologic
Technologists: Fourth Survey (NCI). Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
(OMB No. 0925-0405, expiration 02/28/2011). Need and Use of Information
Collection: By conducting a fourth cohort follow-up survey in an
ongoing cohort study of U.S. Radiologic Technologists (USRT), updated
information will be collected on cancer and other medical outcomes,
personal medical radiation procedures, and other risk factors from all
participants, plus detailed employment data from subgroups of
participants who performed or assisted with fluoroscopically-guided or
radioisotope procedures. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute
and The University of Minnesota have followed a nationwide cohort of
146,000 radiologic technologists since 1982, of whom 110,000 completed
at least one of three prior questionnaire surveys and 23,454 are
deceased. This cohort is unique because estimates of cumulative
radiation dose to specific organs (e.g. breast) are available and the
cohort is largely female, offering a rare opportunity to study effects
of low-dose radiation exposure on breast and thyroid cancers, the two
most sensitive organ sites for radiation carcinogenesis in women. The
fourth survey will be administered by mail to approximately 93,000
living and located cohort members who completed at least one of the
three previous surveys to collect information on new cancers and other
disease outcomes, detailed work patterns and practices from
technologists who worked with radioisotopes and interventional
radiography procedures, and new or updated risk factors that may
influence health risks. New occupational and medical radiation exposure
information will be used to improve radiation dose estimates. The
annual reporting burden is reported in Table 1. There are no capital
costs, operating costs and/or maintenance costs to report.
Table 1--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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Average time
Type of respondent Instrument Number of Frequency of per response Annual hour
respondents response (hours) burden
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Cohort members (overall target group).......... Fourth Survey CORE Module (Attachment 21,700 1 30/60 (0.5) 10,850
1A).
Cohort members (subgroup 1 of overall target Fourth Survey NM Module (Attachment 1B) 7,000 1 20/60 (0.33) 2,333
group).
Cohort members (subgroup 2 of overall target Fourth Survey FG Module (Attachment 1C) 6,300 1 10/60 (0.17) 1,050
group).
Medical office clerks.......................... Medical Validation (Attachment 3)...... 2,053 1 15/60 (0.25) 513
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Total...................................... ....................................... 37,053 .............. .............. 14,746
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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 functioning of the National
Cancer Institute, 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 additional information on
the proposed collection of information contact: Michele M. Doody,
Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Executive
Plaza South, Room 7051, Bethesda, MD 20892-7238, or call non-toll-free
at 301-594-7203. You may also e-mail your request 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 this publication.
Dated: September 15, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-24219 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
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