[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72956-72957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30534]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Cancer Risk in U.S.
Radiologic Technologists: Fourth Survey (NCI)
Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the
information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on
September 21, 2011 (76 FR 58520) and allowed 60 days for public
comment. One public comment was received in which the individual
suggested asking the respondents to report the number of procedures
performed per month rather than per week because of the infrequency of
some procedures. The program staff will assess this during the pre-
test. 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: 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
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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 Fourth Survey 21,700 1 30/60 (0.5) 10,850
group). CORE Module
(Attachment 1A).
Cohort members (subgroup 1 of Fourth Survey NM 7,000 1 20/60 (0.33) 2,333
overall target group). Module
(Attachment 1B).
Cohort members (subgroup 2 of Fourth Survey FG 6,300 1 10/60 (0.17) 1,050
overall target group). Module
(Attachment 1C).
Medical office clerks......... Medical 2,053 1 15/60 (0.25) 513
Validation
(Attachment 3).
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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.
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 Attention: NIH Desk
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, at [email protected] or by fax to (202) 395-6974. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, 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 or email 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 30 days of the date of this
publication.
Dated: November 21, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-30534 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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