[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56854-56855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22740]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: A Multi-Center
International Hospital-Based Case-Control Study of Lymphoma in Asia
(AsiaLymph) (NCI)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) 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 collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February
24, 2012 (77 FR 11136) and allowed 60 days for public comment. There
was one public comment that was not relevant to the scope, methodology,
or burden of the study. The program staff submitted a response to the
public comment. 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: A Multi-Center International Hospital-
Based Case-Control Study of Lymphoma in Asia (AsiaLymph) (NCI) (OMB No.
0925-0654). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and
Use of Information Collection: Incidence rates of certain lymphomas
have increased in the United States and in many other parts of the
world. The contribution of environmental, occupational, and genetic
factors to the cause of lymphoma has generated a series of new findings
from epidemiological studies conducted in the United States that have
attempted to explain this increase. This study focuses on collecting
critically needed information to understand and reduce the cancer
burden from lymphoid malignancies in the Asian population, the
incidence of which has risen in recent decades. Specifically,
environmental exposures to industrial emissions, genetic
susceptibility, viral exposures, early life exposures, ultraviolet (UV)
radiation exposures, and other risk factors for lymphoma overall and
specifically for populations in Asia will be examined. Patients from 19
participating hospitals will continue to be screened and enrolled.
There will be a one-time computer-administered interview, and patients
will also be asked to provide a one-time blood and buccal cell mouth
wash sample and lymphoma cases will be asked to make available a
portion of their pathology sample. Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Newly diagnosed
patients with lymphoma or patients undergoing surgery or other
treatment for non-cancer related medical issues who live in Taiwan and
in Hong Kong, Chengdu and Tianjin, China will be enrolled at treating
hospitals. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 5,302 hours (see
Table below). There are $77,000 in Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/
or Maintenance Costs to report.
Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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Average time
Category of respondents Types of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Annual burden
respondents response (minutes/hour) hours
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Individuals.................................... Patients to be Screened................ 3,100 1 5/60 258
Patients with Lymphoma................. 1,100 1 105/60 1,925
Other Patients......................... 1,100 1 105/60 1,925
Study Pathologists..................... 19 58 5/60 92
Interviewers........................... 19 116 30/60 1102
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,302
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Request For Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited to address one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proposed performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information may have practical utility; (2) The
accuracy of the 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, contact Nathaniel Rothman, Senior
Investigator for the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer
Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 8118, Rockville, MD 20892 or
call non-toll-free number 301-496-9093 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.
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Dated: September 5, 2012.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-22740 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
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