[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34766-34767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14275]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Cancer Epidemiology
Descriptive Cohort Database (NCI)
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), 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.
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.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Seminara,
Daniela, Senior Scientist and Cohort and Consortia Coordination Team
Lead, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer
Control and Population Sciences, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville,
MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 240-276-6748 or Email your
request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in
writing.
DATES: Comment 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.
Proposed Collection: Cancer Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort
Database, 0925--New, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI Epidemiology and
Genomics Research Program (EGRP) support large-scale collaborations
across numerous cancer epidemiology cohorts. The collaborative approach
to date has been lacking in easily accessible, centralized, and
searchable information. To address the need for better collaborative
research and increased transparency, EGRP will develop a Cancer
Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort Database (CEDCD) accessible through a
public Web site. The information collected from the current survey will
be used to populate the CEDCD. This public Web site will allow
investigators to know what data and specimens exist among other
cohorts. Respondents will be cohort Principal Investigators (PIs). The
data collection forms will be sent to participating
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cohort PIs for initial completion and then annually to update any
information that has changed so that the CEDCD Web site will remain
current. No cohort participant-level data is being collected from any
of the cohorts.
The information to be collected will be aggregate descriptive
information and protocols. Though the CEDCD has a biospecimen component
(similar to the Specimen Resource Locator), the CEDCD is not a
biospecimen locator database. It is a database focusing exclusively on
descriptive data pertaining to large, prospective epidemiology cohorts.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 425.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hour
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Individual:
Principal Investigator..................... Written Agreement Form................. 100 1 15/60 25
Biospecimen Spreadsheet................ 100 1 1 100
Initial Submission......................... Descriptive Db Collection Form......... 100 1 1 100
Individual:
Principal Investigator..................... Biospecimen Spreadsheet *.............. 200 1 30/60 100
Annual Update.............................. Descriptive Db Collection Form *....... 200 1 30/60 100
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* All forms will be prepopulated with the information that was entered initially.
Dated: June 12, 2014.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-14275 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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