[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55141-55142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23027]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Population
Sciences Biospecimen Catalog (PSBC)
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, has submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on (June 30, 2015 P.37280)
and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public comments were
received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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.
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: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, or request more information on the
proposed project, contact: Danielle Carrick, Program Director, Division
of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer
Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 4E224, Rockville, MD 20850 or
call non-toll-free number (240) 276-6749 or Email your request,
including your address to: [email protected]. Formal requests
for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Population Sciences Biospecimen Catalog (PSBC)
(NCI), 0925--NEW, National Cancer Institute(NCI), National Institutes
of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for
approval of a new collection. The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) has
previously demonstrated that approximately 60% of population based
studies funded by the division use existing biospecimens from other
collections, and that those studies are more cost and time efficient
than studies collecting new specimens. Yet, it is difficult for
researchers to identify potentially appropriate sources for
biospecimens and accompanying epidemiologic and exposure data.
Development of a searchable inventory of population-based biospecimen
resources was a major recommendation resulting from an NCI think tank
held in August 2013 (``Utilizing Existing Clinical and Population
Biospecimen Resources for Discovery or Validation of
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Markers for Early Cancer Detection'') and would also be directly
addressing four of the key recommendations that emerged in an NCI
sponsored workshop titled ``Trends in 21st Century Epidemiology: From
Scientific Discoveries to Population Health'' (CEBP, 2013, issue 22,
page 508). In response to this, NCI DCCPS is developing a biospecimen
inventory and online searchable catalog (or ``Population Sciences
Biospecimen Catalog (PSBC)''). The PSBC allows scientists in the
research community and the NCI to locate specimens appropriate for
their population based research projects. It is not NCI's intent to
collect biospecimens; rather the collections are descriptions of the
available data that can act as a resource and be shared with
researchers and scientists who are interested. This submission is via
data upload to the secure Web site in order to collect information to
manage and improve a program and its resources for the use by all
scientists.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 80.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Form name Type of Number of responses per per response ( Total annual
respondent respondents respondent in hours) burden hour
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Population Sciences Private Sector.. 30 1 1 30
Biospecimen Catalog Initial
Request.
State Government 30 1 1 30
Population Sciences Private Sector.. 30 1 20/60 10
Biospecimen Catalog Annual
Update.
State Government 30 1 20/60 10
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Dated: September 1, 2015.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-23027 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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