[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5638-5639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2883]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Infant Sleep 
Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk'' Study

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development (NICHD), 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 was previously published in the Federal Register 
on January 29, 1996, page 2836 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 NIH 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: ``Infant Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
(SIDS) Risk'' Study. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need 
and Use of Information Collection: This study is a population-based 
case-control study of infant sleeping position in relation to the risk 
of SIDS to be conducted in 11 counties of California. The primary 
objectives of the study are to 1) determine the risk of SIDS associated 
with sleeping in the prone or side positions relative to the supine 
position; 2) identify any factors that exacerbate the association of 
sleeping position with the risk of SIDS; and 3) to establish baseline 
information on the prevalence

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of each sleeping position among infants in the defined Northern and 
Southern California regions. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected 
Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Parents. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,350; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per 
Response: 1 and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1,350. 
The annualized cost for respondents is estimated at: $13,500. There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs 
to report.

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 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.

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, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: 
Dr. Marian Willinger, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Center for 
Research for Mothers and Children, NICHD, NIH, Building 6100, Room 
4B11H, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20852, or call non-toll-
free number (301) 496-5575.

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before March 10, 1997.

    Dated: January 29, 1997.
Benjamin E. Fulton,
Executive Officer, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 97-2883 Filed 2-5-97; 8:45 am]
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