[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7871]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, the Cardiovascular Health Study

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 
the National Institutes of Health 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 October 
8, 1997, pages 52567-52668, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
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, and 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: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Type of Information 
Collection Requested: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: This 
study will qualify associations between conventional and hypothetical 
risk factors and coronary heart disease and stroke in people age 65 and 
older. The primary objectives include quantifying associations of risk 
factors with subclinical disease, characterize the natural history of 
coronary heart disease, stroke and identify factors associated with 
clinical course. The findings will provide important information on 
cardiovascular disease in an older U.S. population and lead to early 
treatment of risk factors associated with disease and identification of 
factors which may be important in disease prevention. Frequency of 
response: 5.36 (annual number of responses/annual number of 
respondents). Affected public: Individuals or households. Types of 
Respondents: Individuals recruited for CHS and their selected proxies 
and physicians. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Responses per respondent: 5.4; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 8,098. There are no costs for respondents. 
Estimated annualized cost for information collection for a 13-year 
period is $6,820 thousand per year. This is based on CHS Field, 
Coordinating and Reading Centers costs in thousands per year. 
Personnel, $3,627; Equipment, $47; Subcontracts, $257; Others $1,437; 
Overhead, $1,437. The annualized cost of monitoring the project by the 
NHLBI is $207 thousand.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) 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: 
Robin Boineau, MD, Epidemiology and Biometry Program, Division of 
Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Heart, Lung and Blood 
Institute, II Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7934, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. Phone, (301) 435-0707, Facsimile (301) 480-1667, or 
electronic mail: [email protected].

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before April 27, 1998.

    Dated: March 16, 1998.
Shelia E. Merritt,
Executive Officer, NHLBI.
[FR Doc. 98-7871 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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