[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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