[Federal Register: August 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 161)]
[Notices]
[Page 46640-46641]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis (Mesa) Event Surveillance
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 Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), the 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
(MESA) Event Surveillance. Type of Information Request: Renewal (OMB
No. 0925-0493). Need and Use of Information Collection: The study,
MESA, is identifying and quantifying factors associated with the
presence and progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD)--
that is, atherosclerosis and other forms of CVD that have not produced
signs and symptoms. The findings provide important information on
subclinical CVD in individuals of different ethnic backgrounds and
provide information for studies on new interventions to prevent CVD.
The aspects of the study that concern direct participant evaluation
received a clinical exemption from OMB clearance (CE-99-11-08) in
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April 2000. OMB clearance is being sought for the contact of physicians
and participant proxies to obtain information about clinical CVD events
that participants experience during the follow-up period. Frequency of
Response: Once per CVD event. Affected Public: Individuals. Types of
Respondents: Physicians and selected proxies of individuals recruited
for MESA. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number
of Respondents: 550; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0;
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 36.7.
There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.
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Estimated Estimated
Estimated number of Average total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondent per response requested
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Physicians................................... 250 1.0 0.20 16.7
Participant proxies.......................... 300 1.0 0.20 20
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Total.................................... 550 1.0 0.20 36.7
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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
will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate
of 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Jean Olson, Division of Prevention and
Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, Suite 10018, MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD 20892-7936, or
call non-toll-free number 301-435-0397, or e-mail your request,
including your address to: olsonj@nhlbi.nih.gov.
Comments 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.
Dated: August 9, 2007.
Michael Lauer,
Chief, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, National
Institutes of Health.
Approved: August 9, 2007.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-16402 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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