[Federal Register: November 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 214)]
[Notices]
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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; The Framingham Study
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: The Framingham Study. Type of
Information Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). Need and Use of
Information Collection: The Framingham Study will conduct examinations
and morbidity and mortality follow-up in original, offspring, and third
generation participants for the purpose of studying the determinants of
cardiovascular disease. Frequency of response: The
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participants will be contacted annually. Affected public: Individuals
or households; businesses or other for profit; small businesses or
organizations. Types of Respondents: Adult men and women; doctors and
staff of hospitals and nursing homes. The annual reporting burden is as
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000 and Estimated Total
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 9,900.
There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.
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Estimated
Estimated Average total annual
Type of respondents number of burden hours burden hours
respondents per respondent requested
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Participants.................................................... 3,600 2.5 9,000
Physician, hospital, nursing home staff......................... 1,200 0.67 804
Participant's next of kin....................................... 1,200 .08 96
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Total....................................................... 6,000 .............. 9,900
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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. Paul Sorlie, Division of Prevention and
Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7936, or call non-toll-
free number (301) 435-0456, or e-mail your request, including your
address to: sorliep@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: October 22, 2007.
Mike Lauer,
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI,
National Institutes of Health.
Suzanne Freeman,
OMB Clearance Officer, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-21705 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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