[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25863-25864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10951]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Framingham Heart Study
(FHS)
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 Heart Study. Type of
Information Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). Need and Use of
Information Collection: The Framingham Heart Study will conduct
examinations and morbidity and mortality follow-up for the purpose of
studying the determinants of cardiovascular disease. Examinations will
be conducted on the original,
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offspring, and Omni Cohorts. Morbidity and mortality follow-up will
also occur in all of the cohorts (original, offspring, third
generation, and Omni). Frequency of response: The 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: 6,921; Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .88;
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 6,091. The
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $222,040. There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report.
There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.
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Estimated number Average burden Estimated total
Type of respondents Estimated number of responses per hours per annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours requested
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Individuals............................. 4461 1 1.00 4442
(Participants and Informants)...........
Physicians.............................. 2460 1 0.67 1649
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Totals.............................. 6921 ................ ................ 6091
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(Note: reported and calculated numbers differ slightly due to rounding.)
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.
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. Gina Wei, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences,
NHLBI, NIH, Two 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: [email protected].
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: April 28, 2010.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
Michael Lauer,
Director, DCVS, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-10951 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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