[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27173]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

    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 Institutes of Health 
(NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed 
project, call Jeffery P. Struewing, M.D., Senior Research Investigator, 
at (301) 496-4375.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Jeffery P. Struewing, 
M.D. National Cancer Institute, Building EPN, Room 439, 6130 Executive 
Blvd MSC 7372, Bethesda, MD 20892-7372. Written comments should be 
received by January 2, 1996.
    Proposed Project: Familial Cancer and the BRCA1 gene--NEW--This 
research study will determine how common a particular alteration in the 
BRCA1 gene occurs in Jewish individuals, and what the risk of cancer is 
in individuals who carry this alteration. With the assistance of Jewish 
community leaders in the Washington, D.C. area, Jewish volunteers will 
be recruited for the study. In order to determine how representative 
the volunteers are, a random sample will also be obtained from the 
Washington area. Jewish individuals and a portion of non-Jewish 
individuals will be asked to complete the questionnaire. The 
questionnaire will include a brief personal medical history, and a 
detailed family history of cancer. Participants will be notified of the 
overall study results, which may include recommendations about genetic 
testing and the availability of testing programs.

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                                                 Number of              
                                                 responses     Average  
             Number of respondents                  per         burden  
                                                 individual    (hours)  
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7700..........................................            1          .33
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Philip D. Amoruso,
NCI Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-27173 Filed 11-2-95; 8:45 am]
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