[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42026-42027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20520]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health; Submission for OMB Review;
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Sections 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the
information collection listed below. The proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December
13, 1995, page 64068 and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
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, an 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: Cancer Risk in X-ray Technologists: Second
Survey for Incidence--renewal.
Need and use of information collection: A cohort study will be
conducted to quantify the risk of radiation-induced cancer among 90,289
registered x-ray technologists. X-ray technologists will be asked to
respond to a mail questionnaire which collects information about
incident cancers and risk factors for those cancers to evaluate cancer
risk associated with occupational exposure to low-level ionizing
radiation, taking into account potentially confounding factors. The
information will be used by the National Cancer Institute to determine
cancer-specific radiation risk estimates. Physicians will be contacted
to verify self-reports of cancer by x-ray technologists. Burden
estimates are as follows:
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Estimated
Number of Average total
Number of responses burden/ annual
Type of respondents respondents per response burden
respondent (hours) hours
requested
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X-ray technologists......................................... 7,500 1 .33 2,475
Physicians.................................................. 350 1 .17 60
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Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 2,535
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Request for comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on: (a) 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 the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
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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 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: Michele M. Doody, M.S., National Cancer
Institute, EPN 408, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20892-7364,
or call non-toll-free number 301-496-6600.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days of
the date of this publication.
Dated: August 5, 1996.
Philip D. Amoruso,
NCI Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-20520 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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