[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1709]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Case-Control Study of 
Cancer and Related Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China

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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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: Case-Control Study of Cancer and Related 
Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: A 
case-control study will examine the relationship between exposure to 
benzene and the risk of lymphohematopoietic malignancies and related 
disorders and lung cancer in Chinese workers. Cases and controls will 
be selected from participants in a recent cohort study of benzene-
exposed workers in China. The data will be used by the NCI to examine 
risk among workers exposed to low levels of benzene, and to 
characterize the dose and time-specific relationship between benzene 
exposure and disease risk. Frequency of Response: One-time study. 
Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: 
Workers. The annual reporting burden is a follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 1,545; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One; 
Average burden hours per Response: 0.75; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 386.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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 or 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 the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Richard 
Hayes, Project Officer, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza 
North, Room 418, Rockville, Maryland 20892-7364, or call non-toll-free 
number (301) 496-9093, or FAX your request to (301) 402-1819, 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: January 16, 1997.
Nancy L. Bliss,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 97-1709 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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