[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23899]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    A Pilot Study of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Mode of 
Transmission Among Children in Linqu County, Shandong Province, 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: A Pilot Study of Helicobacter pylori 
Infection and Mode of Transmission Among Children in Linqu County, 
Shandong Province, China. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. 
Need and Use of Information Collection: The agency conducts and funds 
studies examining risk factors for infectious and chronic diseases that 
may be related to risk of cancer. This information collection is needed 
to evaluate data collection methods and the quality of the data 
collected prior to implementation with a larger study population. The 
data collection effort is needed to identify personal practices and 
environmental conditions which appear to contribute to H. pylori 
transmission. Questionnaire data obtained from mothers will be linked 
with existing H. pylori status data to investigate factors that may 
influence the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Linqu County 
children. Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: Individuals 
or households. Type of Respondents: Parents. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 98; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per 
Response: .33; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 32. 
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $21.33. There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 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 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: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Linda Morris Brown, MPH, Assistant Director for 
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and 
Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 
6130 Executive Blvd., Executive Plaza North, Room 415, Bethesda, MD, 
20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-4153 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 on or before 
November 10, 1997.

    Dated: September 4, 1997.
Nancie L. Bliss,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 97-23899 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]
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