[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Division of 
Intramural Research; Proposed Data Collection Available for Public 
Comment and Recommendation

    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 Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, call the NIEHS Project Clearance Liaison, at (919) 541-
5047.
    Comments 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    This notice regards a request for OMB processing for a proposed 
study: The Johnston County ADHD Study: Environmental, Reproductive and 
Familial Risk Factors for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13 of the OMB guidelines. We received 
emergency OMB clearance in June 1997 for conducting a pilot study for 
this study which is being conducted June 1997-November 1997. The OMB 
clearance for the pilot study expires in November 1997. We are now 
applying for clearance for the full study which we anticipate beginning 
in January 1998.
    New--Proposed Project: The Johnston County ADHD Study: 
Environmental, Reproductive and Familial Risk Factors for Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. For the proposed study we plan to 
collect questionnaire data from 350 teachers and 2400 parents. Data 
will be collected over two years. Teachers will use a brief symptom 
checklist to screen all the children in their class; about 8,000 
children will be screened in all. We will conduct telephone interviews 
with the mothers or guardians of children identified as possible cases 
and a 15% random sample of control children. If children meet DSM-IV 
criteria for ADHD after both screens, they will be considered cases. 
The primary hypotheses of the study are that preterm delivery and other 
reproductive risk factors increase risk of ADHD and childhood lead 
exposure (measured in shed baby teeth) increases risk of ADHD. In year 
two of the study we will use cheek swabs to collect DNA from 1,200 
mothers, 1,200 children, 1,200 siblings and 1,200 fathers to study 
possible genetic or familial risk factors for ADHD. The data collected 
in this study will allow us to describe the prevalence of Attention 
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Johnston County, how prevalence 
varies by demographic profile, and to identify environmental, 
reproductive and familial risk factors for the disorder.

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                                    Estimated       Estimated       Average #     Average burden                
        Type respondent             number of       number of     responses per      hours per     Total burden 
                                   respondents      responses       respondent       response          hours    
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Teachers.......................             350          10,150             29               .18            1827
Mother/guardian................            2400          13,200              5.5             .32            4224
Father.........................           1,200           1,000              1               .17             204
Study child....................           1,200           1,000              1               .17             204
Sibling........................           1,200           1,200              1               .17             204
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    Total Burden: 6,663 hours.
    Total Burden per Year: 3,331.5 hours.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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. Andrew Rowland, Senior Staff Fellow, NIEHS, 
DIR/EDMP/Epidemiology Branch, PO Box 12233, RTP, NC 27709, or call non-
toll free number (919) 541-7886.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
November 21, 1997.

    Dated: September 10, 1997.
Charles Leasure,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 97-25150 Filed 9-19-97; 8:45 am]
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