[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59873-59874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29228]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Gila River Indian 
Community Demographic Information

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive 
and Kidney Diseases, the National Institutes of Health has submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on July 11, 1997, on page number 37269 and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No public comments were received during the comment period. 
The purposes 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,

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1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Gila River Indian Community Demographic Information.
    Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will identify 
current residents of the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona, 
including place of residence, name and date of birth of each 
individual, familial relationships, degree of Indian blood and tribal 
heritage. The findings will facilitate current research into the causes 
of diabetes mellitus in Indians of the southwestern United States, 
particularly with respect to the genetic determinants of the disease.
    Frequency of Response: One-time collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, Parents, or Guardians. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,500;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: .25; and
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 958. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $9,538. There are no Capital Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                  Estimated                                     
                                                 Estimated        number of      Average burden  Estimated total
             Type of respondents                 number of      responses per      hours per      annual burden 
                                                respondents       respondent        response     hours requested
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Individuals and Families....................          11,500                1             0.25              958 
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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.

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 of 
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 
Richard M. Bryan, Administrative Officer, Phoenix Epidemiology & 
Clinical Research Branch, DIR, NIDDK, NIH, Building 1, 4212 North 
Sixteenth Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014, or call non-toll-free number (602) 
200-5221 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 30 days of the date of this 
publication.

    Dated: October 21, 1997.
Clifford Moss, Jr.,
Executive Officer, NIDDK.
[FR Doc. 97-29228 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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