[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67121-67122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Jackson Heart Study 
Participant Recruitment Survey

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
(NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information was 
previously published in the Federal Register on August 11, 1998, pages 
42864-42865 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 or implemented on or 
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Jackson Heart Study Participant Recruitment 
Survey, Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This survey will be used as a planning tool for 
the upcoming NHLBI-sponsored Jackson Heart Study. Participation and 
retention of African-Americans in observational epidemiologic studies 
has been much lower than for white populations. Experience with 
recruitment and retention of African-Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, 
is derived from the ongoing ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) 
study. Initial response was very low, with a 47 percent

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enrollment rate, and a 70 percent retention rate. The purpose of the 
proposed survey in this announcement, is to examine facilitators and 
barriers to long-term participation in observational studies by 
African-Americans. The findings will be incorporated with the input of 
the African-American community, into the recruitment and retention plan 
of the Jackson Heart Study. Frequency of Response: One-Time. Affected 
Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Adults ages 35-
84. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 580; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .4069; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 236. There are no Capital costs to report. 
There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                             Estimate of Hour Burden
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average time     Annual hour
                Type of response                    respondents      response      per response       burden
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Short Version...................................             120               1           .0668               8
ARIC Participants...............................              50               1           .2839              14
ARIC Drops Outs.................................              50               1           .2839              14
Jackson Community...............................             300               1           .3674             110
In-Depth Interview..............................              60               1          1.5000              90
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    Total.......................................             580  ..............  ..............             236
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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, DC 
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 Dr. Charles R. MacKay, NIH Project Clearance 
Officer, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7730, Rockville, MD 20892-7730, or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0978 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 by January 4, 
1999.

    Dated: November 23, 1998.

Donald P. Christoferson,
Executive Officer, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
[FR Doc. 98-32319 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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