[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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