[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30197]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request The Jackson Heart Study, Full Scale Exam I--Phase III

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 Heart, Lung, and 
Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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: The Jackson Heart Study, Full Scale Exam I--Phase III; Type 
of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The Jackson Heart Study is a prospective epidemiologic 
investigation of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) among African-American 
adults ages 30 years and older from the Jackson, Mississippi 
metropolitan area. The examination phase of the study is scheduled to 
begin in the fall of 2000 and will take approximately three years to 
complete. An extensive examination is planned and will include a series 
of questionnaires (dealing with lifestyle habits, medical history, 
medications, social and cultural factors), physical assessments 
(height, weight, body size, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, 
ultrasound measurements of the heart and arteries in the neck, and lung 
function) and laboratory measurements (cholesterol and other lipids, 
glucose, indicators related to clotting of the blood, among others). 
Data collected in this study will include both conventional risk 
factors and new or emerging factors that may be related to CVD. Some of 
the newer areas of focus will include early indicators of disease, 
genetics, socio-cultural influences such as socioeconomic status and 
discrimination, and physiological relations between common disorders 
such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes and their influence 
on CVD. The information collected will be used by the public and 
private sector for public health planning, medical education, other 
epidemiologic studies, and biomedical research. Frequency of Response: 
One-time. Affected Public: Individuals or families; Business or other 
for profit; not-for-profit institutions. Type of Respondents: Adults 
age 30 years and older, next-of-kin, and physicians.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 2,567. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. 
Average Burden Hours Per Response are shown in the table below; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 68,658. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $791,246 consist of their time and 
assumes a rate of $11.50 per hour for the cohort and next-of-kin 
decedents and $45 per hour for physicians.
    Estimates of the annual reporting burden to respondents.

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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                           Estimated      Average       total
                                                           Estimated       number of       burden       annual
                  Type of respondents                      number of     responses per   hours per      burden
                                                          respondents     respondent      response      hours
                                                                                                      requested
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JHS individuals of families...........................           2,167               1        31.65       68,575
Morbidity & Mortality AFU next-of-kin decedents.......             200               1         0.17           33
Morbility & Mortality AFU Physicians..................             200               1         0.25           50
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    Total.............................................           2,567  ..............  ...........       68,658
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The average annual Capital Costs are $52,800. The average annual Operating and Maintenance Costs are $5,402,000.

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: Cheryl Nelson, Jackson Heart Study Project 
Officer, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8152, MSC 7934, Rockville, MD 
20892-7934, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0451 or E-mail your 
request, including your address to: [email protected]

Comments Due Date

    Comment regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 60-days of the date of this 
publication.

    Dated: November 5, 1999.
Lawrence Friedman,
Director, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications.
[FR Doc. 99-30197 Filed 11-18-99; 8:45 am]
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