[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36149-36150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Family Health Survey 
(Validation of a Family History of Cancer Questionnaire for Risk Factor 
Surveillance)

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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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 Family Health Survey (Validation of a Family History of 
Cancer Questionnaire for Risk Factor Surveillance). Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: In 
this methologic pilot study, the NCI will develop a family history of 
cancer questionnaire for use in cancer risk factor surveillance, and 
will evaluate how accurately individuals in the general population can 
report major cancers occurring in their immediate and extended family. 
This study is needed because there are currently no validated 
questionnaires with which to collect comprehensive data for assessing 
the burden of family history of cancer in the U.S. population, and no 
general population estimates of reporting error for the major cancers 
that affect families. The results on reporting accuracy will be used to 
determine whether the quality of data is sufficient to justify 
conducting a comprehensive national prevalence study of family history 
of cancer. The questionnaire will be administered in a telephone survey 
of adults, age 25 to 64 years who will be randomly selected from 
households in Connecticut. Respondents will be asked to report about 
family structure and cancer diagnoses occurring in their first and 
second degree relatives. Positive and negative reports of five major 
cancer sites (i.e. breast, prostate, colorectal, lung, and ovarian 
cancers) will be validated for approximately four relatives per 
respondent through data linkage to state and federal health registries 
or by review of death certificates and medical records. Living 
relatives and next-of-kin of deceased relatives may be interviewed as 
part of the validation process. Information about the accuracy of 
reports and factors associated with reporting error will help to 
evaluate the feasibility of conducting surveys on family history of 
cancer. Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Adults, age 25 to 64, 
who reside in the state of Connecticut and their selected adult 
relatives over age 25 or the

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relative's next-of-kin. The annual reporting burden is presented in the 
table below. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$23,700. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 
or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimate        number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Adults age 25 to 64.............................            1800               1           0.835            1503
Adults relatives or their next-of kin...........            5190               1           0.167             867
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            2370
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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, sand 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.

For Further Information:

    To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Louise 
Wideroff, Project Officer, Applied Research Program, National Cancer 
Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd. EPN 4010, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 
non-toll-free number (301) 435-6823 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 on or before August 7, 2000.

    Dated: May 30, 2000.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14340 Filed 6-6-00; 8:45 am]
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