[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82382-82383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Case-Control Study of 
Cancer and Related Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China

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: Case-Control Study of Cancer and 
Related Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Extension. (OMB No. 0925-0454 expires 
3/31/01) Need

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and Use of Information Collection: A case-control study will examine 
the relationship between exposure to benezene and the risk of 
lymphohematopoietic malignancies and related disorders and lung cancer 
in Chinese workers. Cases and controls will be selected from 
participants in a recent cohort study of benzene-exposed workers in 
China. The data will be used by the NCI to examine risk among workers 
exposed to low levels of benzene, and to characterize the dose and 
time-specific relationship between benzene exposure and disease risk. 
Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Workers. The annual reporting burden 
is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,545; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: One; Average Burden Hours per Response: 
0.75; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 386.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.
    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 or 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.

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. Richard Hayes, Project Officer, National 
Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza South, Room 8114, Rockville, Maryland 
20892-7364, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-9093, or FAX your 
request to (301) 402-1819, 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 
February 26, 2001.

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 00-33085 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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