[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17281]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Validation of 
Questionnaires Used for Occupational Exposure Assessment in Case-
Control Studies: Occupational History Questionnaire With Foundry Worker 
and Textile Industry Job Modules

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information 
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2001, page 
2433, Volume 66, No. 8, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
public comments were received. NCI fulfilled only one request for a 
copy of the study protocol and questionnaire.
    The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and 
the respondent is not required to respond to, and information 
collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after 
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Validation of Questionnaires Used for 
Occupational Exposure Assessment in Case-Control Studies: Occupational 
History Questionnaire with Foundry Worker and Textile Industry Job 
Modules. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This study will investigate the validity and 
reliability of exposure assessments based on occupational history 
questionnaires supplemented with industry specific job modules as 
compared to exposure assessments made based on actual measurement taken 
in the workplace environments. The results will be used to assess the 
potential magnitude of exposure misclassification in case-control 
studies using these types of exposure assessment methods. Frequency of 
Response: One time study. Affected Public: Large and small factories in 
Shanghai, China. Type of Respondents: Factory workers. The annual 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 120; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per 
Respondent: 0.5 hours; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 60. There are no annualized costs to respondents. There are 
no Capital Costs to report and no Operating 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 of information is 
necessary for the proper performance 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. Joseph Coble, Project Officer, National 
Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8110, Rockville, MD, 20892-
7240, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-4702, email your request 
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 10, 2001.

    Dated: July 2, 2001.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-17281 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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