[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43873-43874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20926]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Leukemia and Other 
Hematological Diseases Among Cleanup Workers in Ukraine Following the 
Chornobyl Accident

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute, the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of the information collection 
listed below. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2001, page 29336-29337 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, revised or implemented on or after 
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Leukemia and Other Hematological 
Diseases Among Cleanup Workers in Ukraine Following the Chornobyl 
Accident. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: A case-control study will be conducted to 
investigate the risk of radiation-induced leukemia and other 
hematological diseases among Chernobyl cleanup workers in Ukraine. 
Cases and controls (or proxies) will be interviewed to provide details 
of their work during the Chornobyl clean-up operation. The interview 
responses combined with environmental measurements will permit 
individual bone marrow dose estimates to be

[[Page 43874]]

calculated for each case and control. Dose estimates will be used to 
calculate the risk of leukemia and other hematological diseases 
associated with low-dose and low dose-rate radiation exposure. This 
information, which is essential for radiation protection, is currently 
not available and standards presently are based on information 
available only by extrapolation from high-dose, high dose-rate data on 
A-bomb survivors in Japan. Frequency of Response: One time only. 
Affected Public: Ukrainian Chornobyl clean-up workers. Types of 
Respondents: Cases, controls, and proxies for deceased subjects. The 
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimate Number of Respondents: 
700, Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Variable, about 50, 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.75 hour; and Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 400 hours (interviews to be conducted 
over 18-month period). The annualized cost to respondents is estimated 
at: $4,000. 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) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the National 
Cancer Institute, including whether the information will have practical 
utility, (2) evaluate the accuracy of the NCI's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) enhance the enhance the 
quality utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (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.
    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. Terry L. Thomas, National Cancer 
Institute, EPS 7100, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD, 29892-
7238, or call the non-toll free number (301) 496-6600.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
September 20, 2001.

    Dated: August 13, 2001.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-20926 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M