[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 58 (Thursday, March 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15346-15347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6732]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Cardiovascular Health 
Study (CHS)

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 Cardiovascular Health Study. Type 
of Information Request: Revision. (OMB No. 0925-0334). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This study will quantify associations between 
conventional and hypothetical risk factors and coronary heart disease 
(CHD) and stroke in people age 65 years and older. The primary 
objectives include quantifying associations of risk factors with 
subclinical disease; characterize the natural history of CHD and 
stroke; and identify factors associated with clinical course. The 
findings will provide important information on cardiovascular disease 
in an older U.S. population and lead to early treatment of risk factors 
associated with disease and identification of factors which may be 
important in disease prevention. Frequency of response: twice a year 
(participants) or once per cardiovascular disease event (proxies and 
physicians); Affected public: Individuals. Types of Respondents: 
Individuals recruited for CHS and their selected proxies and 
physicians. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 3,330; Estimated Number of Responses per respondent: 
3.76; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1,029. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $55,633.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       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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Participants....................................           2,196             5.8            0.25             992
Physicians......................................             343             1.0            0.10              11

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Participant proxies.............................             102             1.0            0.25              26
    Total.......................................           3,330            3.76           0.246           1,029
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* Total for 3 years.

    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 
will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate 
of 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 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 data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Jean Olson, Epidemiology and Biometry Program, 
Division of Clinical Applications, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7934, Bethesda, MD 20892-7934, or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0707, 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 within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
Peter Savage,
Director, DECA.
[FR Doc. 04-6732 Filed 3-24-04; 8:45 am]
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