[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34375-34376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13888]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Multi-Ethnic Study of 
Atherosclerosis (Mesa) Event 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 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: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 
(MESA) Event Surveillance. Type of Information Request: Renewal (OMB 
No. 0925-0493). Need and Use of Information Collection: The study, 
MESA, will identify and quantify factors associated with the presence 
and progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD)--that is, 
atherosclerosis and other forms of CVD that have not produced signs and 
symptoms. The findings will provide important information on 
subclinical CVD in individuals of different ethnic backgrounds and 
provide information for studies on new interventions to prevent CVD. 
The aspects of the study that concern direct participant evaluation 
received a clinical exemption from OMB clearance (CE-99-11-08) in April 
2000. OMB clearance is being sought for the contact of physicians and 
participant proxies to obtain information about clinical CVD events 
that participants experience during the follow-up period. Frequency of 
response: Once per CVD event. Affected public: Individuals. Types of 
Respondents: Physicians and selected proxies of individuals recruited 
for MESA. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 555; Estimated Number of Responses per respondent: 1.0; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 42.
    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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Physicians......................................             279             1.0           0.20               19
Participant proxies.............................             276             1.0           0.25               23
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    Total.......................................             555             1.0           0.225              42
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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 
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. Diane Bild, Division of Clinical Applications, 
NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 
7938, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7938, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 435-0457, 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: June 9, 2004.
Peter Savage,
Director, DECA, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-13888 Filed 6-18-04; 8:45 am]
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