[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55442-55443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20658]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Multi-Ethnic 
Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on June 21, 2004, pages 34375-34376, 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: The Multi-Ethnic Study of 
Atherosclerosis. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement 
of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0493). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This study 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. Type 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

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Responses per Respondent: 1.0; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 
0.225; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 42. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $6,733. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to 
report.
    There are no capital operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                            Estimated     Average       total
                                                               Estimated    number of      burden       annual
                     Type of respondents                       number of    responses    hours per      burden
                                                              respondents      per        response      hours
                                                                            respondent                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 should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) evaluate 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) enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(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. Diane Bild, NIH, NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge 
Drive, MSC 7938, Bethesda, MD 20892-7934, 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 30 -
days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 31, 2004.
Peter Savage,
Director, DECA, NHLBI.
[FR Doc. 04-20658 Filed 9-13-04; 8:45 am]
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