[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46640-46641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16402]


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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, is identifying and quantifying 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 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

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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: 550; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 36.7.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                   Estimated                        Estimated
                                                  Estimated        number of         Average       total annual
             Type of respondents                  number of      responses per    burden hours     burden hours
                                                 respondents      respondent      per response      requested
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Physicians...................................             250               1.0            0.20             16.7
Participant proxies..........................             300               1.0            0.20             20
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    Total....................................             550               1.0            0.20             36.7
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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. Jean Olson, Division of Prevention and 
Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge 
Drive, Suite 10018, MSC  7936, Bethesda, MD 20892-7936, or 
call non-toll-free number 301-435-0397, 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: August 9, 2007.
Michael Lauer,
Chief, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, National 
Institutes of Health.

    Approved: August 9, 2007.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-16402 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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