[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62659-62660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Framingham Study

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 Framingham Study. Type of 
Information Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The Framingham Study will conduct examinations 
and morbidity and mortality follow-up in original, offspring, and third 
generation participants for the purpose of studying the determinants of 
cardiovascular disease. Frequency of response: The

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participants will be contacted annually. Affected public: Individuals 
or households; businesses or other for profit; small businesses or 
organizations. Types of Respondents: Adult men and women; doctors and 
staff of hospitals and nursing homes. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000 and Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 9,900.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                                     Estimated        Average      total annual
                       Type of respondents                           number of     burden hours    burden hours
                                                                    respondents   per respondent     requested
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Participants....................................................           3,600            2.5            9,000
Physician, hospital, nursing home staff.........................           1,200            0.67             804
Participant's next of kin.......................................           1,200             .08              96
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    Total.......................................................           6,000  ..............           9,900
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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. Paul Sorlie, Division of Prevention and 
Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge 
Drive, MSC  7936, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7936, or call non-toll-
free number (301) 435-0456, 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: October 22, 2007.
Mike Lauer,
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, 
National Institutes of Health.
Suzanne Freeman,
OMB Clearance Officer, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-21705 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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