[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68587-68588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23515]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; the Cardiovascular 
Health Study (CHS)

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 
September 12, 2007, page 52155, and allowed 60 days for public comment. 
One comment was 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, any 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 Cardiovascular Health Study. Type 
of Information Request: Reinstatement (OMB No. 0925-0334). Need and Use 
of Information Collection: This study quantifies 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; characterizing the natural history of CHD and 
stroke; and identifying factors associated with clinical course. The 
findings 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 that may be 
important in disease prevention. OBM clearance is being sought for data 
collection activities at only one of the four CHS field centers (the 
Pittsburgh field center), which are expected to end on May 31, 2008. 
Other data collection efforts in the CHS cohort are supported by 
various non-contract funding sources. Frequency of response: Twice a 
year (participants) or once per cardiovascular disease event (proxies); 
Affected public: Individuals. Types of Respondents: Individuals 
recruited for CHS and their selected proxies. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 467; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.2; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 281. The annualized cost to respondents is 
estimated at: $5,225.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                  Estimated
                                                 Estimated        number of      Average burden  Estimated total
             Type of respondents                 number of      responses per      hours per      annual burden
                                                respondents      respondent *       response     hours requested
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Participants................................              346              1.2              0.5              208
Participant proxies.........................              121              1.2              0.5               73
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    Total...................................              467              1.2              0.5              281
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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. Jean Olson, Epidemiology Branch, Division 
of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 
6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 10018, MSC  7936, Bethesda, MD 
20892-7936, or call 301-435-0397 (non-toll-free number), 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: November 1, 2007.
Mike Lauer,
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, 
National Institutes of Health.
    Dated: November 20, 2007.
Suzanne Freeman,
OMB Clearance Officer, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-23515 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]
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