[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3732-3733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Framingham Study

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 November 
6, 2007, page 62659, and allowed 60 days for public comment. Two 
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, 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 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: Both individuals and 
physicians will be contacted annually. One response per contact per 
year is anticipated from physicians and informants; participants will 
average 1.49 responses to various components within each annual 
contact. 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: 5,569 and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 5,794.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                     Number of     Average time     Annual hour
                       Type of respondents                          respondents    per response       burden
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Individuals (Participants and Informants).......................            4719           1.107            5224
Physicians......................................................             850           0.671             570
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    Totals......................................................            5569  ..............            5794
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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

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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. Paul Sorlie, Epidemiology Branch, 
Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, II 
Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 10210, MSC  
7936, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7936, or call 301-435-0456 (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: January 8, 2008.
Mike Lauer,
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, 
National Institutes of Health.
    Dated: January 8, 2008.
Suzanne Freeman,
OMB Clearance Officer, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E8-478 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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