[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 213 (Monday, November 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65387-65388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Follow-Up of Kidney Cancer 
Patients From the Central European Multicenter Case-Control 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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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: Follow-up of Kidney Cancer Patients 
from the Central European Multicenter Case-Control Study. Type of 
Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information 
on the 5-year survival status of kidney cancer patients that were 
enrolled in a Central European Case-Control Study of Kidney Cancer that 
was conducted between 2001-2004. The aim is to assess survival, the 
prevalence of recurrent disease and progression, and to investigate 
patient, tumor and genetic determinants of survival among cases. The 
questionnaire will collect information on patient related factors, 
tumor related factors not collected during the initial study, and the 
type of treatment(s) received since the patients were last contacted 
for the case-control study. This questionnaire adheres to The Public 
Health Service Act, section 412 (42 U.S.C. 285a-1) and section 413 (42 
U.S.C. 285a-2), which authorizes the Division of Cancer Epidemiology 
and Genetics of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish and 
support programs for the detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment 
of cancer; and to collect, identify, analyze and disseminate 
information on cancer research, diagnosis, prevention and

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treatment. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals. 
Type of Respondents: Individuals that had previously participated in 
the Central European Renal Cancer Case-Control Study between 2001-2004 
and physician abstractors. The estimated total annual burden hours 
requested is 296. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at 
$5174. There are no additional capital costs, operating costs, and/or 
maintenance costs to report.

                                    Table 1--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                          Average
                                                                                          time per      Annual
                     Type of respondents                       Number of    Frequency     response      burden
                                                              respondents  of response   (minutes/      hours
                                                                                           hour)
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Patients....................................................          200            1        40/60       133.33
Families (NOK)..............................................          240            1        40/60       160.00
Physicians..................................................           10            1        15/60         2.50
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    Totals..................................................          450  ...........  ...........       295.83
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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) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Lee E. Moore, PhD, MPH, Investigator/
Epidemiologist, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, 
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer 
Institute, NIH, DHHS, Executive Plaza South, Room 8102, 6120 Executive 
Blvd., EPS-MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892-7270 or call non-toll-free 
number 301-496-6427 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 24, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-26086 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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