[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25863-25864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Framingham Heart Study 
(FHS)

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 Heart Study. Type of 
Information Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The Framingham Heart Study will conduct 
examinations and morbidity and mortality follow-up for the purpose of 
studying the determinants of cardiovascular disease. Examinations will 
be conducted on the original,

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offspring, and Omni Cohorts. Morbidity and mortality follow-up will 
also occur in all of the cohorts (original, offspring, third 
generation, and Omni). Frequency of response: The 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: 6,921; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .88; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 6,091. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $222,040. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to 
report.
    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report.

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                                                            Estimated number   Average burden    Estimated total
           Type of respondents            Estimated number  of responses per      hours per       annual burden
                                           of respondents      respondent         response       hours requested
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Individuals.............................              4461                 1              1.00              4442
(Participants and Informants)...........
Physicians..............................              2460                 1              0.67              1649
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    Totals..............................              6921  ................  ................              6091
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(Note: reported and calculated numbers differ slightly due to rounding.)

    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 is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 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) 
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) Ways to 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 data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Gina Wei, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, 
NHLBI, NIH, Two 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: April 28, 2010.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
Michael Lauer,
Director, DCVS, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-10951 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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