[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54886-54887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; the Framingham Heart 
Study (FHS)

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 May 10, 
2010, pages 25863-4, and allowed 60-days for public comment. No 
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, an 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 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, 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.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Individuals (Participants and Informants).......            4461               1            1.00            4442
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 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

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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, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
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. 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 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 1, 2010.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
Michael Lauer,
Director, DCVS, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-22472 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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