[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77138-77139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request: The Atherosclerosis 
Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)

    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), 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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr. 
Jacqueline Wright, 6701 Rockledge, Epidemiology Branch, Program in 
Prevention and Population Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular 
Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National 
Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD 20892-
7936, or call non-toll-free number 301-435-0384, or Email your request, 
including your address to [email protected]. Formal requests 
for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Comment 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.
    Proposed Collection: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study 
(ARIC),--Revised, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose and use of the 
information collection for this project is to examine the major factors 
contributing to the occurrence of and the trends for cardiovascular 
diseases among men, women, African Americans and white persons in four 
U.S. communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina; Jackson, Mississippi; 
suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Washington County, Maryland. The 
cohort in Jackson is selected to represent only African American 
residents of the city. The primary objectives of the study are to: (1) 
investigate factors associated with both atherosclerosis and clinical 
cardiovascular diseases and (2) measure occurrence of and trend in 
coronary heart disease (CHD) and heart failure and relate them to 
community levels of risk factors, medical care, and atherosclerosis.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 15,714.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
                Type of response                     Number of     Frequency of      response         Burden
                                                    respondents      responses        (hours)         (hours)
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                                                   Participant
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Semiannual phone follow-up interview (Attachment          10,049               6           15/60          15,074
 1).............................................
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                                                 Non-Participant
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a. Physician contact for CHD deaths (Attachment              690               1           10/60             115
 2).............................................
b. Coroner contact for CHD deaths (Attachment 2)             570               1           10/60              95
c. Informant contact............................           1,200               1           10/60             200
(Attachment 2)..................................
d. Physician contact for out-of-hospital heart             2,760               1            5/60             230
 failure (Attachment 2).........................
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    Dated: December 4, 2013.
Michael Lauer,
Director, DCVS, NHLBI, NIH.
Lynn Susulske,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-30302 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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