[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11800-11801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; The 
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)

February 19, 2014.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on December 20, 2013 page 77138 and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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.
    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: NIH Desk Officer.
    Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project contact either: 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.
    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 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

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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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                                                     Number of     Frequency of      Time per         Burden
                Type of response                    respondents      responses       response         (hours)
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Participant:
    Annual Follow-up Form (Attachment 1)                  10,049               6           15/60          15,074
     Semiannual Follow-up Form (Attachment 2)...
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        Subtotal (participant)..................  ..............  ..............  ..............          15,074
Non-Participant:
    a. Coroner/Medical Examiner Form (Attachment             690               1           10/60             115
     3).........................................
    b. Informant Interview Form (Attachment 4)..             570               1           10/60              95
    c. Heart Failure Survey (Attachment 5)......            1200               1           10/60             200
    d. Physician Questionnaire Form (Attachment             2760               1            5/60             230
     6).........................................
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        Subtotal (non-participant)..............           5,220  ..............  ..............             640
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    Dated: February 19, 2014.
Michael Lauer,
Director, DCVS, NHLBI, NIH.
    Dated: February 19, 2014.
Lynn Susulske,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison,National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-04583 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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