[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34766-34767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Cancer Epidemiology 
Descriptive Cohort Database (NCI)

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), 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: Seminara, 
Daniela, Senior Scientist and Cohort and Consortia Coordination Team 
Lead, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer 
Control and Population Sciences, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, 
MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 240-276-6748 or Email your 
request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal 
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in 
writing.

DATES:  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: Cancer Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort 
Database, 0925--New, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI Epidemiology and 
Genomics Research Program (EGRP) support large-scale collaborations 
across numerous cancer epidemiology cohorts. The collaborative approach 
to date has been lacking in easily accessible, centralized, and 
searchable information. To address the need for better collaborative 
research and increased transparency, EGRP will develop a Cancer 
Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort Database (CEDCD) accessible through a 
public Web site. The information collected from the current survey will 
be used to populate the CEDCD. This public Web site will allow 
investigators to know what data and specimens exist among other 
cohorts. Respondents will be cohort Principal Investigators (PIs). The 
data collection forms will be sent to participating

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cohort PIs for initial completion and then annually to update any 
information that has changed so that the CEDCD Web site will remain 
current. No cohort participant-level data is being collected from any 
of the cohorts.
    The information to be collected will be aggregate descriptive 
information and protocols. Though the CEDCD has a biospecimen component 
(similar to the Specimen Resource Locator), the CEDCD is not a 
biospecimen locator database. It is a database focusing exclusively on 
descriptive data pertaining to large, prospective epidemiology cohorts.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 425.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Individual:
    Principal Investigator.....................  Written Agreement Form.................             100               1           15/60              25
                                                 Biospecimen Spreadsheet................             100               1               1             100
    Initial Submission.........................  Descriptive Db Collection Form.........             100               1               1             100
Individual:
    Principal Investigator.....................  Biospecimen Spreadsheet *..............             200               1           30/60             100
    Annual Update..............................  Descriptive Db Collection Form *.......             200               1           30/60             100
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* All forms will be prepopulated with the information that was entered initially.


    Dated: June 12, 2014.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-14275 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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