[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15842]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Population Sciences 
Biospecimen Catalog

AGENCY: National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), Department of Health and Human Services.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements 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.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Danielle Carrick, Program Director, 
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National 
Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 4E224, Rockville, MD 
20850 or call non-toll-free number (240) 276-6749 or Email your 
request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal 
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in 
writing

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Proposed Collection: Population Sciences Biospecimen Catalog (PSBC) 
(NCI), 0925--NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes 
of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for 
approval of a new collection. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) has 
previously demonstrated that approximately 60% of population based 
studies funded by the division use existing biospecimens from other 
collections, and that those studies are more cost and time efficient 
than studies collecting new specimens. Yet, it is difficult for 
researchers to identify potentially appropriate sources for 
biospecimens and accompanying epidemiologic and exposure data. 
Development of a searchable inventory of population-based biospecimen 
resources was a major recommendation resulting from an NCI think tank 
held in August 2013 (``Utilizing Existing Clinical and Population 
Biospecimen Resources for Discovery or Validation of Markers for Early 
Cancer Detection'') and would also be directly addressing four of the 
key recommendations that emerged in an NCI sponsored workshop titled 
``Trends in 21st Century Epidemiology: From Scientific Discoveries to 
Population Health'' (CEBP, 2013, issue 22, page 508). In response to 
this, NCI DCCPS is developing a biospecimen inventory and online 
searchable catalog (or ``Population Sciences Biospecimen Catalog 
(PSBC)''). The PSBC allows scientists in the research community and the 
NCI to locate specimens appropriate for their population based research 
projects. It is not NCI's intent to collect biospecimens; rather the 
collections are descriptions of the available data that can act as a 
resource and be shared with researchers and scientists who are 
interested. This submission is via data upload to the secure Web site 
in order to collect information to manage and improve a program and its 
resources for the use by all scientists.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 80.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per  per response (   Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       in hours)      burden hour
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Population Sciences             Private Sector..              30               1               1              30
 Biospecimen Catalog Initial
 Request.
                                State Government              30               1               1              30
Population Sciences             Private Sector..              30               1           20/60              10
 Biospecimen Catalog Annual
 Update.
                                State Government              30               1           20/60              10
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    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-15842 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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