[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17192-17193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06867]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; U.S. Nuclear 
Medicine Technologists Study (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, 
the 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 to address one or more of the following points: 
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; 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; The 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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*: Michele 
M. Doody, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, 
9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7E566, Rockville, MD 20850, or call 
non-toll-free at 301-414-0308. 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: US Nuclear Medicine Technologists Study, 0925-
0656, Expiration Date 04/30/2015--REINSTATEMENT WITH CHANGE, National 
Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: We propose to collect, from 
U.S. nuclear medicine technologists (USNMT) certified after 1980, 
historical information about nuclear medicine procedures performed, 
radioisotopes used, related work and safety practices, and places of 
employment. The primary objectives of the current feasibility effort 
are: (a) To identify a cohort of nuclear medicine technologists 
certified after 1980 by the American Registry of Radiologic 
Technologists (ARRT) and/or the Nuclear Medicine Technologist 
Certification Board (NMTCB); and (b) to characterize individual organ-
specific occupational radiation doses from radioisotope procedures. 
More recently certified technologists, who specialized in nuclear 
medicine, are expected to have greater exposures to radioisotopes than 
the general radiologic technologists in the U.S. Radiologic 
Technologist (USRT) cohort owing to performing such procedures with 
greater frequency. The proposed USNMT study would be a direct follow-on 
to the USRT Study to assess health risks associated with occupational 
exposure to these much higher-energy radiopharmaceuticals.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 125.

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                                    Table 1--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Average time
      Type of respondent           Instrument        Number of     Frequency of    per response     Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response         (hours)         burden
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists  Nuclear Medicine             250               1           20/60              83
                                 Questionnaire.
                                Consent.........             250               1           10/60              42
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    Total.....................  ................             250             250  ..............             125
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    Dated: March 21, 2016.
Karla Bailey,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-06867 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P