Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Non-Federal Funding Sources for Cancer CAM Research, 3311-3312 [E6-591]
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likely to have Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome (PCOS) for future study.
Potential participants (∼3,700) will
come from the Mid-Atlantic Twin
Registry (MATR) and were chosen based
on their answers to several questions (in
a preliminary MATR survey) concerning
irregular periods and a history of cystic
ovaries. The instrument to be used here
will be administered by telephone by
professional interviewers at the MATR.
It contains 17 simple and direct
questions and will take about 10
minutes to complete. Its contents deal
with the frequency of menstrual
periods, a history of polycystic ovaries,
obesity, excess facial hair and other
evidence of hyperandrogenism. Since
this is such a short telephone survey,
participants will receive no prior
notification. Informed consent will be
asked for verbally over the phone at the
time of the interview. All participants
will be asked about their willingness to
participate in future studies if their
answers meet certain criteria. The major
objectives of future studies using this
cohort are to determine more reliable
concordance rates for PCOS in
monozygotic and dizygotic twins,
establish baseline heritability estimates,
and develop hypotheses concerning
possible pathogenetic and/or
environmental factors. The findings
from this study will aid in developing:
(1) Genetic tests to identify high risk
women; (2) preventative strategies; and
(3) more effective therapies for PCOS
and related syndromes such as type 2
diabetes, obesity, idiopathic
hyperandrogenism, and male pattern
baldness. Frequency of Response: One
time. Affected Public: Individuals or
households. Type of Respondents: Adult
women. The annual reporting burden is
as follows: Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,700; Estimated Number
of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response:
0.167; and Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours Requested: 206 per year
for 3 years. The annualized cost to
respondents is estimated at $6,179.00.
There are no Capital Costs to report.
There are no Operating or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Request for Comments: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Patricia C.
Chulada, Health Scientist
Administrator, Program in Clinical
Research, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or
call non-toll-free number (919) 541–
7736 or e-mail your request, including
your address to: chulada@niehs.nih.gov.
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.
Dated: January 11, 2006.
Richard A. Freed,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS,
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 06–515 Filed 1–19–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Survey of Non-Federal
Funding Sources for Cancer CAM
Research
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), the
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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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Survey of
Non-Federal Funding Sources for
Cancer Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (CAM) Research. Type of
Information Collection Request: NEW.
Need and Use of Information Collection:
The goal of this study is to collect
information that will allow the NCI
Office of Cancer Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) to
develop a directory of organizations
external to the Federal Government that
offer funding for cancer CAM research.
This study will assist OCCAM in its
mission to increase the quality of cancer
CAM research supported by the NCI.
One of the hurdles that many cancer
CAM researchers encounter is the
difficulty of obtaining research
funding—and in particular, the
difficulty of obtaining Federal funding
for foundational or exploratory research.
Often, researchers must obtain their
initial funding through non-Federal
sources, so that they can demonstrate
proof of concept, which can be a precondition of obtaining Federal funds.
The funding directory that is developed
through this study will provide cancer
CAM researchers with a resource that
they can use to identify non-Federal
funding sources, and target the funding
sources that are most closely aligned
with their research objectives.
Frequency of Response: Semiannual.
Affected Public: Nonprofit
organizations; Businesses or other forprofit organizations; Type of
Respondents: Organizations (other than
Federal Government) that offer funding
for cancer CAM research and have an
open grant application process. The
annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200;
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2 per year; Average Burden
Hours Per Response: .25; and Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:
100. The annualized cost to respondents
is estimated at: $2000 (assumes $20
hourly rate × 100 hours). There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no
Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report.
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Estimated number
of respondents
Type of respondents
Total ..................................................................................
Request for Comments: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Jeffrey White,
Director, OCCAM, NCI, NIH, 6116
Executive Plaza North, Suite 600, MSC
8339, Bethesda, MD 20852, or call nontoll-free number (301) 435–7980 or Email your request, including your
address to: jeffreyw@mail.nih.gov.
Comments 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.
Dated: January 12, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
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HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; ActiGraph Accelerometer
Validation Study
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Actigraph
Accelerometer Validation Study. Type
of Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection:
The NCI is collaborating with other NIH
Institutes on a proposed longitudinal
study of Hispanic subpopulations in the
United States referred to as the Hispanic
Community Health Study. The Hispanic
population is now the largest minority
population in the U.S. with a projected
three-fold growth by 2050. Hispanic
subgroups are influenced by a number
of chronic disease risk factors associated
with immigration from different cultural
settings and environments. These
factors include diet, physical activity,
community support, working
conditions, and access to health care.
Hispanic groups have higher rates of
obesity and diabetes than non-Hispanic
groups, but have lower coronary disease
and cancer (all sites) mortality. There
are also observed differences in health
outcomes between Hispanic subgroups.
For example, Puerto Ricans have a fourfold higher asthma prevalence than
Mexican-Americans. Hispanic
populations are understudied with
respect to many diseases and risk
factors. Their projected population
growth underscores the need for
accurate evaluation of their disease
burden and risk. A vast amount of
research suggests that the level of
physical activity influences many of the
chronic diseases and conditions of
interest, including obesity, diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, and cancer. To
better understand the relationship
between physical activity and chronic
disease, and to make specific activity
prescriptions, it is necessary to be able
to accurately assess levels and types of
activity. In particular, better methods
are needed to improve the validity and
reliability of physical activity
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assessment instruments to better assess
the frequency, duration, and intensity of
physical activity. For that reason, NCI
plans to evaluate the use of a new type
of accelerometer, a small device worn
on a belt at the waist that measures and
records movement, capturing movement
intensity and duration and associating it
with clock-time. This new
accelerometer will be used in the
Hispanic Community Health Study and
will allow examination of levels as well
as patterns of activity. Physical activity
was measured with accelerometers in
the nationally representative 2003–2006
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) (OMB#:
0920–0237, October 15, 2004, Vol 69,
pp. 61253–61254). NHANES provides
estimates for Mexican-American, but
not other Hispanic subgroups. Between
the time of the NHANES and the
Hispanic Community Health Study,
there has been a change in the
technology of the accelerometer used in
NHANES. To allow comparison of the
physical activity data that will be
collected from the four Hispanic
subgroups in the Hispanic Community
Study to the data collected with the
previous technology used in NHANES,
a cross-validation study is needed. The
proposed study, the ActiGraph
Accelerometer Validation Study, will
serve this purpose. It is a crossvalidation study comparing the two
ActiGraph accelerometer models under
different circumstances of walking or
jogging in differing age groups and for
both genders. Frequency of response:
One-time study. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents:
Healthy adults between the ages of 18–
74 years. The annual reporting burden
is as follows: Estimated Number of
Respondents: 144; Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average
Burden Hours per Response: 1.5; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 186. The annualized cost to
respondents is estimated at: $3,288.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Non-Federal
Funding Sources for Cancer CAM Research
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), 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Survey of Non-Federal Funding Sources
for Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research. Type
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The goal of this study is to collect information that will
allow the NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(OCCAM) to develop a directory of organizations external to the Federal
Government that offer funding for cancer CAM research. This study will
assist OCCAM in its mission to increase the quality of cancer CAM
research supported by the NCI. One of the hurdles that many cancer CAM
researchers encounter is the difficulty of obtaining research funding--
and in particular, the difficulty of obtaining Federal funding for
foundational or exploratory research. Often, researchers must obtain
their initial funding through non-Federal sources, so that they can
demonstrate proof of concept, which can be a pre-condition of obtaining
Federal funds. The funding directory that is developed through this
study will provide cancer CAM researchers with a resource that they can
use to identify non-Federal funding sources, and target the funding
sources that are most closely aligned with their research objectives.
Frequency of Response: Semiannual. Affected Public: Nonprofit
organizations; Businesses or other for-profit organizations; Type of
Respondents: Organizations (other than Federal Government) that offer
funding for cancer CAM research and have an open grant application
process. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of
Respondents: 200; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2 per
year; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .25; and Estimated Total
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 100. The annualized cost to respondents
is estimated at: $2000 (assumes $20 hourly rate x 100 hours). There are
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs
to report.
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Estimated number
Estimated number of responses per Average burden Estimated total
Type of respondents of respondents respondent hours per annual burden
(annual estimate) response hours requested
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Nonprofit organizations............. 150 2 .25 75
Businesses or other for-profit 50 2 .25 25
organizations......................
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Total........................... ................. ................. ................. 100
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Request for Comments: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Jeffrey White, Director, OCCAM, NCI, NIH, 6116
Executive Plaza North, Suite 600, MSC 8339, Bethesda, MD 20852, or call
non-toll-free number (301) 435-7980 or E-mail your request, including
your address to: jeffreyw@mail.nih.gov.
Comments 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.
Dated: January 12, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-591 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4167-01-P
