Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Jackson Heart Study (JHS), 62476-62477 [E6-17898]

Download as PDF 62476 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 25, 2006 / Notices Number of respondents Reporting requirements Reporting requirements 124.704(b) and 707 ............ Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: October 17, 2006. Cheryl R. Dammons, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E6–17812 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Responses per respondent 10 Hours per response Total responses 1 10 Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Proposed Collection Title: The Jackson Heart Study: Annual Follow-up with Third Party Respondents. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection (OMB NO. 0925– 0491). Need and Use of Information Collection: This project involves annual follow-up by telephone of participants in the JHS study, review of their medical records, and interviews with doctors and family to identify disease occurrence. Interviewers will contact doctors and hospitals to ascertain participants’ cardiovascular events. Information gathered will be used to further describe the risk factors, occurrence rates, and consequences of cardiovascular disease in African American men and women. Recruitment of 5,500 JHS participants began in September 2000 and was completed in March 2004. 5,302 participants completed a baseline Exam 1 that included demographics, psychosocial inventories, medical history, anthropometry, resting and ambulatory blood pressure, phlebotomy and 24hour urine collection, ECG, echocardiography, and pulmonary function. JHS Exam 2 began September 26 2005, with a more comprehensive Total burden hours 1.25 12.5 Exam 3 beginning in February 2009. The two new exams include some repeated measures from Exam 1 and several new components, including distribution of self-monitoring blood pressure devices. The continuation of the study allows continued assessment of subclinical coronary disease, left ventricular dysfunction, progression of carotid atherosclerosis and left ventricular hypertrophy, and responses to stress, racism, and discrimination as well as new components such as renal disease, body fat distribution and body composition, and metabolic consequences of obesity. Frequency of Response: One-time. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for profit; not-for-profit institutions. Type of Respondents: Middle aged and elderly adults; doctors and staff of hospitals and nursing homes. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 600; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.5; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 300. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $6,500. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN Number of respondents Type of response Frequency of response Average time per response Annual hour burden 200 200 1 1 0.17 0.25 34 50 Total .......................................................................................................... mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Morbidity & Mortality AFU 3rd Party/Next-of-kin decedents ............................ Morbidity & Mortality AFU 3rd Party Physicians ............................................. 400 ........................ ........................ 84 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:12 Oct 24, 2006 Jkt 211001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the data collection plans and instruments, contact Ms. Cheryl Nelson, Project Officer, NIH, NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7934, Bethesda, MD 20892–7934, or call non-toll-free number 301–435–0451 or E-mail your request, including your address to: NelsonC@nhlbi.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. E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 25, 2006 / Notices Dated: October 18, 2006. Suzanne Freeman, NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health. Dated: September 26, 2006. Peter Savage, Acting Director, DPPS, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E6–17898 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Director’s Council of Public Representatives. The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. Name of Committee: Director’s Council of Public Representatives. Date: November 3, 2006. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussion are: (1) NIH Director’s update: (2) Discussion on the Role of the Public in the Research Process; (3) Genome-Wide Association Studies Briefing; (4) NIH Foundation Activities Report; (5) Update on Biomarkers of Disease; (6) NIH Communications Update; and (6) discussion and public comment. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Conference Room 6, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Jennifer E. Gorman, NIH Public Liaison/COPR Coordinator, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room 5B64, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–4448, gormanj@od.nih.gov. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel and airport shuffles will be inspected before being allowed on VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:12 Oct 24, 2006 Jkt 211001 campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport) and to state he purpose of their visit. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page https:// www.copr.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: October 17, 2005. Anna Snouffer, Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 06–8882 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given on the meeting of the President’s Cancel Panel. The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, because the premature disclosure of information and the discussions would likely to significantly frustrate implementation of recommendations. Name of Committee: President’s Cancer Panel. Date: December 5, 2006. Open: December 5, 2006, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Agenda: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles to Reduce the Risk of Cancer. Place: Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239. Closed: December 5, 2006, 4 p.m.–8 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62477 Agenda: The Panel will discuss the Promoting Healthy Lifestyles to Reduce the Risk of Cancer and discuss potential topics for the 2007/2008 series. Place: Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239. Contact Person: Abby Sandler, PhD, Executive Secretary, National Center Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 6116, Room 212, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301/451– 9399. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the comments to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The comments should include the name, address, telephone number and, when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/pcp.htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: October 17, 2006. Linda Payne, Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 06–8883 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel, E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62476-62477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17898]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Jackson Heart Study 
(JHS)

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 Heart, Lung, and 
Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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: The Jackson Heart Study: Annual Follow-up with Third Party 
Respondents.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection (OMB NO. 0925-0491).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This project involves 
annual follow-up by telephone of participants in the JHS study, review 
of their medical records, and interviews with doctors and family to 
identify disease occurrence. Interviewers will contact doctors and 
hospitals to ascertain participants' cardiovascular events. Information 
gathered will be used to further describe the risk factors, occurrence 
rates, and consequences of cardiovascular disease in African American 
men and women. Recruitment of 5,500 JHS participants began in September 
2000 and was completed in March 2004. 5,302 participants completed a 
baseline Exam 1 that included demographics, psychosocial inventories, 
medical history, anthropometry, resting and ambulatory blood pressure, 
phlebotomy and 24-hour urine collection, ECG, echocardiography, and 
pulmonary function. JHS Exam 2 began September 26 2005, with a more 
comprehensive Exam 3 beginning in February 2009. The two new exams 
include some repeated measures from Exam 1 and several new components, 
including distribution of self-monitoring blood pressure devices. The 
continuation of the study allows continued assessment of subclinical 
coronary disease, left ventricular dysfunction, progression of carotid 
atherosclerosis and left ventricular hypertrophy, and responses to 
stress, racism, and discrimination as well as new components such as 
renal disease, body fat distribution and body composition, and 
metabolic consequences of obesity.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for 
profit; not-for-profit institutions.
    Type of Respondents: Middle aged and elderly adults; doctors and 
staff of hospitals and nursing homes. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0;
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.5; and
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 300.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $6,500. There 
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

                                         Estimate of Annual Hour Burden
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average  time    Annual hour
                Type of response                    respondents      response      per  response      burden
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Morbidity & Mortality AFU 3rd Party/Next-of-kin              200               1            0.17              34
 decedents......................................
Morbidity & Mortality AFU 3rd Party Physicians..             200               1            0.25              50
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    Total.......................................             400  ..............  ..............              84
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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 Ms. Cheryl Nelson, Project Officer, NIH, NHLBI, 
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7934, Bethesda, MD 20892-7934, or call non-
toll-free number 301-435-0451 or E-mail your request, including your 
address to: NelsonC@nhlbi.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.


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    Dated: October 18, 2006.
Suzanne Freeman,
NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
    Dated: September 26, 2006.
Peter Savage,
Acting Director, DPPS, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E6-17898 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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