Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)
DOCID: fr30de08-92 FR Doc E8-30848
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr30de08-92
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
DOCUMENT 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 Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Observational Study. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision
OMB
Estimate of Annual Hour Burden
Number of Frequency of Average hours Annual hour
Type of response respondents response per response burden
Observational Study Participants............... 63,230 1.1 .338 23,509
Next of Kin \1\................................ 1163 1 .083 97
Health Care Providers \1\...................... 9 1 .083 .77
Total...................................... 64,402 ............... .............. 23,607 \1\ Annual burden is placed on health care providers and respondent relatives/informants through requests for information which will help in the compilation of the number and nature of new fatal and nonfatal events.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $377,725, assuming respondents time at the rate of $16 per hour and physician time at the rate of $50 per hour. 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, [[Page 79890]]
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
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. Shari Eason Ludlam, MPH, Project Officer, NIH, NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD 208927934, or call nontollfree number 3014022900 or Email your request, including your address to: Ludlams@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.
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Michael S. Lauer,
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Suzanne Freeman,
Chief, FOIA, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health.
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