Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Framingham Study 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 period summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval. *Proposed Collection: Title:* The Framingham Study. *Type of Information Request:* Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). *Need and Use of Information Collection:* The Framingham Study will conduct examinations and morbidity and mortality follow-up in original, offspring, and third generation participants for the purpose of studying the determinants of cardiovascular disease. *Frequency of response:* The participants will be conducted annually. *Affected public:* individuals or households; businesses or other for profit; small businesses or organizations. *Types of Respondents:* Adult men and women; doctors and staff of hospitals and nursing homes. The annual reporting burden is as follows: *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 5,649; *Estimated Number of Responses per respondent:* 2.16; and *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:* 6,886. There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs to report. Type of respondents Estimated number of respondents Estimated number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Estimated total annual burden hours requested Participants 3,513 2.86 0.606 6,085 Physician, hospital, nursing home staff 1,068 1.0 0.67 716 Participant's next of kin 1,068 1.0 .08 85 Total 5,649 2.16 6,886 *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 will have practical utility;

(2)The accuracy of the agency's estimate of 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 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 data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Paul Sorlie, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC #7934, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7934, or call non-toll-free number

(301)435-0707, or e-mail your request, including your address to: *sorliep@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: June 21, 2004. Peter Savage, Director, DECA, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 04-14775 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]