Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BILLING CODE 4184-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; the Framingham Heart Study
(FHS)Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health
(NIH)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)a request for review and approval the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the **Federal Register** on May 10, 2010, pages 25863-4, and allowed 60-days for public comment. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. *Proposed Collection: Title:* The Framingham Heart Study. *Type of Information Request:* Revision (OMB No. 0925-0216). *Need and Use of Information Collection:* The Framingham Heart Study will conduct examinations and morbidity and mortality follow-up for the purpose of studying the determinants of cardiovascular disease. Examinations will be conducted on the original, offspring, and Omni Cohorts. Morbidity and mortality follow-up will also occur in all of the cohorts (original, offspring, third generation, and Omni). *Frequency of response:* The participants will be contacted 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:* 6,921; * Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:* 1; *Average Burden Hours Per Response:* .88; and *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:* 6,091. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $222,040. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no 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 Individuals (Participants and Informants) 4461 1 1.00 4442 Physicians 2460 1 0.67 1649 Totals 6921 6091 ( Note: Reported and calculated numbers differ slightly due to rounding.) *Request for Comments:* Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following points:
(1)Evaluate 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)Evaluate 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)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)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. *Direct Comments to OMB:* Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, *OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov* or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Dr. Gina Wei, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI, NIH, Two Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7936, or call non-toll-free number
(301)435-0456, or e-mail your request, including your address to: *weig@nhlbi.nih.gov.* *Comments Due Date:* Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of this publication. Dated: September 1, 2010. Suzanne Freeman, NHLBI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health. Michael Lauer, Director, DCVS, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2010-22472 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]