[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77650-77651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31522]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; A Nested Case-Control 
Study of Lung Cancer and Diesel Exhaust Among Non-Metal Miners

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 
26, 2000, page 24490, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
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. A Nested Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer and Diesel 
Exhaust Among Non-Metal Miners. Type of Information Collection Request: 
NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: This nested case-control 
study will examine lung cancer in non-metal miners and its association, 
if any, with diesel exhaust exposure. The study will involve 
approximately 160 deaths from lung cancer (the actual number will 
depend on the number of deaths occurring, but based on national rates 
we expect 160), and four controls matched to each death, identified 
from the cohort. Controls will be matched on miners, gender, race/
ethnicity and year of birth (within 5 years). Detailed information 
regarding exposure to diesel exhaust will be obtained from employment 
records and measurements of diesel exhaust surrogates. Information on 
potential confounders will be obtained by interview and from 
environmental measurements. This information will be used in a study by 
the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health to examine risk of mortality from lung 
cancer for various measures of diesel exhaust exposure, adjusted for 
smoking and other potential confounders. Frequency of Response: Single-
time study. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Workers 
or next of kin of workers. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated number of Respondents: 227; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: One; Average Burden Hours per Response: 1.0; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 227. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/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.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this

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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, New Executive Office Building, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 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. Debra 
Silverman, NCI Project Director, National Cancer Institute, Executive 
Plaza South, Room 8108, Rockville, Maryland 20892-7240, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-4716, or FAX your request to (301) 402-1819, 
or E-mail your request, including your address, to 
[email protected].

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before January 11, 2001.

    Dated: December 1, 2000.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 00-31522 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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