[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32221]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Environmental Factors
in the Development of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS), 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 September 1, 2000, page 53326 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, 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: Environmental Factors in the Development of Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of
Information Collection: We will administer a brief telephone survey to
2032 twin women from the Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) who
previously reported having irregular periods and/or cystic ovaries on a
MATR General Health History Survey. Question in the proposed survey
focus on the two hallmark features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS),
hyperandrogenism and anovulation, other relevant physical
characteristics, and if the woman has a living female twin sister.
Women will also be asked for permission to recontact them for potential
participation in future PCOS studies. The data will be used in
statistical modeling analyses to identify those women with a high
probability of having PCOS and estimate the number of potential
candidates for future PCOS studies. Frequency of Response: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals; Type of Respondents: Adult women. The
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,100; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden
Hours Per Response: 0.167; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 350.7. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
$3,507.00. 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 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 comment 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, 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. Patricia C. Chulada, Clinical Research Scientist, Clinical Research
Office, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call
non-toll-free number (919) 541-7736 or E-mail your request, including
your address to: [email protected].
DATES: Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received on
or before January 18, 2001.
Dated: December 7, 2000.
Francine Little,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 00-32221 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]
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