Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 27, 2006 / Notices 77767 

and Budget, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503. 

Dated: December 19, 2006. 

Caroline Lewis, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Administration and Financial Management. 

[FR Doc. E6–22138 Filed 12–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment request; The 

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities 

Study (ARIC) 

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 August 28, 2006, pages 

50924–50925, and allowed 60-days for 

public comments. Only one comment 

was 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 

OMB control number. 

Proposed Collection: Title: The 

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities 

Study (ARIC). 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection (OMB NO. 0925–

0281. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This project involves annual 

follow-up by telephone of participants 

in the ARIC study, review of their 

medical records, and interviews with 

doctors and family to identify disease 

occurrence. Interviewers will contact 

doctors and hospitals to ascertain 

participants’ cardiovascular events. 

Information gathered will be used to 

further describe the risk factors, 

occurrence rates, and consequences of 

cardiovascular disease in middle aged 

and older men and women. 

Frequency of Response: The 

participants will be contacted annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households: Businesses or other for 

profit; Small businesses or 

organizations. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals or 

households; doctors and staff of 

hospitals and nursing homes. The 

annual reporting burden is as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,845; 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.0; 

Average Burden Hours per Response: 

0.242; and 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours Requested: 3,108. The annualized 

cost to respondents is estimated at 

$60,525, assuming respondents’ time at 

the rate of $16.5 per hour for family and 

patient respondents, and $75 per hour 

for physicians. There are not Capital 

Costs to report. There are no Operation 

or Maintenance Costs to report. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN

Type of response Number of respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average time 

per response 

Annual hour 

burden 

Participant Follow-up ....................................................................................... 11,500 1.0 0.2500 2,875 1Physician, hospital, nursing home staff ......................................................... 945 1.0 0.1667 158 

1Participant’s next-of-kin ................................................................................. 450 1.0 0.1667 75 

Total .......................................................................................................... 12,845 1.0 0.2420 3,108 

1Annual burden is placed on doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, 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. 

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, 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. 

Hanyu Ni, NIH, NHLBI, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, NSC 7934, Bethesda, MD 20892–

7934, or call non-toll-free number (301) 

435–0448 or E-mail your request, 

including your address to: 

nihany@nhlbi.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

based assured of having their full effect 

if received within 30-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: December 20, 2006. 

Peter Savage, 

Acting Director, National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 06–9874 Filed 12–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of 

information collection requests under 

OMB review, in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 


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