Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 1997 / Notices 49697

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

nformation Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: September 15, 1997.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards Health Care

Financing Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences Division of Intramural

Research; Proposed Data Collection

Available for Public Comment and

Recommendation

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 Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences (NIEHS) will publish

periodic summaries of proposed

projects. To request more information

on the proposed project or to obtain a

copy of the data collection plans and

instruments, call the NIEHS Project

Clearance Liaison, at (919) 541–5047.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

This notice regards a request for OMB

processing for a proposed study: The

Johnston County ADHD Study:

Environmental, Reproductive and

Familial Risk Factors for Attention

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13 of the

OMB guidelines. We received

emergency OMB clearance in June 1997

for conducting a pilot study for this

study which is being conducted June

1997–November 1997. The OMB

clearance for the pilot study expires in

November 1997. We are now applying

for clearance for the full study which we

anticipate beginning in January 1998.

New—Proposed Project: The Johnston

County ADHD Study: Environmental,

Reproductive and Familial Risk Factors

for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity

Disorder. For the proposed study we

plan to collect questionnaire data from

350 teachers and 2400 parents. Data will

be collected over two years. Teachers

will use a brief symptom checklist to

screen all the children in their class;

about 8,000 children will be screened in

all. We will conduct telephone

interviews with the mothers or

guardians of children identified as

possible cases and a 15% random

sample of control children. If children

meet DSM–IV criteria for ADHD after

both screens, they will be considered

cases. The primary hypotheses of the

study are that preterm delivery and

other reproductive risk factors increase

risk of ADHD and childhood lead

exposure (measured in shed baby teeth)

increases risk of ADHD. In year two of

the study we will use cheek swabs to

collect DNA from 1,200 mothers, 1,200

children, 1,200 siblings and 1,200

fathers to study possible genetic or

familial risk factors for ADHD. The data

collected in this study will allow us to

describe the prevalence of Attention

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in

Johnston County, how prevalence varies

by demographic profile, and to identify

environmental, reproductive and

familial risk factors for the disorder.

Type respondent

Estimated

number of respondents

Estimated

number of responses

Average # responses per respondentAverage burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

Teachers ............................................................................. 350 10,150 29 .18 1827

Mother/guardian .................................................................. 2400 13,200 5.5 .32 4224

Father .................................................................................. 1,200 1,000 1 .17 204

Study child .......................................................................... 1,200 1,000 1 .17 204

Sibling ................................................................................. 1,200 1,200 1 .17 204

Total Burden: 6,663 hours.

Total Burden per Year: 3,331.5 hours.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on the

proposed project or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, contact: Dr. Andrew

Rowland, Senior Staff Fellow, NIEHS,

DIR/EDMP/Epidemiology Branch, PO

Box 12233, RTP, NC 27709, or call nontoll free number (919) 541–7886.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before November 21,

1997.

Dated: September 10, 1997.

Charles Leasure,

Associate Director for Management, NIEHS.

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National Institutes of Health

National Center for Research

Resources; Notice of Meetings

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meetings of

the National Center for Research

Resources Initial Review Group and the

Scientific and Technical Review Board

on Biomedical and Behavioral Research

Facilities, National Center for Research