Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2001 / Notices 23035

Benzene-Exposed Workers in China,

OMB Number 0925–0454, Revised.

Need and Use of Information Collection:

A case-cohort study will be performed

to examine the risks of

lymphohematopoietic cancers, other

lymphohematopoietic disorders,

benzene poisoning, and lung cancer

among workers exposed to benzene. The

study will attempt to determine with

greater precision the risks of these

disorders at low levels of benzene

exposure, and to characterize the dose

and time-specific relationship between

benzene exposure and disease risk.

Cases and controls will be selected from

an existing cohort of 75,000 benzeneexposed workers and 36,000

comparison workers in 12 Chinese

cities. There are 3 changes to the 60-day

Federal Register notice for this study

published on December 28, 2000: (1)

more subjects will be evaluated in the

currently planned case-cohort study

(N=1,770, including 225 with benzene

poisoning) than in the previously

described case-control study (N=1,545);

(2) each subject (or their next of kin will

be asked fewer questions (average hours

per response will decrease from 0.42 to

0.3674 hours); and (3) the more efficient

case-cohort design will be used, rather

than an individually-matched casecontrol study design. Frequency of

Response: Single-time study. Affected

Public: Individuals or households. Type

of Respondents: Cases with

lymphohematopoietic malignancies and

related disorders, benzene poisoning

and lung cancer among Chinese

benzene-exposed and comparison

workers; controls consist of a random

sample of the Chinese worker cohort

without these disorders. The annual

reporting burden is as follows:

Estimated Number of Respondents: 590;

Estimated Number of Respondents per

Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours

per Response: 0.3674; and Estimated

Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:

216. The annualized cost to respondents

is estimated at $216. 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 or

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 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.

Richard Hayes, OEB/EBP/DECEG/NCI

6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Room 8114,

Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-tollfree number (301) 435–3973 or E-mail

your request, including your address to:

HayesR@mail.nih.gov

Comments Due Date: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before June 6, 2001.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Reesa Nichols,

NCI Project Clearance Liaison.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Complementary &

Alternative Medicine; Notice of Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections 552(c)(4)

and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as

amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Center for

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Special Emphasis Panel NCCAM SEP C–11.

Date: May 23–25, 2001.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 805 Russell

Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879.

Contact Person: John C. Chah, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Center for Complementary and Alternative

Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 6707

Democracy Boulevard, Rm. 106, Bethesda,

MD 20892–5495, 301–402–4334,

chahj@mail.nih.gov.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Research

Resources; Amended Notice of

Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Advisory

Research Resources Council, May 17,

2001, 9:15 a.m. to May 17, 2001, 5 p.m.,

National Center for Research Resources,

National Institutes of Health,

Conference Room 10, Building 31,

Bethesda, MD 20892 which was

published in the Federal Register on

March 14, 2001, 66 FR 14911.

The meeting of the Executive

Subcommittee scheduled for 8 a.m. to 9

a.m. on May 17, 2001, in Conference

Room 3B13 has been cancelled. The

meeting is partially Closed to the public.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

National Advisory Board on Medical

Rehabilitation Research.