Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

A Pilot Study of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Mode of

Transmission Among Children in Linqu County, Shandong Province, China.

SUMMARY: 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 Cancer Institute

(NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection: Title: A Pilot Study of Helicobacter pylori

Infection and Mode of Transmission Among Children in Linqu County,

Shandong Province, China. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.

Need and Use of Information Collection: The agency conducts and funds

studies examining risk factors for infectious and chronic diseases that

may be related to risk of cancer. This information collection is needed

to evaluate data collection methods and the quality of the data

collected prior to implementation with a larger study population. The

data collection effort is needed to identify personal practices and

environmental conditions which appear to contribute to H. pylori

transmission. Questionnaire data obtained from mothers will be linked

with existing H. pylori status data to investigate factors that may

influence the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Linqu County

children. Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: Individuals

or households. Type of Respondents: Parents. The annual reporting

burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 98; Estimated

Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per

Response: .33; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 32.

The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $21.33. 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and

instruments, contact Linda Morris Brown, MPH, Assistant Director for

Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and

Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,

6130 Executive Blvd., Executive Plaza North, Room 415, Bethesda, MD,

20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-4153 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

November 10, 1997.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Nancie L. Bliss,

OMB Project Clearance Liaison.

[FR Doc. 97-23899 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]

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