Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28/12/2000

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Case-Control Study of Cancer and Related Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China

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: Case-Control Study of Cancer and Related Disorders Among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. (OMB No. 0925-0454 expires 3/31/01) Need and Use of Information Collection: A case-control study will examine the relationship between exposure to benezene and the risk of lymphohematopoietic malignancies and related disorders and lung cancer in Chinese workers. Cases and controls will be selected from participants in a recent cohort study of benzene-exposed workers in China. The data will be used by the NCI to examine risk among workers exposed to low levels of benzene, and to characterize the dose and time-specific relationship between benzene exposure and disease risk. Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: Indivi