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Children’s Study (NCS). The purpose of
this notice is to inform scientific
reviewers, professional colleagues,
contributors, and all who are interested
in this ground-breaking initiative, of the
opportunity for review and comment.
The Research Plan describes the Study’s
background, design, measures, and the
rationale for their selections in
sufficient detail so that readers can
understand the basis of the Study and
how it will be carried out. This plan was
developed with input from scientists
and other professionals across the
country and from multiple federal
agencies, especially the National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) and the National
Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, and
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). We welcome
constructive comments and proposals
for how the National Children’s Study
might address the pressing health
concerns of our nation’s children even
more effectively. Procedures for
commenting and communicating about
the Research Plan are found on the NCS
Web site at: http://
www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/
research/research_plan/index.cfm.
DATES: Submit responses to the National
Children’s Study (see below) on or
before September 25, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
National Children’s Study, NICHD, NIH,
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 5C01,
Bethesda, MD 20892. Telephone: 301–
594–9147, Fax: 301–480–1222, e-mail:
[email protected], Internet at:
http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Children’s Study is a long-term
study of child health conducted in the
United States. By following 100,000
children from before birth to age 21,
Study researchers hope to better
understand how children’s genes and
their environments interact to affect
their health and development. In the
Study, ‘‘environment’’ includes factors
such as: Air, water, and house dust;
what children eat; how they are cared
for; the safety of their neighborhoods;
and how often they see a doctor.
The goal of the National Children’s
Study is to provide information that will
ultimately lead to improvements in the
health, development, and well-being of
children. The primary aim of the Study
is to investigate the separate and
combined effects of environmental
exposures (chemical, biological,
physical, psychosocial) as well as geneenvironment interactions on pregnancy

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outcomes, child health and
development, and precursors of adult
disease.
The Study will examine important
health issues, including: birth defects
and pregnancy-related problems,
injuries, asthma, obesity and diabetes,
and behavior, learning, and mental
health disorders. By establishing links
between children’s environments and
their health, and charting their
development through infancy,
childhood, and early adulthood, the
Study hopes to determine the root
causes of many childhood and adult
diseases. Findings from the Study will
benefit all Americans by providing
researchers, health care providers, and
public health officials with information
from which to develop prevention
strategies, health and safety guidelines,
and possibly new treatments and cures
for disease.
The Study will employ a national
probability sampling approach to select
locations for conduct of the study. The
sampling design utilizes a multistage
clustered approach. In the first stage,
105 locations (generally corresponding
to single counties) were randomly
selected from all U.S. counties. Seven of
the locations will serve as the Vanguard
Locations and will participate in the
pilot phase of the Study. Because the
focus of the study includes assessment
of the impact of exposures that occur
early in pregnancy, both pregnant
women and their partners, and women
of childbearing age, comprise the initial
target population for enrollment in each
of the Study Locations. At the time of
enrollment, participants will be asked to
provide written informed consent for
participation in the study. Three
distinct groups will be enrolled and
followed: Pregnant women and their
partners, couples planning pregnancy,
and women not currently planning
pregnancy but with some probability of
becoming pregnant during the four year
enrollment timeframe.
The National Children’s Study is in a
unique position to answer many
questions regarding the effects of
environmental exposures on the longterm health of children. The focus on
exposures prior to and early in
pregnancy is a unique feature of this
study, as is the breadth of planned
exposure and outcome measurements.
As technology continues to evolve,
stored data specimens (biologic and
environmental) will provide a valuable
resource to answer important questions
for future generations.
The prospective longitudinal design
of the study will permit an in-depth
examination of the effects of
environmental exposures as they unfold

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over the course of development. This
will include an unprecedented, processoriented understanding of how
exposures at particular points in
development lead to both immediate
and long-term consequences for
children, and what circumstances,
characteristics, or genetic
predispositions mediate or moderate the
relation between exposure and outcome.
The size and representative nature of
the sample will permit both valid
inferences about the U.S. population as
a whole, and exploration of subgroupspecific patterns of adaptation and
maladapation.
Additionally, the data collected for
the Study will provide a platform for
future research. Data, biological
samples, and environmental samples
will be available for future studies as
science evolves and new questions
arise. The Study will serve as an
exceptional resource both for science
and for society.
Duane Alexander,
Director, National Institutes of Child Health
and Human Development, National Institutes
of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Transportation Entry and
Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP
Inspection and Permit
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Transportation Entry
and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP
Inspection and Permit. This is a
proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
a change to the burden hours. This
document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (72 FR 15893) on

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices
April 3, 2007, allowing for a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security/
Customs and Border Protection, and
sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the Proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components 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
collections 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Title: Transportation Entry and
Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP
Inspection and Permit.
OMB Number: 1651–0003.
Form Number: Form CBP–7512 and
7512–A.
Abstract: This collection involves the
movement of imported merchandise
from the port of importation to another
CBP port prior to release of the
merchandise.
Current Actions: This submission is
being submitted to extend the expiration
date with a change in the burden hours.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 23
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,162,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost on
the Public: N/A.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: July 19, 2007.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Information
Services Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Application for Exportation
of Articles Under Special Bond
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Application for
Exportation of Articles Under Special
Bond. This is a proposed extension of
an information collection that was
previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with no change to the burden
hours. This document is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (72
FR 15892) on April 3, 2007, allowing for
a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and

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Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security/
Customs and Border Protection, and
sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–
13). Your comments should address one
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components 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
collections 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Title: Application for Exportation of
Articles under Special Bond.
OMB Number: 1651–0004.
Form Number: Form CBP–3495.
Abstract: This collection of
information is used by importers for
articles entered into the United States
temporarily. These articles are free of
duty under bond, and are exported
within one year from the date of
importation.
Current Actions: This submission is
being submitted to extend the expiration
date with no change to the burden
hours.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses,
Individuals, Institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,000.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost on
the Public: N/A.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs

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