Approved
consistent with previous Terms of Clearance: NIH will use revised
interim post cards and consent forms, and all instruments will
include the standard PRA blurb, OMB control number, and expiration
date. NIH also agrees that it will not store biological samples for
future testing, due to privacy and ethics reasons.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2009
3,870
0
6,330
1,249
0
1,934
0
0
0
Iron loss is a known consequence of
blood donation. Although the overall health significance of iron
depletion in blood donors is uncertain, iron depletion leading to
iron deficient erythropoiesis and lowered hemoglobin levels results
in donor deferral and, occasionally, in mild iron deficiency
anemia. Hemoglobin deferrals represent more than half of all donor
deferral, deferring 16% of donation attempts by women. This Iron
Cohort study has been developed under the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute?s (NHLBI) Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II
(REDS-II) contract. Among the six REDS-II blood centers, a
longitudinal study of iron status in two cohorts of blood donors
will be conducted. The first cohort will be comprised of 1920 first
time and returning (reactivated) donors for whom baseline iron and
hemoglobin status can be assessed without the influence of previous
donations, and a second cohort of 1440 frequent donor, where the
cumulative effect of additional frequent blood donations can be
assessed.
US Code:
42
USC 285b3 Name of Law: COngressional Mandate
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.