Sub-study request Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Cancer Research Symposium

Request for Approval under the Generic “Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration Generic Clearance (OD)”

(OMB#: 0925-0740 Exp Date: 07/31/2022)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: National Cancer Institute Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Cancer Research Symposium

PURPOSE:

This symposium will highlight the state of the science in cannabis, its chemical constituents (e.g., cannabinoids), and cancer research, including cancer epidemiology, use in cancer patients, cancer biology and prevention, pre-clinical and clinical cancer symptom and treatment side-effect management, as well as the use of cannabis and cannabinoids as cancer therapeutics. The symposium will also address current barriers to research and strategies to navigate these hurdles to ensure feasibility of rigorous studies designed to address gaps in knowledge as well as potential research opportunities in the area of research related to cannabis and cancer.

Sessions will include:

Recreational Cannabis and Cancer Epidemiology

Cannabis Use by Cancer Patients

Cancer Symptom/Treatment Side Effect Management –Preclinical

Cancer Symptom/Treatment Side Effect Management –Clinical

Cancer Biology & Prevention

Cancer Treatment –Pre-Clinical & Clinical
Navigating Research Challenges for Cannabis Research

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Biomedical researchers, oncology clinicians

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Abstract [ ] Application

[X] Registration Form [ ] Other: ______________________

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

Name: Audrey Wellons

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ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS and COSTS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	No. of Responses per Respondent	Time per Response (in hours)	Total Burden Hours
Individuals - Registration	1000	1	3/60	50
Totals		1000		50

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals	50	$46.95	$2,347.50
Total			$2,347.50

*Source of the mean Hourly Wage Rate is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation title “Medical Scientists” 19-1040, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/May/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $1,556.28

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary**	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Program Director	14/1	$121,316	.5%		$606.58
Communications Specialist	12/4	$94,970	1%		949.70
Total					$1556.28

**The salary in the table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/20Tables/html/DCB.aspx

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