[Federal Register: April 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Agricultural Health
Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men
and Women in Agriculture (NCI)
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: The Agricultural Health Study: A
Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men and
Women in Agriculture (NCI) (OMB: 0925-0406). Type of
Information Collection Request: Renewal. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The purpose of this information collection is to continue
and complete updating the occupational and environmental exposure
information as well as medical history information for respondents
enrolled in the Agriculture Health Study. This represents a request to
continue and complete phase III (2005-2008) of the study. Due to
reduced annual budgets for research, a delay in data collection has
resulted and there has not been enough time to complete the data
collection on the number of respondents that had been originally
requested in 2005 OMB submission. The primary objectives of the study
are to determine the health effects resulting from occupational and
environmental exposures in the agricultural environment. The data will
be collected by using a computer assisted telephone interview (CATI)
system. A small percentage of the respondents will also be asked to
participate in a buccal cell collection which is a sample of loose
cells from the respondent's mouth. The findings will provide valuable
information concerning the potential link between agricultural
exposures and cancer and other chronic diseases among agricultural
Health Study cohort members, and this information may be generalized to
the entire agricultural community. Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: Private Sector, Farms. Type of Respondents: Licensed
pesticide applicators and their spouses. The annual reporting burden is
as follows:
Estimates of Hour Burden
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Estimated
annual number Frequency of Average time Annual burden
Type of respondent Instrument of response per response hours
respondents (hours)
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Private Applicators........... CATI only....... 8,754 1 35/60 5,106.50
CATI & buccal 250 1 1 250.00
cell.
Spouses....................... CATI only....... 8,041 1 35/60 4,690.58
CATI & buccal 500 1 1 500.00
cell.
Commercial Applicators........ CATI only....... 2,787 1 35/60 1,625.75
CATI & buccal 250 1 1 250.00
cell.
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Totals.................... ................ 20,582.00 .............. .............. 12,422.83
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The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $109,652 each
year for a three year period. There are no capital costs, operating
costs, and/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 CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Michael Alavanja, Dr.P.H, Occupational and
Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and
Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza South, Room
8000, 6120 Executive Blvd., Rockville MD 20892 or call 301-496-9093 or
e-mail your request, including your address to: alavanjm@mail.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: April 22, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-9402 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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