[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9902-9903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4567]
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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: Revision. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The purpose of this information collection is to
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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 (2005-2010) of the study.
The primary objectives of the study are to determine the health effects
resulting from occupational and environmental exposures in the
agricultural environment. Secondary objectives include evaluating
biological markers that may be associated with agricultural exposures
and risk of certain types of cancer. Questionnaire data will be
collected by using computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) and in-
person interview (CAPI) systems for telephone screeners and home visit
interviews, respectively. Some respondents will also be asked to
participate in the collection of biospecimens including blood, urine,
and buccal cells (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: One or Three. 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 Average time
Type of respondent Instrument annual number Frequency of per response Annual burden
of respondents response minutes/hour hours
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Private Applicators........... CATI Screener... 960 1 5/60 80
(0.083)
Private Applicators........... Home Visit CAPI 310 1 95/60 465
and (1.5)
Biospecimens x
1.
Private Applicators........... Home Visit CAPI 10 3 95/60 45
and (1.5)
Biospecimens x
3.
Private Applicators, Spouses, Introductory 150 1 5/60 13
Commercial Applicators. Telephone (0.083)
Contact and
Buccal Cell.
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Total..................... 1430 .............. .............. 603
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The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $16,153 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:
[email protected].
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: February 26, 2010.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-4567 Filed 3-3-10; 8:45 am]
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