[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55845-55846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27324]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Division of 
Intramural Research; Proposed Data Collection Available for Public 
Comment and Recommendation

    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 Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, call the NIEHS Project Clearance Liaison, at (919) 541-
5047.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Project: Effects of Chronic Occupational Exposure to 
Pesticides on Neurological Function in Farm workers--New--A cross-
sectional study will be conducted of 147 farmworkers exposed to 
pesticides and 179 unexposed control subjects with other jobs. 
Pesticide exposure will be evaluated with a questionnaire that collects 
information on general work history, work with pesticides, and work 
practices. Neurological function will be assessed with a 
neurobehavioral test battery and with quantitative tests of 
somatosensory function, equilibrium, and tremor. The data collected in 
this study will elucidate the association between chronic occupational 
exposure to pesticides and neurological dysfunction. Burden estimates 
are as follows:

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                                                                 Average
                                                     Number of   burden 
               Number of respondents                 responses     per  
                                                        per     response
                                                    respondent   (hours)
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147 farmworkers...................................       1.92       1.14
179 control subjects..............................       1.92       1.14
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    Send written comments to Jane Lambert, Project Clearance Liaison, 
NIEHS, PO Box 12233, A3/05, Research 

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Triangle Park, NC 27709-12233. Written comments must be received within 
60 days of this notice.

    Dated: October 25, 1995.
Charles Leasure,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 95-27324 Filed 11-2-95; 8:45 am]
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