[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20531-20532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11352]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Effect of Chronic 
Occupational Exposure to Pesticides on Neurological Function in 
Farmworkers (Workers' Health Study)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on November 3, 1995, pages 55845-55846, and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Effect of Chronic Occupational Exposure to 
Pesticides on Neurological Function in Farmworkers (Workers' Health 
Study). Type of Information Collection Request. NEW. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This is a cross-sectional study of 125 
farmworkers exposed to pesticides and 125 unexposed control subjects 
with other jobs matched for age, sex, and ethnicity. There are few 
studies which document an association of subclinical neurological 
effects with chronic exposure. The information collected will be used 
to further understanding of the effects of chronic occupational 
exposure to pesticides on neurological function and in the assessment 
of public health concerns to occupational groups and the public. 
Frequently of Response: One time. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households; Farms. Type of Respondents: Male and Female adult 
farmworkers and control subjects. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 326 Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1.92; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 
1.11; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 692. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $6,920.00. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to 
report.

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                                                                                                      Estimated 
                                                                            Estimated     Average       total   
                                                               Estimated    number of      burden       annual  
                     Type of respondents                       number of    responses    hours per      burden  
                                                              respondents      per        response      hours   
                                                                            respondent                requested 
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Exposed farmworkers.........................................          147       2.0204       1.1515          342
Control subjects............................................          179       1.8379       1.0639          350
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Total.......................................................          326  ...........  ...........          692
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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.

DIRECT COMMENTS TO OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding 
the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the 
estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact: Dr. Freja Kamel, Senior Staff Fellow, DIR, 
EBMP, Epidemiology Branch, NIEHS, Bldg. 101, Room A357, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709, or call non-toll free number (919) 541-1581.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before June 
6, 1996.

    Dated: April 5, 1996.
Charles Leasure,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 96-11352 Filed 5-6-96; 8:45 am]
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