[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1121-1122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-334]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pilot Research for 
Epidemiologic Studies of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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 October 
24, 1996, page 55159, 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, any information collection that has been extended, 
revised, or implemented after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Pilot Research for Epidemiologic Studies of Migrant and 
Seasonal Farmworkers. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need 
and Use of Information Collection: A pilot study will be conducted to 
evaluate the ability to trace farmworkers over extended periods of 
time, to determine cancer diagnosis and treatment patterns among 
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and to assess the reliability of farm 
work histories from farmworkers and from their spouses. The information 
will be used by the NCI to identify the most appropriate study design, 
case ascertainment procedures, and exposure assessment methods for a 
full-scale epidemiologic study of cancer among migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers. Determining the feasibility of using automated data 
collection techniques to obtain occupational histories from farmworkers 
will be part of this project. Frequency of Response: One-time study. 
Affected public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: 
Farmworkers and relatives. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                                                     Estimated  
                                                   Estimated No.   Estimated No.  Average burden   total annual 
               Type of respondents                of respondents   of responses      hours per     burden hours 
                                                                  per respondent     response        requested  
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Farmworkers.....................................              78             1.0            .333              26
Farmworkers with family history of cancer.......              67             1.0            .167              11
Farmworkers' relatives with cancer..............              33             1.0            .333              11
Farmworkers and spouses.........................              53             1.2           1.000              64
Farmworker Opportunity Program Clients..........          13,333             1.0            .167           2,222
      Total.....................................                                                           2,334
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    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 or 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 Dr. Shelia Hoar 
Zahm, Project Officer, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza 
North, Room 418, Rockville, MD 20892-7364, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 496-9093, or FAX your request to (301) 402-1819, 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 on or before 
February 7, 1997.

    Dated: December 6, 1996.
Nancy L. Bliss,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 97-334 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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