[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26815-26816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12778]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Agricultural Health Study--
A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and 
Women in Agriculture

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: Agricultural Health Study--A Prospective Cohort Study of 
Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and Women in Agriculture.
    Type of Information Collection Request: O REINSTATEMENT, with 
change.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Agricultural Health 
Study has assembled a cohort of over 90,000 private and commercial 
applicators and spouses of private applicators. Baseline information 
has been collected. The cohort will be contacted to update exposure 
information since enrollment and changes in health status and family 
medical history. Additional dietary information will be requested. A 
collection of buccal (cheek) cells is planned.
    Frequency of Response: Single time reporting.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Farms.
    Type of Respondents: Private and commercial pesticide applicators 
and the spouses of private applicators. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,271;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0;
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.167; and
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 24,682.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $246,820. The 
Capital Costs are $12,018 and the Operating or Maintenance Costs are 
$3,511.

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) 
Evaluate 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) evaluate 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) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected and (4) 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 
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the data collection plans and instruments, contact Michael C.R. 
Alavanja, Dr. P.H., Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of 
Cancer Etiology, National Cancer Institute, EPN 418, 6130 Executive 
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, or call (310) 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 on or before July 
13, 1998.

    Date: May 6, 1998.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-12778 Filed 5-17-98; 8:45 am]
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