[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 23473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9402]


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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: Renewal. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The purpose of this information collection is to 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 (2005-2008) of the study. Due to 
reduced annual budgets for research, a delay in data collection has 
resulted and there has not been enough time to complete the data 
collection on the number of respondents that had been originally 
requested in 2005 OMB submission. The primary objectives of the study 
are to determine the health effects resulting from occupational and 
environmental exposures in the agricultural environment. The data will 
be collected by using a computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) 
system. A small percentage of the respondents will also be asked to 
participate in a buccal cell collection which is a sample of 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: Once. 
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
                                                  annual  number   Frequency of    Average time    Annual burden
      Type of  respondent          Instrument           of           response      per response        hours
                                                    respondents                       (hours)
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Private Applicators...........  CATI only.......           8,754               1           35/60        5,106.50
                                CATI & buccal                250               1               1          250.00
                                 cell.
Spouses.......................  CATI only.......           8,041               1           35/60        4,690.58
                                CATI & buccal                500               1               1          500.00
                                 cell.
Commercial Applicators........  CATI only.......           2,787               1           35/60        1,625.75
                                CATI & buccal                250               1               1          250.00
                                 cell.
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    Totals....................  ................       20,582.00  ..............  ..............       12,422.83
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $109,652 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: April 22, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-9402 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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