[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38227-38228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15072]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Agricultural 
Health Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease 
Among Men and Women in Agriculture (NCI)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) 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 April 
30, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 84, p. 23473), and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No public comments or questions 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

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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: 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 the 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 Annual Burden Hours
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                                                     Estimated                     Average time
      Type of  respondent          Instrument        number of     Frequency of    per response    Annual burden
                                                    respondents      response     (Minutes/hour)       hours
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Private Applicators...........  Interview Only..           2,920            1.00           35/60        1,703.33
                                Interview &                   83            1.00           60/60           83.00
                                 buccal cells.
Spouses.......................  Interview Only..           2,680            1.00           35/60        1,563.33
                                Interview &                  165            1.00           60/60          165.00
                                 buccal cells.
Commercial Applicators........  Interview Only..             930            1.00           35/60          542.50
                                Interview &                   83            1.00           60/60           83.00
                                 buccal cells.
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    Totals....................  ................           6,861  ..............  ..............        4,140.17
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $109,652, which 
amount to a total cost of $1,348,000 over three years. 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.
    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 Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, at [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. 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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: June 25, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-15072 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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