[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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