[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 235 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72871-72872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29548]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request (60-Day FRN): 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 
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.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited to address 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) 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.
    To submit comments in writing, request more information on the 
proposed project, or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Jane Hoppin, Sc.D., Epidemiology Branch, National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander 
Drive, PO Box 12233, MD A3-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, or 
call non-toll-free number 919-541-7622, or email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected].
    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this 
publication.
    Proposed Collection: The Agricultural Health Study: A Prospective 
Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men and Women in 
Agriculture, 0925-0406, Expiration Date 5/31/2013--REVISION--National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes 
of Health (NIH).
    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 licensed pesticide applicators and their 
spouses enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study. This represents a 
request to complete phase IV (2013-2015) of the study and to continue 
and complete the buccal cell collection and the Study of Biomarkers of 
Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA). The primary objectives of 
the study are to determine the health effects resulting from 
occupational and environmental exposures in the agricultural 
environment. The phase IV follow up data will be collected by using one 
of three methods of the cohort member's choosing: self-administered 
computer assisted web survey (CAWI); self-administered paper-and-pen 
(Paper/pen); or an interviewer administered computer assisted telephone 
interview (CATI). Proxy interviews for those cohort members unable to 
complete the follow up will be completed by using one of the three 
methods as well. Secondary objectives include evaluating

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biological markers that may be associated with agricultural exposures 
and risk of certain types of cancer. Questionnaire data will be 
collected by using computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) and in-
person interview (CAPI) systems for telephone screeners and home visit 
interviews, respectively. Some respondents will also be asked to 
participate in the collection of biospecimens including blood, urine, 
and buccal cells (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.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 10,465.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

                                                     Table A.12-1--Estimates Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of     Average time
               Type of respondent                                  Form                      Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Private and Commercial Applicators and Spouses.  Reminder, Missing, and Damaged Scripts              100               1            5/60               8
                                                  for Buccal Cell.
Private Applicators............................  BEEA CATI Screener.....................             480               1           20/60             160
Private Applicators............................  BEEA Home Visit CAPI, Blood, & Urine x              160               1           30/60              80
                                                  1.
Private Applicators............................  BEEA Schedule Home Visit Script........              20               3            5/60               5
Private Applicators............................  BEEA Home Visit CAPI, Blood, & Urine x               20               3           30/60              30
                                                  3.
Private Applicators............................  Paper/pen, CAWI or CATI................          13,855               1           25/60           5,773
Spouses........................................  Paper/pen, CAWI or CATI................          10,201               1           25/60           4,250
Proxy..........................................  Paper/pen, CAWI or CATI................             635               1           15/60             159
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,465
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    Dated: November 30, 2012
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
Program Analyst, NCI, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2012-29548 Filed 12-5-12; 8:45 am]
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