[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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