[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8151-8152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02503]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (30-Day FRN): 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 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 December 6, 2012 (Vol. 77, p. 72871) and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments have been
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
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
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 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 30 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
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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 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 Reminder, 100 1 5/60 8
Applicators and Spouses. Missing, and
Damaged Scripts
for Buccal Cell.
Private Applicators........... BEEA CATI 480 1 20/60 160
Screener.
Private Applicators........... BEEA Home Visit 160 1 30/60 80
CAPI, Blood, &
Urine x 1.
Private Applicators........... BEEA Schedule 20 3 5/60 5
Home Visit
Script.
Private Applicators........... BEEA Home Visit 20 3 30/60 30
CAPI, Blood, &
Urine x 3.
Private Applicators........... Paper/pen, CAWI 13,855 1 25/60 5,773
or CATI.
Spouses....................... Paper/pen, CAWI 10,201 1 25/60 4,250
or CATI.
Proxy......................... Paper/pen, CAWI 635 1 15/60 159
or CATI.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 10,465
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Dated: January 30, 2013.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, NCI, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-02503 Filed 2-4-13; 8:45 am]
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