[Federal Register: September 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 172)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Agricultural Health 
Study--A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among 
Men and Women in Agriculture

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 May 14, 
1998, pages 26815-26816 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
public comments 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 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: Agricultural Health Study--A Prospective Cohort Study of 
Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and Women in Agriculture. Type of 
Information Request: OMB #0925-0406, Exp. 11/30/97, Reinstatement, with 
change. Need and Use of Information Collection: The Agricultural Health 
Study has assembled a cohort of over 90,0900 private and commercial 
applicators and spouses of private applicators. Baseline information 
has been collected. The cohort will be contacted to update exposure 
information since enrollment and changes in health status and family 
medical history. Additional dietary information will be requested. A 
collection of buccal (cheek) cells is planned. Frequency of Response: 
Single time reporting. Affected Public: Individuals or households, 
Farms. Type of Respondents: Private and commercial pesticide 
applicators and the spouses of private applicators. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Buccal cell
                  Applicator                       Spouse     collection
------------------------------------------------------------------------
25,271........................................       23,784       14,270
1.............................................            1            1
.5............................................           .5          .66
12,636........................................       11,892        9,419
                                               -------------------------
    Total Burden..............................  ...........       33,947
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The annualized costs to respondents estimated at: $339,470. 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 should addresses one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) Enhance 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 on 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: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact 
Michael C.R. Alavanja, Dr. P.H., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and 
Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Plaza North, 
Rockville, Maryland 20892-7344, or call non-toll free number (301) 496-
4720, or FAX your request to (301) 402-1819, or E-mail you request, 
including your address, to: alavanjam@epndce.nci.nih.gov
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured to having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Date: August 27, 1998.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-23948 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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