[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15057]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Agricultural Health Study--
A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and 
Women in Agriculture

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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Agricultural Health Study--A Prospective 
Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and Women in 
Agriculture. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision (0925-
0406, expiration 8/31/96). Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
Agricultural Health Study is in its third year of data collection on a 
prospective cohort of 75,000 farmers, their spouses, and commercial 
applicators of pesticides from Iowa and North Carolina. Baseline 
questionnaires have been completed by these applicators and by spouses 
of the farmer applicators.
    These questionnaires collected information about demographics, 
occupational history, medical history and family medical history. 
Frequency of Response: Single time reporting. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households, Farms. Type of Respondents: Private 
pesticide applicators and their spouses. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,590; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1.0; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 
.6143; and, Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 8,348. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $83,480. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 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) 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) Evaluate 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 
of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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., Epidemiology and 
Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Etiology, National Cancer 
Institute, EPN 430, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, or 
call (310) 496-9093, or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
alavanjamepndce.nci.nih.gov.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received by no later than 
August 12, 1996.

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
Philip D. Amoruso,
NCI Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-15057 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]
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