National Institutes of Health; Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health; Proposed Data Collection Available

for Public Comment

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), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish periodic summaries

of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed

project, call Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., Epidemiologist, at (301) 496-

9093.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including

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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy

of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., National Cancer

Institute, EPN 418, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20892-7364.

Written comments should be received by October 24, 1995.

Proposed Project: Pilot Research for Epidemiologic Studies of

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers--New--A pilot study will be conducted

to evaluate the ability to trace farmworkers over extended periods of

time, to determine cancer diagnosis and treatment patterns among

migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and to assess the reliability of farm

work histories from farmworkers and from their spouses. The information

will be used by the National Cancer Institute to identify the most

appropriate study design, case ascertainment procedures, and exposure

assessment methods for a full-scale epidemiologic study of cancer among

migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Determining the feasibility of using

automated data collection techniques to obtain occupational histories

from farmworkers will be part of this project. Burden estimates are as

follows:

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Number of Average

Number of responses burden/

respondents per response

respondent (hours)

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Farmworkers and families......... 230 1 .33

Farmworker relatives of cancer

patients........................ 300 1 .25

Farmworkers and spouses.......... 160 1 1.00

Farmworker Opportunity Program

clients......................... 50,000 1 .10

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Dated: August 18, 1995.

Donald P. Christoferson,

Acting NCI Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 95-21182 Filed 8-24-95; 8:45 am]

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