Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pilot Research for Epidemiologic Studies of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pilot Research for

Epidemiologic Studies of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

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 October

24, 1996, page 55159, 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, any information collection that has been extended,

revised, or implemented after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

Title: Pilot Research for Epidemiologic Studies of Migrant and

Seasonal Farmworkers. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need

and Use of Information Collection: 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 NCI 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. Frequency of Response: One-time study.

Affected public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents:

Farmworkers and relatives. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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Estimated

Estimated No. Estimated No. Average burden total annual

Type of respondents of respondents of responses hours per burden hours

per respondent response requested

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Farmworkers..................................... 78 1.0 .333 26

Farmworkers with family history of cancer....... 67 1.0 .167 11

Farmworkers' relatives with cancer.............. 33 1.0 .333 11

Farmworkers and spouses......................... 53 1.2 1.000 64

Farmworker Opportunity Program Clients.......... 13,333 1.0 .167 2,222

Total..................................... 2,334

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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 are invited on one or more of the

following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection or 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) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to 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 CONTACT:

To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy

of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Shelia Hoar

Zahm, Project Officer, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza

North, Room 418, Rockville, MD 20892-7364, or call non-toll-free number

(301) 496-9093, or FAX your request to (301) 402-1819, or E-mail your

request, including your address, to [email protected]

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if received on or before

February 7, 1997.

Dated: December 6, 1996.

Nancy L. Bliss,

OMB Project Clearance Liaison.

[FR Doc. 97-334 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]

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