The request does not constitute a "nonsubstantive change" and will need to be resubmitted as a regular change request.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2011
10/31/2011
10/31/2011
6,861
0
6,861
4,140
0
4,140
0
0
0
The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a cohort study of 89,568 licensed pesticide applicators and their spouses in Iowa and North Carolina to be followed for 20 years or more. The focus of the phase III follow-up period (2005-2008) is to update exposure information and health histories by means of a computer assisted telephone interview, and to follow the cohort to determine disease incidence and mortality. This request is to complete the follow-up for phase III for 20,583 enrolled subjects who were not contacted previously due to a slow release of funding to the field centers resulting in an unexpected slow rate of data collection. The stimulus for this prospective investigation comes from the growing evidence that, despite a low mortality overall, farmers experience an excess of several cancers. A small sub-set of the cohort (N=993) will be asked to participate in the buccal cell collection to assess the effect of inherited polymorphisms and the interaction of environment and genomic predisposition.
US Code:
42 USC 285a-2
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
The phase III collection was scheduled for 3 years (November 2005 through October 2008). As it was stated in the prior submission, it was anticipated that "it may be necessary to extend data collection to a fourth year." The Field Stations have always been aware that conducting CATI interviews of farmers during the planting and harvesting season was potentially burdensome to the study participants, so data collection is suspended during those time periods, which vary from year to year depending on the weather. Budgetary issues created circumstances that made fewer resources available in a timely manner than anticipated for phase III, so questionnaire administration will take additional time rather than the three years required during phase II. Funding for the project was slowed down so it has become necessary to extend the length of time for data collection. Though this request represents respondents that were not interviewed, burden hours that were not used, and costs that were not spent during the 2005-2008 data collection period, a revision to this request is being ask due to a reduction in burden hours from the previous OMB approval. This request will allow the Agricultural Health Study to complete phase III of its research.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 1 Phase III CATI v. 2 Instrument for Agricultural Health Study
AHS Biomarker Study - OMB memo 01-07-10.doc
Phase III CATI v. 2 Instrument for Agricultural Health Study