OMB Control No:  0925-0406ICR Reference No: 
201604-0925-001 
Status:  Historical ActivePrevious ICR Reference No:  201308-0925-001  
Agency/Subagency:  HHS/NIHAgency Tracking No:  20219 
Title:  Agricultural Health Study: A
Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and
Women in Agriculture 
Type of Information Collection: 
Revision of a currently approved collectionCommon Form ICR:   No 
Type of Review Request:  Regular 
OIRA Conclusion Action:  Approved
without changeConclusion Date:  06/09/2016 
Retrieve
Notice of Action (NOA) Date Received in OIRA: 
04/26/2016 
Terms of Clearance:  
  
Inventory as of this Action 
Requested 
Previously Approved 
 
Expiration Date 06/30/2019 
36 Months From Approved 
09/30/2016 
 
Responses 29,641 
0 
25,711 
 
Time Burden (Hours) 11,438 
0 
10,678 
 
Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 
0 
0 
 
 
Abstract:  The Agricultural Health Study (AHS)
program staff is requesting approval of this revision to the Study
of Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA) to
extend the ongoing field period, and add a control respondent
group, and a smartphone application (app) component. Respondents in
the new BEEA control group will be selected from lists of
registered voters in Iowa and North Carolina and screened to ensure
they have not worked in farming. They will receive one BEEA home
visit that will be modeled on the protocol received by the other
participants, but with a modified computer assisted in-person
interview (CAPI) that asks for other occupational exposures instead
of farming exposures. Respondents for the pilot smartphone app will
be selected from all BEEA participants except controls. They will
be asked to download and use a smartphone app to document their
daily farm routine on 30 days over a 6-month period. The smartphone
app component uses procedures similar to those employed by other
NCI studies. 
 
Authorizing Statute(s):   US Code:
42
USC 285l  Name of Law: Public Health Service Act 
Citations for New Statutory
Requirements:  None 
 
Associated Rulemaking
Information  
RIN: Stage of Rulemaking: Federal Register Citation: Date:  
Not associated with rulemaking 
 
 
Federal Register Notices &
Comments  
60-day Notice: Federal Register Citation: Citation Date:  
  
80 FR
74115 11/27/2015 
 
30-day Notice: Federal Register Citation: Citation Date:  
81 FR
23737 04/22/2016 
 
Did the Agency receive public comments on
this ICR?  No 
 
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this
ICR:  31  
IC Title 
Form No. 
Form Name 
 
BEEA RSG/REG/AMG IA/NC
Pre-Visit Show Card 10 
Attachment 17-7 and
17-8 BEEA IA/NC Pre-Visit Prep Showcards  
BEEA RSG/REG/AMG IA/NC
Pre-Visit Show Card 10 
Attachment 17-7 and
17-8 BEEA IA/NC Pre-Visit Prep Showcards  
BEEA RSG/REG/AMG IA/NC
Pre-Visit Show Card 10 
Attachment 17-7 and
17-8 BEEA IA/NC Pre-Visit Prep Showcards  
IA/NC Consent for AMG
Farm Visit 15 
Attachment 18-7 and
18-8 BEEA IA/NC Informed Consent Air Monitoring Farm Visit  
Pre-Farm Visit
Script 16 
Attachment 10-4
BEEA Pre-Visit Reminder Call Script Air Monitoring  
Attachment 9:
Reminder, Missing or Damaged Scripts for AHS 1, 3, 2, 4 
Reminder Call
Script for Iowa Buccal Cell Respondents  ,   Missing Buccal Cell Consent
Forms Call Script  ,   Reminder Call Script for North
Carolina Buccal Cell Respondents  ,   Damaged or Missing Buccal Cell
Sample Call Script  
Attachments: 17.5
-17.6; 18; 22.2 consent forms, show cards, and dust
questionnaire 1, 2, 3 
BEEA Show Cards 
,   BEEA Consent
Form - Dust  ,   BEEA Dust Specimen
Questionnaire  
Attachment 25:
Paper/pen, CAWI or CATI Instruments for Private Applicators for
AHS 7, 9, 6, 8 
CATI  ,  
Paper and Pencil  ,
  Paper/pen, CAWI
or CATI  ,   CAWI-CATI  
Phase IV Follow-up
CAWI Survey, CATI Script or Paper/Pen 28, 26, 27 
Attachment 26-1 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up CAWI Proxy Survey  ,   Attachment 26-2 AHS Phase IV
Health Follow-up CATI Proxy Survey Script  ,   Attachment 26-3 AHS Phase IV
Health Follow-up Paper & Pen Proxy Survey  
Attachment 25:
Paper/pen, CAWI or CATI for Spouses for AHS 12, 10, 11, 13 
CAWI-CATI  ,
  CAWI  ,
  CATI  ,
  Paper/Pen  
Attachment 20 or 21:
BEEA CATI Screener for AHS 3, 1 
CATI Eligibility
Script_Recently Exposed Respondents  ,   Attachment 20: BEEA CATI
Script  
BEEA RSG Home Visit
CAPI, Blood, Buccal cell, Urine & Dust 13 
Attachment 19-1
BEEA CAPI Questionnaire  
Control CATI
Eligibility Script 17 
Attachment 20-4
BEEA CATI Script Control Group  
BEEA Paper/Pen Duct
Questionnaire 11 
Attachment 21 Dust
Questionnaire  
BEEA "Life in a Day"
Smartphone App Consent and Setup 21 
Attachment 22-3 and
22-4 BEEA IA NC Smartphone App Consent  
BEEA REG IA/NC
Post-Exposure Scheduling Script 14 
Attachment 10-2 and
10-3 IA-NC BEEA REG Post Exposure Scheduling Script  
BEEA AMG Home Visit
CAPI, Blood, Urine, Buccal cell & Dust 13 
Attachment 19-1
BEEA CAPI Questionnaire  
BEEA Pre-Homme Visit
Script 12 
Attachment 10-1
BEEA Previsit Reminder Call Script  
BEEA Pre-Home Visit
Script 12 
Attachment 10-1
BEEA Previsit Reminder Call Script  
BEEA Pre-Home Visit
Script 12 
Attachment 10-1
BEEA Previsit Reminder Call Script  
Control Home Visit
CAPI, Blood,Buccal cell, Urine & Dust 20 
Attachment 19-2
BEEA CAPI Questionnaire Controls  
BEEA Pre-Home Visit
Script 12 
Attachment 10-1
BEEA Previsit Reminder Call Script  
IA/NC Control Home
Visit Consent 18 
Attachment 18-9
thru 18-11 BEEA IA NC Informed Consent Control Group RSG and
REG  
Phase IV Follow-up
CAWI Survey, CATI Script or Paper/Pen 23, 24, 25 
Attachment 25-1 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up CAWI Participant Survey  ,  
Attachment 25-2 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up CATI Proxy Survey Script  ,  
Attachment 25-3 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up Paper & Pen Participant
Survey  
Attachment 10: BEEA
Schedule Home Visit Scripts for AHS 1, 2, 3 
BEEA Iowa Schedule
PostApp Visit Script  ,   BEEA North Carolina Schedule
PostApp Visit Script  ,   BEEA Previsit Reminder
Script  
Attachment 26:
Paper/pen, CAWI, and CATI for Proxy for AHS 15, 17, 14, 16 
CATI Proxy  ,
  Paper-Pen
Proxy  ,   CAWI
Proxy  ,   CAWI-CATI Proxy  
Phase IV Buccal Kit
Follow up Scripts 3 
Attachment 9.2 thru
9.5 Phase IV Buccal kit Follow up Scripts  
BEEA CATI Screening
Script for RSG Eligibility, REG Eligibility or AMG
Eligibility 4, 5, 6 
Attachment 20-1
BEEA CATI Script Random Select Group  ,   Attachment 20-2 BEEA CATI
Script Recent Exposed Group  ,   Attachment 20-3 BEEA CATI
Script Recently Exposed +Air Monitoring Group  
BEEA IA/NC Consent for
RSG Home Visit or REG Home Visit or AMG Home Visit 7, 8, 9 
Attachment 18-3 and
18-4 BEEA IA/NC Informed Consent Recent Exposure Group  ,  
Attachment 18-5 and
18-6 BEEA IA/NC Informed Consent Air Monitoring Home Visit  ,
  Attachment 18-1
and 18-2 BEEA IA/NC Informed Consent Random Select Group  
BEEA Paper/Pen Duct
Questionnaire 11 
Attachment 21 Dust
Questionnaire  
BEEA Paper/Pen Duct
Questionnaire 11 
Attachment 21 Dust
Questionnaire  
IA/NC Pre-Visit Show
Card 19 
Attachment 17-16
and 17-17 BEEA IA NC Pre-Visit Prep Showcards Controls  
BEEA 'Life in a Day"
Smartphone Application 22 
Attachment 22-2
BEEA Smartphone App Screenshots and User Workflow  
Phase IV Follow-up
CAWI Survey, CATI Script or Paper/Pen 23, 24, 25 
Attachment 25-1 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up CAWI Participant Survey  ,  
Attachment 25-2 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up CATI Proxy Survey Script  ,  
Attachment 25-3 AHS
Phase IV Health Follow-up Paper & Pen Participant
Survey  
BEEA Paper/Pen Duct
Questionnaire 11 
Attachment 21 Dust
Questionnaire  
BEEA REG Home Visit
CAPI, Blood, Buccal cell, Urine & Dust 13 
Attachment 19-1
BEEA CAPI Questionnaire  
Attachment 19: BEEA
Home Visit CAPI, Blood, amp; Urine x 1 for AHS 3 
BEEA Home Visit
CAPI, Blood, & Urine x 1  
Attachment 19: BEEA
Home Visit CAPI, Blood, amp; Urine x 3 5 
BEEA Home Visit
CAPI, Blood, & Urine x 3  
Phase IV Buccal IA/NC
Scripts for Verbal Consent for Buccal Kit 1 
Attachment 9.1
Phase IV Buccal IA_NC Verbal Consent Script  
Phase IV Buccal IA/NC
Written Consent for Buccal Kit 2 
Attachment 15.1 and
15.2 Phase IV Buccal IA_NC Consent Form  
 
 
 
ICR Summary of Burden 
  
Total Approved 
Previously Approved 
Change Due to New Statute 
Change Due to Agency Discretion 
Change Due to Adjustment in
Estimate 
Change Due to Potential Violation of
the PRA 
 
Annual Number of Responses 
29,641 
25,711 
0 
3,930 
0 
0 
 
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 
11,438 
10,678 
0 
760 
0 
0 
 
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion:  Yes 
Burden Increase Due to:  Miscellaneous
Actions 
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency
Discretion:  Yes 
Burden Reduction Due to:  Miscellaneous
Actions 
Short Statement:  Revision 
Annual Cost to Federal Government: 
$1,652,142 
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ
statistical methods?  Yes Part B of Supporting Statement  
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy
Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 
No 
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L.
111-148 & 111-152]?  No 
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?  No 
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?  No 
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? 
Uncollected 
Agency Contact:  Tawanda Abdelmouti 240 276-5530
ta401@nih.gov