[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17875-17876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9475]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-16]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including 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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Projects
1. Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Childhood Leukemia
Incidence at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina--New--The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is mandated pursuant to the
1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA), and its 1986 Amendments, The Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse human health
effects and diminished quality of life resulting from exposure to
hazardous substances in the environment. There is limited evidence that
in utero exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as
trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in drinking water may
be strongly associated with childhood leukemia (CL). In 1982, VOC
contamination was identified in certain groundwater supply wells which
supplied drinking water to housing units at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. During this phase of the
proposed study, an attempt will be made to locate as many of the
children born to base residents between 1968 and 1985 as well as
offspring from pregnancies that occurred during this time period but
were not delivered at Camp Lejeune.
The purpose of the proposed nested case-control study is to
investigate the potential relationship between exposure to VOCs in
drinking water and incidence of CL at Camp Lejeune. A secondary
objective of the proposed study is to investigate the potential
relationship between VOCs in drinking water and birth defects in this
population. A brief screening questionnaire will be interviewer-
administered to identify potential cancer and birth defect cases. Some
of the data to be collected by the questionnaire includes: confirmation
of the name(s) of children and date(s) of birth; dates and location of
residence on base during the pregnancy and/or at the time of delivery;
current vital status of each child; the determination of diagnosis with
cancer or birth defects before age 20. This request is for a 3-year OMB
approval.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total burden
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
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Parent/Child born at Camp Lejeune; 1968-1985............... 9,650 1 0.15 1,447.50
Pregnancy at Camp Lejeune, delivery elsewhere; 1968-1985... 3,350 1 0.15 502.50
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Total................................................ ........... ........... ........... 1,750
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2. Prevention of HIV Infection in Youth at Risk: Developing
Community-Level Intervention Strategies that Work--New--The National
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention purpose of this survey is to
evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce risk behaviors
associated with HIV infection or transmission among young men of
various race/ethnic groups. Across 10 cities, data will be collected in
the intervention and comparison areas, and it will be used to assess
risk behaviors associated with HIV acquisition and transmission,
determinants of those behaviors, and to monitor awareness and contact
with the intervention. It is hoped that this intervention study will
result in lowering HIV risk behaviors among young men in the target
audiences, and strengthening HIV prevention programs in these local
communities.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total
Respondents respondents responses/ response burden (in
respondent (in hours) hours)
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Young men aged 15-25 who are in the target population and
surveyed before or at end of intervention................. 6,000 1 0.5 3,000
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Young men aged 15-25 who are in the target population and
surveyed during the intervention.......................... 2,400 1 0.167 400
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Total................................................ ........... ........... ............ 3,400
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3. Antivirals Usage in Nursing Homes. The Division of Viral and
Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, is proposing a study to determine
how often rapid testing and antivirals are used to control influenza A
outbreaks in nursing homes. Outbreaks of influenza A in nursing homes
may result in the hospitalization of up to 25% of ill residents and the
death of up to 30% of those who are hospitalized. The rapid diagnosis
of influenza A and the timely administration of currently available
antiviral medications, amantadine and rimantadine, can lessen the
impact of these outbreaks. However, it is unknown how often laboratory
tests for the rapid diagnosis of influenza A are utilized and how
frequently antivirals are used to control nursing home outbreaks of
influenza A.
For this study, a sample of nursing homes will be selected randomly
from one state within each of nine influenza surveillance regions. The
survey will be mailed to infection control personnel in the randomly
selected nursing homes. The results will be used to identify where
educational efforts should be directed to lessen the impact of
influenza A on elderly institutionalized persons.
4. Evaluation of NCIPC recommendations on bicycle helmet use--New--
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's (NCIPC)
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (DUIP) intends to conduct a
survey of 1,300 persons from its mailing lists and lists of recipients
of recommendations on the use of bicycle helmets in preventing head
injuries that was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report of February 17, 1995.
The purpose of this survey is to determine:
I. The penetration of the recommendations distribution,
II. The usefulness of the bicycle helmet recommendations,
III. How to improve the recommendation's content and format,
IV. Potential future DUIP bicycle helmet promotional activities,
V. Information needs and access points of DUIP's ``customers''
Results from this research will be used to (1) assist DUIP in
producing an updated version of the helmet recommendations; (2)
identify new helmet promotion programmatic directions; and (3) develop
future materials that meet the needs of DUIP ``customers.''
The study will be done by telephone. The estimate of burden is as
follows: The total cost to respondents is $0.00.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total burden
Respondent respondents responses/ response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
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Individual.............................................. 1,300 1 .33 429
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Dated: April 6, 1998.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-9475 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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