99-24230. Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50515-50516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-39]


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 [phone].
    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) and 
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 Project

    1. Studies of Adverse Reproductive Outcomes in Female Occupation 
Groups (0920-0367)--EXTENSION--National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH). An estimated 50,000 to 60,000 chemicals are 
in common use throughout society today and hundreds of new chemicals 
are introduced each year. Yet the list of environmental chemicals and 
agents that have been investigated to determine whether they have 
adverse effects on reproductive health is still limited. With the 
growing number of women in the work force, it is becoming increasingly 
important to evaluate the potential female reproductive health effects 
of occupational and physical agents.
    This study will examine reproductive disorders among female flight 
attendants. Approximately 66,000 flight attendants are currently 
employed by

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U.S. commercial airlines and are potentially exposed to ionizing 
radiation and disruption of circardin rhythms, two exposures that may 
adversely affect reproductive function. Teachers will be enrolled as an 
external comparison group for this study.
    Data from company personnel records containing demographic and work 
history information will be used to estimate workplace exposures. Each 
women will be asked to complete a telephone questionnaire on 
reproductive history and other factors (such as cigarette smoking) that 
may influence reproductive function. Each questionnaire will take 
approximately 60 minutes to complete. Medical records will be requested 
to confirm adverse reproductive outcomes reported by the participants. 
The risk of adverse reproductive outcomes between the two groups of 
women will then be compared.
    The total cost to respondents to estimated at $102,000.

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                                                                     Number of
                   Respondents                       Number of       responses      Avg. burden    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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Workers.........................................           6,200               1             1.0           6,200
Medical providers...............................           1,200               1             0.5             600
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,800
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    Dated: September 13, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-24230 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am]
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