Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-97-06]

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 Wilma Johnson, CDC

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. NIOSH Training Grants, 42 CFR Part 86, Application And

Regulations--(0920-0261)--Extension--Public Law 91-596 authorizes CDC/

NIOSH to support ``education programs that provide an adequate supply

of qualified personnel * * * by grants or contracts ``to assure a safe

and healthful work environment. NIOSH awards grants for both short-term

and long-term training to academic institutions and other organizations

interested in providing training for professionals. Grants are also

provided to Educational Resource Centers (ERCs) which provide

multidisciplinary graduate training for industrial hygienists,

occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, safety

professionals and other occupational health-related disciplines in

addition to continuing education for practicing professionals and

outreach in the Region. 42 CFR Part 86, ``Grants for Education Programs

in Occupational Safety and Health, Subpart B-Occupational Safety and

Health Training, provides guidelines for implementing Public Law 91-

596. The training grant application form is used by the National

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to collect information from

potential applicants. The information is used to determine the

eligibility of applicants for review, to calculate the amount of each

award and to judge the merit of each application. CDC Form 2.145A is

used for new and competing continuation grants; CDC Form 2.145B is used

for non-competing awards. If this information is not collected, grants

cannot be reviewed and awarded. The total cost to respondents for the

three year period is $352,500.

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Number of Avg. burden/

Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Universities.................................... 57 1 82.46 4,700

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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 4,700

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2. Foreign Quarantine Regulations--(0920-0134)--Extension--Section

361 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 USC 264) authorizes the

Secretary of Health and Human Services to make and enforce regulations

necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of

communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States.

Legislation and the existing regulations governing quarantine

activities (42 CFR Part 71) authorize quarantine officers and other

personnel to inspect and undertake necessary control measures with

respect to conveyances, persons, and shipments of animals and etiologic

agents in order to protect the public health. Currently, with the

exception of rodent inspections and the cruise ship sanitation program

inspections are performed only on those vessels and aircraft which

report illness prior to arrival or when illness is discovered upon

arrival. Other inspection agencies assist quarantine officers in public

health screening of persons, pets, and other importations of public

health importance and make referrals to PHS when indicated. These

practices and procedures assure protection against the introduction and

spread of communicable diseases into the United States with a minimum

of recordkeeping and reporting as well as a minimum of interference

with trade and travel.

Respondents would include airplane pilots, ships' captains,

importers, and travelers. The nature of the quarantine would dictate

which forms are completed by whom. Thus, the ``respondents'' portion of

the information below is replaced by the requisite form title. The

estimated cost to the public is $22,200.

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Number of Avg. burden/

Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Radio reporting of death/illness:

--Aaircraft................................ 105 1 0.033 3.5

--Cruise ships............................. 90 23.3 0.0166 35.0

--Other ships.............................. 22 1 0.0166 .04

Report by persons held in isolation/

surveillance.................................. 11 1 0.50 5.5

Report of death or illness on carrier during

stay in port.................................. 5 1 0.05 0.3

Requirements for admission of dogs and cats:

(1)........................................ 5 1 0.05 0.3

(2)........................................ 2650 1 0.25 662.5

Application for permits to import turtles...... 10 1 0.50 5.0

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Requirements for registered importers of

nonhuman primates:

(1)........................................ 40 1 0.166 6.6

(2)........................................ 50 1 0.5 25.0

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Total.................................... .............. ............... .............. 777.38

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Dated: March 5, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97-6158 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]

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