Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-09-98]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a

list of information collection requests under review by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call

the CDC Reports Clearance Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. National Exposure Registry (0923-0006)--Revision

The information collected is part of the Agency for Toxic

Substances' on-going National Exposure Registry (NER)--a database

composed of a listing of persons, along with health and demographic

information, with documented exposure to selected toxic substances

subregistries). The NER was created in response to a Congressional

Superfund mandate to create a registry of persons with exposure to

hazardous substances and a registry of persons with illness or health

problems as a result of exposure to hazardous substances. The mandate

was created because there is little or no information available about

the potential health effects of low-level, long-term exposure to

hazardous substances on a general population--such as is found at waste

sites. Unlike most occupationally exposed populations, this

environmentally-exposed population has extremely vulnerable components

such as pregnant women, the elderly, those with compromised health, and

children.

Since the adverse health effects are not known, neither is the

latency period for the potential health effects. Therefore, the NER is

a longitudinal project: a baseline and biennial follow-ups that will

continue until all parties involved agree the established criteria for

ending that chemical specific subregistry have been met. The

questionnaire is administered (usually in a personal interview) at

baseline; the same questionnaire is administered (using computer

assisted interviews) to each registrant longitudinally. The data is

compared to national norms at each collection and intrafile comparisons

are made over multiple collections. Other than their time to

participate, there is no cost to respondents. The period requested is

for 3 years. Total average annual burden hours are 5,833.33.

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Total Responses Total

Year Number of registries Number of per Total Hrs. per burden (in

respondents respondent responses respondent hrs.)

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Year 1............................... 0 updates, 1 new................................ 13,000 1 13,000 0.5 6,500

Year 2............................... 1 update, 0 new................................. 13,000 1 13,000 0.5 6,500

Year 3............................... 4 updates, 0 new................................ 9,000 1 9,000 0.5 4,500

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2. Information Collection To Establish Community Assistance Panels

(CAPs)--(0923-0007); Extension

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 the exposure to hazardous substances into the

environment. To facilitate this effort, ATSDR seeks the cooperation of

the community being evaluated through direct communication and

interaction. Direct community involvement is required to conduct a

comprehensive scientific study and to effectively disseminate specific

health information in a timely manner. Also, this direct interaction

fosters a clear understanding of health issues that the community

considers to be of importance and establishes credibility for the

agency. The Community Assistance Panel nominations forms are completed

by individuals in the community to nominate themselves or others for

participation on these panels. Other than the possible cost of a

postage stamp, there is no cost to respondents. This request is for a

3-year extension of the current OMB approval of the Community

Assistance Panel nominations form. Total annual burden hours are 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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General Public.............................. 1200 1 .1666 200

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3. X-Ray Examination Program--(0920-0020)--Extension

The X-ray Examination Program is a federally mandated program under

the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, PL-95-164. The Act

provides the regulatory guidance for the administration of the National

Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program, a surveillance program to

protect the health and safety of underground coal miners. This program

requires the gathering of information from coal mine operators,

participating miners, participating x-ray facilities and participating

physicians. The Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and

Health (ALOSH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) is charged with administration of this program. Total annual

burden hours are 4,791.

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Avg. burden/

Form title Total of Responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Roentgenographic Interpretation Title 42 CFR

37.40 (b) 37.50(a); 37.60(a)................... 20,000 1 0.05 1,000

Miner Identification Title 42 CFR 37.20

37.40(b); 37.60(a)............................. 10,000 1 0.333 3,333

Coal Mine Operator Plan Title 42 CFR 37.4(a).... 500 1 0.5 250

Facility Certification Title 42 CFR 37.42(c).... 300 1 0.5 150

Interpreting Physician Certification Title 42

CFR 37.51(c)................................... 350 1 0.1666 58

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Dated: February 24, 1998.

Kathy Cahill,

Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98-5662 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]

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