Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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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