# Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** September 20, 1999
- **Citation:** 64 FR 50818

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-37]

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 Project

National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study Consent Release and History
Form--(0920-0021)--Extension--National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Under the Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety
Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended the Federal Coal Mine & Safety Act of
1969), the Public Health Service has developed a nationwide autopsy
program (NCWAS) for underground coal miners. The Consent Release and
History Form is primarily used to obtain written authorization from the
next-of-kin to perform an autopsy on the deceased miner. The study is a
service program to aid surviving relatives in establishing eligibility
for black lung compensation. Because a basic reason for the post-mortem
exam is research (both epidemiological and clinical), included are a
minimum of essential information regarding the deceased miner, his
occupational history, and his smoking history. The data collected will
be used by the staff at NIOSH for research purposes in defining the
diagnostic criteria for coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) and
will be correlated with pathologic changes and x-ray findings.
It is estimated that only 5 minutes is required for the pathologist
to put a statement on the invoice affirming that no other compensation
is received for the autopsy. From past experience, it is estimated that
15 minutes is required for the next-of-kin to complete form CDC/NIOSH
2.6. In as much as an autopsy report is routinely completed by a
pathologist, the only additional burden is the specific request of
abstract of terminal illness and final diagnosis relating to
pneumoconiosis. Therefore, only 5 minutes of additional burden is
estimated for the autopsy report.

Respondent Costs

25 Burden Hours (Pathologists) @ $60/hour = $ 1,500
37.5 Burden Hours (Next-of-Kin) @ $12/hour = $ 450
Total: $ 1,950

The total cost to respondents is estimated at $1,950.
Data Collection:

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Number of Avg. burden of
Respondents Number of responses/ response (In Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (In hrs.)
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Pathologist Invoice............................. 150 1 5/60 12.5
Report.......................................... 150 1 5/60 12.5
Next-of-Kin..................................... 150 1 15/60 37.5
Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 62.5
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Dated: September 14, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-24367 Filed 9-17-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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