[Federal Register: September 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 175)]
[Notices]
[Page 54792-54793]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-04-04KD]
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 404-498-1210 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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 or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Tremolite Asbestos Registry--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 Re-
authorization Act (SARA), to establish and maintain a national registry
of persons who have been exposed to hazardous substances in the
environment and a national registry of persons with illnesses or health
problems resulting from such exposure. In 1988, ATSDR created the
National Exposure Registry (NER) as a result of this legislation in an
effort to provide scientific information about potential adverse health
effects people develop as a result of low-level, long-term exposure to
hazardous substances.
The Tremolite Asbestos Registry (TAR) is currently authorized as
part of the National Exposure Registry (OMB 0923-0006,
expiration 10/31/04). ATSDR is seeking a separate approval for the TAR
activities. The purpose of the TAR will be to improve communication
with people at risk for developing asbestos-related disease resulting
from asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana, and to support research
activities related to TAR registrants.
The TAR is currently composed of information about former
vermiculite workers, the people that lived with them during their
tenure as vermiculite workers (i.e., the workers' household contacts),
and people who participated in or are eligible to participate in the
ATSDR medical testing program in Libby, Montana. ATSDR will take a
phased approach to creating the TAR. Phase I, which is currently
nearing completion, involved identifying, locating, and contacting
former workers and their household members. Phase II will combine the
data from Phase I and the data collected during the medical testing
program to create a single database. Phase III will involve re-
contacting registrants to update their information. There is no cost to
registrants.
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Avg. burden
Respondents Number of Responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) hours
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Baseline TAR questionnaire...................... 2,000 1 30/60 1,000
Follow-up questionnaire......................... 2,500 1 25/60 1,050
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 2,050
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Dated: September 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-20513 Filed 9-9-04; 8:45 am]
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