[Federal Register: November 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-04-04JJ]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 Officer at (404) 498-1210 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of Efficacy of Household Water Filtration/Treatment
Devices in Households with Private Wells--New--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Approximately 42.4 million people in the United States are served
by private wells. Unlike community water systems, private wells are not
regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Under the SDWA, EPA sets maximum contaminant
levels (MCLs) for contaminants in drinking water. A 1997 U.S. General
Accounting Office (GAO) report on drinking water concluded that users
of private wells may face higher exposure levels to groundwater
contaminants than users of community water systems. Increasingly, the
public is concerned about drinking water
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quality, and the public's use of water treatment devices rose from 27%
in 1995 to 41% in 2001 (Water Quality Association, 2001 National
Consumer Water Quality Survey). Studies evaluating the efficacy of
water treatment devices on removal of pathogens and other contaminants
have assessed the efficacy of different treatment technologies.
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate how water
treatment device efficacy is affected by user behaviors such as
maintenance and selection of appropriate technologies. Working with
public health authorities in Florida, Colorado, Maine, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, NCEH will recruit 600 households
to participate in a study to determine whether people using water
treatment devices are protected from exposure to contaminants found in
their well water. We plan to recruit households that own private wells
and use filtration/treatment devices to treat their tap water for
cooking and drinking. Study participants will be selected from
geographical areas of each state where groundwater is known or
suspected to contain contaminants of public health concern. We will
administer a questionnaire at each household to obtain information on
selection of water treatment type, adherence to suggested maintenance,
and reasons for use of treatment device. We will also obtain samples of
treated water and untreated well water at each household to analyze for
contaminants of public health concern. The estimated annualized burden
is 300 hours. There are no costs to respondents.
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Study Solicitation Questionnaire................................ 1200 1 5/60
Household Questionnaire......................................... 600 1 20/60
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Dated: October 26, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-24317 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]
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