[Federal Register: April 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 79)]
[Notices]
[Page 22047]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-04-44]
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) 498-1210.
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. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 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 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. There is no cost to respondents.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Participant Solicitation Telephone Questionnaire 1200 1 5/60 100
Household Questionnaire......................... 600 1 20/60 200
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 300
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Dated: April 13, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-9211 Filed 4-22-04; 8:45 am]
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