[Federal Register: September 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 173)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-0659]
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 404-371-5983
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 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
Surveillance for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Recreational Fishers
Utilizing Texas Gulf Coast Oil Rigs (0920-0659)--Extension--National
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This public health surveillance activity will quantify the scope of
ciguatera poisonings in the recreational fishing community of coastal
Texas. The
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Texas Department of Health has received reports of ciguatoxic fish
caught on Texas offshore oil rigs, and anecdotal reports to researchers
at the University of Texas suggest that the incidence of ciguatera fish
poisoning is greater than what has been reported to the Texas
Department of Health. We propose to continue to conduct surveillance
activities to identify the prevalence of ciguatera fish poisoning in
Texas Gulf Coast oil rigs. This study will provide critical data in
guiding efforts to characterize the scope of ciguatera poisonings, to
identify risk factors, and to prevent an emerging illness associated
with reef ecosystems. A questionnaire will be administered over a
three-year period to Texas saltwater fishermen (recreational
spearfishers and to hook-and-line anglers) who have consumed fish
caught on the reef ecosystems off the Texas Gulf coast. There is no
cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Texas Saltwater Fishermen................... 500 1 20/60 167
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Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-17764 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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