[Federal Register: February 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-05-0337]
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 this request, call the
CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371-5976 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC via fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Blood Lead Surveillance System (OMB No. 0920-0337)--
Revision--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC, National Center for Environmental Health began the National
Childhood Lead Surveillance Program in 1992. The goals of the childhood
lead surveillance program are to: (1) Establish childhood lead
surveillance systems at the state and national levels; (2) use
surveillance data to estimate the extent of elevated blood-lead levels
(BLLs) among children; (3) assess the follow-up of children with
elevated blood-lead levels; (4) examine potential sources of lead
exposure; and (5) help allocate resources for lead poison prevention
activities. State surveillance systems are based on reports of blood-
lead tests from laboratories. Ideally, laboratories report results of
all lead tests (not just elevated values) to the state health
department; however, each state determines the reporting level for
blood-lead tests. In addition to blood-lead test results, state child-
specific surveillance databases contain follow-up data on children with
elevated blood-lead levels including data on medical treatment,
environmental investigations, and potential sources of lead exposure.
Surveillance data for the national database are extracted from the
state child tracking databases and transferred to CDC.
Since 1987, CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health has sponsored the state-based Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and
Surveillance (ABLES) program to track cases of elevated BLLs among
persons ages 16 years and older, and provide intervention consultation
and other assistance. The public health objective of the ABLES program,
as stated in Healthy People 2010, is to reduce the number of persons
with BLLs >25 [mu]g/dL from work exposures to zero by 2010. The ABLES
program seeks to accomplish its objective by continuing to improve its
surveillance programs and helping state health and other agencies to
effectively intervene to prevent further lead exposures. Intervention
strategies implemented by state ABLES-reporting include: conducting
follow-up interviews with physicians, employers, and workers;
investigating work sites; delivering technical assistance regarding
exposure reduction or prevention; providing referrals for consultation
and enforcement; and developing and disseminating educational materials
and outreach programs. To coordinate their reporting and intervention
activities for maximum efficiency, state ABLES programs are strongly
encouraged to develop effective working relationships with the
childhood lead prevention programs in their states. An estimated two-
three percent of children with BLLs >10 [mu]g/dL reach those levels
from exposure to lead brought home from the workplace on the clothes or
in the vehicles of their adult caregivers.
ABLES is being included for the first time under this OMB approval
request. ABLES is also a state laboratory-based surveillance system and
many states collect both child and adult blood lead data. This request
formerly known as the ``National Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance
System'' is for a three-year extension with various changes to the
current childhood system and the inclusion of the adult blood lead
surveillance system. There is no cost to respondents other than their
time. The estimated annualized burden is 672 hours.
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Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per respondent
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
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State and Local Health Departments for Child Surveillance....... 47 4 2
State and Local Health Departments for Adult Surveillance....... 37 4 2
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Dated: February 1, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-2486 Filed 2-8-05; 8:45 am]
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