[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71534-71535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6668]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-06-0530]
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) 639-4766 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Dose Reconstruction Telephone Interviews under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA)--
Revision--The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On October 30, 2000, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-398) was enacted. This
Act established a federal compensation program for employees of the
Department of Energy (DOE) or certain of its contractors,
subcontractors and vendors, who have suffered cancers and other
designated illnesses as a result of exposures sustained in the
production and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179 was issued on December 7, 2000; it delegated
authorities assigned to ``the President'' under the Act to the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy and Justice.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was delegated the
responsibility of
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establishing methods for estimating radiation doses received by
eligible claimants with cancer applying for compensation. NIOSH is to
apply these methods to estimate the radiation doses of such individuals
applying for compensation. This process has been ongoing since 2001;
the only changes to the package are a reduction in burden hours due to
a moderately lower rate of claims submission than estimated by the
Department of Labor and the ability of the claimant to fill out the
OCAS 1 form electronically (September 2005).
In performance of its dose reconstruction responsibilities under
the Act, NIOSH will interview claimants (or their survivors)
individually and provide them with the opportunity, through a
structured interview, to assist NIOSH in documenting the work history
of the employee (characterizing the actual work tasks performed),
identifying incidents that may have resulted in undocumented radiation
exposures, characterizing radiologic protection and monitoring
practices, and identifying co-workers and other witnesses as may be
necessary to confirm undocumented information. In this process, NIOSH
will use a computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) system, which
will allow interviews to be conducted more efficiently and quickly than
would be the case with a paper-based interview instrument.
NIOSH will use the data collected in this process to complete an
individual dose reconstruction that estimates as fully as possible the
radiation dose incurred by the employee in the line of duty for DOE
nuclear weapons production programs. After dose reconstruction, NIOSH
will also perform a brief final interview with the claimant to explain
the results and to allow the claimant to confirm or question the
records NIOSH compiled. This will also be the final opportunity for the
claimant to supplement the dose reconstruction record.
At the conclusion of the dose reconstruction process, the claimant
will need to submit a form (OCAS-1) to confirm that all the information
available to the claimant has been provided. The form will notify the
claimant that signing the form allows NIOSH to forward a dose
reconstruction report to DOL and to the claimant, and closes the record
on data used for the dose reconstruction. Signing this form does not
necessarily indicate that the claimant agrees with the outcome of the
dose reconstruction. The dose reconstruction results will be supplied
to the claimant and to the DOL, which will factor them into its
determination of whether the claimant is eligible for compensation
under the Act.
This notice pertains to CDC's request for Paperwork Reduction Act
clearance to permit NIOSH to continue conducting dose reconstruction
activities. The estimated total annualized burden hours are 4,900.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Data collection types No. of No. of responses per response (in
respondents per respondent hours)
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Initial Interview...................................... 4,200 1 1
Conclusion Form........................................ 8,400 1 5/60
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Dated: November 18, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-6668 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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