[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18744]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-07-0021]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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) 639-5960 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
National Coal Workers Autopsy Study (NCWAS) Consent Release and
History Form--Renewal--(0920-0021) National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1977, Public
Law 91-173 (amended the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act of 1969), the
Public Health Service has developed a nationwide autopsy program
(NCWAS) for underground coal miners. The Consent Release and History
Form is primarily used to obtain written authorization from the next-
of-kin to perform an autopsy on the deceased miner. Because a basic
reason for the post-mortem examination is research (both
epidemiological and clinical), a minimum of essential information is
collected regarding the deceased miners, including occupational history
and smoking history. The data collected will be used by the staff at
NIOSH for research purposes in defining the diagnostic criteria for
coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) and pathologic changes and
will be correlated with x-ray findings.
It is estimated that only 5 minutes is required for the pathologist
to put a statement on the invoice affirming that no other compensation
is received for the autopsy. From past experience, it is estimated that
15 minutes is required for the next-of-kin to complete the Consent
Release and History Form. Since an autopsy report is routinely
completed by a pathologist, the only additional burden is the specific
request of abstract of terminal illness and final diagnosis relating to
pneumoconiosis. Therefore, only 5 minutes of additional burden is
estimated for the autopsy report. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are
20.9.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Pathologist Invoice............................................. 50 1 5/60
Pathologist Report.............................................. 50 1 5/60
Next-of-Kin..................................................... 50 1 15/60
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Dated: October 31, 2006.
Joan Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-18744 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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