[Federal Register: January 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 15)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-08-06AP]
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 omb@cdc.gov. 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
Aerosol Generation by Cough--NEW--The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
is authorized to conduct research to advance the health and safety of
workers under Section 20(a)(1) of the 1970 Occupational Safety and
Health Act.
Many respiratory diseases are spread when healthy people come into
contact with infectious fluids from sick individuals. The most common
mode of transmission is direct contact with infected persons, or
contact with items or people they have touched. In addition, however,
some respiratory illnesses can also spread via infectious aerosols that
are generated by coughing and sneezing. Riley et al. established that
tuberculosis is spread by inhalation of respirable particles generated
by infected individuals. British studies of classrooms and offices
found aerosols containing viable salivary streptococci and other oral
bacteria that were thought to be created during speaking, coughing, and
sneezing. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza
are known to spread through infectious aerosols, and this may include
cough-generated aerosols as well.
The airborne transmission of disease is of great concern to the
public health community because of the increasing prevalence of drug-
resistant strains of tuberculosis, the epidemic potential of newly-
emerging diseases like avian influenza, and the threat of bioterrorism
using agents such as bubonic plague. The purpose of this project is to
better understand some of the factors involved in the production of
aerosols of airway fluids by coughing. The project has two specific
aims: Measure the quantity and size distribution of aerosol produced
during human coughs and determine the effectiveness of surgical masks
and N95 respirators at filtering cough-generated aerosols.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 71.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden per
Type of respondent Form respondents per response (in
respondent hours)
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All participants......................... Pre-test questionnaire..... 147 1 5/60
Qualified participants................... Health questionnaire....... 140 1 5/60
Consent form............... 140 1 20/60
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Dated: January 10, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-1017 Filed 1-22-08; 8:45 am]
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