[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8876-8877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2836]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-0337]
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 404-639-5960,
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
National Blood Lead Surveillance System (OMB No. 0920-0337)--
Revision--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Coordinating
Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Blood Lead Surveillance System (NBLSS) would like to
continue its effort to collect information related to lead exposure
among children less than six years old. The overarching goal of this
system is to establish Childhood Lead Surveillance Systems at the state
and national levels. This is a revision request in addition to a 3-year
revision with an increase in the burden hours and inclusion of the
adult blood lead surveillance system. As part of this effort we would
like to revise this application to include 3 additional State and local
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) who report to the
NBLSS. These three programs were added to help provide a more
comprehensive picture of childhood lead poisoning in the United States.
The objectives for developing this system are three-fold. First, we
would like to use surveillance data to estimate the extent of elevated
blood-lead levels (BLLs) among children less than 6 years old. This is
important because it will allow us to systematically track the
management and follow-up of those children found to be poisoned with
lead.
Our next objective for the development of this system is to examine
potential sources of lead exposure. Although we've been successful in
eliminating atmospheric lead with the use of unleaded gasoline and have
continued to make strides in the elimination of household sources of
lead commonly found in paint and dust, recent events have highlighted
other potentially hidden sources of lead. This system will allow us to
track the burden of such hidden sources and will help us eliminate such
threats with the establishment of laws aimed at preventing the
importation of such goods into our nation. The establishment of such
laws will of course be a joint effort between several federal agencies;
however, this surveillance system will help facilitate our efforts.
The final objective of this system is to facilitate the allocation
of resources for lead poison prevention activities. The allocation of
federal resources to State surveillance systems are based on reports of
blood-lead tests from laboratories. Ideally, laboratories report
results of all lead tests to the state health department. State health
departments
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then send reports to CDC using de-identified data. It is from these
reports that CDC is able to determine funding levels.
In addition to reporting child blood lead levels, many laboratories
also report adult blood lead levels. Thus, this OMB request would also
like to include the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance
Program (ABLES). The ABLES Program is a state-based surveillance system
under which participating States provide information to CDC's National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on laboratory
reported blood lead levels among adults. For all adults (16 and older)
the State will provide data on all laboratory reports when the adult's
blood lead level is equal to or greater than 25 mcg/dl. These data are
to be consolidated into a single data submission by task time periods.
The ABLES program ultimately aims to collect the complete list of
variables for all blood lead tests, including blood lead levels less
than 25 mcg/dl, and urges all States to progressively supply this
information as it becomes available. All data submissions must be
delivered in the supplied format providing a field for 20 variables,
even if some variables have no data available at the time.
The use of both Childhood Lead Surveillance System and the ABLES
Program will allow us to systematically track pockets of exposure to
lead. It will also allow us to fully understand exposure potential and
ways in which to prevent future sources of lead poisoning. Both systems
are invaluable and will no doubt help us as we continue our stride in
the elimination of lead poisoning in our nation.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of response per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) hours
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State and Local Health Departments for Child 42 4 2 336
Surveillance...................................
State and Local Health Departments for Adult 40 4 2 320
Surveillance...................................
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 656
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Dated: February 6, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-2836 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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