[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51609-51610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24155]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-0021]
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
and 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 Coal Workers' Autopsy Study (NCWAS)--Extension--(0920-0021
exp. 1/31/2010) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
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Estimated Annualized Burden
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Total
Number of Number of Average burden burden
Type of respondent Type of form respondents responses per per response (in
respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Pathologist............................. Pathologist 50 1 5/60 4
Invoice
Pathologist............................. Pathologist 50 l 5/60 4
Report
Next-of-Kin............................. Consent Form 50 1 15/60 13
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Total............................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 21
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Dated: September 30, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-24155 Filed 10-6-09; 8:45 am]
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