[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54151-54152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22053]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-10-10GX]
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, Ph.D., CDC 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.
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Proposed Project
Persistence of Viable Influenza Virus in Aerosols--New--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.
Influenza continues to be a major public health concern because of
the substantial health burden from seasonal influenza and the potential
for a severe pandemic. Although influenza is known to be transmitted by
infectious secretions, these secretions can be transferred from person
to person in many different ways, and the relative importance of the
different pathways is not known. The likelihood of the transmission of
influenza virus by small infectious airborne particles produced during
coughing and breathing is particularly unclear. The question of
airborne transmission is especially important in healthcare facilities,
where influenza patients tend to congregate during influenza season,
because it directly impacts the infection control and personal
protective measures that should be taken by healthcare workers.
The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of viable
influenza virus in airborne particles that are produced by patients
when they cough, and the size and quantity of the particles carrying
the virus. A better understanding of the amount of potentially
infectious material released by patients and the size of the particles
carrying the virus will assist in determining the possible role of
airborne transmission in the spread of influenza and in devising
measures to prevent it.
Volunteer participants will be recruited by a test coordinator
using a flyer describing the study. Interested potential participants
will be screened using a short health questionnaire to verify that they
have influenza-like symptoms and that they do not have any medical
conditions that would preclude their participation. Qualified
participants who agree to participate in the study will be asked to
read and sign an informed consent form. Based on a previous study using
similar forms, we estimate that the health questionnaire will require
about 5 minutes to complete, and the informed consent form will take
about 20 minutes to read and sign. Once the informed consent form is
signed, the participant will be asked to cough into an aerosol particle
collection system, and the airborne particles produced by the
participant during coughing will be collected and tested.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Initial participants.......... Health 132 1 5/60 11
questionnaire.
Qualified participants........ Informed Consent 120 1 20/60 40
form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 51
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Dated: August 27, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-22053 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]
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