[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21186-21187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11598]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[INFO-96-16]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Projects
1. Importation and Shipment of Etiologic Agents--(0920-0199)--
Revision--The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-132) authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to regulate the transfer of certain infectious agents
harmful to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
is the agency within the Department responsible for promulgating
regulations. CDC is proposing a rule designed to ensure that select
infectious agents are not shipped to parties not equipped to handle
them appropriately, or who do not have legitimate reasons to use them
and to implement a system whereby scientists and researchers involved
in legitimate research may continue transferring and receiving these
agents without undue burdens. Respondents include laboratory facilities
such as those operated by government agencies, universities, research
institutions, and commercial entities.
Those facilities requesting select infectious agents listed in the
regulation must register with the Secretary of HHS, or with registering
entities authorized by the Secretary, as capable and equipped to handle
the select infectious agents in accordance with guidelines developed by
CDC, the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and the Department of
Defense.
Once registered, facilities must complete a federally-developed
form, CDC Form EA-101, for each transfer of the agent. Information on
this form will include the name of the requestor and requesting
facility, the name of the transferor and transferring facility, the
name of the responsible facility official for the transferor and
requestor, the requesting facility's registration number, the
transferring facility's registration number, the name of the agent(s)
being shipped, and the proposed use of the agent. The package is being
revised to include burden for laboratories to register with the
Secretary. The total cost to respondents is estimated at $14,490.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total
Respondents respondents responses/ response Burden (in
respondent (in hours) hrs.)
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Laboratory.................................................. 100 16 .36 576
Shippers.................................................... 20 45 .97 873
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Total................................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,449
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2. 1997 National Health Interview Survey, Basic Module--(0920-
0214)--Revision--The annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is
a basic source of general statistics on the health of the U.S.
population. Due to the integration of health surveys in the Department
of Health and Human Services, the NHIS also has become the
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sampling frame and first stage of data collection for other major
surveys, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the National
Survey of Family Growth, and the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. By linking to the NHIS, the analysis potential of
these surveys increases. The NHIS has long been used by government,
university, and private researchers to evaluate both general health and
specific issues, such as cancer, AIDS, and childhood immunizations.
Journalists use its data to inform the general public. It will continue
to be a leading source of data for the Congressionally-mandated
``Health US'' and related publications, as well as the single most
important source of statistics to track progress toward the National
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, ``Healthy People
2,000.''
Because of survey integration and changes in the health and health
care of the U.S. population, demands on the NHIS have changed and
increased, leading to a major redesign which was tested and partially
implemented in 1996. Improved information technology was included,
especially computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI). This
clearance is for the first full year of data collection using the
redesigned NHIS data system. This data collection, planned for January-
December 1997, will result in publication of new national estimates of
health statistics and release of public use micro data files. The new
data system is expected to be in the field for at least 10 years. The
total cost to respondents is estimated at $697,500.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total
Respondents respondents responses/ response Burden (in
respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Family...................................................... 42,000 1 0.5 21,000
Sample adult................................................ 42,000 1 0.5 21,000
Sample child................................................ 18,000 1 0.25 4,500
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Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 46,500
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3. National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study Consent Release and History
Form--(0920-0021)--Revision--Under the Federal Coal Mine Health &
Safety Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended the Federal Coal Mine & 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. The study is a service program to aid surviving
relatives in establishing eligibility for black lung compensation.
Because a basic reason for the post-mortem exam is research (both
epidemiological and clinical), included are a minimum of essential
information regarding the deceased miner, his occupational history, and
his 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 will be correlated with
pathologic changes and x-ray findings. The total cost to respondents is
estimated at $1,250.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total
Respondents respondents responses/ response Burden (in
respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Pathologist.................................................
Invoice..................................................... 300 1 .05 25
Report...................................................... 300 1 .05 25
Next-of-Kin................................................. 300 1 .15 75
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Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 125
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Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-11598 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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