[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42025-42026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-19]


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 Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
    The following requests have been submitted for review since the 
last publication date on August 7, 1996.

Proposed Projects

    1. 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.

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                                                                  Avg.  
                                                      No. of     burden/
             Respondents                  No. of    Responses/  response
                                       respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                  hrs.) 
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Pathologist Invoice..................        300            1        .05
Report...............................        300            1        .05
Next-of-Kin..........................        300            1       .15 
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The total annual burden is 125.                                         

    2. Coal Mine Dust Personal Sampling Systems--(0920-148)--
Extension--This project, mandated under the Federal

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Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 91-173, as amended by 
Public Law 95-164), involves conducting evaluations and tests on coal 
mine dust personnel sampling units (CMDPSUs) and issuing certifications 
for those CMDPSUs which meet or exceed all applicable requirements 
listed in 30 CFR Part 74. It also requires conducting audits of new 
``off-the-shelf'' CMDPSUs certified under these regulations to 
determine compliance, evaluating those CMDPSUs sent to NIOSH as field 
problems, and responding to technical assistance requests.

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                                                                  Avg.  
                                                      No. of     burden/
             Respondents                  No. of    Responses/  response
                                       respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                  hrs.) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer.........................          1            1         44
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The total annual burden is 44.                                          

    Dated: August 7, 1996.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-20561 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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