[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11457-11458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6158]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-97-06]
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. NIOSH Training Grants, 42 CFR Part 86, Application And
Regulations--(0920-0261)--Extension--Public Law 91-596 authorizes CDC/
NIOSH to support ``education programs that provide an adequate supply
of qualified personnel * * * by grants or contracts ``to assure a safe
and healthful work environment. NIOSH awards grants for both short-term
and long-term training to academic institutions and other organizations
interested in providing training for professionals. Grants are also
provided to Educational Resource Centers (ERCs) which provide
multidisciplinary graduate training for industrial hygienists,
occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, safety
professionals and other occupational health-related disciplines in
addition to continuing education for practicing professionals and
outreach in the Region. 42 CFR Part 86, ``Grants for Education Programs
in Occupational Safety and Health, Subpart B-Occupational Safety and
Health Training, provides guidelines for implementing Public Law 91-
596. The training grant application form is used by the National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to collect information from
potential applicants. The information is used to determine the
eligibility of applicants for review, to calculate the amount of each
award and to judge the merit of each application. CDC Form 2.145A is
used for new and competing continuation grants; CDC Form 2.145B is used
for non-competing awards. If this information is not collected, grants
cannot be reviewed and awarded. The total cost to respondents for the
three year period is $352,500.
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Number of Avg. burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Universities.................................... 57 1 82.46 4,700
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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 4,700
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2. Foreign Quarantine Regulations--(0920-0134)--Extension--Section
361 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 USC 264) authorizes the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to make and enforce regulations
necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of
communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States.
Legislation and the existing regulations governing quarantine
activities (42 CFR Part 71) authorize quarantine officers and other
personnel to inspect and undertake necessary control measures with
respect to conveyances, persons, and shipments of animals and etiologic
agents in order to protect the public health. Currently, with the
exception of rodent inspections and the cruise ship sanitation program
inspections are performed only on those vessels and aircraft which
report illness prior to arrival or when illness is discovered upon
arrival. Other inspection agencies assist quarantine officers in public
health screening of persons, pets, and other importations of public
health importance and make referrals to PHS when indicated. These
practices and procedures assure protection against the introduction and
spread of communicable diseases into the United States with a minimum
of recordkeeping and reporting as well as a minimum of interference
with trade and travel.
Respondents would include airplane pilots, ships' captains,
importers, and travelers. The nature of the quarantine would dictate
which forms are completed by whom. Thus, the ``respondents'' portion of
the information below is replaced by the requisite form title. The
estimated cost to the public is $22,200.
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Number of Avg. burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Radio reporting of death/illness:
--Aaircraft................................ 105 1 0.033 3.5
--Cruise ships............................. 90 23.3 0.0166 35.0
--Other ships.............................. 22 1 0.0166 .04
Report by persons held in isolation/
surveillance.................................. 11 1 0.50 5.5
Report of death or illness on carrier during
stay in port.................................. 5 1 0.05 0.3
Requirements for admission of dogs and cats:
(1)........................................ 5 1 0.05 0.3
(2)........................................ 2650 1 0.25 662.5
Application for permits to import turtles...... 10 1 0.50 5.0
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Requirements for registered importers of
nonhuman primates:
(1)........................................ 40 1 0.166 6.6
(2)........................................ 50 1 0.5 25.0
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Total.................................... .............. ............... .............. 777.38
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Dated: March 5, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-6158 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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