[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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