[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56192-56193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28599]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-02-98]
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.
Proposed Projects
1. Health Effects from Exposure to High Levels of Sulfate in
Drinking Water--New--The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of August
1996 require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in
collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to conduct
a dose-response study of the health effects of exposure of susceptible
populations to drinking water that contains sulfate. There is concern
that individuals who are not used to drinking water containing sulfate
will experience diarrhea when they first drink tap water containing
high levels of sulfate. The effect is acute and temporary. However,
becoming acclimated, or used to, water with high levels of sulfate may
take approximately two weeks, during which time individuals,
particularly those who cannot control their fluid intake, i.e.,
infants, may become dehydrated. Previous studies of the effects of
sulfate on the incidence of diarrhea have suffered from a number of
limitations, including small sample size, failure to account for other
causes of diarrhea, and inadequate characterization of the water
itself. This study will analyze the incidence of diarrhea in non-
acclimated infants and adults exposed to drinking water containing a
range of sulfate concentrations by collecting data from mothers of
newborn infants living in areas with a range of naturally-occurring
sulfate levels and adult volunteers who will consume drinking water
containing specific levels of sulfate. The total burden hours are
6063.4.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Recruitment-Mothers............. 1600 1 0.25
Second Interview-Mothers........ 880 1 1
1st Follow-up phone call........ 880 1 0.25
2nd Follow-up phone call........ 880 1 0.16666
3rd Follow-up phone call........ 440 1 0.16666
4th Follow-up Phone call........ 220 1 0.16666
5th Follow-up Phone call........ 110 1 0.16666
Diary-mothers................... 880 28 0.16666
Accessing Medical Records....... 80 1 0.0833
Adult volunteers: questionnaire. 150 1 0.16666
Diary........................... 150 6 0.16666
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Dated: October 23, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-28599 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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