[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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