[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10635-10636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5516]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-12]
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 Seleda Perryman,
Assistant CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project
1. An Epidemiologic Study of the Relation Between Maternal and
Paternal Preconception Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Childhood
Leukemia (0920-0364)--Extension--The National Center for Environmental
Health proposes an extension of a case-control study of the relation
between maternal and paternal preconception exposure to ionizing
radiation and childhood leukemia. The study is designed to determine
whether preconception gonadal doses from ionizing radiation are higher
in the parents of children with leukemia than in parents of healthy
children. This hypothesis is based on previous study findings that,
compared with control groups, children with leukemia were more likely
to have fathers who worked at the Sellafield nuclear facility in Great
Britain and to have received higher doses of ionizing radiation prior
to the conception of the child. Funding for the study is being provided
to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center by the National
Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The study is designed as a multicenter case-control study. Cases
will be children with leukemia and controls will be children without
leukemia selected at random from the same population as the cases. In
addition, the next older sibling will be used in a second control
group. The main exposure of interest, paternal and maternal gonadal
absorbed doses from ionizing radiation during the six-month time period
before conception, will be quantified by taking detailed histories from
the parents about medical, occupational, and environmental exposures
that they had during the time period of interest. Gonadal doses will be
estimated from the documentation of each exposure. By calculating the
doses of ionizing radiation each parent received, we can compute odds
ratios and confidence intervals for paternal and maternal doses
separately and combined. These findings will clarify whether the
previously determined risks can be detected in other populations with
similar exposures. Consistency in the results of this study with those
of a
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similar study in Great Britain would have a major impact on current
medical practice and occupational exposure standards. If this study
does not detect an elevated risk for leukemia, it will be unlikely that
preconception gonadal doses from ionizing radiation that are received
by the general public are related to childhood leukemia. There is no
cost to the respondents.
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No of Avg. burden/
Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondents hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Pediatric Oncologist Introduction of Study to
Parent(s)...................................... 5 123 0.083 51
Request for Patient Information from Other
Physicians..................................... 5 1 0.166 1
Request for Participation....................... 1,968 1 0.1666 328
Exposure Questionnaire.......................... 1,968 1 2.1666 4,264
Re-interview 10%................................ 197 1 2.16 426
Medical Record Requests......................... 219 1 1 219
Occupational Record Requests.................... 50 5 .5 125
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,414
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2. Evaluation of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)-
NEW--The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Division
of Violence Prevention intends to conduct a survey of 150 local
domestic violence abuse agencies who have received referrals from the
National Domestic Violence Hotline--(1.800.799.SAFE). The specific
topic area for this study relates to whether or not the agencies can
handle the amount of referrals they receive from the NDVH.
The purpose of this survey is to determine:
--The ability of the local agencies to handle NDVH referrals
--The appropriateness of the NDVH referrals
--Basic information about the size and programs offered by the local
agencies
Results from this research will be used to enhance government
programs that support local anti-domestic violence organizations. In
addition, this information will also be used by the NDVH to further
enhance their ability to deliver appropriate referrals to the over
140,000 annual callers. The study will be done by telephone. There is
no cost to the respondents.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents respondent response hours
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Local Agency.................................... 150 1 .17 25
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 25
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Dated: February 23, 1998.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-5516 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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