[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 10636]] 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No of Avg. burden/ Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden respondents respondents hrs.) (in hrs.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,414 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden Type of respondent respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Agency.................................... 150 1 .17 25 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P