[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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