[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17875-17876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-16]


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, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Projects

    1. Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Childhood Leukemia 
Incidence at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina--New--The Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is mandated pursuant to the 
1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability 
Act (CERCLA), and its 1986 Amendments, The Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act (SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse human health 
effects and diminished quality of life resulting from exposure to 
hazardous substances in the environment. There is limited evidence that 
in utero exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as 
trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in drinking water may 
be strongly associated with childhood leukemia (CL). In 1982, VOC 
contamination was identified in certain groundwater supply wells which 
supplied drinking water to housing units at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp 
Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. During this phase of the 
proposed study, an attempt will be made to locate as many of the 
children born to base residents between 1968 and 1985 as well as 
offspring from pregnancies that occurred during this time period but 
were not delivered at Camp Lejeune.
    The purpose of the proposed nested case-control study is to 
investigate the potential relationship between exposure to VOCs in 
drinking water and incidence of CL at Camp Lejeune. A secondary 
objective of the proposed study is to investigate the potential 
relationship between VOCs in drinking water and birth defects in this 
population. A brief screening questionnaire will be interviewer-
administered to identify potential cancer and birth defect cases. Some 
of the data to be collected by the questionnaire includes: confirmation 
of the name(s) of children and date(s) of birth; dates and location of 
residence on base during the pregnancy and/or at the time of delivery; 
current vital status of each child; the determination of diagnosis with 
cancer or birth defects before age 20. This request is for a 3-year OMB 
approval.

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                                                                                         Average                
                                                              Number of    Number of     burden/    Total burden
                        Respondents                          respondents   responses/    response    (in hours) 
                                                                           respondent   (in hours)              
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Parent/Child born at Camp Lejeune; 1968-1985...............        9,650            1         0.15      1,447.50
Pregnancy at Camp Lejeune, delivery elsewhere; 1968-1985...        3,350            1         0.15        502.50
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      Total................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........      1,750   
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    2. Prevention of HIV Infection in Youth at Risk: Developing 
Community-Level Intervention Strategies that Work--New--The National 
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention purpose of this survey is to 
evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce risk behaviors 
associated with HIV infection or transmission among young men of 
various race/ethnic groups. Across 10 cities, data will be collected in 
the intervention and comparison areas, and it will be used to assess 
risk behaviors associated with HIV acquisition and transmission, 
determinants of those behaviors, and to monitor awareness and contact 
with the intervention. It is hoped that this intervention study will 
result in lowering HIV risk behaviors among young men in the target 
audiences, and strengthening HIV prevention programs in these local 
communities.

                                                                                                                
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                                                                                          Average               
                                                              Number of    Number of      burden/       Total   
                        Respondents                          respondents   responses/    response    burden  (in
                                                                           respondent   (in hours)      hours)  
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Young men aged 15-25 who are in the target population and                                                       
 surveyed before or at end of intervention.................        6,000            1         0.5          3,000

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Young men aged 15-25 who are in the target population and                                                       
 surveyed during the intervention..........................        2,400            1         0.167          400
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      Total................................................  ...........  ...........  ............        3,400
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    3. Antivirals Usage in Nursing Homes. The Division of Viral and 
Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, is proposing a study to determine 
how often rapid testing and antivirals are used to control influenza A 
outbreaks in nursing homes. Outbreaks of influenza A in nursing homes 
may result in the hospitalization of up to 25% of ill residents and the 
death of up to 30% of those who are hospitalized. The rapid diagnosis 
of influenza A and the timely administration of currently available 
antiviral medications, amantadine and rimantadine, can lessen the 
impact of these outbreaks. However, it is unknown how often laboratory 
tests for the rapid diagnosis of influenza A are utilized and how 
frequently antivirals are used to control nursing home outbreaks of 
influenza A.
    For this study, a sample of nursing homes will be selected randomly 
from one state within each of nine influenza surveillance regions. The 
survey will be mailed to infection control personnel in the randomly 
selected nursing homes. The results will be used to identify where 
educational efforts should be directed to lessen the impact of 
influenza A on elderly institutionalized persons.
    4. Evaluation of NCIPC recommendations on bicycle helmet use--New--
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's (NCIPC) 
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (DUIP) intends to conduct a 
survey of 1,300 persons from its mailing lists and lists of recipients 
of recommendations on the use of bicycle helmets in preventing head 
injuries that was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly 
Report of February 17, 1995.
    The purpose of this survey is to determine:
    I. The penetration of the recommendations distribution,
    II. The usefulness of the bicycle helmet recommendations,
    III. How to improve the recommendation's content and format,
    IV. Potential future DUIP bicycle helmet promotional activities,
    V. Information needs and access points of DUIP's ``customers''
    Results from this research will be used to (1) assist DUIP in 
producing an updated version of the helmet recommendations; (2) 
identify new helmet promotion programmatic directions; and (3) develop 
future materials that meet the needs of DUIP ``customers.''
    The study will be done by telephone. The estimate of burden is as 
follows: The total cost to respondents is $0.00.

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                                                                                         Average                
                                                            Number of     Number of      burden/    Total burden
                       Respondent                          respondents   responses/     response      (in hours)
                                                                         respondent    (in hours)               
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Individual..............................................        1,300             1           .33           429 
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    Dated: April 6, 1998.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-9475 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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