[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6606-6607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3060]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-14-00]


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 Officer at (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 Project

    1. National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study Consent Release and History 
Form--(0920-0021)--Extension--National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Under the Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety 
Act of 1977, PL91-173 (amended the

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Federal Coal Mine & Safety Act of 1969), the Public Health Service has 
developed a nationwide autopsy program (NCWAS) for underground coal 
miners. The Consent Release and History Form is primarily used to 
obtain written authorization from the next-of-kin to perform an autopsy 
on the deceased miner. The study is a service program to aid surviving 
relatives in establishing eligibility for black lung compensation. 
Because a basic reason for the post-mortem exam is research (both 
epidemiological and clinical), included are a minimum of essential 
information regarding the deceased miner, his occupational history, and 
his smoking history. The data collected will be used by the staff at 
NIOSH for research purposes in defining the diagnostic criteria for 
coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) and will be correlated with 
pathologic changes and x-ray findings.
    It is estimated that only 5 minutes is required for the pathologist 
to put a statement on the invoice affirming that no other compensation 
is received for the autopsy. From past experience, it is estimated that 
15 minutes is required for the next-of-kin to complete form CDC/NIOSH 
2.6. In as much as an autopsy report is routinely completed by a 
pathologist, the only additional burden is the specific request of 
abstract of terminal illness and final diagnosis relating to 
pneumoconiosis. Therefore, only 5 minutes of additional burden is 
estimated for the autopsy report. The total annual burden hours are 
62.5.

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                                                Number of    Avg. burden
          Respondents             Number of    responses/    of response
                                 respondents   respondent     (in hrs.)
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Pathologist:
    Invoice...................          150             1          5/60
    Report....................          150             1          5/60
Next-of-Kin...................          150             1         15/60
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    Dated: February 2, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-3060 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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