[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-68-00]


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

    Hanford Community Health Project Survey--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 Re-
authorization Act (SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse human health 
effects and diminished quality of life resulting from the exposure to 
hazardous substances into the environment. These activities include 
conducting public health assessments at sites on the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) to determine 
whether exposure to hazardous substances at these sites are harmful to 
human health.
    The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, located in south central 
Washington State, is on EPA's National Priorities List. Between 1944 
when it opened until its closing in 1972, an estimated 740,000 curies 
of radioactive Iodine were released to the air from chemical separation 
facilities used to produce plutonium for atomic weapons development. 
The Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction project (HEDR) estimates 
that the majority of releases of Iodine-131 occurred between 1944 and 
1951. Radioactive Iodine accumulates in the thyroid gland. Studies 
indicate that exposure to radioactive Iodine is associated with an 
increased risk of developing thyroid cancers and other thyroid 
diseases. Children up to five years of age may be at higher risk than 
the general population of developing cancer after exposure.
    The objective of this survey is to collect information on 
utilization of health care services, knowledge of and information needs 
related to radioactive Iodine releases from Hanford, health risk and 
exposure awareness, use of and interest in thyroid medical evaluations, 
and demographic information. This information will assist ATSDR staff 
in determining health education needs and planning effective health 
education activities for people exposed to radioactive Iodine and/or at 
risk for thyroid disease. This work may have applicability to other 
sites where exposure to radioactive Iodine has occurred. In previous 
ATSDR work (OMB No. 0923-0006) approximately 6,000 people were located 
who were born between 1940 and 1951 in three counties (Benton, Franklin 
and Adams) nearest the Hanford site. For this proposed project, ATSDR 
plans to randomly select and complete 500 individual interviews from 
this cohort of 6,000 persons.
    To reduce the amount of time required by the respondents, Computer 
Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) will be conducted. The information 
collected in this proposed survey will provide reliable baseline 
information for developing effective educational materials and outreach 
activities. Other than their time to participate, there are no costs to 
the respondents. The estimated annualized burden is 125 hours.

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                                                                Average
                                                     No. of      burden
                                         No. of     responses     per
             Respondents              respondents      per      response
                                        per year   respondent     (in
                                                                 hours)
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Individuals born near Hanford site..        500            1       .125
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    Dated: September 14, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-24247 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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