[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29328-29329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13464]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-01-43]


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 or 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 Project

    National Telephone Survey of Urban Mosquito Control Programs--New--
National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC). West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus 
that is native to the eastern hemisphere, where it recently caused 
large epidemics of human disease in eastern Europe, Russia, and the 
Middle East. In 1999, West Nile virus first appeared in the United 
States when it caused an epidemic of mosquito-borne encephalitis and 
meningitis in the greater New York City metropolitan area. During 1999-
2000, 83 persons (mostly senior citizens) with West Nile viral disease 
and 9 fatalities were reported in New York, New Jersey, and 
Connecticut. The apparent primary vector to humans was the house 
mosquito, Culex pipiens, which occurs in virtually all urban areas of 
the United States. This species is also one of the principal vectors of 
St. Louis encephalitis virus, historically the most important cause of 
epidemic viral encephalitis in the United States, and a close relative 
of West Nile virus. Based on the detection of West Nile virus in

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birds and mosquitoes, this virus has now spread to a 12-state region of 
the eastern United States, extending from New Hampshire to North 
Carolina, and from the Atlantic coast to western Pennsylvania. It is 
likely that West Nile virus will continue to expand its geographic 
range within the United States, mainly through distribution by infected 
birds. Thus, many cities in the United States are at risk for West Nile 
virus epidemics, especially those without mosquito control programs 
that target Culex mosquitoes. No systematically collected information 
on such programs is currently available. Currently in the United 
States, mosquito control is largely a local issue funded by state and 
local tax dollars.
    In the proposed survey, mosquito control program managers will be 
identified and interviewed by telephone to estimate the number of U. S. 
cities of at least 100,000 population that have functional programs for 
controlling urban Culex mosquitoes, by geographic region. The survey 
will be conducted twice, once at baseline and again two years later, to 
assess national and regional trends in establishing such control 
programs. This information will serve as a resource for the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, state and local health departments, 
policymakers, and funding agencies. The total cost to the respondents 
is $0.

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                                                                     Number of    Average Burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)         in hours
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Initial Telephone interview.....................             175               1           10/60              29
Follow-up Telephone Interview with Initial                   175               1           10/60              29
 Respondents....................................
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              58
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    Dated: May 21, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-13464 Filed 5-29-01; 8:45 am]
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