[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52626-52627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-55-01]


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

    Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program, 29 CFR 
1910.1043 (OMB No. 0920-0138)--EXTENSION--The National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). The mission of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health is to promote safety and health at work 
for all people through research and prevention.
    NIOSH has responsibility under the Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR 
1910.1043, for approving courses to train technicians to perform 
pulmonary function testing in the Cotton Dust Industry. Successful 
completion of a NIOSH-approved course is mandatory under the Standard. 
To carry out its responsibility, NIOSH maintains a Pulmonary Function 
Testing Course Approval Program. The program consists of an application 
submitted by potential sponsors who seek NIOSH approval to conduct 
courses, and if approved, notification to NIOSH of any course or 
faculty changes during the period of approval. The application form and 
addend materials, including agenda, vitae and course materials, is 
reviewed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
to determine if the applicant has developed a program which adheres to 
the criteria required in the Standard. Following approval, any 
subsequent changes to the course are submitted by course sponsors via 
letter and reviewed by NIOSH staff to assure that changes in faculty or 
course content continue to meet course requirements. Applications and 
materials to be a course sponsor and carry out training are submitted 
voluntarily by institutions and organizations from throughout the 
country. This is required for NIOSH to evaluate a course to determine 
whether it meets the criteria in the Standard and whether technicians 
will be adequately trained as mandated under the Standard. The 
estimated annual burden hours for this data collection is 66 hours.

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                                                  Number of      Number of
                 Respondents                     respondents     responses     Avg. burden/response (in hrs.)
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Initial Application.........................                 5           1  3.5
Annual Letter...............................                53           1  45/60
Report of Course Changes....................                12           1  45/60
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    Dated: October 10, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-25951 Filed 10-15-01; 8:45 am]
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