[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14953-14954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7408]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-18-02]


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)498-1210. 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: 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 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 estimated annualized burden is 48 hours.

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                                                               Average
                                    Number of    Number of     burden/
           Respondents             respondents   responses/    response
                                                 respondent   (in hours)
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Initial Telephone interview......          143            1        10/60
Follow-up Telephone Interview              143            1        10/60
 with Initial Respondents........
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    Dated: March 19, 2002.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for, Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control, and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-7408 Filed 3-27-02; 8:45 am]
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