[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77790-77791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31926]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-11-03]


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: Reader Evaluations of Public Health Assessments 
and Other Products (OMB No. 0923-0016)--Reinstatement with change--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 Reauthorization Act (SARA) to perform health assessments 
for each facility on the National Priorities List and for releases or 
facilities where individuals have been exposed to a hazardous 
substance. In addition, ATSDR provides consultations on health issues 
relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances to officials at 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and state and local 
government. The principal audiences for these products are health 
professionals at the federal, state, and local levels, staff in public 
libraries and repositories, interested private sector organizations and 
groups, and members of the public.
    In order to make ATSDR products such as health assessments, 
consultations, exposure investigations, and fact sheets timely and 
relevant, ATSDR staff developed a survey questionnaire (OMB No. 0923-
0016) to get readers' opinions and evaluations. The survey will be 
inserted and mailed in each public health assessment. In addition, 
electronic surveys will be sent to clients and partners requesting 
ATSDR health consultations and exposure investigations within 1 month 
following delivery of product or service. The survey collects 
information on (a) Affiliation of users, (b) timeliness and

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effectiveness of these products, and (c) practical utility of these 
products.
    The reader evaluation surveys provide important feedback that 
enables ATSDR staff to maintain the utility, integrity and standards of 
its products. Gathering client feedback ensures that appropriate 
information is included in these documents and assists in maintaining 
medical and scientific usefulness. The information will be used to 
maintain customer satisfaction with these products. There is no cost to 
respondents.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                               Number of    Responses/    burden/       Total
                         Respondents                          respondents   respondent    response    burden (in
                                                                                         (in hours)     hours)
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Community member reviewing public health assessments........          130            1        15/60         32.5
Environmental regulatory official requesting health                   210            1        15/60         52.5
 consultations..............................................
Community member requesting health consultations............           50            1        15/60         12.5
Community member reviewing public health fact sheets........          750            1        15/60        187.5
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    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          285
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    Dated: November 27, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-31926 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am]
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