[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 36986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15662]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7515-7]


EPA Handbook for Use of Data From the National Health and 
Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES): A Goldmine of Data for 
Environmental Health Analyses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a final report 
titled, EPA Handbook for Use of Data from the National Health and 
Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES): A Goldmine of Data for 
Environmental Health Analyses (EPA/600/R-02/044), which was prepared by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) of the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD). This Handbook was developed to provide descriptive 
background information and general guidance on how to access and use 
data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 
(NHANES). Since 1971 the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has 
been sponsoring the NHANES in order to collect data on the health and 
nutrition status of the U.S. population. EPA has been one of many 
collaborating federal agencies that help plan the content of and 
support funding for this survey. The enormous NHANES human database can 
be used to develop information suitable for use in risk assessments, 
and to support regulatory and policy needs of EPA. From this Handbook, 
the reader should gain a basic understanding of what data are available 
through NHANES, how to obtain the data, if the data are potentially 
suitable for supporting the needs of his/her office, key limitations of 
the data, and what types of analyses are possible.

ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically through the NCEA 
Web site (www.epa.gov/ncea). A limited number of paper copies are 
available from the EPA's National Service Center for Environmental 
Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242; telephone: 
1-800-490-9198 or 513-489-8190; facsimile: 513-489-8695. Please provide 
your name and mailing address and the title and EPA number of the 
requested publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Technical Information Staff, 
National Center for Environmental Assessment/Washington Office (8623D), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 202-564-3261; fax: 202-565-0050; e-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 12, 2003.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 03-15662 Filed 6-19-03; 8:45 am]
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