[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49779-49780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-64-03]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Information Collection Procedures for Requesting Public Health 
Assessments--(0923-0002)--Extension--The Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
    ATSDR is announcing the request for extension of the OMB-approved 
Information Collection Procedures for Requesting Public Health 
Assessments. ATSDR is authorized to consider petitions from the public 
that request public health assessments of sites where there is a threat 
of exposure to hazardous substances (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(6)(B)). The 
Agency may conduct public health assessments of releases or facilities 
for which individuals provide information that people have been exposed 
to a hazardous substance, and for which the source of such exposure is 
a release, as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The general 
administrative procedures for conducting public health assessments, 
including the information that must be submitted with each request, is 
described at 42 CFR 90.3, 90.4, and 90.5. Procedures for responding to 
petitions, decision criteria, and methodology for determining 
priorities may be found at 57 FR 37382-89. There are no costs to the 
respondents other than the time required for preparing a letter and for 
postage.
    ATSDR anticipates approximately 34 requests will be received each 
year. This estimate is based on the number of requests received in the 
past five years

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and the expressions of interest (via telephone, letter, etc.) from 
members of the public, attorneys, and industry representatives. The 
annual burden hours are estimated to be 17.

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                                                                                   Number of     Average burden/
                         Respondents                              Number of        responses/      response (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent         hrs.)
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General public...............................................              34                1            30/60
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    Dated: August 13, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-21156 Filed 8-18-03; 8:45 am]
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