[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68631-68632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30428]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-12]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404)498-1210.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP), 
OMB No. 0920-0020--Extension--National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background

    The CWXSP is a federally mandated program under the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-164. The Act provides the 
regulatory authority for the administration of the CWXSP, a 
surveillance program to protect the health and safety of underground 
coal miners. This Program requires the gathering of information from 
coal mine operators, participating miners, participating x-ray 
facilities, and participating physicians. The Appalachian Laboratory 
for Occupational Safety and Health (ALOSH), located in Morgantown, WV, 
is charged with administration of this Program. There are no costs to 
respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Physicians/interpretations......................            5000               1            3/60             250
Physicians/certification........................             300               1           10/60              50
Miners..........................................            2500               1           20/60             833
Mine operators..................................             200               1           30/60             100
X-ray facilities................................              25               1           30/60              13
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1246
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    Dated: December 1, 2003.
Laura Yerdon Martin,
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-30428 Filed 12-8-03; 8:45 am]
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