[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 79 (Friday, April 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 22047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-04-44]


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 Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation of Efficacy of Household Water Filtration/Treatment 
Devices in Households with Private Wells--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    Approximately 42.4 million people in the United States are served 
by private wells. Unlike community water systems, private wells are not 
regulated by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe 
Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Under the SDWA, EPA sets maximum contaminant 
levels (MCLs) for contaminants in drinking water. A 1997 U.S. General 
Accounting Office (GAO) report on drinking water concluded that users 
of private wells may face higher exposure levels to groundwater 
contaminants than users of community water systems. Increasingly, the 
public is concerned about drinking water quality, and the public's use 
of water treatment devices rose from 27% in 1995 to 41% in 2001 (Water 
Quality Association, 2001 National Consumer Water Quality Survey). 
Studies evaluating the efficacy of water treatment devices on removal 
of pathogens and other contaminants have assessed the efficacy of 
different treatment technologies.
    The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate how water 
treatment device efficacy is affected by user behaviors such as 
maintenance and selection of appropriate technologies. Working with 
public health authorities in Florida, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, 
Nebraska, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, NCEH will recruit 600 households 
to participate in a study to determine whether people using water 
treatment devices are protected from exposure to contaminants found in 
their well water. We plan to recruit households that own private wells 
and use filtration/treatment devices to treat their tap water for 
cooking and drinking. Study participants will be selected from 
geographical areas of each state where groundwater is known or 
suspected to contain contaminants of public health concern. We will 
administer a questionnaire at each household to obtain information on 
selection of water treatment type, adherence to suggested maintenance, 
and reasons for use of treatment device. We will also obtain samples of 
treated water and untreated well water at each household to analyze for 
contaminants of public health concern. There is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Participant Solicitation Telephone Questionnaire            1200               1            5/60             100
Household Questionnaire.........................             600               1           20/60             200
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             300
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    Dated: April 13, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-9211 Filed 4-22-04; 8:45 am]
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