[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46546-46547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-JN]


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, or to send comments 
contact Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS-E11, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Internet Survey on Household Drinking Water--New--National Center 
for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).
    Drinking water in the United States comes from many different 
sources. A recent survey of the public's perceptions of water quality 
reports that 86% of adults have some concern about drinking water 
quality and more than half worry about possible contaminants in water 
(Water Quality Association, 2001 National Consumer Water Quality 
Survey). Public concern about drinking water quality has given rise to 
the increased use of bottled water, vended water, and water-treatment 
devices. In the past six years, use of home water-treatment systems 
rose 60% (Ibid.). Bottled water consumption has risen from 10.5 gallons 
per capita in 1993 to 22.6 gallons per capita in 2003, making bottled 
water the second largest commercial beverage category, accounting for 
$8.3 billion in sales for 2003 (Beverage Marketing Corporation, News 
Release, April 8, 2004). Many consumers believe that bottled water is 
``healthier'' than tap water. However, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the agency responsible for regulating the quality of 
bottled water, reports that the relative safety of bottled vs. tap 
water remains under debate (FDA Consumer Magazine, July-August 2002).
    The proposed internet survey is designed to obtain information 
about why the public is using water-treatment devices, bottled water, 
and vended water as alternatives to tap water. The survey asks both 
opinion and knowledge questions about the safety of each type of water, 
and requests information on the frequency and costs of using bottled 
water, vended water, and water-treatment devices.
    The survey also contains knowledge and opinion questions about 
general water topics, including perceptions of the chemical and 
microbial quality of water and any health incidents participants have 
experienced associated with drinking various types of water. The survey 
will be posted on the CDC Website and recruitment will be sought 
through an announcement on

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the Web site inviting visitors to complete the survey. We anticipate 
that survey participants will come from all regions of the United 
States. No personal identifiers are requested as part of the survey, 
and respondents will be neither compensated nor charged for responding.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      No. of      Average burden
                   Respondents                        No. of       responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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CDC Web Site Visitors...........................           3,000               1           20/60           1,000
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    Total.......................................           3,000  ..............  ..............           1,000
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    Dated: July 27, 2004,
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-17618 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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