[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 54793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20514]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-0006]


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 (404) 498-1210 
or send comments to 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

    National Exposure Registry (OMB No. 0923-0006)--Extension--The 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is mandated 
pursuant to the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) and its 1986 Amendments, the Superfund 
Amendments and Re-authorization Act (SARA), to establish and maintain a 
national registry of persons who have been exposed to hazardous 
substances in the environment and a national registry of persons with 
illnesses or health problems resulting from such exposure. In 1988, 
ATSDR created the National Exposure Registry (NER) as a result of this 
legislation in an effort to provide scientific information about 
potential adverse health effects people develop as a result of low-
level, long-term exposure to hazardous substances.
    The NER is a program which collects, maintains, and analyzes 
information obtained from participants (called registrants) whose 
exposure to selected toxic substances at specific geographic areas in 
the United States has been documented. Relevant health data and 
demographic information are also included in the NER databases. The NER 
databases furnish the information needed to generate appropriate and 
valid hypotheses for future activities such as epidemiologic studies. 
The NER also serves as a mechanism for longitudinal health 
investigations that follow registrants over time to ascertain adverse 
health effects and latency periods.
    Participants in each subregistry are interviewed initially with a 
baseline questionnaire. An identical follow-up telephone questionnaire 
is administered to participants every three years until the criteria 
for terminating a specific subregistry have been met. The annual number 
of participants varies greatly from year to year. Two factors 
influencing the number of respondents per year are the number of 
subregistry updates that are scheduled and whether a new subregistry 
will be established. There is no cost to registrants.
    Annualized Burden Table:

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                                                                                            Avg. burden    Total
                       Respondents                           Number of     Responses per   per response   burden
                                                             responses      respondent      (in hours)     hours
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Follow-up questionnaire.................................           1,667               1           30/60  834
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  834
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    Dated: September 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-20514 Filed 9-9-04; 8:45 am]
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