[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61019-61020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-04-0415X]


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 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. 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

    Surveillance for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Recreational Fishers 
Utilizing Texas Gulf Coast Oil Rigs--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    This public health surveillance activity will quantify the scope of 
ciguatera poisonings in the recreational fishing community of coastal 
Texas. The Texas Department of Health has received reports of 
ciguatera-toxic fish caught around Texas offshore oil rigs, but 
anecdotal reports to researchers at the University of Texas suggest 
that the incidence of ciguatera fish poisoning is

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greater than what has been reported to the Texas Department of Health. 
We propose to conduct surveillance activities to identify the 
prevalence of ciguatera fish poisoning around Texas Gulf Coast oil 
rigs. This study will provide critical data in guiding efforts to 
characterize the scope of ciguatera poisonings, to identify risk 
factors, and to prevent an emerging illness associated with reef 
ecosystems.
    A questionnaire will be administered over a one-year period to 
recreational spear-fishers and to hook-and-line anglers who have 
consumed fish caught on the reef ecosystems off the Texas Gulf Coast. 
There are no costs to respondents. The annualized burden is estimated 
to be 230 hours.

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                                                                                      No. of      Average burden
                           Respondent                                 No. of        responses/     per  response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Screening study participants....................................             750               1            5/60
Texas Saltwater Fishers.........................................             500               1           20/60
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    Dated: October 7, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-23023 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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