[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63388-63389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-04-04JJ]


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

    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

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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. The estimated annualized burden 
is 300 hours. There are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Study Solicitation Questionnaire................................            1200               1            5/60
Household Questionnaire.........................................             600               1           20/60
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    Dated: October 26, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-24317 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]
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