[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53368-53369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-05-0659]


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 404-371-5983 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 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

    Surveillance for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Recreational Fishers 
Utilizing Texas Gulf Coast Oil Rigs (0920-0659)--Extension--National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This public health surveillance activity will quantify the scope of 
ciguatera poisonings in the recreational fishing community of coastal 
Texas. The

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Texas Department of Health has received reports of ciguatoxic fish 
caught on Texas offshore oil rigs, and anecdotal reports to researchers 
at the University of Texas suggest that the incidence of ciguatera fish 
poisoning is greater than what has been reported to the Texas 
Department of Health. We propose to continue to conduct surveillance 
activities to identify the prevalence of ciguatera fish poisoning in 
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 
three-year period to Texas saltwater fishermen (recreational 
spearfishers and to hook-and-line anglers) who have consumed fish 
caught on the reef ecosystems off the Texas Gulf coast. There is no 
cost to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
             Type of respondent                  Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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Texas Saltwater Fishermen...................             500                1            20/60              167
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    Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-17764 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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