[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50922-50923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0670]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 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--Extension--National Center 
for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    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 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 Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North 
Carolina, 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 on private well water 
that use water filtration/treatment devices to treat tap water for 
drinking and cooking. 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. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 300.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per     response
                                                                                    r espondent       (hour)
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Participant Solicitation Telephone Questionnaire................            1200               1            5/60
Household Questionnaire.........................................             600               1           20/60
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    Dated: August 21, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-14231 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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