[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40884-40885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14389]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07BH]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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

    Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program--New--
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC is requesting OMB approval for a research program focused 
on identifying the environmental causes of food and waterborne illness 
and improving environmental public health practice. This research 
program is conducted by the Environmental Health Specialists Network 
(EHS-Net), a collaborative project of CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA), and nine states 
(California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Oregon, 
Rhode Island, and Tennessee). The network consists of environmental 
health professionals, epidemiologists, and laboratorians.
    EHS-Net plans to conduct approximately twenty applied research 
projects per year. These research projects will focus on identifying 
and understanding environmental factors associated with food and 
waterborne illness, such as poor food and water handling practices. 
These projects will also focus on evaluation of food and water safety 
regulatory programs. Data collection for these projects may involve (1) 
surveys, (2) observations, and (3) food, water, and environmental 
sampling. Data may be collected from (1) retail food establishments, 
where the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks originate, (2) public 
and non-public water systems, representing possible sources of 
waterborne illness, and (3) food and water safety program regulators, 
who are responsible for food and water safety.
    EHS-Net will conduct three food safety projects with all nine EHS-
Net states per year. There will be up to 900 respondents for each 
project (total=2,700). Additionally, each EHS-Net state will conduct at 
least one individual food safety project, with up to 250 respondents 
for each project (total=2,250). Approximately three-fourths of the 
respondents for these projects will be retail food service workers; the 
remaining will be food safety program regulators. Thus, there will be 
approximately 3,713 retail food service worker and 1,237 food safety 
program regulator respondents to EHS-Net food safety projects annually. 
Each respondent will respond only once and the average burden per 
response will be approximately 90 minutes. The estimated total annual 
burden for EHS-Net food safety projects is 5,570 hours for retail food 
service workers and 1,856 hours for food safety program regulators.
    Five EHS-Net states (California, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, and 
Tennessee) have funding to study water safety; EHS-Net will conduct 
three water safety projects with these five states per year. There will 
be up to 375 respondents for each project (total=1,875). Additionally, 
each EHS-Net water state will conduct at least one individual water 
safety project, with up to 250 respondents for each project 
(total=1,250). Approximately three-fourths of the respondents for these 
projects will be water system operators; the remaining will be water 
safety program regulators. Thus, there will be approximately 1,781 
water system operator and 594 water safety program regulator 
respondents to EHS-Net water safety projects annually. Each respondent 
will respond only once and the average burden per response will be 
approximately 90 minutes. The estimated total annual burden for EHS-Net 
water safety projects is 2,672 hours for water system operators and 891 
hours for water safety program regulators. The total annual burden for 
all EHS-Net projects is expected to be approximately 10,987 hours.
    There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.

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                                             Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per    Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Retail food service workers.....................           3,713               1           90/60           5,570
Food safety program regulators..................           1,237               1           90/60           1,855
Water system operators..........................           1,781               1           90/60           2,671
Water safety program regulators.................             594               1           90/60             891
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,987
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    Dated: July 18, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-14389 Filed 7-24-07; 8:45 am]
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