[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1017]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-06AP]


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

    Aerosol Generation by Cough--NEW--The National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
is authorized to conduct research to advance the health and safety of 
workers under Section 20(a)(1) of the 1970 Occupational Safety and 
Health Act.
    Many respiratory diseases are spread when healthy people come into 
contact with infectious fluids from sick individuals. The most common 
mode of transmission is direct contact with infected persons, or 
contact with items or people they have touched. In addition, however, 
some respiratory illnesses can also spread via infectious aerosols that 
are generated by coughing and sneezing. Riley et al. established that 
tuberculosis is spread by inhalation of respirable particles generated 
by infected individuals. British studies of classrooms and offices 
found aerosols containing viable salivary streptococci and other oral 
bacteria that were thought to be created during speaking, coughing, and 
sneezing. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza 
are known to spread through infectious aerosols, and this may include 
cough-generated aerosols as well.
    The airborne transmission of disease is of great concern to the 
public health community because of the increasing prevalence of drug-
resistant strains of tuberculosis, the epidemic potential of newly-
emerging diseases like avian influenza, and the threat of bioterrorism 
using agents such as bubonic plague. The purpose of this project is to 
better understand some of the factors involved in the production of 
aerosols of airway fluids by coughing. The project has two specific 
aims: Measure the quantity and size distribution of aerosol produced 
during human coughs and determine the effectiveness of surgical masks 
and N95 respirators at filtering cough-generated aerosols.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 71.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                        Number of      Average
                                                                          Number of     responses    burden per
            Type of respondent                         Form              respondents       per      response (in
                                                                                       respondent      hours)
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All participants.........................  Pre-test questionnaire.....           147             1          5/60
Qualified participants...................  Health questionnaire.......           140             1          5/60
                                           Consent form...............           140             1         20/60
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    Dated: January 10, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-1017 Filed 1-22-08; 8:45 am]
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