[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 123 (Monday, June 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31037-31038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-09BY]


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, 
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

    Healthy Housing Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS)--New--
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)/Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Healthy Housing Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) 
builds upon previous efforts by the National Blood Lead Surveillance 
System (NBLSS) to characterize the home environment in terms of not 
only lead poisoning risk factors, but also other home-based risk 
factors. While the earlier NBLSS was focused on homes of children less 
than 6 years old, the new HHLPSS will enable flexibility to evaluate 
all homes, regardless of the presence of children < age 6 years. The 
overarching goal of this system is to establish Healthy Housing 
Surveillance Systems at the state and national levels. Currently, 40 
state and local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) 
report information (e.g., presence of lead paint, age of housing, and 
type of housing) to the NBLSS. The addition of a new panel of housing 
questions would help to provide a more comprehensive picture of housing 
stock in the United States and potentially modifiable risk factors.
    The objectives for developing this system are two-fold. First, the 
program would like to use surveillance data to estimate the extent of 
housing-related injuries and asthma. This is important because it will 
allow the program to systematically track the management and follow-up 
of those residents with these health outcomes.
    The next objective for the development of this system is to examine 
potential housing-related risk factors. Childhood lead poisoning is 
just one of many adverse health conditions that are related to common 
housing deficiencies. Multiple hazards in housing, e.g., mold, vermin, 
radon and the lack of safety devices, continue to adversely affect the 
health of residents. It is in the interest of public health to expand 
from a single focus on lead poisoning prevention to a coordinated, 
comprehensive, and systematic approach to eliminating multiple housing-
related health hazards. The current NBLSS system requires reporting of 
child blood lead levels and the new HLPSS will continue this effort.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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State and Local Health Departments for Child                  40               4               4             640
 Surveillance...................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             640
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    Dated: June 18, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
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