[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35041-35042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14873]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-10-10EG]


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

    Audience Analysis for Biomonitoring--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(NCEH/ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    People's exposure to environmental chemicals can be a risk to their 
health. Scientists at the CDC use biomonitoring, which is the 
measurement of environmental chemicals in human tissues and fluids, to 
assess such exposure. Biomonitoring findings, however, do not typically 
provide information on health risks and toxicity data often lag behind 
new biomonitoring data. The health effects on humans are, therefore, 
often uncertain or unknown, particularly, for many new or ``emerging'' 
chemicals. Nevertheless, communicating biomonitoring findings for those 
charged with this task is necessary, especially due to the growing 
media coverage and public concern about chemicals found in the human 
body. The demand for answers and decreasing patience with uncertainty 
characterizes the interpretation of such results. This poses enormous 
challenges to those tasked to communicate such findings to both 
scientific and non-scientific audiences without a biomonitoring 
background.
    The CDC is, therefore, interested in developing a framework for 
communicating health risk messages, particularly about emerging 
environmental chemicals, to the attentive public audience such as 
selected women who are pregnant or have very young children. The three 
environmental chemicals, Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and mercury 
have been selected for this study. They are of particular interest to 
these selected women as the risks of exposure are higher for very young 
children because of their hand-to-mouth behaviors and direct oral 
(mouth) contact with materials containing these chemicals. Furthermore, 
young children eat and drink more per pound of body weight than adults.
    Focus groups will be conducted in different parts of the country 
with selected women. During phase one, eight exploratory focus groups 
will be conducted to develop messaging strategies and the results will 
be used in the development of preliminary messages about the emerging 
chemicals. The second phase will include six message testing focus 
groups to determine which messages are most attractive and compelling 
in terms of communicating health risk information about emerging 
chemicals.
    Participants will be recruited via standard focus group recruitment 
methods. Most will come from an existing database (or list) of 
potential participants maintained by the focus group facility. There is 
no cost to respondents.

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                                        Estimated 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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Recruitment screener............................             252               1            5/60              21
Exploratory Focus Groups........................              72               1               2             144
Message Testing Focus Groups....................              54               1               2             108
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             273
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    Dated: June 3, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-14873 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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