[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68462-68464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-12AN]


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 Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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

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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

    Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations Program--New--Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS).

Background and Brief Description

    The Great Lakes Basin has suffered decades of pollution and 
ecosystem damage. In 1987, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 
listed 40 Areas of Concern (AOCs) representing the most polluted areas 
in the Great Lakes Basin. Many chemicals persist in Great Lakes 
sediments, as well as in wildlife and humans. These chemicals can build 
up in the aquatic food chain. Eating contaminated fish is a known route 
of human exposure.
    In 2009, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was enacted 
as Public Law 111-88. The GLRI makes Great Lakes restoration a national 
priority for 16 Federal agencies. The GLRI is led by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Under a 2010 interagency 
agreement with the US EPA, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR) announced a funding opportunity called the 
``Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations Program'' (CDC-RFA-TS10-
1001).
    This applied public health program aims to measure Great Lakes 
chemicals in human blood and urine. These measures will be a baseline 
for the GLRI and future restoration activities. The measures will be 
compared to available national estimates. This program also aims to 
take these measures from people who may be at higher risk of harm from 
chemical exposures.
    Three states were funded for this program: Michigan, Minnesota, and 
New York. The health departments in these states will look at seven 
AOCs and four types of sensitive adults: Michigan--urban anglers in the 
Detroit River and the Saginaw River and Bay AOCs; Minnesota--American 
Indians from the Fond du Lac Community near the St. Louis River AOC; 
and New York--licensed anglers and immigrants from Burma and their 
family members living in four Lake Ontario and Lake Erie AOCs. These 
include the Rochester Embayment AOC, the Eighteenmile Creek AOC, and 
the AOCs along the Niagara and Buffalo Rivers.
    Each state will use its own way to ask people to take part in the 
study. In Michigan, people fishing along the shores of the Detroit 
River and Saginaw River and Bay will be asked a few questions to see if 
they are willing to take part in the study. In Minnesota, American 
Indians will be randomly chosen from a list of people who get local 
health clinic and social services. They will be contacted by trained 
staff to take part in the study. In New York, names from the state 
licensed angler database will be chosen at random. These people will be 
contacted by mail and telephone to take part in the study. Another 
group, immigrants who moved from Burma to Buffalo, NY, will work with 
trained study staff to get their people to take part in the study.
    All respondents who consent will give blood and urine specimens. 
Their blood and urine will be tested for polychlorinated biphenyls 
(PCBs), mercury, lead, and pesticides. Pesticides will include mirex, 
hexachlorobenzene, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and 
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)]. Each state will test blood and 
urine for other chemicals of local concern. Respondents will also be 
interviewed. They will be asked about demographic and lifestyle 
factors, hobbies, and types of jobs, which can contribute to chemical 
exposure. Some diet questions will be asked, too, with a focus on 
eating Great Lakes fish. There is no cost to respondents other than 
their time spent in the study.
    The ATSDR is authorized to conduct this program under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 
of 1986.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of        Number        burden per     Total burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                   respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                                                            respondent        hours)
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Michigan Shoreline Anglers.....................  Screening Questionnaire................             700               1            5/60              58
                                                 Telephone Questions for Scheduling                  500               1            7/60              58
                                                  Appointments.
                                                 Informed Consent.......................             400               1            1/60               7
                                                 Biomonitoring Questionnaire............             400               1           54/60             360
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American Indians from Fond du Lac Community....  Calling Script.........................             625               1            5/60              52
                                                 Refusal Questions......................             125               1            2/60               4
                                                 Informed Consent.......................             500               1            3/60              25
                                                 Contact Information....................             500               1            2/60              17
                                                 Study Participant Questionnaire........             500               1           30/60             250
                                                 Clinic Visit Incentive Record..........             500               1            3/60              25
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New York State Licensed Anglers................  Eligibility Screening Survey...........             600               1            5/60              50
                                                 Online Eligibility Screening Survey....             900               1            5/60              75
                                                 Telephone Script for Non-responders....            1000               1            5/60              83
                                                 Telephone Script for Calling Eligible               300               1            5/60              25
                                                  Respondents.
                                                 Informed Consent.......................             400               1            1/60               7
                                                 Interview Questionnaire................             400               1           30/60             200
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Immigrants from Burma and Descendents..........  Eligibility Screening Survey...........             184               1            5/60              15
                                                 Informed Consent.......................             100               1            1/60               2
                                                 Interview Questionnaire................             100               1               1             100
                                                 Network Size Questions for Respondent               100               1            5/60               8
                                                  Driven Sampling.
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,421
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    Dated: October 28, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-28564 Filed 11-3-11; 8:45 am]
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