[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4924-4925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-15-0931]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

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Proposed Project

    Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Surveillance System 
(HHLPPSS)(OMB Control No. 0920-0931, Expiration April 30, 2015)--
Extension--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 overarching goal of the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 
Prevention Surveillance System (HHLPPSS) is to support healthy homes 
surveillance activities at the state and national levels. HHLPSS is not 
a research study; rather it is a systematic assessment of programmatic 
activities under the healthy homes cooperative agreement. CDC is 
requesting a three-year extension of Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval for up to 40 local and state Healthy Homes Childhood 
Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) and the state-based Adult 
Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) programs. The programs 
will continue to report information (e.g., presence of lead paint, age 
of housing, occupation of adults and type of housing) via encrypted 
files and submit, electronically, to HHLPPB staff at CDC. The 
electronic files will be kept in accordance with CDC Records Control 
Schedules.
    Over the last three years, 7 states have adopted the HHLPPSS and 13 
are in beta-testing. In October 2014, CDC began funding 40 state and 
local blood lead surveillance programs. Many of these programs and 
their subcontractors at the local level will come on line with HHLPPSS 
in the next year.
    The objectives for this surveillance system are two-fold. First, 
the HHLPPSS allows CDC to systematically track how the state and local 
programs conduct case management and follow-up of residents with 
housing-related health outcomes. Second, the system allows for 
identification and collection of information on other housing-related 
risk factors. Childhood and adult 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. HHLPPSS offers a coordinated, comprehensive, and 
systematic public health approach to eliminate multiple housing-related 
health hazards.
    HHLPPSS enables flexibility to evaluate housing where the risk for 
lead poisoning is high, regardless of whether children less than 6 
years of age currently reside there. Thus, HHLPPSS supports CDC efforts 
for primary prevention of childhood and adult lead poisoning. Over the 
past several decades there has been a remarkable reduction in 
environmental sources of lead, improved protection from occupational 
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing trend in the prevalence of 
elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the U.S. 
national BLL geometric mean among adults was 1.2 [micro]g/dL during 
2009-2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures continue to occur at 
unacceptable levels. Current research continues to find that BLLs 
previously considered harmless can have harmful effects in adults, such 
as decreased renal function and increased risk for hypertension and 
essential tremor at BLLs <10 [micro]g/dL.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annual burden hours are 640.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
         Type of respondents                 Form name            Number of      responses per    per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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State and Local Health Departments..  Healthy Homes and Lead               40                4                4
                                       Poisoning Prevention
                                       Surveillance Variables
                                       (HHLPPSS).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-01652 Filed 1-28-15; 8:45 am]
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