Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 8, 2004 / Notices 71059

Proposed Project 

Pulmonary Function Testing Course 

Approval Program, 29 CFR 1910.1043, 

OMB No. 0920–0138—Revision—

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

NIOSH has the responsibility under 

the Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR 

1920.1043, for approving courses to 

train technicians to perform pulmonary 

function testing in the Cotton Dust 

Industry. Successful completion of a 

NIOSH-approved course is mandatory 

under the Standard. To carry out its 

responsibility, NIOSH maintains a 

Pulmonary Function Testing Course 

Approval Program. The program 

consists of an application submitted by 

potential sponsors who seek NIOSH 

approval to conduct courses. The 

application form and added materials, 

including an agenda, vitae, and course 

materials are reviewed by NIOSH to 

determine if the applicant has 

developed a program which adheres to 

the criteria required in the Standard. 

Following approval, any subsequent 

changes to the course are submitted by 

course sponsors via letter or e-mail and 

reviewed by NIOSH staff to assure that 

the changes in faculty or course content 

continue to meet course requirements. 

Course sponsors also voluntarily 

submit an annual report to inform 

NIOSH of their class activity level and 

if any faculty changes have occurred. 

Applications and materials to be a 

course sponsor and carry out training 

are submitted voluntarily by institutions 

and organizations throughout the 

country. This is required by NIOSH to 

evaluate a course to determine whether 

it meets the criteria in the Standard and 

whether technicians will be adequately 

trained as mandated under the 

Standard. One question regarding 

faculty changes was added to the 

previously approved annual report. 

There will be no cost to respondents 

except their time to participate. The 

estimated annualized burden is 64 

hours.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses/

respondents 

Average

burden/

response

(in hrs) 

Initial Application .......................................................................................................................... 5 1 3.5 

Annual Report .............................................................................................................................. 50 1 45/60 

Report for Course Changes ........................................................................................................ 12 1 45/60 

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

B. Kathy Skipper, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[7Day–05–AN] 

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 the CDC Reports 

Clearance Officer at (404) 498–1210. 

CDC is requesting an emergency 

clearance for this data collection with a 

seven-day public comment period. CDC 

is requesting OMB approval of this 

package seven days after the end of the 

public comment period. 

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. As this is an emergency 

clearance, please direct comments to the 

CDC Desk Officer, Human Resources 

and Housing Branch, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 

395–6974. Comments should be 

received within seven days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project: Performance 

Evaluation Program for Severe Acute 

Respiratory Syndrome Antibody (SARS 

Ab) Testing—New—Public Health 

Practice Program Office (PHPPO), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Great attention has been focused on 

SARS which is a viral respiratory illness 

caused by a coronavirus, called SARSassociated coronavirus (SARS–CoV). 

SARS was first reported in Asia in 

February 2003. Over the next few 

months, the illness spread to more than 

two dozen countries in North America, 

South America, Europe, and Asia before 

the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was 

contained.

The SARS virus has recently been 

shown to be endemic in some 

populations, and as the season most 

conducive for SARS infection 

approaches, the possibility for an 

outbreak or epidemic exists. Therefore, 

it is imperative that the CDC ensure all 

State Public Health laboratories and 

other laboratories designated by CDC 

remain proficient in performing SARS 

testing. For this reason, it is of critical 

public health importance, at this time, 

that the CDC develop and maintain a 

performance evaluation program for 

SARS. 

CDC, through the Model Performance 

Evaluation Program (MPEP), intends to 

provide a new SARS–CoV testing 

performance evaluation program (SARS 

MPEP). This program will offer external 

performance evaluation for SARS Ab 

testing. Participation in the performance 

evaluation program is expected to lead 

to improved SARS testing performance 

because participants have the 

opportunity to identify areas for 

improvement. This will help ensure 

accurate testing as a basis for 

development of SARS prevention and 

intervention strategies. 

This external quality assessment 

program will be made available at no 

cost (for receipt of sample panels) to 54 

state laboratories. Participants in the 

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SARS MPEP will be required to submit 

results twice a year after testing mailed 

performance evaluation samples. Since 

SARS testing methods may change due 

to research and development conducted 

by CDC and potentially (in the future) 

by commercial kit manufacturers, CDC 

will collect the SARS Sample Result 

Surveys (SRS) information biannually. 

Further, since laboratories are not 

continuously testing for SARS, it is 

necessary to offer a performance 

evaluation challenge at least biannually 

so that the labs maintain sufficient 

proficiency to allow quick response to 

an outbreak. 

CDC is requesting emergency 

approval to conduct the samples survey 

for six months while the complete 

information collection is being 

processed for clearance and approval. 

During this six-month period, 

approximately 54 states will be asked to 

participate on a one-time basis. There 

are no costs to respondents other than 

their time in processing the samples.

Form name No. of respondents 

No. of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per response

(in hours) 

Total burden

(in hours) 

SARS Testing Results Booklet ........................................................................ 54 1 10/60 9 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 9 

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; BrainTrain4Kids: New 

Delivery of the Brain Power Program

SUMMARY: 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 

National Institute on Drug Abuse 

(NIDA), the National Institutes of Health 

(NIH) will public periodic summaries of 

proposed projects to be submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title:

BrainTrain4Kids: New Delivery of the 

Brain Power Program. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: NEW. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This research will evaluate 

the effects of BrainTrain4Kids.com, an 

online program for students (Grades 2 

and 3), on: (1) Students’ knowledge of 

scientific inquiry, the human nervous 

system, the effects of alcohol and 

tobacco on the brain, and the differences 

between helpful and harmful drugs; (2) 

students’ attitudes toward science in 

general; and (3) students’ attitudes 

toward substance abuse. The secondary 

goals of the summative evaluation are to 

determine if changes in knowledge and 

attitudes are retained over a follow-up 

period as well as to determine if parents 

and second- and third-grade students 

will report a high degree of satisfaction 

with the online program. The online 

program is a new delivery of a National 

Institute on Drug Abuse science 

education curriculum for second- and 

third-grade teachers (Brain Power! The 

NIDA Junior Scientist Club) adapted for 

the Internet and for use by students at 

home under the guidance of their 

parents. if the new program is 

successful, the public will access to an 

evidence-based program via the Internet 

that contributes to scientific literacy and 

provides a basis of knowledge upon 

which to build future substance abuse 

prevention. In order to evaluate the 

effectiveness of the program, 

information will be collected from 

students before (pretest) and after (posttest) exposure to the website and again 

3 to 6 weeks after the program has been 

completed (follow-up). Parents will be 

asked to complete usage logs at three 

points during their use of the 

BrainTrain4Kids website with their 

children. Prior to the evaluation study, 

the knowledge and attitude assessment 

instruments will be pilot-tested with a 

sample of students to determine validity 

and reliability. Additionally, during the 

development phase of the project, 

satisfaction surveys will be 

administered to students, parents, and 

teachers at two points during the 

development of the website to collect 

preference data and assess the level of 

satisfaction with the website. This is 

necessary to ensure target audience 

satisfaction with the final program. All 

data collection will occur online. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Second- and thirdgrade students, their parents, and their 

teachers. 

Type of Respondents: Second- and 

third-grade students, their parents, and 

their teachers. The reporting burden is 

as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

410. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: one for seven key cohorts, 

three for one key cohort and six for one 

key cohort. 

Average Burden Hours per Response:

0.574. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours Requested: 637.5. 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. The estimated 

annualized burden is summarized 

below.

Type of respondents 

Estimated 

number of respondents 

Estimated 

number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Estimated total 

burden hours 

requested 

Students (Assessment Instrument Development) ........................................... 30 1 0.75 22.5 

Students (Summative Evaluation) ................................................................... 100 3 0.75 225 

Students (Satisfaction Survey 1) ..................................................................... 30 1 0.5 15 

Students (Satisfaction Survey 2) ..................................................................... 30 1 0.5 15 

Parents (Summative Evaluation) ..................................................................... 100 6 0.5 300 

Parents (Satisfaction Survey 1) ....................................................................... 30 1 0.5 15 

Parents (Satisfaction Survey 2) ....................................................................... 30 1 0.5 15 

Teachers (Satisfaction Survey 1) .................................................................... 30 1 0.5 15