Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices 61335

Administrative Record

An administrative record entitled

ATSDR–130 will be established for

materials pertaining to this notice. All

materials received as a result of this

notice will be included in the public file

available for inspection from 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal legal holidays, at the

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry, #4 Executive Park

Drive, Suite 2400, Atlanta, Georgia (not

a mailing address).

Dated: November 7, 1997.

Georgi Jones,

Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs,

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease

Registry.

[FR Doc. 97–30055 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–03–98]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Office on (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Validation of Self-Reported Health

Outcomes from the Health Assessment

of Persian Gulf War Veterans From

Iowa—New—The purpose of this

proposed study is to collect additional

data to validate health outcomes

reported by participants in the Health

Assessment of Persian Gulf War

Veterans From Iowa. The original data

collection consisted of a telephone

survey of 3,695 military personnel who

served during the time of the Persian

Gulf War and listed Iowa as their home

of residence. Data will be collected from

subjects who participated in the

telephone survey to validate the selfreport of four health outcomes:

cognitive dysfunction, depression,

asthma, and multi systemic conditions.

Neuropsychological testing will be

administered to validate cognitive

dysfunction. Structured clinical

interviews for mental disorders and

paper-and-pencil questionnaires will be

administered to validate depression.

Lung function assessment, tests of

airways hyperactivity, and standard

respiratory health questionnaires will be

administered to validate asthma. Review

of medical records, standard physical

examination, and laboratory evaluation

will be conducted to validate multi

systemic conditions, including chronic

fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. In

addition, a feasibility study will be

conducted to explore the usefulness of

two databases established by the

Department of Defense, the Troop

Exposure Assessment Model and the

Registry of Unit Locations, to validate

self-reported exposures among Persian

Gulf War veterans who participated in

the Iowa telephone survey.

The total annual burden hours are

947.

Form names No. of

respondents

No. of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden/

response

(in hrs.)

Introductory Call (Attachment 1, Appendix C) ............................................................................. 285 1 0.166

Scheduling of Appt. (Attachment 1, Appendix C) ........................................................................ 200 1 0.083

Consent Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 200 1 0.166

Questionnaire Administration (Attachment 1, Appendix K):

a. Medical Questionnaire ...................................................................................................... 200 1 0.250

b. Occupational and Exposure History ................................................................................. 200 1 0.250

c. Mental Health and Social Support History (Battery of standardized psychological tests) 200 1 1.583

d. American Thoracic Society Questionnaire ....................................................................... 200 1 0.166

e. Iowa Persian Gulf Study Questionnaire (Selected questions on asthma) ....................... 200 1 1.583

f. Iowa Persian Gulf Study Questionnaire (Selected questions on health-related quality of

life-SF36) ........................................................................................................................... 200 1 0.166

Physical Examination ................................................................................................................... 200 1 0.500

Lung Function Testing .................................................................................................................. 200 1 1.250

2. NCHS Laboratory-Based

Questionnaire Research (0920–0222)—

Revision—The QDRL conducts

pretesting activities related to the

development of NCHS and other Federal

survey questionnaires, such as the

National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS). These activities mainly involve

use of the cognitive interview, in which

volunteer respondents (‘‘laboratory

subjects’’) are administered draft survey

questions, and are asked to react to

those questions. The cognitive

interviewer notes sources of error in

these questions, based on problems that

subjects have in comprehending the

questions and in attempting to recall the

information requested. After several

cycles of testing of small numbers of

respondents (generally 10–12), and

development of the questions between

testing ‘‘rounds,’’ the questionnaires are

improved to the point to which they are

ready for field testing and household

administration. QDRL staff are also

engaged in the conduct of general

questionnaire design research, in which

survey questions are administered to

laboratory subjects using different

phrasings, or under different

administration modes (e.g., face-to-face

versus telephone), in order to determine

the optimal means for presenting the

questions. These investigative pretesting

activities are now routinely used by

NCHS and by other survey organizations

for testing and development purposes,

and result in high data quality at a

minimal cost, especially in terms of
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respondent burden. The total annual

burden hours are 500.

Project No. of

respondents

No. of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden/

response

(in hrs.)

QDRL Laboratory Interviews:

(1) NHIS modules ................................................................................................................. 150 1 1.0

(2) Behavioral Risk Factors Survey ...................................................................................... 100 1 1.0

(3) Other Questionnaire Testing: ..........................................................................................

1998 ............................................................................................................................... 200 1 1.0

1999 ............................................................................................................................... 200 1 1.0

2000 ............................................................................................................................... 200 1 1.0

(4) Perceptions of Quality of Life Project .............................................................................. 100 1 1.0

(5) Perceptions of Confidentiality Project ............................................................................. 50 1 1.0

(6) Perception of Statistical Maps Project ............................................................................ 100 1 1.0

(7) General Methodological Research .................................................................................. 200 1 0.5

Pilot Household Interviews:

1999 NHIS Modules .............................................................................................................. 100 1 1.0

2000 NHIS Modules .............................................................................................................. 100 1 1.0

2001 NHIS Modules .............................................................................................................. 100 1 1.0

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

And Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Advisory Committee for Injury

Prevention and Control Meeting:

Change of Time and Location

Federal Register Citation of Previous

Announcement: 62 FR 54639—dated

October 21, 1997.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

meeting time and location of the

Advisory Committee for Injury

Prevention and Control (ACIPC) has

changed. The meeting date, status,

purpose, and matters to be discussed

announced in the original notice remain

unchanged. There will be no change in

the meeting location of the Science and

Program Review Work Group, which

will be meeting prior to the full

Committee from 1–1:45 p.m. at the

Sheraton Washington Hotel.

Original Time and Location: 1–4:30

p.m., Sheraton Washington Hotel, 2660

Woodley Road at Connecticut Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20008.

New Time and Location: 2–4:30 p.m.,

Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas E. Blakeney, Executive

Secretary, ACIPC, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, CDC,

4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S K61,

Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724, telephone

770/488–1481.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

John C. Burckhardt,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Fees for Sanitation Inspections of

Cruise Ships and Consultation

Services for Ship Construction and

Renovation

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Notice and request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces fees

for vessel sanitation inspections

effective January 1, 1998. The Public

Health Service (PHS) proposes an

additional vessel size category for ships

>90,000 gross register tonnage. The

purpose of the new ‘‘Mega’’ size

category is to more accurately recover

costs of the Vessel Sanitation Program

(VSP) for conducting sanitary

inspections of these super-large ships.

The PHS also proposes to begin

charging fees for consultation services

for ship construction and renovation.

The purpose of these charges would be

to recover costs of conducting the

consultation services for ship

construction and renovation.

Public comment is requested on the

proposed administrative policies to add

the new size category for inspections,

and to charge for consultation services

for ship construction and renovation.

DATES: To ensure consideration,

respondents must have their written

comments regarding the new size

category and charges for services for

ship construction and renovation to the

VSP by January 2, 1998. Fees for vessel

sanitation inspections are effective

January 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent by mail or facsimile to the

Vessel Sanitation Program, Special

Programs Group, National Center for

Environmental Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

4770 Buford Highway, NE., (F16),

Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724, facsimile

(770) 488–4127.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel M. Harper, Program Manager,

Vessel Sanitation Program, National

Center for Environmental Health,

telephone (770) 488–7093 or e-mail

DMH2@CDC.GOV, or Dave Forney,

Public Health Advisor, Division of

Environmental Hazards and Health

Effects, National Center for

Environmental Health, telephone (770)

488–7333 or e-mail DLF1@CDC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose and Background

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) operates a vessel

sanitation inspection program for cruise

ships with international itineraries and

calling at United States ports under

sections 361–369 (42 U.S.C. 264–272) of

the Public Health Service Act, as

amended. Regulations for the inspection

program appear at 42 CFR part 71.