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created in response to a Congressional

Superfund mandate to create a registry

of persons with exposure to hazardous

substances and a registry of persons

with illness or health problems as a

result of exposure to hazardous

substances. The mandate was created

because there is little or no information

available about the potential health

effects of low-level, long-term exposure

to hazardous substances on a general

population—such as is found at waste

sites. Unlike most occupationally

exposed populations, this

environmentally-exposed population

has extremely vulnerable components

such as pregnant women, the elderly,

those with compromised health, and

children.

Since the adverse health effects are

not known, neither is the latency period

for the potential health effects.

Therefore, the NER is a longitudinal

project: a baseline and biennial followups that will continue until all parties

involved agree the established criteria

for ending that chemical specific

subregistry have been met. The

questionnaire is administered (usually

in a personal interview) at baseline; the

same questionnaire is administered

(using computer assisted interviews) to

each registrant longitudinally. The data

is compared to national norms at each

collection and intrafile comparisons are

made over multiple collections. Other

than their time to participate, there is no

cost to respondents. The period

requested is for 3 years.

Respondents No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondent

Avg. burden/response (in

hrs.)

Total burden (in hrs.)

Established Registrants .................................................................................................... 7,333 1 0.25 1,833

New Registrants ............................................................................................................... 4,300 1 .5 2,150

Total ........................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 3,983

Dated: November 25, 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

[30DAY–05–98]

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 on or

before January 2, 1998.

Proposed Projects

1. Health Hazard Evaluations/

Technical Assistance and Emerging

Problems (0920–0260)—

Reinstatement—In accordance with its

mandates under the Occupational Safety

and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH) responds

each year to approximately 400 requests

for health hazard evaluations to identify

potential chemical, biological, or

physical hazards at the workplace.

Approximately half of these requests

require that NIOSH conduct a ‘‘shortterm’’ field study to adequately address

the issues raised by the requestor. Since

1970, more than 10,000 of these studies

have been completed. The main purpose

of these studies is to help employers

and employees identify and eliminate

occupational health hazards. Ninety-five

percent of these investigations respond

to specific requests for assistance from

employers, employees, employee

representatives, or other government

agencies. The remaining investigations

are short-term field investigations

initiated by NIOSH because it received

information that a chemical, biological,

or a physical agent may be hazardous to

workers. In these studies, NIOSH

determines whether they warrant more

detailed studies. Approximately 50% of

the field investigations involve

interviews or the administration of a

questionnaire to the workers. Each

questionnaire is specific to that worksite

and its suspected diseases and/or

hazards; however, questionnaires are

derived from standard medical

evaluation techniques. NIOSH

distributes interim and final reports of

the investigations, excluding personal

identifiers, to requesters, employers,

employee representatives, the

Department of Labor (OSHA and

MSHA), and, as appropriate, other state

and federal agencies. Following the

completion of field investigations,

NIOSH plans to administer telephone

follow-back questionnaires to employer

and employee representatives at each

site to assess program effectiveness and

identify areas for improvement. Because

of the large volume of investigations

conducted each year, the need to

quickly respond to requests for

assistance, and the diverse nature of

these investigations, NIOSH requests

clearance for data collection in these

investigations. The total annual burden

hours are 4,095.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden/response (in

hrs.)

Employees (initial interviews) ................................................................................................................... 4,200 1 .25

Employees (questionnaires, interviews) ................................................................................................... 5,250 1 .50

Employees (follow-back questionnaires) .................................................................................................. 420 1 .50

Employers (follow-back questionnaires) .................................................................................................. 420 1 .50
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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

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) Tribal Plan.

OMB No.: 0970–0157.

Description: This information

collection is authorized by section 412

of the Social Security Act, as amended

by the Personal Responsibility and

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. It

consists of an outline of how an Indian

tribe’s Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) program will be

administered and operated. It will be

used to determine whether the plan is

approvable and that the Indian tribe is

eligible to receive a TANF grant. Respondents: Tribal Governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument ......................................... (1)

Number of Respondents ................... 18

Number of Responses per Respondent ................................................. 1

Average Burden Hours per Response ........................................... 60

Total Burden Hours ................... 1,080

1Tribal Plan.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

1,080.

Additional Information

Copies of the proposed collection may

be obtained by writing to The

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer.

OMB Comment

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

is best assured of having its full effect

if OMB receives it within 30 days of

publication. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

directly to the following: Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn:

Ms. Wendy Taylor.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Robert Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Request for State Data to

Determine the Tribal Family Assistance

Grant Amount.

OMB No.: New request. Description: This information

collection will be used to request data

from States that will be used to

determine the amount of Tribal Family

Assistance Grants. The data requested is

the data required to be used by Section

412(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act,

as amended by the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996.

Respondents: State Governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument ......................................... (1)

Number of respondents .................... 18

Number of responses per respondent ................................................. 1

Average burden hours per response 42

Total burden hours .................... 756

1 Request.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 756.

Additional Information:

Copies of the proposed collection may

be obtained by writing to The

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning the

collection of information between 30

and 60 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Therefore, a comment is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collection should

be sent directly to the following: Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn:

Ms. Kristie Guillory.

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 97N–0260]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that the proposed collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

clearance under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).

DATES: Submit written comments on the

information collection by January 2,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office

Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., rm. 10235,

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk

Officer for FDA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark L. Pincus, Office of Information

Resources Management (HFA–80), Food

and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers

Lane, rm. 16B–31, Rockville, MD 20857,

301–827–1471.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

compliance with section 3507 of the

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3507), FDA has

submitted the following proposed

collection of information to OMB for

review and clearance:

Customer/Partner Satisfaction Surveys

Under section 903 of the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.

393), FDA is authorized to conduct

research relating to regulated articles

and to conduct educational and public

information programs relating to the

responsibilities of the agency. Executive

Order 12862, entitled ‘‘Setting Customer

Service Standards,’’ directs Federal

agencies that ‘‘provide significant

services directly to the public’’ to

‘‘survey customers to determine the

kind and quality of services they want

and their level of satisfaction with

existing services.’’ FDA is seeking OMB