[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57610-57611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-00-51]


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, the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC) is providing an opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects. To request more information on the 
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, call the CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer at 404-
639-7090.
    Comments are invited on: (i) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the CDC, including whether the information shall have a practical 
utility; (ii) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information; (iii) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(iv) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda M. 
Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS-D24, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Travelers' Health Survey--New--National Center for Infectious 
Diseases (NCID). Approximately 50 million Americans travel abroad each 
year and more than 25 million of these travel to rural areas or 
developing countries where the risk is greater for contracting 
infectious diseases. Many of these diseases are preventable through 
vaccines, drugs, and other preventive measures. According to 
surveillance data from the CDC, over 99 percent of malaria, 72 percent 
of typhoid, and 7 percent of hepatitis A cases in the U.S. are acquired 
abroad. Information on preventing illness during travel is available 
free or at little cost through public health departments, a CDC toll-
free fax system, and the Internet. However, many travelers may be 
unaware of the health risks they face when traveling because they 
either lack access to pretravel health services or do not understand 
the measures necessary to avoid health risks. Evidence shows first-and 
second-generation U.S. immigrant travelers, when traveling to their 
countries of origin to visit friends and relatives, may be at greater 
risk than the general public, for contracting infectious diseases.
    The objectives of this project are to determine (i) whether 
travelers seek pretravel health information, (ii) where they access 
this information, (iii) travelers' baseline knowledge of prevention 
measures for diseases commonly associated with travel, and (iv) whether 
specific groups of travelers (i.e. first-and second-generation 
immigrants) lack information on or access to pretravel health 
recommendations and services. To accomplish these objectives, in 
partnership with Delta Airlines, CDC proposes to conduct voluntary, 
self-administered, anonymous, in-flight surveys of U.S. citizens and 
residents traveling abroad to areas where malaria, typhoid fever, and 
hepatitis A are endemic.
    This preliminary project will focus on first-and second-generation 
U.S. immigrants from India visiting friends and relatives in India, 
where all three diseases are endemic. A study period of 2 to 3 months 
is estimated. Data from this project will fulfill Healthy People 2010 
objectives for travelers. In addition, it will enable CDC to develop 
appropriate educational interventions for high-risk travelers and to 
gain a better understanding of the role of travel in emerging 
infectious diseases. The survey tool will take approximately 15 minutes 
to complete.
    There are no costs to respondents, only the time it takes to 
complete the survey.

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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden/
                    Number of respondents                         responses/      response (in     Total burden
                                                                  respondent         hours)           hours
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5,600........................................................               1            16/16            1,400
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    Dated: September 19, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-24531 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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