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1992 (57 FR 40917); January 13, 1994

(59 FR 1949); August 15, 1996 (61 FR

42426); September 22, 1997 (62 FR

49518); September 15, 1998 (63 FR

49359) and September 21, 1999 (64 FR

51127). The final list has been reviewed

in light of new information and has

been revised as set forth below.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Art Liang, National Center for Infectious

Diseases, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton

Road, NE., Mailstop G–24, Atlanta,

Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639–

2213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

103(d) of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.

12113(d), requires the Secretary of

Health and Human Services to:

1. Review all infectious and

communicable diseases which may be

transmitted through handling the food

supply;

2. Publish a list of infectious and

communicable diseases which are

transmitted through handling the food

supply;

3. Publish the methods by which such

diseases are transmitted; and,

4. Widely disseminate such

information regarding the list of

diseases and their modes of

transmissibility to the general public.

Additionally, the list is to be updated

annually. Since the last publication of

the list on September 21, 1999 (64 FR

51127), new information has been

reviewed.

Since the transmission of rotavirus is

person to person via fecal/oral contact

and there is no data to suggest that food

is the vehicle for transmission, rotavirus

was deleted.

I. Pathogens Often Transmitted by Food

Contaminated by Infected Persons Who

Handle Food, and Modes of

Transmission of Such Pathogens

The contamination of raw ingredients

from infected food-producing animals

and cross-contamination during

processing are more prevalent causes of

foodborne disease than is contamination

of foods by persons with infectious or

contagious diseases. However, some

pathogens are frequently transmitted by

food contaminated by infected persons.

The presence of any one of the

following signs or symptoms in persons

who handle food may indicate infection

by a pathogen that could be transmitted

to others through handling the food

supply: diarrhea, vomiting, open skin

sores, boils, fever, dark urine, or

jaundice. The failure of food-handlers to

wash hands (in situations such as after

using the toilet, handling raw meat,

cleaning spills, or carrying garbage, for

example), wear clean gloves, or use

clean utensils is responsible for the

foodborne transmission of these

pathogens. Non-foodborne routes of

transmission, such as from one person

to another, are also major contributors

in the spread of these pathogens.

Pathogens that can cause diseases after

an infected person handles food are the

following:

Caliciviruses (Norwalk and Norwalklike viruses)

Hepatitis A virus

Salmonella typhi

Shigella species

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pyogenes

II. Pathogens Occasionally Transmitted

by Food Contaminated by Infected

Persons Who Handle Food, But Usually

Transmitted by Contamination at the

Source or in Food Processing or by

Non-foodborne Routes

Other pathogens are occasionally

transmitted by infected persons who

handle food, but usually cause disease

when food is intrinsically contaminated

or cross-contaminated during processing

or preparation. Bacterial pathogens in

this category often require a period of

temperature abuse to permit their

multiplication to an infectious dose

before they will cause disease in

consumers. Preventing food contact by

persons who have an acute diarrheal

illness will decrease the risk of

transmitting the following pathogens:

Campylobacter jejuni

Cryptosporidium parvum

Entamoeba histolytica

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Giardia lamblia

Nontyphoidal Salmonella

Taenia solium

Vibrio cholerae 01

Yersinia enterocolitica

References

1. World Health Organization. Health

surveillance and management

procedures for food-handling personnel:

report of a WHO consultation. World

Health Organization technical report

series; 785. Geneva: World Health

Organization, 1989.

2. Frank JF, Barnhart HM. Food and

dairy sanitation. In: Last JM, ed. MaxcyRosenau public health and preventive

medicine, 12th edition. New York:

Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1986:765–806.

3. Bennett JV, Holmberg SD, Rogers

MF, Solomon SL. Infectious and

parasitic diseases. In: Amler RW, Dull

HB, eds. Closing the gap: the burden of

unnecessary illness. New York: Oxford

University Press, 1987:102–114.

4. Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. Locally acquired

neurocysticercosis—North Carolina,

Massachusetts, and South Carolina,

1989–1991. MMWR 1992; 41:1–4.

5. Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. Foodborne Outbreak of

Cryptosporidiosis—Spokane,

Washington, 1997. MMWR 1998; 47:27.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Joseph R. Carter,

Associate Director for Management and

Operations, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request Proposed

Projects

Title: Child Care Case-Level Report.

OMB No.: 0970–0167.

Description: Section 658K of the Child

Care and Development Block Grant Act

of 1990 (P.L. 105–108, 42 U.S.C 9858)

requires that States and Territories

submit monthly case-level data on the

children and families receiving direct

services under the Child Care and

Development Fund. The implementing

regulations for the statutorily required

reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Case-level

reports, submitted quarterly or monthly

(at grantee option) include monthly

sample or full population case-level

data. The data elements to be included

in these reports are represented in the

ACF–801. Disaggregate data is used to

determine program and participant

characteristics as well as costs and

levels of child care services provided.

This provides ACF with the information

necessary to make reports to Congress,

address national child care needs, offer

technical assistance to grantees, meet

performance measures, and conduct

research. Consistent with the statute and

regulations, ACF requests extensions of

the ACF–801.

Respondents: States, the District of

Columbia, and Territories including

Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,

American Samoa, and the Northern

Marianna Islands.

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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses per

respondent

Average

burden hours

per response

Total burden

hours

ACF–801 .......................................................................................................... 56 4 20 4320

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,320

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20047, Attn: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests

should be identified by the title of the

information collection.

The Department specifically requests

comments 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)

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information be 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.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request Proposed

Projects

Title: TANF High Performance Bonus

Report.

OMB No.: 0970–0180.

Description: Public Law 104–193 (The

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996)

established the Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families (TANF) Program. It

also included provisions for rewarding

States that attain the highest levels of

success in achieving the legislative goals

of that program. The purpose of this

collection is to obtain data upon which

to base the computation for measuring

State performance in meeting those

goals and for allocating the bonus grant

funds appropriated under the law.

States will not be required to submit

this information unless they elect to

compete for the bonus grants.

Respondents, therefore, may include

any of the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, and the U.S. Territories of

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands. We are requesting extension of

this currently approved information

collection through November 30, 2001.

Respondents: States and Territorial

Government.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses per

respondent

Average

burden hours

per

response

Total burden

hours

ACF–200, TANF High Performance Bonus Report ......................................... 54 4 30 6,480

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,480

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests

should be identified by the title of the

information collection.

The Department specifically requests

comments 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)

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.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–24719 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Grant to National Adoption Center, Inc.

ACF/ACY/CB–2000–03

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of award.