[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66545-66546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control And Prevention

[60 Day-01-04]


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 Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention is providing 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 Reports Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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 for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Projects:

    Reader Evaluations of Public Health Assessments and Consultation 
Products--Reinstatement with Changes--This is a request for a three-
year reinstatement with changes of OMB 0923-0016, Reader Evaluations of 
Public Health Assessments and Consultation Products. The Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is mandated pursuant to 
the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) and its 1986 Amendments, The Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), to perform health 
assessments for each facility on the National Priorities List and for 
releases of facilities where individuals have been exposed to a 
hazardous substance. In addition, ATSDR provides consultations on 
health issues relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances to 
officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and state and 
local government. The principal audiences for these products are health 
professionals at the federal, state, and local levels, staff in public 
libraries and repositories, interested private sector organizations and 
groups, and members of the public.
    In order to make ATSDR products such as health assessments, 
consultations, exposure investigations, and fact sheets timely and 
relevant, ATSDR staff developed a survey

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questionnaire (OMB 0923-0016) to get readers' opinions and evaluations. 
The survey will be inserted and mailed in each public health 
assessment. In addition, electronic surveys will be sent to clients and 
partners requesting ATSDR health consultations and exposure 
investigations within one month following delivery of product or 
service. The survey collects information on (a) affiliation of users, 
(b) timeliness and effectiveness of these products, and (c) practical 
utility of these products.
    The reader evaluation surveys provide important feedback that 
enables ATSDR staff to maintain the utility, integrity and standards of 
its products. Gathering client feedback ensures that appropriate 
information is included in these documents and assists in maintaining 
medical and scientific usefulness. The information will be used to 
maintain customer satisfaction with these products. There is no cost to 
respondents.
    The estimate annual burden is 172 hours.

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                                                                                    Avg. burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     Responses per   response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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ATSDR clients and partners......................             300               1            0.25              75
Librarians......................................             180               1            0.12              22
Individuals completing questionnaires...........             200               1            0.25              50
Individuals who received but did not complete                100               1            0.25              25
 questionnaires.................................
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    Dated: October 30, 2000.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-28363 Filed 11-03-00; 8:45 am]
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