Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 42 / Tuesday, March 4, 1997 / Notices 9773

3. National Childhood Blood Lead

Surveillance System—(0920–0337)—

Reinstatement—Lead poisoning is a

common and societally devastating

environmental disease of young

children in the United States. In

response to the call for a national

surveillance program of lead levels

made in the HHS publication, Strategic

Plan for the Elimination of Childhood

Lead Poisoning (February 1991), CDC

established the National Childhood

Blood Lead Surveillance System. In

FY92, CDC awarded funds to eight

states to assist them in developing a

complete childhood lead surveillance

activity. In FY96, CDC provided funding

for childhood blood lead surveillance

activity in 31 states and the District of

Columbia. Sixteen of these states

submitted 1995 (calendar year) data to

the national database. Information from

this national surveillance system may be

used by Federal and state agencies to (1)

more accurately estimate the number of

children with elevated lead levels; (2)

monitor short-term trends; (3) identify

clusters of cases; (4) determine

geographic distribution of cases; (5)

examine risk factors among children

with elevated lead levels; (6) identify

risk factors for elevated lead levels

among specific population groups; (7)

target intervention programs to groups

at risk for elevated lead levels; and (8)

track national progress in eliminating

childhood lead poisoning. The total cost

to respondents is $8,208.

Respondents No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondent

Avg. burden/response (in

hrs.)

Total burden (in hrs.)

State Health Departments:

(a) Annual Report ...................................................................................................... 20 1 10 200

(b) Quarterly Report .................................................................................................. 32 4 2 256

Total ....................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 456

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

And Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97–5235 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Study of Benefits for Head Start

Program Employees.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: Head Start legislation

requires that the Secretary conduct a

study regarding the benefits available to

individuals employed by Head Start

Agencies including a description of

benefits provided and to make

recommendations about increasing the

access of the individuals to benefits

including access to a retirement pension

program. The attached instrument is a

survey designed to collect information

about present benefits provided to

employees.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions and households.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average burden hours

per response

Total burden hours

Staff Questionnaire ......................................................................................................... 360 1 .5 180

H.S. Program Director Questionnaire ............................................................................ 360 1 2 720

Dir. of Non-H.S. Child Care Program ............................................................................. 5 1 2 10

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 210.

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: February 26, 1997.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5277 Filed 3–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

[Program Announcement No. OCS–97–02]

Request for Applications Under the

Office of Community Services’ Fiscal

Year 1997 National Youth Sports

Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Services,

ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Request for applications under

the Office of Community Services’

National Youth Sports Program.

SUMMARY: The Office of Community

Services (OCS) announces that

competing applications will be accepted

for new grants pursuant to the

Secretary’s discretionary authority

under Section 682 of the Community

Services Block Grant Act of 1981, as