Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices 3133

Dates/times Location

February 5, 1998,

1:00 a.m.–5:00

p.m.; February 6,

1998, 8:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

OMNI Los Angeles

Hotel & Center, 930

Wilshire Boulevard,

Los Angeles, CA

90017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President established the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)

on October 3, 1995 by Executive Order

12975 as amended. The mission of the

NBAC is to advise and make

recommendations to the National

Science and Technology Council, its

Chair, the President and other entities

on bioethical issues arising from the

research on human biology and

behavior, and from the applications of

that research.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public

with attendance limited by the

availability of space.

Members of the public who wish to

present oral statements should contact

Ms. Patricia Norris by telephone, fax

machine, or mail as shown below prior

to the meeting as soon as possible. The

Chair will reserve time for presentations

by persons requesting to speak. The

order of speakers will be assigned on a

first come, first serve basis. Individuals

unable to make oral presentations are

encouraged to mail or fax their

comments to the NBAC staff office at

least five business days prior to the

meeting for distribution to the

Commission and inclusion in the public

record. Persons needing special

assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other special

accommodations, should contact NBAC

staff at the address or telephone number

listed below as soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Patricia Norris, National Bioethics

Advisory Commission, 6100 Executive

Boulevard, Suite 5B01, Rockville,

Maryland 20892–7508, telephone 301–

402–4242, fax number 301–480–6900.

Henrietta D. Hyatt-Knorr,

Deputy Executive Director, National Bioethics

Advisory Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[INFO–98–09]

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 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC/ATSDR

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 Wilma

Johnson, CDC/ATSDR Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Surveillance of Hazardous

Substances Emergency Event—(0923–

0008)—Extension—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 prevent or mitigate adverse

human health effects and diminished

quality of life resulting from the

exposure to hazardous substances into

the environment. The primary purpose

of this activity, which ATSDR has

supported since 1992, is to develop,

implement, and maintain a state-based

surveillance system for hazardous

substances emergency events which can

be used to: (1) Describe the distribution

of the hazardous substance releases; (2)

describe the public health consequences

(morbidity, mortality, and evacuations)

associated with the events; (3) identify

risk factors associated with the public

health consequences; and (4) propose

strategies to reduce future public health

consequences. The study population

will consist of all hazardous substance

nonpermitted acute releases within the

13 states (Alabama, Colorado, Iowa,

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New

York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode

Island, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin)

participating in the surveillance system.

Until this system was developed and

implemented, there was no national

public health-based surveillance system

to coordinate the collation, analysis, and

distribution of health data to public

health practitioners. It was necessary to

establish this national surveillance

system which describes the impact of

hazardous substances emergencies on

the health of the population of the

United States. The data collection form

will be completed by the state health

department HSEES coordinator using

information provided by a variety of

sources including environmental

protection agencies, police, firefighters,

emergency response personnel; or

researched by the HSEES coordinator

including census data, material safety

data sheets, and chemical handbooks.

There is no cost to respondents.

We are requesting a 3-year extension.

Respondents Number of respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg burden/

response (in

hrs)

Total burden (in hrs)

State coordinator .............................................................................................. 13 states .................... 332 1 4,316

2. Long Term Health Effects of Methyl

Parathion in Children—a Follow-Up

Study—New—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
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(SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse

human health effects and diminished

quality of life resulting from the

exposure to hazardous substances into

the environment. Children were

exposed to Methyl Parathion (MP) via

illegal indoor residential spraying of MP

for pest control in nine states. All of

these sprayed areas have been

designated as CERCLA sites and placed

on the National Priorities List (NPL) for

conducting remedial actions. The MP

sites consist of contaminated residences

and businesses spread over several

counties and states, intermingled with

other building structures that were

never sprayed with MP, making targeted

remedial actions more challenging.

This study of children exposed to MP

and children not exposed, but matched

on age, sex, and race will provide

critical public health information for the

gap in data regarding the effects of lower

dose, sub-acute exposure on

neurobehavioral and respiratory

development. The study population will

consist of children under 6 years of age

at the time of exposure (exposed group),

whose residences in Ohio and

Mississippi were illegally sprayed with

MP since 1994, and matched with

unexposed children (unexposed group).

No data exist regarding low dose, subacute exposure to MP in children. The

goal of this study is to examine the

association between lower dose, subacute MP exposure in children,

specifically from indoor spraying, and

the risk of adversely affecting normal

neurobehavioral and respiratory

development.

The questionnaire will be

administered in person by trained

interviewers to the mothers (fathers or

other guardians, if the mother is not

available) of the exposed and unexposed

children. The Pediatric Environmental

Neurobehavioral Test Battery (PENTB)

will be administered by personnel

trained in the neurobehavioral

assessment of children at annual

intervals for the three study years. Other

than the time to participate, there will

be no cost to respondents.

Respondent questionnaire Number of respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg burden/

response (in

hrs)

Total annual

burden (in

hrs)

Parent/Child (general) ...................................................................................... 537 ............................ 1 1 537

(PENTB) ........................................................................................................... 537 ............................ 1 1.25 671

Total ........................................................................................................... .................................... .................... .................... 1,208

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

And Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health; Childhood

Agricultural Safety and Health

Research; Notice of Availability of

Funds for Fiscal Year 1998

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces that

applications are being accepted for

research on childhood agricultural

safety and health. Projects are sought to

conduct research on risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development, social and economic

consequences associated with youth

workers, and the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries.

Findings from these projects are

intended to advance the scientific base

of knowledge needed to maximize the

safety and health of children exposed to

agricultural production hazards.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

areas of ‘‘Occupational Safety and

Health’’ and ‘‘Unintentional Injuries.’’

(For ordering a copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2000,’’ see the section Where to Obtain

Additional Information.)

Authority

This program is authorized under the

Public Health Service Act, as amended,

Section 301(a) (42 U.S.C. 241(a)), and

the Occupational Safety and Health Act

of 1970, Section 20(a) (29 U.S.C. 669(a)).

The applicable program regulation is 42

CFR Part 52.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include non-profit

and for-profit organizations,

universities, colleges, research

institutions, and other public and

private organizations, including State

and local governments, and small,

minority and/or woman-owned

businesses.

Note: Pub. L. 104–65, dated December 19,

1995, states that an organization described in

section 501(c)(4) of the IRS Code of 1986,

which engages in lobbying activities, shall

not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds

constituting an award, a grant, contract, loan,

or any other form.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products, and Pub. L. 103–

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Availability of Funds

About $1,000,000 is available in fiscal

year (FY) 1998 to fund approximately 5–

6 project grants in three priority

research areas: (1) Risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development (1–2 awards); (2)

social and economic consequences

associated with youth workers (2–3

awards); and, (3) the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries (2–3

awards). Awards are anticipated to

range from $150,000 to $200,000 in total

costs (direct and indirect) per year.

The amount of funding available may

vary and is subject to change. Awards

are expected to begin on or about

September 1, 1998. Awards will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period not to exceed 3

years. Continuation awards within the

project period will be made on the basis

of satisfactory progress and availability

of funds.