[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10064]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-DAY-29-01]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: National Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance 
System--Renewal--(OMB No. 0920-0337), National Center for Environmental 
Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 
1992, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began the National 
Childhood Lead Surveillance Program at the National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH). The goals of the childhood lead 
surveillance program are to (1) establish childhood lead surveillance 
systems at the state and national levels; (2) use surveillance data to 
estimate the extent of elevated blood-lead levels among children; (3) 
assess the follow-up of children with elevated blood-lead levels; (4) 
examine potential sources of lead exposure; and (5) help allocate 
resources for lead poisoning prevention activities. State surveillance 
systems are based on reports of blood-lead tests from laboratories. 
Ideally laboratories report results of all lead tests, not just 
elevated values, to the state health department, but each state 
determines the reporting level for blood lead tests. In addition to 
blood lead test results, state child-specific surveillance databases 
contain follow-up data on children with elevated blood-lead levels 
including data on medical treatment, environmental investigations, and 
potential sources of lead exposure. Surveillance data for the national 
database are extracted from the state child-specific databases and 
transferred to CDC.
    OMB approval for this package will expire on March 31, 2001. This 
request is for a three-year renewal with a change in the burden hours. 
The annual burden hours are estimated to be 600.

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                                                                  Avg.
                                                     Frequency   burden/
          Type of respondents               No.          of     response
                                        respondents  responses     (in
                                                                  hrs)
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State Health Departments:
  (a) annual report...................         28           1      10.0
  (b) quarterly report................         40           4       2.0
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    Dated: April 16, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning, and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-10064 Filed 4-23-01; 8:45 am]
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