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provide the information as requested in 

the appropriate section of the 

regulation. 

An entity may also apply to the HHS 

Secretary for an exclusion of an 

attenuated strain of a select agent or 

toxin that does not pose a severe threat 

to public health and safety (42 CFR 

73.3(e)(1) and 73.4(e)(1)). The estimated 

time to gather the information and 

submit this request is 1 hour. 

As part of the requirements of the 

Responsible Official, the Responsible 

Official is required to conduct regular 

inspections (at least annually) of the 

laboratory where select agents or toxins 

are stored. Results of these selfinspections must be documented (42 

CFR 73.9(a)(5)). CDC estimates, that, on 

average, such documentation will take 1 

hour. 

As part of the training requirements of 

this regulation, the entity is required to 

record the identity of the individual 

trained, the date of training, and the 

means used to verify that the employee 

understood the training (42 CFR 

73.15(c)). Estimated time for this 

documentation is 2 hours per principal 

investigator. 

An individual or entity may request 

administrative review of a decision 

denying or revoking certification of 

registration or an individual may appeal 

a denial of access approval (42 CFR 

73.20). This request must be made in 

writing and within 30 calendar days 

after the adverse decision. This request 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS 

should include a statement of the 

factual basis for the review. CDC 

estimates the time to prepare and 

submit such a request is 4 hours. 

Finally, an entity must implement a 

system to ensure that certain records 

and databases are accurate and that the 

authenticity of records may be verified 

(42 CFR 73.17(b)). The time to 

implement such a system is estimated to 

average 4 hours. 

The cost to respondents is their time 

to complete the forms and comply with 

the reporting and recordkeeping 

components of the Act plus a one-time 

purchase of a file cabinet (estimated cost 

$400) to maintain records. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

7,785. 

CFR reference Data collection instrument Number of 

respondents 

Responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

73.7(d) ........................ Registration application form ........................................................ 350 1 3.75 

73.7(d) ........................ Additional investigators ................................................................. 245 2 45/60 

73.7(d) ........................ Additional investigators ................................................................. 53 4 45/60 

73.7(d) ........................ Additional investigators ................................................................. 52 9 45/60 

73.7(h)(1) .................... Amendment to registration application ......................................... 350 2 1 

73.19(a)(b) .................. Report of theft, loss, or release .................................................... 12 1 1 

73.5 & 73.6 (d–e)/ Request for exemption form/exclusion ......................................... 17 1 1 

73.3 & 73.4 (e)(1). 

73.16 ........................... Request to transfer ....................................................................... 350 2 1.5 

73.5 & 73.6 (a)(b) ....... Report of identification .................................................................. 325 4 1 

73.10(e) ...................... Request expedited review ............................................................ 10 1 30/60 

73.9(a)(5) .................... Documentation of self-inspection ................................................. 350 1 1 

73.15(c) ...................... Documentation of training ............................................................. 350 1 2 

73.20 ........................... Administrative review .................................................................... 15 1 4 

73.17 ........................... Ensure secure recordkeeping system .......................................... 350 1 4 

Dated: January 18, 2006. 

Betsey Dunaway, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice 

concerning the final effect of the HHS 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Linde Ceramics Plant, 

in Tonawanda, New York, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On December 8, 

2005, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 

7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

Atomic weapons employees who worked at 

the Linde Ceramics Plant from October 1, 

1942, through October 31, 1947, and who 

were employed for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days either 

solely under this employment or in 

combination with work days occurring 

within the parameters (excluding aggregate 

work day requirements) established for other 

classes of employees included in the SEC. 

This designation became effective on 

January 7, 2006, as provided for under 

42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on January 7, 2006, members 

of this class of employees, defined as 

reported in this notice, became members 

of the Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 513–533–6800 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Information 

requests can also be submitted by e-mail 

to OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: January 17, 2006. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 06–593 Filed 1–23–06; 8:45 am] 

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