[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 242 (Monday, December 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64980-64981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30949]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-17]


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) 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 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 or 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 Project: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs OMB 
No. 0920-0282--Revision--National Center for Environmental Health 
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Lead 
poisoning is the most common and societally devastating environmental 
disease of young children in the United States. The adverse health 
effects of lead on young children can be profound. Severe lead exposure 
can cause coma, convulsions, and even death. Lower levels of lead, 
which rarely cause symptoms, can result in decreased intelligence, 
developmental disabilities, behavioral

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disturbances, and disorders of blood production. In 1992, CDC National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) began the National Childhood 
Lead Surveillance Program. 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. In 2001, CDC awarded 60 grants 
and cooperative agreements to fund childhood lead poisoning prevention 
programs. The quarterly report is designed to collect blood lead 
screening and test confirmation data from CDC-funded programs. The 
quarterly report consists of four data tables requiring the following 
information: (1) The number of children screened by age and Medicaid 
enrollment status; (2) The number of children screened and confirmed by 
blood lead level; (3) The number of children screened by ethnicity; and 
(4) The number of children screened by race. OMB approval for this 
package will expire on January 31, 2002. This request is for a 3-year 
revision with a change in the burden hours. There is no cost to 
respondents.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                               Number of    Number of     burden/       Total
                     Type of respondents                      respondents   responses/    response   burden  (in
                                                                            respondent   (in hrs.)      hrs.)
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State and Local Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs....           60            4            2          480
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    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          480
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    Dated: December 7, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease, Control and Prevention. 
[FR Doc. 01-30949 Filed 12-14-01; 8:45 am]
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