[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-01-22]


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 for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, 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

    Tests and Requirements for Certification and Approval of 
Respiratory Protective Devices (42 CFR 84 Regulation) OMB No. 0920-
0109--Extension--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 
regulatory authority for the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH) certification program for respiratory protective 
devices is found in the Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 577a, 651 et seq., and 657(g)) and the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811, 842(h), 844). These 
regulations have, as their basis, the performance tests and criteria 
for approval of respirators used by millions of American construction 
workers, miners, painters, asbestos removal workers, fabric mill 
workers, and fire fighters. In addition to benefitting industrial 
workers, the improved testing requirements also benefit health care 
workers implementing the current CDC Guidelines for Preventing the 
Transmission of Tuberculosis. Regulations of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
also require the use of NIOSH-approved respirators. NIOSH, in 
accordance with implementing regulations 42 CFR 84: (1) Issues 
certificates of approval for respirators which have met improved 
construction, performance, and protection requirements; (2) establishes 
procedures and requirements to be met in filing applications for 
approval; (3) specifies minimum requirements and methods to be employed 
by NIOSH and by applicants in conducting inspections, examinations, and 
tests to determine effectiveness of respirators; (4) establishes a 
schedule of fees to be charged applicants for testing and 
certification, and (5) establishes approval labeling requirements. 
There are no cost to respondents.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                                Average     Responses    burden per     Total
                      Section/data type                        number of       per        response    burden  in
                                                              respondents   respondent   (in hours)     hours
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84.11/Applications..........................................           61            7           64       27,328
84.33/Labeling..............................................           61            7            2          854
84.35/Modifications.........................................           61            7           79       33,733
84.41/Reporting.............................................           61            7           23        9,821
84.43/Recordkeeping.........................................           61            7           57       24,339
84.257/Labeling.............................................           61            7            2         854
84.1103/Labeling............................................           61            7            2          854
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    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........       97,783
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    Dated: February 28, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-5733 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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