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scope and content of the environmental
analysis in connection with the
proposed project. A public scoping
meeting for the proposed project will be
held on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 from
3 to 6 p.m. at the Calexico City Hall, 608
Heber Avenue in Calexico, California.
Interested parties may attend to present
questions and concerns that they believe
should be addressed in the EIS.
Comments and questions can also be
submitted to the Point of Contact (see
the ADDRESS section below). Due to
time limits mandated by Federal law,
responses to scoping are requested no
later than 45 days after publication of
this notice. It is anticipated that the
Draft EIS will be available for public
review and comment in January of 2007.
Submit comments and
questions to Mr. Morris Angell, Regional
Environmental Quality Advisor, 450
Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor East,
San Francisco, California, 94102, 415–
522–3473, morris.angell@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
If
you require additional information
regarding the public scoping meeting or
the proposed project, or require special
assistance to attend the meeting, please
contact Morris Angell, GSA Regional
Environmental Quality Advisor, (see the
ADDRESS section above).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
GSA is
proposing two alternative actions: 1)
construct a new vehicle and pedestrian
inspection facility on the existing site
and federally owned vacant land
immediately to the west of the current
facility, and 2) a ‘‘no action’’ alternative.
Under the ‘‘no action’’ alternative, the
existing facilities and their operation
will remain unchanged.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 10, 2006.
Peter G. Stamison,
Regional Administrator, Public Buildings
Service, Pacific Rim Region.
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: February 10, 2006.
Jeffrey Neely,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Public
Buildings Service, Pacific Rim Region.
[FR Doc. E6–2694 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]
Proposed Project
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PHS Supplements to the Application
for Federal Assistance SF–424 (0920–
0428)—Revision—Office of the Director
(OD), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is requesting a threeyear extension for continued use of the
Supplements to the Request for Federal
Assistance Application (SF–424).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–06–0428]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Background and Brief Description
The Checklist, Program Narrative, and
the Public Health System Impact
Statement (third party notification)
(PHSIS) are a part of the standard
application for State and local
governments and for private non-profit
and for-profit organizations when
applying for financial assistance from
PHS grant programs. The Checklist
assists applicants to ensure that they
have included all required information
necessary to process the application.
The Checklist data helps to reduce the
time required to process and review
grant applications, expediting the
issuance of grant awards. The PHSIS
Third Party Notification Form is used to
inform State and local health agencies of
community-based proposals submitted
by non-governmental applicants for
Federal funding.
There may be some revisions made to
one or more of the forms to allow the
respondents easy web-base access. This
should not affect the current burden.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time.
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 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses/
respondent
Average
burden/
response (in
hrs.)
State and local health departments; non-profit and for-profit organizations ...
Total ..........................................................................................................
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Respondents
7,457
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Total burden
(in hrs.)
42,695
42,695
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Dated: February 21, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6–2709 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–06–0463]
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) 639–4766 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Longitudinal Surveillance for
Beryllium Disease Prevention—0920–
0463—Extension—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)—Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act, Public Law 91–
596 (section 20[a][1]) authorizes the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct
research to advance the health and
safety of workers. NIOSH is conducting
a study of beryllium workers. Beryllium
is a lightweight metal with many
applications. Exposed workers may be
found in the primary production,
nuclear power and weapons, aerospace,
scrap metal reclamation, specialty
ceramics, and electronics industries,
among others. The size of the U.S.
workforce at risk of chronic beryllium
disease (CBD), from either current or
past work-related exposure to the metal,
may be as high as one million. Demand
for beryllium is growing worldwide,
which means that increasing numbers of
workers are likely to be exposed.
CBD is a chronic granulomatous lung
disease mediated through an
immunologic mechanism in workers
who become sensitized to the metal.
Sensitization can be detected with a
blood test called the beryllium
lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT),
which is used by the industry as a
surveillance tool. Use of this test for
surveillance was first reported in 1989.
Sensitized workers, identified through
workplace surveillance programs,
undergo clinical diagnostic tests to
determine whether they have CBD.
Research has indicated certain genetic
determinants in the risk of CBD; followup studies will be invaluable for further
characterizing the genetic contribution
to sensitization and disease.
NIOSH is in a unique position to
accomplish this research for a number
of reasons: (a) It has a successful
collaboration with the leading
manufacturer of beryllium in the US.
This has allowed us to establish wellcharacterized worker cohorts within the
beryllium industry. (b) It is conducting
industrial hygiene research that should
significantly improve workplace-based
exposure assessment methods. This
research will allow characterization of
jobs and tasks by physicochemical
characteristics, leading to an estimation
of dose rather than mass concentrationbased exposure. (c) It has pioneered the
evaluation of the dermal exposure route
in the beryllium sensitization process.
(d) It has developed and improved
genetic research that will contribute to
the understanding of risk variability in
sensitization and disease, as well as
discerning the underlying mechanisms.
(e) NIOSH has the institutional stability
to continue longitudinal evaluations of
health outcomes in relation to exposure
and genetic risk factors.
NIOSH has been conducting this
survey of beryllium workers for three
years and this extension will allow for
completion of the data collection on
former workers. Workers are asked to
complete an interviewer administered
medical and work history questionnaire
and to give a blood sample. Without
medical and work history data on
former workers, NIOSH staff will be
unable to conduct the necessary
research to make recommendations for
preventing beryllium sensitization and
disease. Follow-up on this cohort will
provide invaluable information on the
natural history of disease, gene-gene,
and gene-environment interactions,
which can become the basis for
prevention policy at both company and
government levels.
There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time. The only change
to this previously approved project is a
decrease in the burden hours because
the proposed data collection is almost
complete. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 50.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Former Workers ...........................................................................................................................
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-2709]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-0428]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
PHS Supplements to the Application for Federal Assistance SF-424
(0920-0428)--Revision--Office of the Director (OD), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting a three-year extension for
continued use of the Supplements to the Request for Federal Assistance
Application (SF-424).
Background and Brief Description
The Checklist, Program Narrative, and the Public Health System
Impact Statement (third party notification) (PHSIS) are a part of the
standard application for State and local governments and for private
non-profit and for-profit organizations when applying for financial
assistance from PHS grant programs. The Checklist assists applicants to
ensure that they have included all required information necessary to
process the application. The Checklist data helps to reduce the time
required to process and review grant applications, expediting the
issuance of grant awards. The PHSIS Third Party Notification Form is
used to inform State and local health agencies of community-based
proposals submitted by non-governmental applicants for Federal funding.
There may be some revisions made to one or more of the forms to
allow the respondents easy web-base access. This should not affect the
current burden. There is no cost to the respondents other than their
time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total burden
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in (in hrs.)
respondent hrs.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State and local health departments; non-profit 7,457 1 5.7255 42,695
and for-profit organizations...................
Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 42,695
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Dated: February 21, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-2709 Filed 2-24-06; 8:45 am]
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