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Respondents
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Dated: April 12, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
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chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
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Proposed Project
Survey of Illness and Injury Among
Backcountry Users in Yellowstone
National Park—New—National Center
for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
There are few data on the risk factors
for illness and injury among persons
who travel into the backcountry in the
United States. The backcountry
encompasses primitive or wilderness
areas that lack most facilities and
services and that are reached primarily
by hiking, boating, or horseback. In
general, backcountry users must bring in
their own supplies (such as shelter,
food, water, or water treatment
supplies). As many as 68% to 82% of
long-distance hikers and backpackers
have reported experiencing illnesses or
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injuries during their time in the
backcountry. For example, 4% to 56%
have reported gastrointestinal illness
and 41% to 62% have reported
musculoskeletal injuries.
Such a high burden of disease has
significant medical and economic
implications given the increasing
popularity of backcountry use. In 1994–
95, almost 8% of Americans age 16
years and older (about 15 million
persons) went backpacking in the
previous 12 months, which involved
camping for one or more nights along a
trail and carrying food, shelter, and
utensils with them. In the same period
of time, about 14% (or 28 million
persons) camped in primitive settings
that usually lacked restrooms, hookups,
and most facilities and services. In fact,
camping in backcountry areas grew by
about 72% from 1982–83 to 1994–95.
While people can travel in the
backcountry in many locations and on
both private and public lands, many
travelers hike, backpack, and camp in
the backcountry in national parks. In
2003, there were over 266 million
recreational visits to national parks with
over 1.8 million overnight stays in the
backcountry. Yellowstone National Park
alone had almost 19,690 persons visit
the backcountry in 2003, accounting for
over 46,000 overnight stays.
Because little is known about the
health outcomes for visitors who use the
backcountry areas of our nation’s parks,
advice to park managers and the public
is currently general in nature, based
only on standard disease prevention
principles. Furthermore, some outdoor
use groups have recently questioned
some of this standard advice, such as
the universal need for careful filtration
and disinfection of backcountry
drinking water. This study will
investigate behavioral and
environmental risk factors that may be
associated with illness and injury
among persons who require park
permits to travel into backcountry areas
in Yellowstone National Park during the
backcountry season from May 1–Oct. 31,
2006. The data collected will be used to
provide an estimate of the burden of
illness and injury among backcountry
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users and will also provide information
about a variety of risk factors for illness
and injury in the backcountry, including
the risks associated with drinking
untreated water from lakes and streams.
With this information, the National Park
Service (NPS) will be able to address
many of the questions raised by outdoor
users and public health officials, and
improve and strengthen evidence-based
NPS guidelines for backcountry health
and sanitation practices. To gather this
information, consent to contact after the
conclusion of the backcountry trip will
be requested from an estimated 12,906
backcountry users when they present to
the Yellowstone National Park’s permit
offices prior to entering the
backcountry. Approximately 10,325 of
these backcountry users will be adults
who are eligible to participate in the
survey. A questionnaire (in either
Internet-based or paper-based format)
will then be offered to an estimated
5,276 adult backcountry users who
consent to be contacted. Participants
will be asked about their health (before,
during and after backcountry travel),
water consumption, water preparation
habits, food consumption, food
preparation habits, sanitation practices,
recreational water use, animal exposure,
and demographics.
This study is the beginning of what
will be an on-going effort to improve the
science-basis of the NPS
recommendations and policies related
to protecting human health in the
backcountry. This effort seeks to begin
to identify disease transmission
pathways and assess disease and injury
risks associated with specific activities,
choices, and behaviors of backcountry
visitors, such as water purification,
sanitation practices, and hygiene.
Thoroughly understanding transmission
pathways and the interactions of agent,
environment, and host will enable the
NPS to effectively and efficiently
improve visitor protection efforts. There
will be no cost to respondents.
Participation is voluntary and will not
affect the application process for the
backcountry use permit. The total
estimated annualized hours requested
are 1,803.
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Number of
respondents
Form name
Consent to Further Contact .........................................................................................................
Web-Based Questionnaire ...........................................................................................................
Paper-Based Questionnaire ........................................................................................................
Dated: May 1, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dated: April 28, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel: Workplace Violence
Prevention Research.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following teleconference:
Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special Emphasis
Panel (SEP): Workplace Violence Prevention
Research, Request for Application OH–06–
004.
Time and Date: 1 p.m.–5 p.m., May 23,
2006 (Closed).
Place: CDC, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia
Parkway, M.S. C–7, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226,
telephone (513) 533–8511.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters to be Discussed: The review,
discussion, and evaluation of research grants
in workplace violence prevention, Request
for Application OH–06–004.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernadine B. Kuchinski, Scientific
Review Administrator, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
M.S. C–7, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226,
telephone (513) 533–8511, e-mail
bbk1@cdc.gov.
The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated
the authority to sign Federal Register
notices pertaining to announcements of
meetings and other committee
management activities, for both CDC
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Amendment of February 4, 2004, Order
To Embargo Birds and Bird Products
Imported From Gaza, the West Bank,
ˆ
and the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
SUMMARY: On February 4, 2004, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) within the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services issued an order to ban
immediately the import of all birds
(Class: Aves) from specified countries,
subject to limited exemptions for
returning pet birds of U.S. origin and
certain processed bird-derived products.
HHS/CDC took this step because birds
from these countries potentially can
infect humans with avian influenza
(influenza A/[H5N1]). The February 4,
2004, order complemented a similar
action taken at the same time by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
On March 10, 2004, HHS/CDC lifted
the embargo of birds and bird products
from the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR)
because of the documented publichealth and animal health measures
taken by Hong Kong officials to prevent
spread of the outbreak within the
HKSAR, and the absence of highly
pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 cases
in Hong Kong’s domestic and wild bird
populations. USDA/APHIS took a
similar action. On September 28, 2004,
HHS/CDC extended the embargo on
birds and bird products to include
Malaysia because of the documented
cases of highly pathogenic avian
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influenza A H5N1 in poultry in
Malaysia. On July 20, 2005,
USDA/APHIS adopted as a final rule the
interim rule that became effective on
February 4, 2004, which amended its
regulations to prohibit or restrict the
importation of birds, poultry, and
unprocessed birds and poultry products
from regions that have reported the
presence of highly pathogenic avian
influenza H5N1 in poultry. (See 70
Federal Register 41608 [July 20, 2005].)
As the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization and the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
have confirmed additional cases of
highly pathogenic avian influenza
(H5N1), USDA/APHIS has added
additional countries to its ban. Because
of the documentation of highly
pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in
poultry, HHS/CDC added the following
countries to its embargo: Kazakhstan,
Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine
on December 29, 2005; Nigeria on
February 8, 2006; India on February 22,
2006; Egypt on February 27, 2006; Niger
on March 2, 2006; Albania, Azerbaijan,
Cameroon, and Burma (Myanmar) on
March 15, 2006; Israel on March 20,
2006; Afghanistan on March 21, 2006;
Jordan on March 29, 2006; Burkina Faso
on April 10, 2006; and Pakistan on April
10, 2006.
On April 11, 2006, OIE reported
confirmation of highly pathogenic avian
influenza H5N1 in poultry in Gaza. On
April 25, 2006, OIE reported
confirmation of highly pathogenic avian
influenza H5N1 in poultry in the Ivory
ˆ
Coast (Cote d’Ivoire). At this time,
HHS/CDC is adding Gaza, the West
ˆ
Bank, and the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
to its current embargo. CDC is including
the West Bank in its determination
because the administrative regions of
Gaza and the West Bank are the same
with respect to animal movement and
trade. USDA has also taken a similar
action with respect to this region. This
action is effective on April 28, 2006, and
will remain in effect until further notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 11, 2006, OIE reported
confirmation of highly pathogenic avian
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-06-05CY]
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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
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
Survey of Illness and Injury Among Backcountry Users in Yellowstone
National Park--New--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
There are few data on the risk factors for illness and injury among
persons who travel into the backcountry in the United States. The
backcountry encompasses primitive or wilderness areas that lack most
facilities and services and that are reached primarily by hiking,
boating, or horseback. In general, backcountry users must bring in
their own supplies (such as shelter, food, water, or water treatment
supplies). As many as 68% to 82% of long-distance hikers and
backpackers have reported experiencing illnesses or injuries during
their time in the backcountry. For example, 4% to 56% have reported
gastrointestinal illness and 41% to 62% have reported musculoskeletal
injuries.
Such a high burden of disease has significant medical and economic
implications given the increasing popularity of backcountry use. In
1994-95, almost 8% of Americans age 16 years and older (about 15
million persons) went backpacking in the previous 12 months, which
involved camping for one or more nights along a trail and carrying
food, shelter, and utensils with them. In the same period of time,
about 14% (or 28 million persons) camped in primitive settings that
usually lacked restrooms, hookups, and most facilities and services. In
fact, camping in backcountry areas grew by about 72% from 1982-83 to
1994-95. While people can travel in the backcountry in many locations
and on both private and public lands, many travelers hike, backpack,
and camp in the backcountry in national parks. In 2003, there were over
266 million recreational visits to national parks with over 1.8 million
overnight stays in the backcountry. Yellowstone National Park alone had
almost 19,690 persons visit the backcountry in 2003, accounting for
over 46,000 overnight stays.
Because little is known about the health outcomes for visitors who
use the backcountry areas of our nation's parks, advice to park
managers and the public is currently general in nature, based only on
standard disease prevention principles. Furthermore, some outdoor use
groups have recently questioned some of this standard advice, such as
the universal need for careful filtration and disinfection of
backcountry drinking water. This study will investigate behavioral and
environmental risk factors that may be associated with illness and
injury among persons who require park permits to travel into
backcountry areas in Yellowstone National Park during the backcountry
season from May 1-Oct. 31, 2006. The data collected will be used to
provide an estimate of the burden of illness and injury among
backcountry users and will also provide information about a variety of
risk factors for illness and injury in the backcountry, including the
risks associated with drinking untreated water from lakes and streams.
With this information, the National Park Service (NPS) will be able to
address many of the questions raised by outdoor users and public health
officials, and improve and strengthen evidence-based NPS guidelines for
backcountry health and sanitation practices. To gather this
information, consent to contact after the conclusion of the backcountry
trip will be requested from an estimated 12,906 backcountry users when
they present to the Yellowstone National Park's permit offices prior to
entering the backcountry. Approximately 10,325 of these backcountry
users will be adults who are eligible to participate in the survey. A
questionnaire (in either Internet-based or paper-based format) will
then be offered to an estimated 5,276 adult backcountry users who
consent to be contacted. Participants will be asked about their health
(before, during and after backcountry travel), water consumption, water
preparation habits, food consumption, food preparation habits,
sanitation practices, recreational water use, animal exposure, and
demographics.
This study is the beginning of what will be an on-going effort to
improve the science-basis of the NPS recommendations and policies
related to protecting human health in the backcountry. This effort
seeks to begin to identify disease transmission pathways and assess
disease and injury risks associated with specific activities, choices,
and behaviors of backcountry visitors, such as water purification,
sanitation practices, and hygiene. Thoroughly understanding
transmission pathways and the interactions of agent, environment, and
host will enable the NPS to effectively and efficiently improve visitor
protection efforts. There will be no cost to respondents. Participation
is voluntary and will not affect the application process for the
backcountry use permit. The total estimated annualized hours requested
are 1,803.
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Estimated Annualized Burden
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Consent to Further Contact...................................... 12,906 1 2/60
Web-Based Questionnaire......................................... 4,951 1 15/60
Paper-Based Questionnaire....................................... 325 1 25/60
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Dated: May 1, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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