Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup Meeting, 50922 [06-7188]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 166 / Monday, August 28, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology;
American Health Information
Community Consumer Empowerment
Workgroup Meeting
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
ACTION:
Announcement of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
eighth meeting of the American Health
Information Community Consumer
Empowerment Workgroup in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5
U.S.C., App.)
September 7, 2006, from 9 a.m.
to 11 a.m.
DATES:
Mary C. Switzer Building
(330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20201), Conference Room 4090 (please
bring photo ID for entry to a Federal
building).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/
bio_main.html.
The
meeting will be available via Web cast
at https://www.envetcenterlive.com/
cfmx/ec/login/login1.cfm?BID=67.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: August 21, 2006.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information
Community, Office of Programs and
Coordination, Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
[FR Doc. 06–7188 Filed 8–25–06; 8:45 am]
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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 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
Evaluation of Efficacy of Household
Water Filtration/Treatment Devices in
Households with Private Wells—
Extension—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Approximately 42.4 million people in
the United States are served by private
wells. Unlike community water systems,
private wells are not regulated by the
U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Under the SDWA, EPA sets maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) for
contaminants in drinking water. A 1997
U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
report on drinking water concluded that
users of private wells may face higher
exposure levels to groundwater
contaminants than users of community
water systems. Increasingly, the public
is concerned about drinking water
quality, and the public’s use of water
treatment devices rose from 27% in
1995 to 41% in 2001 (Water Quality
Association, 2001 National Consumer
Water Quality Survey). Studies
evaluating the efficacy of water
treatment devices on removal of
pathogens and other contaminants have
assessed the efficacy of different
treatment technologies.
The purpose of the proposed study is
to evaluate how water treatment device
efficacy is affected by user behaviors
such as maintenance and selection of
appropriate technologies. Working with
public health authorities in Colorado,
Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Carolina, and Wisconsin, NCEH will
recruit 600 households to participate in
a study to determine whether people
using water treatment devices are
protected from exposure to
contaminants found in their well water.
We plan to recruit households on
private well water that use water
filtration/treatment devices to treat tap
water for drinking and cooking. Study
participants will be selected from
geographical areas of each state where
groundwater is known or suspected to
contain contaminants of public health
concern. We will administer a
questionnaire at each household to
obtain information on selection of water
treatment type, adherence to suggested
maintenance, and reasons for use of
treatment device. We will also obtain
samples of treated water and untreated
well water at each household to analyze
for contaminants of public health
concern. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 300.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology; American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment
Workgroup Meeting
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the eighth meeting of the American
Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463,
5 U.S.C., App.)
DATES: September 7, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20201), Conference Room 4090 (please bring photo ID for entry to a
Federal building).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/bio_
main.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be available via Web cast
at https://www.envetcenterlive.com/cfmx/ec/login/login1.cfm?BID=67.
Dated: August 21, 2006.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
[FR Doc. 06-7188 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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