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irritations, allergic responses, and liver
damage, are associated with the
ingestion of or contact with water
containing cyanobacterial blooms.
Although the balance of evidence, in
conjunction with data from laboratory
animal research, suggests that
cyanobacterial toxins are responsible for
a range of human health effects, there
have been few epidemiologic studies of
this association.
CDC plans to recruit 100 people
whose tap water comes from a source
with a current cyanobaterial bloom (i.e.,
M. aeruginosa) and who report drinking
unfiltered tap water. We also plan to
recruit 100 people who report drinking
unfiltered tap water but whose tap water
source is groundwater that is not
contaminated with cyanobacteria. This
population will serve as our referent
population for the analysis of
microcystins in blood and for the
clinical assays. We will administer a
questionnaire and collect blood samples
from all study participants. Blood
samples will be analyzed using a newly
developed molecular assay for levels of
microcystins, the hepatotoxin produced
by Micocystis aeruginosa. We also will
analyze blood samples for levels of liver
enzymes (a biological marker of
hepatotoxicity) and for a number of
clinical parameters including hepatitis
infection (a potential confounder in our
study). We will evaluate whether we
can (1) Detect low levels of microcystins
(<10 ng/ml of blood), in the blood of
people who are exposed to very low
levels of this toxin in their drinking
water and (2) Utilize clinical endpoints
such as blood liver enzyme levels as
biomarkers of exposure and biological
effect, and (3) Compare the analytical
results for the exposed population with
the results from the referent population.
CDC is working with a group of utility
companies that are interested in the
project and plan to discuss
implementation logistics early in 2007.
There are no costs to respondents except
their time to participate in the survey.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of respondents
Respondents
Telephone Contact ..........................................................................................
Interview ...........................................................................................................
Blood Samples Collection ................................................................................
Tap Water Sample Collection ..........................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
Dated: December 13, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6–21584 Filed 12–18–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06–9786 Filed 12–15–06; 1:45 pm]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–367]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Partial
Retraction
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Notice, partial retraction
SUMMARY: On Friday, November 24,
2006 (71 FR 67873), the Centers of
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
published a Notice document titled
‘‘Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request’’. That notice invited
public comments on three separate
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information collections. Through the
publication of this document, CMS is
retracting the portion of that notice
requesting public comment on the
Information Collection Requirement
titled ‘‘Medicaid Drug Program Monthly
Quarterly Drug Reporting Format’’, form
number CMS–367 (OMB # 0938–0578).
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Federal Tax Offset,
Administrative Offset, and Passport
Denial Program.
Average burden per response
(in hours)
No. of responses per
respondent
1
1
1
1
10/60
1
20/60
30/60
Total Burden
(in hours)
50
200
67
100
417
OMB No.: 0970–0161.
Description: The Tax Refund Offset
and Administrative Offset Programs
collect past-due child support by
intercepting certain Federal payments,
including Federal tax refunds, of
parents who have been ordered to pay
child support and who are behind in
paying the debt. The program is a
cooperative effort among the
Department of Treasury’s Financial
Management Service (FMS), the Federal
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE), and State Child Support
Enforcement (CSE) agencies. The
Passport Denial program reports noncustodial parents who owe arrears above
a threshold to the Department of State
(DOS), which will then deny passports
to these individuals. On an ongoing
basis, CSE agencies submit to OCSE the
names, Social Security numbers (SSNs),
and the amount(s) of past-due child
support of people who are delinquent in
making child support payments.
Respondents: State IV–D Agencies.
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Number of respondents
Instrument
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-367]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Partial Retraction
ACTION: Notice, partial retraction
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SUMMARY: On Friday, November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67873), the Centers of
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice document titled
``Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request''. That notice invited public comments on three
separate information collections. Through the publication of this
document, CMS is retracting the portion of that notice requesting
public comment on the Information Collection Requirement titled
``Medicaid Drug Program Monthly Quarterly Drug Reporting Format'', form
number CMS-367 (OMB 0938-0578).
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-9786 Filed 12-15-06; 1:45 pm]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
