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be avoided; and, identification of data
elements that have been shown to add value
and that should be considered as a structured
element in electronic health records.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information as well as
summaries of meetings and a roster of
Committee members may be obtained from
Anna Poker, Lead Staff Person for the
NCVHS Subcommittee on Special
Populations, Working Group on Quality,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety, 540 Gaither Road, Room #3331,
Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301–427–1802;
or Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive
Secretary, NCVHS, NCHS, CDC, 3311 Toledo
Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782,
telephone (301) 458–4245. Information also
is available on the NCVHS home page of the
HHS Web site: https://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/
ncvhs, where an agenda for the meeting will
be posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on
(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[ATSDR–231]
Development of Set 21 Toxicological
Profiles
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Development of
Toxicological Profiles.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
development of Set 21 Toxicological
Profiles. Set 21 Toxicological Profiles
consists of one new draft and six
updated drafts. These profiles will be
available to the public on or about
October 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Commander Jessilynn B. Taylor,
Division of Toxicology and
Environmental Medicine, Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
Mailstop F–32, 1600 Clifton Road, NE.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (770)
488–3313. Electronic access to these
documents will also be available at the
ATSDR Web site: https://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html.
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The
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) amended the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) by establishing
certain requirements for ATSDR and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) with regard to hazardous
substances that are most commonly
found at facilities on the CERCLA
National Priorities List (NPL). Among
these statutory requirements is a
mandate for the Administrator of
ATSDR to prepare toxicological profiles
for each substance included on the
priority lists of hazardous substances.
These lists identified 275 hazardous
substances that ATSDR and EPA
determined pose the most significant
potential threat to human health. The
availability of the revised list of the 275
priority substances was announced in
the Federal Register on December 7,
2005 (70 FR 702840). For prior versions
of the list of substances, see Federal
Register notices dated April 17, 1987
(52 FR 12866); October 20, 1988 (53 FR
41280); October 26, 1989 (54 FR 43619);
October 17, 1990 (55 FR 42067); October
17, 1991 (56 FR 52166); October 28,
1992 (57 FR 48801); February 28, 1994
(59 FR 9486); April 29, 1996 (61 FR
18744); November 17, 1997 (62 FR
61332); October 21, 1999 (64 FR 56792);
October 25, 2001 (66 FR 54014) and
November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63098).
Notice of the availability of drafts of
these six updated and one new
toxicological profiles for public review
and comment will be published in the
Federal Register on or about October 17,
2007, with notice of a 90-day public
comment period for each profile,
starting from the actual release date.
Following the close of the comment
period, chemical-specific comments
will be addressed, and, where
appropriate, changes will be
incorporated into each profile.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Development of Toxicological Profiles
This notice announces the
development of one new and six
updated toxicological profiles of priority
hazardous substances comprising the
twenty first set prepared by ATSDR. The
following toxicological profiles are now
being developed:
SET 21 TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES—
Continued
Toxicological profile
4.
5.
6.
7.
Ethyl Benzene ..................
Ethylene Glycol ................
Plutonium ..........................
Styrene .............................
CAS No.
100–41–4
107–21–1
7440–07–5
100–42–5
*Denotes new profile.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
Kenneth Rose,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Planning,
and Evaluation, National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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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—Revision—Coordinating
Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID),
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
SET 21 TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES
by hiking, boating, or horseback. In
general, backcountry users must bring in
Toxicological profile
CAS No.
their own supplies (such as shelter,
1. Boron ................................
7440–42–8 food, water, or water treatment
2. Chlorine* ...........................
7782–50–5 supplies). As many as 56% to 94% of
3. 1,4-Dioxane ......................
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have reported experiencing illnesses or
injuries during their time in the
backcountry.
Such a high burden of disease has
significant medical and economic
implications given the increasing
popularity of backcountry use. In 2004,
an estimated 12% of Americans age 16
years and older (about 26 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 15% (or 33 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 184% from 1982–83 to 2004.
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
2006, there were more than 272 million
recreational visits to national parks with
more than 1.6 million overnight stays in
the backcountry. Yellowstone National
Park alone had 12,673 persons visit the
backcountry in 2006, accounting for
more than 37,000 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,
2008. 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 10,138
adult backcountry users when they
present to the Yellowstone National
Park’s permit offices prior to entering
the backcountry. A questionnaire (in
either Internet-based or paper-based
format) will then be offered to an
estimated 3,532 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 other
than their time. Participation is
voluntary and will not affect the
application process for the backcountry
use permit. The total estimated
annualized hours requested are 2,141.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Consent to Further Contact .........................................................................................................
Web-Based Questionnaire ...........................................................................................................
Paper-Based Questionnaire ........................................................................................................
Dated: June 7, 2007.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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HUMAN SERVICES
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Adverse Event
Pilot Program for Medical Products
(Formally Medical Device Adverse
Event Reporting Program)
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N–0218]
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
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HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed continuing collection of
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50/60
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the continuation
of a pilot project to evaluate the
electronic collection of the 3500A form
for adverse events related to the use of
medical products to obtain data from
user facilities participating in the
Medical Device Safety Network
(MedSun). Additionally, the electronic
form will include hospital profile
information and several other questions
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-07-0727]
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--Revision--Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
(CCID), 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 56% to 94% of long-distance hikers and
backpackers
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have reported experiencing illnesses or injuries during their time in
the backcountry.
Such a high burden of disease has significant medical and economic
implications given the increasing popularity of backcountry use. In
2004, an estimated 12% of Americans age 16 years and older (about 26
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 15% (or 33 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 184% from 1982-83 to
2004. 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 2006, there were more
than 272 million recreational visits to national parks with more than
1.6 million overnight stays in the backcountry. Yellowstone National
Park alone had 12,673 persons visit the backcountry in 2006, accounting
for more than 37,000 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, 2008. 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 10,138 adult backcountry users
when they present to the Yellowstone National Park's permit offices
prior to entering the backcountry. A questionnaire (in either Internet-
based or paper-based format) will then be offered to an estimated 3,532
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 other than
their time. Participation is voluntary and will not affect the
application process for the backcountry use permit. The total estimated
annualized hours requested are 2,141.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number burden per
Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Consent to Further Contact...................................... 10,138 1 2/60
Web-Based Questionnaire......................................... 3,423 1 30/60
Paper-Based Questionnaire....................................... 109 1 50/60
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Dated: June 7, 2007.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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