Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 20056-20057 [E8-7845]

Download as PDF 20056 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 72 / Monday, April 14, 2008 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondents Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Medical School Residents ............................................................................... 300 1 30/60 150 Dated: April 8, 2008. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E8–7844 Filed 4–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30 Day–08–07BD] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations 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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Proposed Project Building Related Asthma Research in Public Schools—New—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 longitudinal study among teachers and staff in public schools. The goals of this VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:09 Apr 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 study are (1) to document the time course of changes in respiratory health, sick leave, and quality of life in relation to building remediation for water incursion and dampness problems; (2) to validate the reporting of buildingrelated lower respiratory symptoms in school staff with bronchial hyperresponsiveness by the use of serial spirometry to look for building-related patterns of airflow variability; and (3) to demonstrate that a toolkit comprised of a semi-quantitative index for assessing water damage and signs of moisture in schools, along with a short health questionnaire, can be used by school personnel to pinpoint specific problem areas and aid remediation efforts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored the Institute of Medicine to make an exhaustive review of the published literature relating exposures in damp buildings to health consequences. The committee findings, summarized in Damp Indoor Spaces and Health (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science 2004), concluded that sufficient evidence exists for associating the presence of mold or other agents in damp buildings to nasal and throat symptoms, cough, wheeze, asthma symptoms in sensitized asthmatics, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis in susceptible persons. Identification of specific causal agents for these health outcomes in damp environments requires more investigation, and more research and demonstration projects are needed to evaluate interventions in damp buildings. NIOSH is proposing to conduct an initial cross-sectional respiratory health survey in three public schools. The study will then continue with two additional years of longitudinal followup, which will be used to assess respiratory health and environmental conditions in relation to time and intervention status in the three schools. NIOSH will study one school with no history of building leaks and good control of internal moisture sources, one school with previous building leaks and water damage but with subsequent PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 renovation before the start of the study, and one school with current building leaks and dampness problems with renovation scheduled during the study. The questionnaire will be administered each year by a NIOSH interviewer who will record the responses directly into a computer. The questionnaire will be offered to all school employees; we expect no more than 300 participants. It will include sections on the participant’s medical history, work history, and home environment. For participants who no longer work at the school, a short questionnaire will be administered by NIOSH staff over the telephone during the second and third years of the study. Assuming that 10% of the participants will leave the school during the three-year period, we expect to interview about 30 former workers. All participants from the initial crosssectional survey meeting an epidemiologic definition of asthma and reporting that the symptoms improve away from the school will be asked to perform spirometry and a methacholine challenge test, or if obstructed, a bronchodilator test, both of which are standard medical tests for asthma; NIOSH anticipates about 45 respondents for these tests. A maximum of twenty participants who are positive for either lung function test will be asked to participate in the serial spirometry study, which will cover three weeks during the school term and an additional three weeks during the summer break. The school nurse will be trained in using a shortened version of the health questionnaire to all school staff and analyze the results of the survey. Additionally, facility personnel will be trained in the use of a semi-quantitative index tool and asked to use the tool to assess areas in the schools for water damage and signs of moisture during their routine inspections. Participation in all components of the study is completely voluntary. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1030. E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1 20057 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 72 / Monday, April 14, 2008 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Forms Teachers and staff .......................................... Former teachers and staff .............................. NIOSH-Administered Questionnaire .............. Former Worker Questionnaire (Years 2 & 3 only). Spirometry, Methacholine Challenge Test or Bronchodilator Administration. Serial Spirometry ............................................ Semi-Quantitative Assessment Sheet ........... Teachers and staff .......................................... Teachers and staff .......................................... Facility personnel ............................................ Dated: April 8, 2008. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E8–7845 Filed 4–11–08; 8:45 am] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–08–08AV] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations 45/60 9/60 1 1 20 3 1 1 37 5 falls as taught in the course, their activity and exercise levels, and their reported falls both before and after the program. The results of the follow-up assessment will determine the extent to which preventive behaviors learned during the Matter of Balance program are maintained and can continue to reduce fall risk. The cost assessment will calculate the lifecycle cost of the Stepping On, Moving for Better Balance, and Matter of Balance programs. It will also include calculating the investment costs required to implement each program, as well as the ongoing operational costs associated with each program. These costs will be allocated over a defined period of time, depending on the average or standard amount of time these programs continue to operate (standard lifecycle analysis ranges from five to 10 years). As part of the lifecycle cost calculation, these data will allow us to compare program costs and to identify specific cost drivers, cost risks, and unique financial attributes of each program. Local program coordinators for the 200 sites in each of the AoA-funded states will collect the cost data using lifecycle cost spreadsheets that will be returned to CDC for analysis. The results of these studies will support the replication and dissemination of these fall prevention programs and enable them to reach more older adults. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. Cost and Follow-up Assessment of Administration on Aging (AoA)— Funded Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults—New—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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 1 1 45 Proposed Project DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Average burden per response (in hours) 300 30 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. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Type of respondents Background and Brief Description NCIPC seeks to examine cost of implementing each of the three AoAfunded fall prevention programs for older adults (Stepping On, Moving for Better Balance and Matter of Balance) and to assess the maintenance of fall prevention behaviors among participants six months after completing the Matter of Balance program. To assess the maintenance of fall prevention behaviors, CDC will conduct telephone interviews of 300 Matter of Balance program participants six months after they have completed the program. The interview will assess their knowledge and self-efficacy related to ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Data collection activity Average burden per response Number of responses Total burden (in hours) jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Cost Assessment ............................................................................................. Impact Survey ........................................................................................... 200 300 1 1 2 1 400 300 Total ................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 700 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:09 Apr 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 72 (Monday, April 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20056-20057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7845]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-08-07BD]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    Building Related Asthma Research in Public Schools--New--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 longitudinal study among teachers and staff in public 
schools. The goals of this study are (1) to document the time course of 
changes in respiratory health, sick leave, and quality of life in 
relation to building remediation for water incursion and dampness 
problems; (2) to validate the reporting of building-related lower 
respiratory symptoms in school staff with bronchial hyper-
responsiveness by the use of serial spirometry to look for building-
related patterns of airflow variability; and (3) to demonstrate that a 
toolkit comprised of a semi-quantitative index for assessing water 
damage and signs of moisture in schools, along with a short health 
questionnaire, can be used by school personnel to pinpoint specific 
problem areas and aid remediation efforts.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored the 
Institute of Medicine to make an exhaustive review of the published 
literature relating exposures in damp buildings to health consequences. 
The committee findings, summarized in Damp Indoor Spaces and Health 
(Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science 2004), 
concluded that sufficient evidence exists for associating the presence 
of mold or other agents in damp buildings to nasal and throat symptoms, 
cough, wheeze, asthma symptoms in sensitized asthmatics, and 
hypersensitivity pneumonitis in susceptible persons. Identification of 
specific causal agents for these health outcomes in damp environments 
requires more investigation, and more research and demonstration 
projects are needed to evaluate interventions in damp buildings.
    NIOSH is proposing to conduct an initial cross-sectional 
respiratory health survey in three public schools. The study will then 
continue with two additional years of longitudinal follow-up, which 
will be used to assess respiratory health and environmental conditions 
in relation to time and intervention status in the three schools. NIOSH 
will study one school with no history of building leaks and good 
control of internal moisture sources, one school with previous building 
leaks and water damage but with subsequent renovation before the start 
of the study, and one school with current building leaks and dampness 
problems with renovation scheduled during the study. The questionnaire 
will be administered each year by a NIOSH interviewer who will record 
the responses directly into a computer. The questionnaire will be 
offered to all school employees; we expect no more than 300 
participants. It will include sections on the participant's medical 
history, work history, and home environment. For participants who no 
longer work at the school, a short questionnaire will be administered 
by NIOSH staff over the telephone during the second and third years of 
the study. Assuming that 10% of the participants will leave the school 
during the three-year period, we expect to interview about 30 former 
workers.
    All participants from the initial cross-sectional survey meeting an 
epidemiologic definition of asthma and reporting that the symptoms 
improve away from the school will be asked to perform spirometry and a 
methacholine challenge test, or if obstructed, a bronchodilator test, 
both of which are standard medical tests for asthma; NIOSH anticipates 
about 45 respondents for these tests. A maximum of twenty participants 
who are positive for either lung function test will be asked to 
participate in the serial spirometry study, which will cover three 
weeks during the school term and an additional three weeks during the 
summer break.
    The school nurse will be trained in using a shortened version of 
the health questionnaire to all school staff and analyze the results of 
the survey. Additionally, facility personnel will be trained in the use 
of a semi-quantitative index tool and asked to use the tool to assess 
areas in the schools for water damage and signs of moisture during 
their routine inspections. Participation in all components of the study 
is completely voluntary.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 1030.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                     Forms              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Teachers and staff....................  NIOSH-Administered                   300               1           45/60
                                         Questionnaire.
Former teachers and staff.............  Former Worker                         30               1            9/60
                                         Questionnaire (Years 2
                                         & 3 only).
Teachers and staff....................  Spirometry, Methacholine              45               1               1
                                         Challenge Test or
                                         Bronchodilator
                                         Administration.
Teachers and staff....................  Serial Spirometry.......              20               1              37
Facility personnel....................  Semi-Quantitative                      3               1               5
                                         Assessment Sheet.
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    Dated: April 8, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-7845 Filed 4-11-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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