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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Prevention
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Ron Otten, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email 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 a
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 information technology. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Restriction on Interstate Travel of
Persons (OMB Control No. 0920–0488
Exp. 3/31/2013)—Revision—National
Center Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention is requesting OMB approval
to extend the information collection
request, ‘‘Restriction on Interstate Travel
of Persons’’ (OMB Control No. 0920–
0488).
Form name
Traveler .............................................
42 CFR 70.3 Application to the
State of destination for a permit.
42 CFR 70.3 Copy of material submitted by applicant and permit
issued by State health authority.
42 CFR 70.3 Copy of material submitted by applicant and permit
issued by State health authority.
42 CFR 70.4 Report by specified
respondent of a communicable
disease during interstate travel
(Paper Form if requested by CDC
during public health emergency).
42 CFR 70.4 Copy of material submitted to state/local authority
(Paper Form if requested by CDC,
public health emergency).
42 CFR 70.4 Report by specified
respondent of a communicable
disease during interstate travel
(Radio or other telecommunication for routine reporting).
Attending physician ...........................
State health authority ........................
Master of a vessel or person in
charge of a conveyance.
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Master of a vessel or person in
charge of a conveyance.
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This information collection request is
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2013.
CDC is authorized to collect this
information under 42 CFR 70.5 (Certain
communicable diseases; special
requirements). This regulation requires
that any person who is in the
communicable period for cholera,
plague, smallpox, typhus, or yellow
fever or having been exposed to any
such disease is in the incubation period
thereof, to apply for and receive a
permit from the Surgeon General or his
authorized representative in order to
travel from one State or possession to
another.
Control of disease transmission
within the States is considered to be the
province of state and local health
authorities, with Federal assistance
being sought by those authorities on a
cooperative basis without application of
Federal regulations. The regulations in
42 Part 70 were developed to facilitate
Federal action in the event of large
outbreaks requiring a coordinated effort
involving several states, or in the event
of inadequate local control. While it is
not known whether, or to what extent
situations may arise in which these
regulations would be invoked,
contingency planning for domestic
emergency preparedness is now
commonplace. Should these situations
arise, CDC will use the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements contained
in the regulations to carry out
quarantine responsibilities as required
by law.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
2,000
1
15/60
500
2,000
1
15/60
500
8
250
6/60
200
1,500
1
15/60
375
20
75
6/60
150
200
1
15/60
50
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Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondent
Form name
State health authority ........................
42 CFR 70.4 Copy of material submitted to state or local health authority under this provision (Radio
or other telecommunication for
routine reporting).
42 CFR 70.5 Application for a permit to move from State to State
while in the communicable period.
42 CFR 70.5 Application for a permit to move from State to State
while in the communicable period.
200
1
15/60
50
3,750
1
15/60
938
3,750
1
15/60
938
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
3,701
Traveler .............................................
Attending physician ...........................
Total ...........................................
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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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 (404) 639–7570 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Epidemiologic Study of Health Effects
Associated With Low Pressure Events in
Drinking Water Distribution Systems—
New—National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases—Office of
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States, drinking water
distribution systems are designed to
deliver safe, pressurized drinking water
to our homes, hospitals, schools and
businesses. However, the water
distribution infrastructure is 50–100
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years old in much of the U.S. and an
estimated 240,000 water main breaks
occur each year. Failures in the
distribution system such as water main
breaks, cross-connections, back-flow,
and pressure fluctuations can result in
potential intrusion of microbes and
other contaminants that can cause
health effects, including acute
gastrointestinal illness (AGI) and acute
respiratory illness (ARI).
Approximately 200 million cases of
AGI occur in the U.S. each year, but we
lack reliable data to assess how many of
these cases are associated with drinking
water. Further, data are even more
limited on the human health risks
associated with exposure to drinking
water during and after the occurrence of
low pressure events (such as water main
breaks) in drinking water distribution
systems. A study conducted in Norway
from 2003–2004 found that people
exposed to low pressure events in the
water distribution system had a higher
risk for gastrointestinal illness. A
similar study is needed in the United
States.
The purpose of this data collection is
to conduct an epidemiologic study in
the U.S. to assess whether individuals
exposed to low pressure events in the
water distribution system are at an
increased risk for AGI or ARI. This
study would be, to our knowledge, the
first U.S. study to systematically
examine the association between low
pressure events and AGI and ARI. Study
findings will inform the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), CDC, and
other drinking water stakeholders of the
potential health risks associated with
low pressure events in drinking water
distribution systems and whether
additional measures (e.g., new
standards, additional research, or policy
development) are needed to reduce the
risk for health effects associated with
low pressure events in the drinking
water distribution system.
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We will conduct a cohort study
among households that receive water
from five water utilities across the U.S.
The water systems will be
geographically diverse and will include
systems that use chlorine and
monochloramine as secondary
disinfectants. These water utilities will
provide information about low pressure
events that occur during the study
period using a standardized form
(approximately 12–13 events per
utility). Utilities will provide address
listings of households in areas exposed
to the low pressure event and
comparable households in an
unexposed area to CDC staff, who will
randomly select participants and send
them a survey consent document and
questionnaire. After consenting to
participate, the selected households will
be asked to respond to questions about
symptoms of AGI and acute respiratory
illness (ARI) that occurred during the 3week period following the low pressure
event. Respondents will also be asked
about relevant exposures during the 3week period, such as their household
water use, changes noted in their water
service, international travel, children or
adult household member employed at
daycare, pets in the household and
other animal contact, and recreational
water exposure. Study participants will
be able to choose among two methods
of survey response: a mail-in paper
survey and a web-based survey.
Participation in this study will be
voluntary. No financial compensation
will be provided to study participants.
The study duration is anticipated to last
24 months. For the multi-site study,
utility personnel will provide
information on each of 65 low pressure
events, collect and ship water samples
to the CDC, and provide line listings of
affected and unaffected customers to
CDC. An estimated 6,750 households
will be contacted, and we anticipate
4,050 surveys will be completed and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-13-0488]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 404-639-7570
and send comments to Ron Otten, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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 a 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 information technology. Written comments
should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Restriction on Interstate Travel of Persons (OMB Control No. 0920-
0488 Exp. 3/31/2013)--Revision--National Center Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requesting OMB
approval to extend the information collection request, ``Restriction on
Interstate Travel of Persons'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0488).
This information collection request is scheduled to expire on March
31, 2013. CDC is authorized to collect this information under 42 CFR
70.5 (Certain communicable diseases; special requirements). This
regulation requires that any person who is in the communicable period
for cholera, plague, smallpox, typhus, or yellow fever or having been
exposed to any such disease is in the incubation period thereof, to
apply for and receive a permit from the Surgeon General or his
authorized representative in order to travel from one State or
possession to another.
Control of disease transmission within the States is considered to
be the province of state and local health authorities, with Federal
assistance being sought by those authorities on a cooperative basis
without application of Federal regulations. The regulations in 42 Part
70 were developed to facilitate Federal action in the event of large
outbreaks requiring a coordinated effort involving several states, or
in the event of inadequate local control. While it is not known
whether, or to what extent situations may arise in which these
regulations would be invoked, contingency planning for domestic
emergency preparedness is now commonplace. Should these situations
arise, CDC will use the reporting and recordkeeping requirements
contained in the regulations to carry out quarantine responsibilities
as required by law.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Traveler...................... 42 CFR 70.3 2,000 1 15/60 500
Application to
the State of
destination for
a permit.
Attending physician........... 42 CFR 70.3 Copy 2,000 1 15/60 500
of material
submitted by
applicant and
permit issued
by State health
authority.
State health authority........ 42 CFR 70.3 Copy 8 250 6/60 200
of material
submitted by
applicant and
permit issued
by State health
authority.
Master of a vessel or person 42 CFR 70.4 1,500 1 15/60 375
in charge of a conveyance. Report by
specified
respondent of a
communicable
disease during
interstate
travel (Paper
Form if
requested by
CDC during
public health
emergency).
State health authority........ 42 CFR 70.4 Copy 20 75 6/60 150
of material
submitted to
state/local
authority
(Paper Form if
requested by
CDC, public
health
emergency).
Master of a vessel or person 42 CFR 70.4 200 1 15/60 50
in charge of a conveyance. Report by
specified
respondent of a
communicable
disease during
interstate
travel (Radio
or other
telecommunicati
on for routine
reporting).
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State health authority........ 42 CFR 70.4 Copy 200 1 15/60 50
of material
submitted to
state or local
health
authority under
this provision
(Radio or other
telecommunicati
on for routine
reporting).
Traveler...................... 42 CFR 70.5 3,750 1 15/60 938
Application for
a permit to
move from State
to State while
in the
communicable
period.
Attending physician........... 42 CFR 70.5 3,750 1 15/60 938
Application for
a permit to
move from State
to State while
in the
communicable
period.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 3,701
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Dated: October 25, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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