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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[60Day–15–0046; Docket No. ATSDR–2015–
0005]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), as part of its continuing
efforts to reduce public burden and
maximize the utility of government
information, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). This notice invites comment on
the three-year extension of information
collection clearance for the ‘‘Prospective
Birth Cohort Study Involving
Environmental Uranium Exposure in
the Navajo Nation’’ project (OMB
Control No. 0923–0046; expiration date
05/31/2016). The purpose of the study
is to examine the potential association
between environmental contaminants
(i.e., uranium and other heavy metal
exposures) and reproductive birth
outcomes by recruiting Navajo mothers
to assess and follow theirs and their
children’s uranium exposures at birth
and at key developmental milestones.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 30,
2015.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2015–
0005 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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
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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
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the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Involving Environmental Uranium
Exposure in the Navajo Nation (U01),
(OMB Control No. 0923–0046,
Expiration Date 02/29/2016)—
Extension—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Navajo Nation is the largest
Alaska Native/American Indian
Reservation in the United States. From
1948 to 1986, many uranium mining
and milling operations took place in the
Navajo Nation, leaving a large amount of
uranium contamination on the
reservation. The House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
requested that federal agencies develop
a plan to address health and
environmental impacts of uranium
contamination in the Navajo Nation.
As a result in 2013, ATSDR and its
research partners (University of New
Mexico Community Environmental
Health Program [UNM–CEHP], Navajo
Area Indian Health Service [NAIHS],
Navajo Nation Division of Health
[NNDOH], Navajo Nation
Environmental Protection Agency
[NNEPA], and Navajo culture and
language specialists) initiated a research
participants receive report back letters
on their biomonitoring and HEA results
to inform them of uranium and other
heavy metals in their bodies and in and
around their home environment.
The survey instruments for pregnant
mothers include the following:
Enrollment Survey, Ages and Stages
Questionnaire (ASQ–I), Mullen Stages
of Early Development (MSEL),
Postpartum Surveys, and Food
Frequency Questionnaire/WIC Intake.
An enrollment survey for fathers who
agree to participate is also administered.
Follow-up assessments including the
Ages & Stages Questionnaire and
biomonitoring at 2, 6, 9 and 12 months
are currently being conducted for the
387 infants delivered to date.
Community Health and
Environmental Research Specialists
(CHERS) administer the surveys using a
CDC-approved electronic data entry
system. Survey instruments are used to
collect demographic information and to
assess potential environmental health
risks and mother-child interactions. The
final format of the survey instruments is
based on review and input from the
Navajo Nation community liaison group
and associated Navajo staff to address
issues such as cultural sensitivity,
comprehension and language
translation.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time to participate in
the study. The total estimated annual
burden hours equals 4,455.
study titled ‘‘Prospective Birth Cohort
Study Involving Environmental
Uranium Exposure in the Navajo
Nation’’ (OMB Control No. 0923–0048;
expiration date 02/29/2016). The goal of
the research is to better understand and
prevent unfavorable child and maternal
health outcomes potentially related to
prenatal exposures to uranium. As
ATSDR has received supplemental
funding to continue the study, a threeyear extension for PRA clearance is
requested to allow further recruitment
of mother-infant pairs.
Participants include Native American
mothers from age 14 to 45 with
verification of pregnancy who have
lived in the study area for at least 5
years. Also, participants must consent to
receive prenatal care and deliver at one
of the healthcare facilities that are
taking part in the study.
Since 2013, over 525 mother-infant
pairs and over 160 fathers have been
enrolled. Biological sample analysis,
surveys, and developmental screenings
are performed during for each
participant. An estimated 675
biomonitoring samples have been
analyzed for 36 metals/metalloids
including uranium, arsenic, lead and
mercury. Home environmental
assessments (HEAs) consist of gamma
radiation surveys, indoor air radon tests,
and dust sample analysis of the
participants’ primary residence during
pregnancy, and over 400 HEAs have
been completed to date. Study
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
Total burden
(in hrs.)
Form name
Mother ...............................................
Eligibility Form (screening form) ......
Enrollment Survey ............................
Home Environmental Assessment ...
Ages and Stages Questionnaire—
(2, 6, 9, 12 months).
Mullen Stages of Early Development
Postpartum Survey—(2 months) ......
Postpartum Survey—(6, 9, 12
months).
Food Frequency Questionnaire/WIC
Intake.
Enrollment Survey ............................
750
550
550
500
1
1
1
4
5/60
2
1
15/60
63
1,100
550
500
500
500
500
1
1
3
20/60
1
15/60
167
500
375
500
1
45/60
375
Father ................................................
550
1
90/60
825
Total ...........................................
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Type of respondents
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
4,455
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[60Day-15-0046; Docket No. ATSDR-2015-0005]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This notice invites comment on the three-
year extension of information collection clearance for the
``Prospective Birth Cohort Study Involving Environmental Uranium
Exposure in the Navajo Nation'' project (OMB Control No. 0923-0046;
expiration date 05/31/2016). The purpose of the study is to examine the
potential association between environmental contaminants (i.e., uranium
and other heavy metal exposures) and reproductive birth outcomes by
recruiting Navajo mothers to assess and follow theirs and their
children's uranium exposures at birth and at key developmental
milestones.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 30,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2015-0005 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
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 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire,
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of
information, to search data sources, to complete and review
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the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose
the information.
Proposed Project
Prospective Birth Cohort Study Involving Environmental Uranium
Exposure in the Navajo Nation (U01), (OMB Control No. 0923-0046,
Expiration Date 02/29/2016)--Extension--Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Navajo Nation is the largest Alaska Native/American Indian
Reservation in the United States. From 1948 to 1986, many uranium
mining and milling operations took place in the Navajo Nation, leaving
a large amount of uranium contamination on the reservation. The House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested that federal
agencies develop a plan to address health and environmental impacts of
uranium contamination in the Navajo Nation.
As a result in 2013, ATSDR and its research partners (University of
New Mexico Community Environmental Health Program [UNM-CEHP], Navajo
Area Indian Health Service [NAIHS], Navajo Nation Division of Health
[NNDOH], Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency [NNEPA], and
Navajo culture and language specialists) initiated a research study
titled ``Prospective Birth Cohort Study Involving Environmental Uranium
Exposure in the Navajo Nation'' (OMB Control No. 0923-0048; expiration
date 02/29/2016). The goal of the research is to better understand and
prevent unfavorable child and maternal health outcomes potentially
related to prenatal exposures to uranium. As ATSDR has received
supplemental funding to continue the study, a three-year extension for
PRA clearance is requested to allow further recruitment of mother-
infant pairs.
Participants include Native American mothers from age 14 to 45 with
verification of pregnancy who have lived in the study area for at least
5 years. Also, participants must consent to receive prenatal care and
deliver at one of the healthcare facilities that are taking part in the
study.
Since 2013, over 525 mother-infant pairs and over 160 fathers have
been enrolled. Biological sample analysis, surveys, and developmental
screenings are performed during for each participant. An estimated 675
biomonitoring samples have been analyzed for 36 metals/metalloids
including uranium, arsenic, lead and mercury. Home environmental
assessments (HEAs) consist of gamma radiation surveys, indoor air radon
tests, and dust sample analysis of the participants' primary residence
during pregnancy, and over 400 HEAs have been completed to date. Study
participants receive report back letters on their biomonitoring and HEA
results to inform them of uranium and other heavy metals in their
bodies and in and around their home environment.
The survey instruments for pregnant mothers include the following:
Enrollment Survey, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-I), Mullen Stages
of Early Development (MSEL), Postpartum Surveys, and Food Frequency
Questionnaire/WIC Intake. An enrollment survey for fathers who agree to
participate is also administered. Follow-up assessments including the
Ages & Stages Questionnaire and biomonitoring at 2, 6, 9 and 12 months
are currently being conducted for the 387 infants delivered to date.
Community Health and Environmental Research Specialists (CHERS)
administer the surveys using a CDC-approved electronic data entry
system. Survey instruments are used to collect demographic information
and to assess potential environmental health risks and mother-child
interactions. The final format of the survey instruments is based on
review and input from the Navajo Nation community liaison group and
associated Navajo staff to address issues such as cultural sensitivity,
comprehension and language translation.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time to
participate in the study. The total estimated annual burden hours
equals 4,455.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hrs.)
respondent hrs.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mother........................ Eligibility Form 750 1 5/60 63
(screening
form).
Enrollment 550 1 2 1,100
Survey.
Home 550 1 1 550
Environmental
Assessment.
Ages and Stages 500 4 15/60 500
Questionnaire--
(2, 6, 9, 12
months).
Mullen Stages of 500 1 20/60 167
Early
Development.
Postpartum 500 1 1 500
Survey--(2
months).
Postpartum 500 3 15/60 375
Survey--(6, 9,
12 months).
Food Frequency 500 1 45/60 375
Questionnaire/
WIC Intake.
Father........................ Enrollment 550 1 90/60 825
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,455
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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