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quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before January 30, 2017.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Kimberly R. Keravuori, OMB, via email
Kimberly_R_Keravuori@omb.eop.gov;
and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the OMB
control number of this ICR and then
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Connect America Fund—High
Cost Portal Filing.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,526 unique respondents;
3,595 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
hours—30 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
quarterly reporting requirements,
annual reporting requirements, one-time
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 65,713 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that USAC must preserve the
confidentiality of certain data obtained
from respondents; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service programs or other
purposes specified by the Commission;
and must not disclose data in companyspecific form unless directed to do so by
the Commission. Respondents may
request materials or information
submitted to the Commission or the
Administrator believed confidential to
be withheld from public inspection
under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
requesting approval for this new
information collection. In March 2016,
the Commission adopted an order
reforming its universal service support
program in areas served by rate-ofreturn carriers. Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket Nos. 10–90 et al.,
Report and Order, Order and Order on
Reconsideration, and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–33 (Rateof-Return Order). Also, in May 2016, the
Commission adopted rules to
implement a competitive bidding
process for Phase II of the Connect
America Fund. Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket Nos. 10–90 et al.,
Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–64
(Phase II Auction Order).
This information collection addresses
the requirement that certain carriers
with high cost reporting obligations
must file information about their
locations which meet their broadband
deployment public interest obligations
via an electronic portal (‘‘portal’’). The
Rate-of-Return Order required that the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) establish the portal so
that carriers could file their location
data with the portal starting in 2017.
The Rate-of-Return Order required all
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recipients of Phase II model-based
support and rate-of-return carriers to
submit geocoded location data and
related certifications to the portal.
Recipients of Phase II model-based
support had been required to file such
information in their annual reports due
by July 1. The Phase II Auction Order
requires auction winners to build-out
networks capable of meeting their
public interest obligations and report, to
an online portal, locations to which
auction winners had deployed such
networks. This collection also
implements the Rate-of-Return Order by
moving and revising the currently
approved requirements under OMB
Control Numbers 3060–1200 and 3060–
0986 to enable recipients of Phase II
model-based support and rural
broadband experiment funding to file
their location information and
associated reports and certifications in
the portal instead of on the FCC Form
481 or as is currently required.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Howard,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[60Day–17–17IY; Docket No. ATSDR–2016–
0122]
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. This
notice invites comment on
‘‘Biomonitoring of Great Lakes
Populations Program III.’’ The purpose
of the proposed study is to evaluate
body burden levels of priority
contaminants in Great Lakes residents,
SUMMARY:
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particularly those who are at high
exposure risk, in the Milwaukee Bay
Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) area that
was not previously addressed in
ATSDR’s previous biomonitoring
programs around the Great Lakes.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2016–
0122 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.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
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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
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Biomonitoring of Great Lakes
Populations Program III—New—Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) is requesting
a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) clearance for a new information
collection request (ICR) titled
‘‘Biomonitoring of Great Lakes
Populations Program III.’’ ATSDR
awarded funds to the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services (WIDHS)
to conduct this information collection
under cooperative agreement
#NU61TS000269–01–00. The purpose of
the current program is to evaluate body
burden levels of legacy and emerging
contaminants in susceptible Great Lakes
populations in the Milwaukee Estuary
Area of Concern (AOC) in Wisconsin, an
area that has not been previously
covered by other Great Lakes initiatives.
The Great Lakes Basin has suffered
decades of pollution and ecosystem
damage. Many chemicals persist in
Great Lakes waters and sediments, as
well as in wildlife. These chemicals can
build up in the aquatic food chain, and
eating contaminated fish is a known
route of human exposure.
In 2009, the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI) was enacted by Public
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Law 111–88 to make restoration and
protection of the Great Lakes a national
priority. The GLRI is led by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (US
EPA). Under a 2015 interagency
agreement with the US EPA, ATSDR
initiated the Biomonitoring of Great
Lakes Populations Program III program.
This project will provide additional
public health information to
supplement the previous cooperative
agreement programs CDC–RFA–TS10–
1001 ‘‘Biomonitoring of Great Lakes
Populations’’ (hereafter referred to as
‘‘Program I,’’ OMB Control Number
0923–0044) and CDC–RFA–TS13–1302
‘‘Biomonitoring of Great Lakes
Populations-II’’ (hereafter referred to as
‘‘Program II,’’ OMB Control Number
0923–0052) initiated in FY2010 and
FY2013, respectively.
WIDHS received funding for the
current program. WIDHS will recruit
and enroll two subpopulations of adults
in the Milwaukee Bay Estuary Area of
Concern (AOC) who are known to eat
fish from the Milwaukee River Basin
and Lake Michigan. This study will not
include pregnant women.
The target populations are: (1)
Licensed anglers living in proximity to
the Milwaukee Estuary AOC and (2)
Burmese refugees who are known to eat
a substantial amount of fish from this
area. WIDHS study staff will work
closely with local refugee and citizen
support organizations on participant
recruitment.
The aims of the information collection
in this surveillance project are:
1. Assess levels of contaminants
(metals, polychlorinated biphenyls,
chlorinated pesticides, perfluorinated
compounds, and polyaromatic
hydrocarbons) in blood and urine of
residents who consume fish from
contaminated areas that had not been
studied in previous Programs I and II;
2. Use the project findings to inform
public health officials and offer
guidance on public health actions to
reduce exposure to Great Lakes
contaminants.
This applied public health program
aims to measure contaminants in
biological samples (blood, urine and
hair) from people who may be at high
risk of chemical exposure in the Great
Lakes area. These measurements will
provide a baseline for current and future
restoration activities. The results will be
compared to available national
estimates, such as those reported by the
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES).
Respondents will be screened for
eligibility and consent will be obtained.
Participants who consent will respond
to a questionnaire and participate in
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Respondents will also be interviewed.
They will be asked about demographic
and lifestyle factors, hobbies, health
conditions that may affect fish
consumption and fishing habits, and
types of jobs which can contribute to
chemical exposure. Some dietary
questions will be asked with a focus on
consumption of Great Lakes fish.
clinic visits for body measurements and
biological specimen collection (blood,
urine, and hair). Their blood will be
tested for polychlorinated biphenyls,
metals, perfluorinated compounds,
persistent pesticides, and lipids. Urine
will be tested for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and creatinine. The hair
samples (optional) will be saved for a
later analysis.
Participation in the study is voluntary
and there is no cost to respondents other
than their time. The estimated
annualized burden for the program
averaged over the three-year study
period is 231 hours among 166
respondents. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time spent
in the study.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondents
Form name
Licensed Anglers ...........
Eligibility Screening Survey (paper) ....................
Eligibility Screening Survey (online) ....................
Study Questionnaire (paper) ...............................
Study Questionnaire (online) ...............................
Clinic Visit Checklist and Body Measurements ...
Follow-up Survey .................................................
Eligibility Screening Survey .................................
Contact Information Form ....................................
Study Questionnaire ............................................
Clinic Visit Checklist and Body Measurements ...
Network Size Questions ......................................
Follow-up Survey .................................................
156
28
58
87
133
133
42
33
33
33
33
33
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5/60
5/60
30/60
30/60
35/60
5/60
5/60
5/60
40/60
35/60
5/60
5/60
13
2
29
44
78
11
4
3
22
19
3
3
..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
231
Burmese Refugees ........
Total ........................
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
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–17–0576; Docket No. CDC–2016–
0125]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort 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
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Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed revision of the
CDC information collection project
entitled ‘‘Possession, Use, and Transfer
of Select Agents and Toxins.’’
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0125 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.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 comments
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
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[60Day-17-17IY; Docket No. ATSDR-2016-0122]
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.
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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. This notice invites comment on ``Biomonitoring
of Great Lakes Populations Program III.'' The purpose of the proposed
study is to evaluate body burden levels of priority contaminants in
Great Lakes residents,
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particularly those who are at high exposure risk, in the Milwaukee Bay
Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) area that was not previously addressed in
ATSDR's previous biomonitoring programs around the Great Lakes.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 28,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2016-0122 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.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 the
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations Program III--New--Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is
requesting a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for a
new information collection request (ICR) titled ``Biomonitoring of
Great Lakes Populations Program III.'' ATSDR awarded funds to the
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WIDHS) to conduct this
information collection under cooperative agreement #NU61TS000269-01-00.
The purpose of the current program is to evaluate body burden levels of
legacy and emerging contaminants in susceptible Great Lakes populations
in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) in Wisconsin, an area
that has not been previously covered by other Great Lakes initiatives.
The Great Lakes Basin has suffered decades of pollution and
ecosystem damage. Many chemicals persist in Great Lakes waters and
sediments, as well as in wildlife. These chemicals can build up in the
aquatic food chain, and eating contaminated fish is a known route of
human exposure.
In 2009, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was enacted
by Public Law 111-88 to make restoration and protection of the Great
Lakes a national priority. The GLRI is led by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (US EPA). Under a 2015 interagency agreement with the
US EPA, ATSDR initiated the Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations
Program III program. This project will provide additional public health
information to supplement the previous cooperative agreement programs
CDC-RFA-TS10-1001 ``Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations''
(hereafter referred to as ``Program I,'' OMB Control Number 0923-0044)
and CDC-RFA-TS13-1302 ``Biomonitoring of Great Lakes Populations-II''
(hereafter referred to as ``Program II,'' OMB Control Number 0923-0052)
initiated in FY2010 and FY2013, respectively.
WIDHS received funding for the current program. WIDHS will recruit
and enroll two subpopulations of adults in the Milwaukee Bay Estuary
Area of Concern (AOC) who are known to eat fish from the Milwaukee
River Basin and Lake Michigan. This study will not include pregnant
women.
The target populations are: (1) Licensed anglers living in
proximity to the Milwaukee Estuary AOC and (2) Burmese refugees who are
known to eat a substantial amount of fish from this area. WIDHS study
staff will work closely with local refugee and citizen support
organizations on participant recruitment.
The aims of the information collection in this surveillance project
are:
1. Assess levels of contaminants (metals, polychlorinated
biphenyls, chlorinated pesticides, perfluorinated compounds, and
polyaromatic hydrocarbons) in blood and urine of residents who consume
fish from contaminated areas that had not been studied in previous
Programs I and II;
2. Use the project findings to inform public health officials and
offer guidance on public health actions to reduce exposure to Great
Lakes contaminants.
This applied public health program aims to measure contaminants in
biological samples (blood, urine and hair) from people who may be at
high risk of chemical exposure in the Great Lakes area. These
measurements will provide a baseline for current and future restoration
activities. The results will be compared to available national
estimates, such as those reported by the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES).
Respondents will be screened for eligibility and consent will be
obtained. Participants who consent will respond to a questionnaire and
participate in
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clinic visits for body measurements and biological specimen collection
(blood, urine, and hair). Their blood will be tested for
polychlorinated biphenyls, metals, perfluorinated compounds, persistent
pesticides, and lipids. Urine will be tested for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and creatinine. The hair samples (optional) will be saved
for a later analysis.
Respondents will also be interviewed. They will be asked about
demographic and lifestyle factors, hobbies, health conditions that may
affect fish consumption and fishing habits, and types of jobs which can
contribute to chemical exposure. Some dietary questions will be asked
with a focus on consumption of Great Lakes fish.
Participation in the study is voluntary and there is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The estimated annualized burden for
the program averaged over the three-year study period is 231 hours
among 166 respondents. There is no cost to respondents other than their
time spent in the study.
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 hours)
respondent hours)
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Licensed Anglers............................... Eligibility Screening Survey (paper)... 156 1 5/60 13
Eligibility Screening Survey (online).. 28 1 5/60 2
Study Questionnaire (paper)............ 58 1 30/60 29
Study Questionnaire (online)........... 87 1 30/60 44
Clinic Visit Checklist and Body 133 1 35/60 78
Measurements.
Follow-up Survey....................... 133 1 5/60 11
Burmese Refugees............................... Eligibility Screening Survey........... 42 1 5/60 4
Contact Information Form............... 33 1 5/60 3
Study Questionnaire.................... 33 1 40/60 22
Clinic Visit Checklist and Body 33 1 35/60 19
Measurements.
Network Size Questions................. 33 1 5/60 3
Follow-up Survey....................... 33 1 5/60 3
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 231
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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-31738 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
