Notice2021-17351
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
August 13, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Abstract
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled ATSDR Exposure Investigations (EIs). The information collection is designed to evaluate public health issues at a site resulting from environmental exposure. ATSDR EIs fill data gaps by conducting environmental and biological sampling.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44720-44721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17351]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[60Day-21-0048; Docket No. ATSDR-2021-0007]
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 effort to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled ATSDR Exposure Investigations
(EIs). The information collection is designed to evaluate public health
issues at a site resulting from environmental exposure. ATSDR EIs fill
data gaps by conducting environmental and biological sampling.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written comments on or before October 12,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2021-0007 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. ATSDR will post, without change, all relevant
comments to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0afada280a3a4a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1976747b597a7d7a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the
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proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
ATSDR Exposure Investigations (EIs) (OMB Control No. 0923-0048,
Exp. 04/30/2022)--Extension--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 extension of this generic clearance to allow
the agency to conduct exposure investigations (EIs), through methods
developed by ATSDR. After a chemical release or suspected release into
the environment, EIs are usually requested by officials of a state
health agency, county health department, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the general public, and/or ATSDR staff. EI results are
used by public health professionals, environmental risk managers, and
other decision makers to determine if current conditions warrant
intervention strategies to minimize or eliminate human exposure.
All of ATSDR's targeted biological assessments (e.g., urine, blood)
and some of the environmental investigations (e.g., air, water, soil,
dust, or food sampling) involve participants to determine whether they
are or have been exposed to unusual levels of pollutants at specific
locations (e.g., where people live, spend leisure time, or anywhere
they might come into contact with contaminants under investigation).
Questionnaires, appropriate to the specific contaminant, are
generally needed in about half of the EIs (at most, approximately 12
per year) to assist in interpreting the biological or environmental
sampling results. ATSDR collects contact information (e.g., name,
address, phone number) to provide the participant with their individual
results. ATSDR also collects information on other possible confounding
sources of chemical(s) exposure such as medicines taken, foods eaten,
hobbies, jobs, etc. In addition, ATSDR asks questions on recreational
or occupational activities that could increase a participant's exposure
potential. The information collected represents an individual's
exposure history.
The number of questions can vary depending on the number of
chemicals being investigated, the route of exposure (e.g., breathing,
eating, touching), and the number of other sources of the chemical(s)
(e.g., products used, jobs). We use approximately 12-20 questions about
the pertinent environmental exposures per investigation. A question
bank is available for health assessors to use as a basis of questions
to be asked during the EI, but EI-specific questions may be included as
appropriate.
Typically, the number of participants in an individual EI ranges
from 10 to 100. Participation is completely voluntary, and there are no
costs to participants other than their time. Based on a maximum of 12
EIs per year and 100 participants each, the estimated annualized burden
hours are 600.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total Burden
respondents respondent (in hr.) (in hr.)
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Exposure Investigation Chemical 1,200 1 30/60 600
Participants. Exposure
Questions.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 600
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-17351 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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