[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24247]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-68-00]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 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
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Hanford Community Health Project Survey--New--The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is mandated pursuant to the
1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) and its 1986 Amendments, the Superfund Amendments and Re-
authorization Act (SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse human health
effects and diminished quality of life resulting from the exposure to
hazardous substances into the environment. These activities include
conducting public health assessments at sites on the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) to determine
whether exposure to hazardous substances at these sites are harmful to
human health.
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, located in south central
Washington State, is on EPA's National Priorities List. Between 1944
when it opened until its closing in 1972, an estimated 740,000 curies
of radioactive Iodine were released to the air from chemical separation
facilities used to produce plutonium for atomic weapons development.
The Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction project (HEDR) estimates
that the majority of releases of Iodine-131 occurred between 1944 and
1951. Radioactive Iodine accumulates in the thyroid gland. Studies
indicate that exposure to radioactive Iodine is associated with an
increased risk of developing thyroid cancers and other thyroid
diseases. Children up to five years of age may be at higher risk than
the general population of developing cancer after exposure.
The objective of this survey is to collect information on
utilization of health care services, knowledge of and information needs
related to radioactive Iodine releases from Hanford, health risk and
exposure awareness, use of and interest in thyroid medical evaluations,
and demographic information. This information will assist ATSDR staff
in determining health education needs and planning effective health
education activities for people exposed to radioactive Iodine and/or at
risk for thyroid disease. This work may have applicability to other
sites where exposure to radioactive Iodine has occurred. In previous
ATSDR work (OMB No. 0923-0006) approximately 6,000 people were located
who were born between 1940 and 1951 in three counties (Benton, Franklin
and Adams) nearest the Hanford site. For this proposed project, ATSDR
plans to randomly select and complete 500 individual interviews from
this cohort of 6,000 persons.
To reduce the amount of time required by the respondents, Computer
Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) will be conducted. The information
collected in this proposed survey will provide reliable baseline
information for developing effective educational materials and outreach
activities. Other than their time to participate, there are no costs to
the respondents. The estimated annualized burden is 125 hours.
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Average
No. of burden
No. of responses per
Respondents respondents per response
per year respondent (in
hours)
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Individuals born near Hanford site.. 500 1 .125
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Dated: September 14, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-24247 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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