[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33096-33097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12978]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-13BF]
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
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. 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.
Proposed Project
Spectrum of Flavoring Chemical-Related Lung Disease--New--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This project involves a questionnaire, along with clinical testing,
to investigate and characterize the nature of lung disease occurring in
popcorn and flavoring workers. Since publication of the 60-day Federal
Register Notice, the annual burden estimate has been revised. We added
the inclusion of job and medication forms to be completed by the
participant prior to the testing session. We also included the time
needed to review the informed consent. The overall burden hours is now
estimated to be 115 hours.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the spectrum of lung
disease occurring in flavoring and microwave popcorn workers. A
secondary aim is to study the natural history of lung disease. For this
study, we plan on interviewing and conducting clinical testing on
participants from a previously investigated flavoring plant and
microwave popcorn plant.
For this study, we will recruit participants from two study
populations: Approximately 112 workers from a flavorings plant for whom
we have spirometry data and 132 workers that had abnormal spirometry on
any test from a previous NIOSH health hazard evaluation at a microwave
popcorn plant. Thirty additional workers from the microwave popcorn
plant who had normal spirometry on their last test also will be chosen
at random.
NIOSH anticipates that information collection will begin in the
2013 fiscal year for the microwave popcorn workers and for the
flavorings workers in fiscal year 2014. Prior to the testing,
participants will be mailed a copy of the informed consent to review
and asked to complete a job history form and current medication form.
This will take no more than 25 minutes (total) to review and complete.
On the day of testing, a NIOSH staff member will review the consent
form with the participant, which will take about 5 minutes.
Participants will then be given a NIOSH-administered questionnaire
which will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. All study results
will be stored at NIOSH.
Participation in all components of the study is completely
voluntary. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
The total estimated annual burden hours are 115.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Popcorn workers.................. Informed consent.... 81 1 15/60
Medication form..... 81 1 5/60
Job history form.... 81 1 10/60
Questionnaire....... 81 1 20/60
Flavoring workers................ Informed consent.... 56 1 15/60
Medication form..... 56 1 5/60
Job history form.... 56 1 10/60
Questionnaire....... 56 1 20/60
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Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-12978 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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