[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4924-4925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01652]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day-15-0931]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
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; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: 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.
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Proposed Project
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Surveillance System
(HHLPPSS)(OMB Control No. 0920-0931, Expiration April 30, 2015)--
Extension--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The overarching goal of the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning
Prevention Surveillance System (HHLPPSS) is to support healthy homes
surveillance activities at the state and national levels. HHLPSS is not
a research study; rather it is a systematic assessment of programmatic
activities under the healthy homes cooperative agreement. CDC is
requesting a three-year extension of Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for up to 40 local and state Healthy Homes Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) and the state-based Adult
Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) programs. The programs
will continue to report information (e.g., presence of lead paint, age
of housing, occupation of adults and type of housing) via encrypted
files and submit, electronically, to HHLPPB staff at CDC. The
electronic files will be kept in accordance with CDC Records Control
Schedules.
Over the last three years, 7 states have adopted the HHLPPSS and 13
are in beta-testing. In October 2014, CDC began funding 40 state and
local blood lead surveillance programs. Many of these programs and
their subcontractors at the local level will come on line with HHLPPSS
in the next year.
The objectives for this surveillance system are two-fold. First,
the HHLPPSS allows CDC to systematically track how the state and local
programs conduct case management and follow-up of residents with
housing-related health outcomes. Second, the system allows for
identification and collection of information on other housing-related
risk factors. Childhood and adult lead poisoning is just one of many
adverse health conditions that are related to common housing
deficiencies. Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, radon
and the lack of safety devices) continue to adversely affect the health
of residents. HHLPPSS offers a coordinated, comprehensive, and
systematic public health approach to eliminate multiple housing-related
health hazards.
HHLPPSS enables flexibility to evaluate housing where the risk for
lead poisoning is high, regardless of whether children less than 6
years of age currently reside there. Thus, HHLPPSS supports CDC efforts
for primary prevention of childhood and adult lead poisoning. Over the
past several decades there has been a remarkable reduction in
environmental sources of lead, improved protection from occupational
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing trend in the prevalence of
elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the U.S.
national BLL geometric mean among adults was 1.2 [micro]g/dL during
2009-2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures continue to occur at
unacceptable levels. Current research continues to find that BLLs
previously considered harmless can have harmful effects in adults, such
as decreased renal function and increased risk for hypertension and
essential tremor at BLLs <10 [micro]g/dL.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 640.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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State and Local Health Departments.. Healthy Homes and Lead 40 4 4
Poisoning Prevention
Surveillance Variables
(HHLPPSS).
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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. 2015-01652 Filed 1-28-15; 8:45 am]
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