Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
| Citation | 87 FR 11441 |
| Published date | 01 March 2022 |
| Record Number | 2022-04189 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry,Health And Human Services Department |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11441-11442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04189]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[30Day-22-0048]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has submitted the
information collection request titled ``ATSDR Exposure Investigations
(EIs)'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. ATSDR previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on August 13,
2021 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. ATSDR
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
ATSDR will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
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 ``ATSDR Exposure Investigations
(EIs)'' (OMB Control No. 0923-0048, Exp. 04/30/2022). This generic
clearance allows the agency to conduct 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 departments, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the general public, and 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.
During the past three years, no EIs were completed. Instead, the
ATSDR Office of Community Health and Hazard Assessment (OCHHA), using
EI methods, completed eight Per- or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure
Assessments (PFAS EAs) (OMB Control No. 0923-0059, Exp. 06/30/2022) at
communities near U.S. military installations that used Aqueous Film
Forming Foam (AFFF). The PFAS from the AFFF entered groundwater and
impacted the drinking water in the nearby communities. In 2022,
however, ATSDR is conducting a follow-up EI under this generic
clearance ICR to supplement the PFAS EAs. This EI generic information
collection (GenIC) will evaluate additional non-drinking water sources
of environmental PFAS exposure in two of the former EA communities.
The general EI methods are further described below. All of ATSDR's
targeted biological assessments (e.g., urine, blood) and some of the
environmental investigations (e.g., air, water, soil, 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. That information 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 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. 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
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other than their time. Based on a maximum of 12 EIs per year and 100
participants each, the total estimated annualized burden hours are 600.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Exposure Investigation Participants... Chemical Exposure 1,200 1 30/60
Questions.
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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. 2022-04189 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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