[Federal Register: October 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 197)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-02]

 
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 
Quarterly Report (OMB No. 0920-0282)--Renewal--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    Lead poisoning is the most common and societally devastating 
environmental disease of young children in the United States. The 
adverse health effects of lead on young children can be profound. 
Severe lead exposure can cause coma, convulsions, and even death. Lower 
levels of lead, which rarely cause symptoms, can result in decreased 
intelligence, developmental disabilities, behavioral disturbances, and 
disorders of blood production. In 1992, the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC) began the National Childhood Lead Surveillance 
Program at the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH). The 
goals of the childhood lead surveillance program are to: (1) Establish 
childhood lead surveillance systems at the state and national levels; 
(2) use surveillance data to estimate the extent of elevated blood-lead 
levels among children; (3) assess the follow-up of children with 
elevated blood-lead levels; (4) examine potential sources of lead 
exposure; and (5) help allocate resources for lead poisoning prevention 
activities.
    The quarterly report is designed to collect blood lead screening 
and test confirmation data from CDC-funded programs. The quarterly 
report consists of four data tables requiring the following 
information: (1) The number of children screened by age and Medicaid 
enrollment status; (2) the number of children screened and confirmed by 
blood lead level; (3) the number of children screened by ethnicity; and 
(4) the number of children screened by race.

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                                                                                         Average
                                                            Number of    Responses/      burden/    Total burden
                       Respondents                         respondents   respondent    respondent     (in hours)
                                                                                       (in hours)
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State and Local Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs           42             4             2           336
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    Total...............................................           42   ............  ............          336
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    Dated: October 6, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-25694 Filed 10-9-03; 8:45 am]

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