30 Day FRN published 12-5-2006

[Federal Register: December 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 233)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-07-0670]

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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Evaluation of Efficacy of Household Water Filtration/Treatment
Devices in Households with Private Wells--Revision (OMB No. 0920-
0670)--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

Approximately 42.4 million people in the United States are served
by private wells. Unlike community water systems, private wells are not
regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Under the SDWA, EPA sets maximum contaminant
levels (MCLs) for contaminants in drinking water. A 1997 U.S. General
Accounting Office (GAO) report on drinking water concluded that users
of private wells may face higher exposure levels to groundwater
contaminants than users of community water systems. Increasingly, the
public is concerned about drinking water quality, and the public's use
of water treatment devices rose from 27% in 1995 to 41% in 2001 (Water
Quality Association, 2001 National Consumer Water Quality Survey).
Studies evaluating the efficacy of water treatment devices on removal
of pathogens and other contaminants have assessed the efficacy of
different treatment technologies.
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate how water
treatment device efficacy is affected by user behaviors such as
maintenance and selection of appropriate technologies. Working with
public health authorities in Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Carolina, and Wisconsin, NCEH will recruit 600 households to
participate in a study to determine whether people using water
treatment devices are protected from exposure to contaminants found in
their well water. We plan to recruit households on private well water
that use water filtration/treatment devices to treat tap water for
drinking and cooking. Study participants will be selected from
geographical areas of each state where groundwater is known or
suspected to contain contaminants of public health concern. We will
administer a questionnaire at each household to obtain information on
selection of water treatment type, adherence to suggested maintenance,
and reasons for use of treatment device. We will also obtain samples of
treated water and untreated well water at each household to analyze for
contaminants of public health concern. There is no cost to respondents

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other than their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 300.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Participant Solicitation Telephone Screening Questionnaire...... 1200 1 5/60
Household Survey Questionnaire.................................. 600 1 20/60
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Dated: November 28, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-20539 Filed 12-4-06; 8:45 am]
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