Published 60 Day FRN

Appendix B

60-Day Notice

Tremolite Asbestos Registry

OMB #0923-0039

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-0923-0039]

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 404-639-5960

and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance

Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail

to [email protected].

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. Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Tremolite Asbestos Registry (TAR) OMB 0923-0039--

Extension--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (ATSDR)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is

mandated pursuant to the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and its 1986 Amendments, the

Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (SARA), to establish and

maintain national registries of persons who have been exposed to

hazardous substances in the environment and national registries of

persons with illnesses or health problems resulting from such exposure.

In 2003, ATSDR created the Tremolite Asbestos Registry (TAR) as a

result of this legislation in an effort to provide scientific

information about potential adverse health effects people develop as a

result of exposure to the amphibole fibers that are found in

vermiculite mined from Libby, Montana. The purpose of the TAR is to

improve communication with people at risk for developing asbestos-

related diseases resulting from exposure in Libby, Montana and to

support research activities related to TAR registrants. The TAR is

currently composed of information about former vermiculite workers, the

people that lived with them during their tenure as vermiculite workers

(i.e., the workers' household contacts), and people who participated in

screening programs funded by ATSDR conducted in Libby and other sites

that received Libby vermiculite. TAR participants are interviewed to

collect information on exposure pathways, tobacco use, and health

outcomes. The standardized TAR survey is administered using a computer-

assisted personal interview instrument.

There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

Respondents	Number of respondents	Responses per respondent	Avg. burden per response (in hrs.)	Total burden hours
Baseline TAR questionnaire Follow-up questionnaire	500 4,500	1 1	30/60 20/60	250 1,500
Total				1,750