81 FR 52870 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed field survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas (O&G.) extraction.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52870-52872]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16AXC; Docket No. CDC-2016-0077]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed field 
survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas 
(O&G.) extraction.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0077 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the

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collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are 
publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described 
below.
    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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Assessing Safety and Health Hazards to Workers in Oil and Gas 
Extraction: A Survey--New Information Collection Request--National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people 
through research and prevention. The Occupational Safety and Health 
Act, 91 (section 20[a] [1]), authorizes NIOSH to conduct research to 
advance the health and safety of workers. NIOSH is proposing a two year 
study to conduct a survey questionnaire of 500 land-based oil and gas 
(O&G) extraction workers in 5 U.S. states (Texas, North Dakota, 
Colorado, Oklahoma and a state in the Appalachian Basin) to examine 
safety and health issues and concerns of this workforce. Workers who 
drive as a part of their work duties will be asked to complete an 
additional set of questions about their driving environment and 
behaviors. We expect a response rate of 80%, so it is estimated that we 
will approach 625 workers in order to have 500 workers complete the 
survey.
    The goals of this study are (1) To determine on-duty and off-duty 
factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes, injuries and illness 
among U.S. land-based O&G extraction workers and (2) To identify other 
safety and health needs and concerns of U.S. land-based O&G extraction 
workers, a largely non-unionized workforce. The results of this study 
will guide the development of evidence-based and priority interventions 
and future research in the O&G extraction industry that will improve 
the safety and health of O&G workers.
    Administration of the survey questionnaire will occur at temporary 
modular lodging facilities (`man camps'), training centers, equipment/
trucking yards, well sites, and community centers in oilfield towns. A 
screening questionnaire, ``Module 1: Screening'' will be administered 
to 313 workers per year (for 2 years) to determine that the worker is 
eligible for the survey. This questionnaire will take about 5 minutes. 
NIOSH anticipates that up to 63 workers per year (20% of screened 
workers) will be eligible but not interested in participating in this 
study. These workers will be asked to complete a brief, 6-question 
``Non-Respondent Questionnaire'', which will take about 5 minutes. 
Approximately 250 workers per year (for 2 years) will be eligible and 
agree to participate in the study (80% response rate). These workers 
will complete ``Module 2: General,'' ``Module 3: Well-site work,'' and 
``Module 5: Closing Questions'' (approximately 225 workers will use the 
tablet version and 25 will opt to use the hardcopy version). ``Module 
5: Closing Questions'' includes a brief interview with program staff. 
The questionnaire and interview will take approximately 25 minutes to 
complete for workers using the tablet as well as for those using the 
hardcopy version. Workers who drive a company vehicle will also be 
asked to complete ``Module 4: Motor Vehicle.'' An estimated 75% of the 
workers will complete the driving portion of the survey (187 workers). 
This module will take approximately 5 additional minutes to complete 
for those using the tablet (approximately 168 workers per year)as well 
as 5 minutes for those completing the hardcopy version (19 workers per 
year).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be reviewed and 
addressed prior to OMB application submission. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time. The estimated annualized burden 
hours for this data collection are 154 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents   responses  per   response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                     respondent        hrs.)
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Presumed O&G Extraction         Module 1:                    313               1            5/60              27
 Workers.                        Screening.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Non Respondent                63               1            5/60               6
                                 Questionnaire.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Tablet Version               225               1           25/60              94
                                 Modules 2:
                                 General Module
                                 3: Well Site
                                 Work, and
                                 Module 5:
                                 Closing
                                 Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Hardcopy Version              25               1           25/60              11
                                 Modules 2:
                                 General Module
                                 3: Well Site
                                 Work, and
                                 Module 5:
                                 Closing
                                 Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers who      Tablet Version               168               1            5/60              14
 drive at work.                  Module 4: Motor
                                 Vehicle.
O&G Extraction Workers who      Hardcopy Version              19               1            5/60               2
 drive at work.                  Module 4: Motor
                                 Vehicle.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             154
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Health Scientist, 
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for 
Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-18940 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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