82_FR_12399 82 FR 12359 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

82 FR 12359 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 40 (March 2, 2017)

Page Range12359-12360
FR Document2017-04047

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 the proposed information collection request revision to the project titled ``Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program.'' Potential sponsors (university, hospital, and private consulting firms) apply to this program to receive NIOSH-approval to conduct training courses that teach technicians to perform spirometry as specified under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR 1020.1043.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 40 (Thursday, March 2, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 40 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-0138; Docket No. CDC-2017-0026]


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 the proposed 
information collection request revision to the project titled 
``Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program.'' Potential 
sponsors (university, hospital, and private consulting firms) apply to 
this program to receive NIOSH-approval to conduct training courses that 
teach technicians to perform spirometry as specified under the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cotton Dust Standard, 
29 CFR 1020.1043.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0026 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 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 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

    Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program, (OMB Control 
No. 0920-0138, Expiration 04/30/2017)--Revision--The National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NIOSH has the responsibility under the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration's Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR 1920.1043, for 
approving courses to train technicians to perform pulmonary function 
testing in the cotton industry. Successful completion of a NIOSH-
approved course is mandatory under this Standard. In addition, 
regulations at 42 CFR 37.95(a) specify that persons administering 
spirometry tests for the national Coal Workers' Health Surveillance 
Program must successfully complete a NIOSH-approved spirometry training 
course and maintain a valid certificate by periodically completing 
NIOSH-approved spirometry refresher training courses. Also, 29 CFR 
1910.1053(i)(2)(iv), 29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(3), 29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(2)(iv) 
and 29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(3) specify that pulmonary function tests for 
initial and periodic examinations in general industry and construction 
performed under the respirable crystalline silica standard should be 
administered by a spirometry technician with a current certificate from 
a NIOSH-approved spirometry course. NIOSH is requesting a three-year 
approval.
    To carry out its responsibility, NIOSH maintains a Pulmonary 
Function Testing Course Approval Program. The program consists of an 
application submitted by potential sponsors (universities, hospitals, 
and private consulting firms) who seek NIOSH approval to conduct 
courses, and if approved, notification to NIOSH of any course or 
faculty changes during the approval period, which is limited to five 
years. The application form and added materials, including an agenda, 
curriculum vitae, and course materials are reviewed by NIOSH to 
determine if the applicant has developed a program which adheres to the 
criteria required in the Standard. Following approval, any subsequent 
changes to the course are submitted by course sponsors via letter or 
email and reviewed by NIOSH staff to assure that the changes in faculty 
or course content continue to meet course requirements. Course sponsors 
also voluntarily submit an annual report to inform NIOSH of their class 
activity

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level and any faculty changes. Sponsors who elect to have their 
approval renewed for an additional 5 year period submit a renewal 
application and supporting documentation for review by NIOSH staff to 
ensure the course curriculum meets all current standard requirements.
    Approved courses that elect to offer NIOSH-Approved Spirometry 
Refresher Courses must submit a separate application and supporting 
documents for review by NIOSH staff. Institutions and organizations 
throughout the country voluntarily submit applications and materials to 
become course sponsors and carry out training. Submissions are required 
for NIOSH to evaluate a course and determine whether it meets the 
criteria in the Standard and whether technicians will be adequately 
trained as mandated under the Standard. NIOSH will disseminate a one-
time customer satisfaction survey to course directors and sponsor 
representatives to evaluate our service to courses, the effectiveness 
of the program changes implemented since 2005, and the usefulness of 
potential Program enhancements.
    The annualized figures slightly over-estimate the actual burden, 
due to rounding of the number of respondents for even allocation over 
the three-year clearance period. The estimated annual burden to 
respondents is 159 hours. There will be no cost to respondents.

                                        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 hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Potential Sponsors............  Initial                        3               1               8              24
                                 Application.
                                Annual Report...              30               1           30/60              15
                                Report for                    24               1           30/60              12
                                 course changes.
                                Renewal                       13               1               6              78
                                 Application.
                                Refresher Course               3               1               8              24
                                 Application.
                                One-time                      32               1           12/60               6
                                 Customer
                                 Satisfaction.
                                Survey..........
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             159
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-04047 Filed 3-1-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 40 / Thursday, March 2, 2017 / Notices 12359 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed project or to obtain a copy of Proposed Project HUMAN SERVICES the information collection plan and Pulmonary Function Testing Course instruments, contact the Information Approval Program, (OMB Control No. Centers for Disease Control and Collection Review Office, Centers for 0920–0138, Expiration 04/30/2017)— Prevention Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Revision—The National Institute for [60Day–17–0138; Docket No. CDC–2017– Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Occupational Safety and Health 0026] Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control Email: omb@cdc.gov. and Prevention (CDC). Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Background and Brief Description Recommendations Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) NIOSH has the responsibility under (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies the Occupational Safety and Health AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and must obtain approval from the Office of Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Administration’s Cotton Dust Standard, Management and Budget (OMB) for each 29 CFR 1920.1043, for approving and Human Services (HHS). collection of information they conduct courses to train technicians to perform ACTION: Notice with comment period. or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also pulmonary function testing in the cotton SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease requires Federal agencies to provide a industry. Successful completion of a Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 60-day notice in the Federal Register NIOSH-approved course is mandatory its continuing efforts to reduce public concerning each proposed collection of under this Standard. In addition, burden and maximize the utility of information, including each new regulations at 42 CFR 37.95(a) specify government information, invites the proposed collection, each proposed that persons administering spirometry general public and other Federal extension of existing collection of tests for the national Coal Workers’ agencies to take this opportunity to information, and each reinstatement of Health Surveillance Program must comment on proposed and/or previously approved information successfully complete a NIOSH- continuing information collections, as collection before submitting the approved spirometry training course required by the Paperwork Reduction collection to OMB for approval. To and maintain a valid certificate by Act of 1995. This notice invites comply with this requirement, we are periodically completing NIOSH- comment on the proposed information publishing this notice of a proposed approved spirometry refresher training collection request revision to the project data collection as described below. courses. Also, 29 CFR titled ‘‘Pulmonary Function Testing 1910.1053(i)(2)(iv), 29 CFR Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 1910.1053(i)(3), 29 CFR Course Approval Program.’’ Potential the proposed collection of information 1926.1153(h)(2)(iv) and 29 CFR sponsors (university, hospital, and is necessary for the proper performance 1926.1153(h)(3) specify that pulmonary private consulting firms) apply to this program to receive NIOSH-approval to of the functions of the agency, including function tests for initial and periodic conduct training courses that teach whether the information shall have examinations in general industry and technicians to perform spirometry as practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the construction performed under the specified under the Occupational Safety agency’s estimate of the burden of the respirable crystalline silica standard and Health Administration’s Cotton proposed collection of information; (c) should be administered by a spirometry Dust Standard, 29 CFR 1020.1043. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and technician with a current certificate DATES: Written comments must be clarity of the information to be from a NIOSH-approved spirometry received on or before May 1, 2017. collected; (d) ways to minimize the course. NIOSH is requesting a three-year burden of the collection of information approval. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, on respondents, including through the To carry out its responsibility, NIOSH identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– maintains a Pulmonary Function 0026 by any of the following methods: use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information Testing Course Approval Program. The • Federal eRulemaking Portal: technology; and (e) estimates of capital program consists of an application Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions or start-up costs and costs of operation, submitted by potential sponsors for submitting comments. (universities, hospitals, and private • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means consulting firms) who seek NIOSH Information Collection Review Office, the total time, effort, or financial approval to conduct courses, and if Centers for Disease Control and approved, notification to NIOSH of any Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– resources expended by persons to course or faculty changes during the D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. generate, maintain, retain, disclose or Instructions: All submissions received approval period, which is limited to five provide information to or for a Federal years. The application form and added must include the agency name and agency. This includes the time needed Docket Number. 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12360 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 40 / Thursday, March 2, 2017 / Notices level and any faculty changes. Sponsors and organizations throughout the our service to courses, the effectiveness who elect to have their approval country voluntarily submit applications of the program changes implemented renewed for an additional 5 year period and materials to become course since 2005, and the usefulness of submit a renewal application and sponsors and carry out training. potential Program enhancements. supporting documentation for review by Submissions are required for NIOSH to The annualized figures slightly over- NIOSH staff to ensure the course evaluate a course and determine estimate the actual burden, due to curriculum meets all current standard whether it meets the criteria in the Standard and whether technicians will rounding of the number of respondents requirements. Approved courses that elect to offer be adequately trained as mandated for even allocation over the three-year NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher under the Standard. NIOSH will clearance period. The estimated annual Courses must submit a separate disseminate a one-time customer burden to respondents is 159 hours. application and supporting documents satisfaction survey to course directors There will be no cost to respondents. for review by NIOSH staff. Institutions and sponsor representatives to evaluate ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response (in hours) respondent (in hours) Potential Sponsors ............................ Initial Application .............................. 3 1 8 24 Annual Report .................................. 30 1 30/60 15 Report for course changes .............. 24 1 30/60 12 Renewal Application ......................... 13 1 6 78 Refresher Course Application .......... 3 1 8 24 One-time Customer Satisfaction ...... 32 1 12/60 6 Survey .............................................. Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 159 Leroy A. Richardson, collection project titled ‘‘Factors the information collection plan and Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Influencing the Transmission of instruments, contact the Information Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Influenza.’’ This data collection project Collection Review Office, Centers for Associate Director for Science, Office of the will help examine the amount of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Director, Centers for Disease Control and influenza virus in airborne particles Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Prevention. produced by subjects with influenza Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; [FR Doc. 2017–04047 Filed 3–1–17; 8:45 am] and it relationship to biomarkers in the Email: omb@cdc.gov. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P blood. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the DATES: Written comments must be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) received on or before May 1, 2017. (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, must obtain approval from the Office of HUMAN SERVICES identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– Management and Budget (OMB) for each Centers for Disease Control and 0013 by any of the following methods: collection of information they conduct Prevention • Federal eRulemaking Portal: or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions requires Federal agencies to provide a [60Day–17–17RT; Docket No. CDC–2017– 60-day notice in the Federal Register 0013] for submitting comments. • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, concerning each proposed collection of Information Collection Review Office, information, including each new Proposed Data Collection Submitted Centers for Disease Control and proposed collection, each proposed for Public Comment and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– extension of existing collection of Recommendations D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. information, and each reinstatement of AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Instructions: All submissions received previously approved information Prevention (CDC), Department of Health must include the agency name and collection before submitting the and Human Services (HHS). Docket Number. All relevant comments collection to OMB for approval. To ACTION: Notice with comment period. received will be posted without change comply with this requirement, we are to Regulations.gov, including any publishing this notice of a proposed SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease personal information provided. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before May 1, 2017.
ContactTo 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]
FR Citation82 FR 12359 
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