83 FR 15839 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15839-15840] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07562] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-18UF; Docket No. CDC-2018-0032] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Evidence to Inform Standards that Ensure Turnout Gear Remains Protective Throughout Its Lifecycle that will provide data that links turnout gear use conditions to its resulting performance characteristics. DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018- 0032 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all Federal comments 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 Leroy A. Richardson, 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 the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Evidence to Inform Standards that Ensure Turnout Gear Remains Protective Throughout Its Lifecycle--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been tasked to assure safe [[Page 15840]] and healthful working conditions for men and women (Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1970, Pub. L. 91-596 (Section 20[a][1])). The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory focuses on improving personal protective equipment across many industries, including the fire services. NIOSH seeks to request a three-year Office of Management and Budget approval to gather data about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use conditions. Turnout gear is a type of PPE used by the 1.1 million U.S. fire fighters to shield the body from carcinogens, flames, heat, and chemical/biological agents. It serves as a barrier to external hazards while simultaneously allowing for the escape of metabolic heat to prevent elevated core body temperatures. To provide the necessary performance characteristics, turnout gear design is complex, consisting of three major layers that work as a composite--a thermal liner, a moisture barrier, and an outer shell. Consensus standards provide performance requirements and retirement criteria for turnout gear. The retirement criteria is based on visual inspections and a 10-year age cap with visual inspection being less effective for the moisture barrier and thermal liner layers. Recent data of turnout gear donated from fire departments demonstrates that turnout gear from 2 to 10 years old was unable to meet all performance requirements. Thus, under the current retirement criteria, turnout gear that may not be protective against all hazards is being used by fire fighters. Intuitively, the use conditions to which turnout gear would be exposed to when used by a large or medium metropolitan fire department would be very different from those of a smaller department. However, the absence of scientific data to link performance to use conditions (e.g., number and type of washings, number of fire-related calls) provides a barrier to transitioning to an alternative approach to retirement. This study will obtain a statistically meaningful sample of turnout gear from three fire departments. The use conditions for the sampled turnout gear will be determined, and the gear will be subjected to established performance requirements. For each set of gear, its performance will be directly linked to its use condition history. This combined lab and field data will help determine if there is a relationship between turnout and gear use conditions. As well as the ability for turnout, gear too effectively protect the user. The use conditions for each set of sampled gear will be determined by: (1) Reviewing fire department records, practices, and policies; (2) surveying the fire fighters assigned to each set of sampled gear to obtain one-month of retrospective information about the use conditions to which it was likely exposed; and (3) a 6-month prospective data collection where the fire fighters assigned to each set of sampled gear provide information about their shift-specific exposures. The survey will provide details about the use conditions (e.g., number and type of launderings, repair history, and exposure to fire- related calls) specific to the fire fighters who used the sampled turnout gear. The data produced by this study will be used to improve confidence that turnout gear will remain protective throughout its lifecycle. Samples of 300 individuals will be collected from three fire departments. The time required to complete a data collection instrument will be about 30 minutes for the paper retrospective study and 10 minutes for each electronic prospective survey to be completed at the end of each shift, which is estimated to be 60 shifts over a 6-month period. The following table provides an estimate of the annualized burden hours. The estimated total hours for this information collection is 3,150, over a three-year timeframe, with a maximum of 300 people. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours) respondent hours) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Fire Fighter........................ Turnout Gear Safety Survey-- 100 1 30/60 50 Retrospective Exposures for past month. Turnout Gear Safety Survey--Prospective 100 60 10/60 1,000 Exposures for six months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2018-07562 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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the agency name and docket number www.regulations.gov (see Docket proposed project or to obtain a copy of
[CDC–2018–0033; NIOSH–311]. All Number CDC–2018–0033). the information collection plan and
relevant comments received will be instruments, contact Leroy A.
John J. Howard,
posted without change to https:// Richardson, Information Collection
Director, National Institute for Occupational
www.regulations.gov, including any Review Office, Centers for Disease
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
personal information provided. For and Prevention. Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
access to the docket to read background Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
[FR Doc. 2018–07374 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
documents or comments received, go to 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
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https://www.regulations.gov. All omb@cdc.gov.
information received in response to this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
notice will also be available for public DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
examination and copying at the NIOSH HUMAN SERVICES (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, must obtain approval from the Office of
Room 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998. Centers for Disease Control and Management and Budget (OMB) for each
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prevention collection of information they conduct
Emily Novicki (NORACoordinator@ [60Day–18–18UF; Docket No. CDC–2018–
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
cdc.gov), National Institute for 0032] requires Federal agencies to provide a
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers 60-day notice in the Federal Register
for Disease Control and Prevention, Proposed Data Collection Submitted concerning each proposed collection of
Mailstop E–20, 1600 Clifton Road NE, for Public Comment and information, including each new
Atlanta, GA 30329, phone (404) 498– Recommendations proposed collection, each proposed
2581 (not a toll free number). extension of existing collection of
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and information, and each reinstatement of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Prevention (CDC), Department of Health previously approved information
National Occupational Research Agenda and Human Services (HHS). collection before submitting the
(NORA) is a partnership program ACTION: Notice with comment period. collection to the OMB for approval. To
created to stimulate innovative research comply with this requirement, we are
and improved workplace practices. The SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of publishing this notice of a proposed
national agenda is developed and data collection as described below.
implemented through the NORA sector its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of The OMB is particularly interested in
and cross-sector councils. Each council comments that will help:
develops and maintains an agenda for government information, invites the
general public and other Federal 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
its sector or cross-sector. collection of information is necessary
agencies the opportunity to comment on
Background: The National a proposed and/or continuing for the proper performance of the
Occupational Research Agenda for information collection, as required by functions of the agency, including
Public Safety is intended to identify the the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. whether the information will have
research, information, and actions most This notice invites comment on a practical utility;
urgently needed to prevent occupational 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
proposed information collection project
injuries. The National Occupational agency’s estimate of the burden of the
titled Evidence to Inform Standards that
Research Agenda for public safety Ensure Turnout Gear Remains proposed collection of information,
provides a vehicle for stakeholders to Protective Throughout Its Lifecycle that including the validity of the
describe the most relevant issues, gaps, will provide data that links turnout gear methodology and assumptions used;
and safety and health needs for the 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
use conditions to its resulting
public safety sector. Each NORA clarity of the information to be
performance characteristics.
research agenda is meant to guide or collected; and
DATES: CDC must receive written 4. Minimize the burden of the
promote high priority research efforts on comments on or before June 11, 2018.
a national level, conducted by various collection of information on those who
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, are to respond, including through the
entities, including: government, higher
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– use of appropriate automated,
education, and the private sector.
0032 by any of the following methods: electronic, mechanical, or other
The first National Occupational • Federal eRulemaking Portal: technological collection techniques or
Research Agenda for Public Safety was Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions other forms of information technology,
published in 2009 for the second decade for submitting comments. e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of NORA (2006–2016). This draft is an • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, of responses.
updated agenda for the third decade of Information Collection Review Office, 5. Assess information collection costs.
NORA (2016–2026). The revised agenda Centers for Disease Control and
was developed considering new Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS– Proposed Project
information about injuries and illnesses, D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Evidence to Inform Standards that
the state of the science, and the Instructions: All submissions received Ensure Turnout Gear Remains
probability that new information and must include the agency name and Protective Throughout Its Lifecycle—
approaches will make a difference. As Docket Number. CDC will post, without New—National Institute for
the steward of the NORA process, change, all relevant comments to
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Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH invites comments on the draft Regulations.gov. (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
National Occupational Research Please note: Submit all Federal and Prevention (CDC).
Agenda for Public Safety. Comments comments through the Federal
expressing support or with specific eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or Background and Brief Description
recommendations to improve the by U.S. mail to the address listed above. The National Institute for
Agenda are requested. A copy of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Occupational Safety and Health
draft Agenda is available at https:// request more information on the (NIOSH) has been tasked to assure safe
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and healthful working conditions for donated from fire departments (2) surveying the fire fighters assigned
men and women (Occupational Safety demonstrates that turnout gear from 2 to to each set of sampled gear to obtain
and Health Act, 1970, Pub. L. 91–596 10 years old was unable to meet all one-month of retrospective information
(Section 20[a][1])). The National performance requirements. Thus, under about the use conditions to which it was
Personal Protective Technology the current retirement criteria, turnout likely exposed; and
Laboratory focuses on improving gear that may not be protective against (3) a 6-month prospective data
personal protective equipment across all hazards is being used by fire fighters. collection where the fire fighters
many industries, including the fire Intuitively, the use conditions to assigned to each set of sampled gear
services. NIOSH seeks to request a which turnout gear would be exposed to provide information about their shift-
three-year Office of Management and when used by a large or medium specific exposures.
Budget approval to gather data about metropolitan fire department would be
The survey will provide details about
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) very different from those of a smaller
the use conditions (e.g., number and
use conditions. department. However, the absence of
type of launderings, repair history, and
Turnout gear is a type of PPE used by scientific data to link performance to
exposure to fire-related calls) specific to
the 1.1 million U.S. fire fighters to use conditions (e.g., number and type of
the fire fighters who used the sampled
washings, number of fire-related calls)
shield the body from carcinogens, turnout gear. The data produced by this
provides a barrier to transitioning to an
flames, heat, and chemical/biological study will be used to improve
alternative approach to retirement.
agents. It serves as a barrier to external This study will obtain a statistically confidence that turnout gear will remain
hazards while simultaneously allowing meaningful sample of turnout gear from protective throughout its lifecycle.
for the escape of metabolic heat to three fire departments. The use Samples of 300 individuals will be
prevent elevated core body conditions for the sampled turnout gear collected from three fire departments.
temperatures. To provide the necessary will be determined, and the gear will be The time required to complete a data
performance characteristics, turnout subjected to established performance collection instrument will be about 30
gear design is complex, consisting of requirements. For each set of gear, its minutes for the paper retrospective
three major layers that work as a performance will be directly linked to study and 10 minutes for each
composite—a thermal liner, a moisture its use condition history. This combined electronic prospective survey to be
barrier, and an outer shell. lab and field data will help determine completed at the end of each shift,
Consensus standards provide if there is a relationship between which is estimated to be 60 shifts over
performance requirements and turnout and gear use conditions. As well a 6-month period.
retirement criteria for turnout gear. The as the ability for turnout, gear too The following table provides an
retirement criteria is based on visual effectively protect the user. estimate of the annualized burden
inspections and a 10-year age cap with The use conditions for each set of hours. The estimated total hours for this
visual inspection being less effective for sampled gear will be determined by: information collection is 3,150, over a
the moisture barrier and thermal liner (1) Reviewing fire department records, three-year timeframe, with a maximum
layers. Recent data of turnout gear practices, and policies; of 300 people.
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)
Individual Fire Fighter .... Turnout Gear Safety Survey—Retrospective Ex- 100 1 30/60 50
posures for past month.
Turnout Gear Safety Survey—Prospective Expo- 100 60 10/60 1,000
sures for six months.
Total ........................ .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,050
Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND its continuing effort to reduce public
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES burden and maximize the utility of
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the government information, invites the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and general public and other Federal
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agencies the opportunity to comment on
Prevention. a proposed and/or continuing
[60Day–18–0200; Docket No. CDC–2018–
[FR Doc. 2018–07562 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am] 0030] information collection, as required by
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted This notice invites comment on a
for Public Comment and proposed information collection project
Recommendations
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