83 FR 15840 - Proposed Data Collections 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 15840-15842] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07563] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-0200; Docket No. CDC-2018-0030] Proposed Data Collections 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 ``Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP). The CWHSP is a congressionally-mandated medical examination program for monitoring the health of coal miners and was originally established under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety [[Page 15841]] Act of 1969 with all subsequent amendments (the Act). DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018- 0030 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: omb@cdc.gov. 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 Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP), OMB Number 0920- 0020, expires 06/30/2018--Extension--for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description NIOSH would like to extend the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) data collection project. This request incorporates all components of the CWHSP. Those components includes Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP), B Reader Program, Enhanced Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (ECWHSP), Expanded Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, and National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study (NCWAS). The CWHSP is a congressionally mandated medical examination program for monitoring the health of coal miners and was originally established under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 with all subsequent amendments (the Act). The Act provides the regulatory authority for the administration of the CWHSP. This Program, which operates in accordance with 42 CFR part 37, is useful in providing information for protecting the health of and also in documenting trends and patterns in the prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (`black lung' disease) among miners employed in U.S. coal mines. The total estimated annualized burden hours of 20,281 is based on the following collection instruments: Coal Mine Operator Plan (2.10) and Coal Contractor Plan (2.18)--Under 42 CFR part 37, every coal operator and coal contractor in the U.S. must submit a plan approximately every 4 years, providing information on how they plan to notify their miners of the opportunity to obtain the medical examination. Completion of this form with all requested information (including a roster of current employees) takes approximately 30 minutes. Radiographic Facility Certification Document (2.11)--X-ray facilities seeking NIOSH approval to provide miner radiographs under the CWHSP must complete an approval packet including this form that requires approximately 30 minutes for completion. Miner Identification Document (2.9)--Miners who elect to participate in the CWHSP must fill out this document, which requires approximately 20 minutes. This document records demographic and occupational history, as well as information required under the regulations in relation to the examinations. Chest Radiograph Classification Form (2.8)--NIOSH utilizes a radiographic classification system developed by the International Labour Office (ILO) in the determination of pneumoconiosis among coal miners. Physicians (B Readers) fill out this form regarding their interpretations of the radiographs (each image has at least two separate interpretations, and approximately 7% of the images require additional interpretations). Based on prior practice it takes the physician approximately three minutes per form. Physician Application for Certification (2.12)--Physicians taking the B Reader examination are asked to complete this registration form, which provides demographic information as well as information regarding their medical practices. It typically takes the physician about 10 minutes to complete this form. Guidelines for Spirometry in the ECWHSP Mobile (Internal use, no form number assigned)--Miners (both active and former) participating in the ECWHSP component of the Program are offered a spirometry test. This form is administered by a NIOSH employee (or contractor) in the ECWHSP Mobile Unit during the initial intake process and takes approximately five minutes to complete. This information is required to make sure that the spirometry test can be done safely and that the miner is physically capable of performing the spirometry maneuvers. Spirometry Facility Certification Document (2.14)--This form is analogous to the Radiographic Facility Certification Document (2.11) and records the spirometry facility equipment/staffing information. Spirometry facilities seeking NIOSH approval to provide miner spirometry testing under the CWHSP must complete an approval packet, which includes this form. It is estimated that it will take approximately 30 minutes [[Page 15842]] for this form to be completed at the facility. Respiratory Assessment Form (2.13)--This form is designed to assess respiratory symptoms and certain medical conditions and risk factors. It is estimated that it will take approximately five minutes for this form to be administered to the miner by an employee at the facility. Spirometry Results Notification Form (2.15)--This form is used to: Collect information that will allow NIOSH to identify the miner in order to provide notification of the spirometry test results; assure that the test can be done safely; record certain factors that can affect test results; provide documentation that the required components of the spirometry examination have been transmitted to NIOSH for processing; and conduct quality assurance audits and interpretation of results. It is estimated that it will take the facility approximately 20 minutes to complete this form. Pathologist Invoice--Under the NCWAS, the invoice submitted by the pathologist must contain a statement that the pathologist is not receiving any other compensation for the autopsy. Each participating pathologist may use their individual invoice as long as this statement is added. It is estimated that only 5 minutes is required for the pathologist to add this statement to the standard invoice that they routinely use. Pathologist Report--Under the NCWAS, the pathologist must submit information found at autopsy, slides, blocks of tissue, and a final diagnosis indicating presence or absence of pneumoconiosis. The format of the autopsy reports is variable depending on the pathologist conducting the autopsy. Since an autopsy report is routinely completed by a pathologist, the only additional burden is the specific request for a clinical abstract of terminal illness and final diagnosis relating to pneumoconiosis. Therefore, only 5 minutes of additional burden is estimated for the pathologist's report. Consent, Release and History Form (2.6)--This form documents written authorization from the next-of-kin to perform an autopsy on the deceased miner. A minimum of essential information is collected regarding the deceased miner including an occupational history and a smoking history. From experience, it is estimated that 15 minutes is required for the next-of-kin to complete this form. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coal Mine Operator............ 2.10............ 388 1 30/60 194 Coal Mine Contractor.......... 2.18............ 575 1 30/60 288 X-ray Facility Supervisor..... 2.11............ 40 1 30/60 20 Coal Miner.................... 2.9............. 14,560 1 20/60 4,854 Coal Miner.................... No form......... 14,560 1 15/60 3,640 B Reader Physician............ 2.8............. 10 3014 3/60 1,507 Physicians taking the B Reader 2.12............ 100 1 10/60 17 Examination. Spirometry Facility Supervisor 2.14............ 100 1 30/60 50 Spirometry Facility Employee.. 2.13............ 14,560 1 5/60 1,214 Spirometry Technician......... 2.15............ 14,560 1 20/60 4,854 Coal Miner.................... No form......... 14,560 1 15/60 3,640 Pathologist................... Invoice--No 1 1 5/60 1 standard form. Pathologist................... Pathology 1 l 5/60 1 Report--No standard form. Next-of-kin for deceased miner 2.6............. 1 1 15/60 1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 20,281 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2018-07563 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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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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titled ‘‘Coal Workers’ Health
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Surveillance Program (CWHSP). The
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health CWHSP is a congressionally-mandated
and Human Services (HHS). medical examination program for
ACTION: Notice with comment period. monitoring the health of coal miners
and was originally established under the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
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for this form to be completed at the interpretation of results. It is estimated autopsy. Since an autopsy report is
facility. that it will take the facility routinely completed by a pathologist,
• Respiratory Assessment Form approximately 20 minutes to complete the only additional burden is the
(2.13)—This form is designed to assess this form. specific request for a clinical abstract of
respiratory symptoms and certain • Pathologist Invoice—Under the terminal illness and final diagnosis
medical conditions and risk factors. It is NCWAS, the invoice submitted by the relating to pneumoconiosis. Therefore,
estimated that it will take approximately pathologist must contain a statement only 5 minutes of additional burden is
five minutes for this form to be that the pathologist is not receiving any estimated for the pathologist’s report.
administered to the miner by an other compensation for the autopsy.
employee at the facility. Each participating pathologist may use • Consent, Release and History Form
• Spirometry Results Notification their individual invoice as long as this (2.6)—This form documents written
Form (2.15)—This form is used to: statement is added. It is estimated that authorization from the next-of-kin to
Collect information that will allow only 5 minutes is required for the perform an autopsy on the deceased
NIOSH to identify the miner in order to pathologist to add this statement to the miner. A minimum of essential
provide notification of the spirometry standard invoice that they routinely use. information is collected regarding the
test results; assure that the test can be • Pathologist Report—Under the deceased miner including an
done safely; record certain factors that NCWAS, the pathologist must submit occupational history and a smoking
can affect test results; provide information found at autopsy, slides, history. From experience, it is estimated
documentation that the required blocks of tissue, and a final diagnosis that 15 minutes is required for the next-
components of the spirometry indicating presence or absence of of-kin to complete this form.
examination have been transmitted to pneumoconiosis. The format of the
NIOSH for processing; and conduct autopsy reports is variable depending There are no costs to respondents
quality assurance audits and on the pathologist conducting the other than their time.
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)
Coal Mine Operator .......................... 2.10 .................................................. 388 1 30/60 194
Coal Mine Contractor ........................ 2.18 .................................................. 575 1 30/60 288
X-ray Facility Supervisor ................... 2.11 .................................................. 40 1 30/60 20
Coal Miner ......................................... 2.9 .................................................... 14,560 1 20/60 4,854
Coal Miner ......................................... No form ............................................ 14,560 1 15/60 3,640
B Reader Physician .......................... 2.8 .................................................... 10 3014 3/60 1,507
Physicians taking the B Reader Ex- 2.12 .................................................. 100 1 10/60 17
amination.
Spirometry Facility Supervisor .......... 2.14 .................................................. 100 1 30/60 50
Spirometry Facility Employee ........... 2.13 .................................................. 14,560 1 5/60 1,214
Spirometry Technician ...................... 2.15 .................................................. 14,560 1 20/60 4,854
Coal Miner ......................................... No form ............................................ 14,560 1 15/60 3,640
Pathologist ........................................ Invoice—No standard form .............. 1 1 5/60 1
Pathologist ........................................ Pathology Report—No standard 1 l 5/60 1
form.
Next-of-kin for deceased miner ........ 2.6 .................................................... 1 1 15/60 1
Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 20,281
Leroy A. Richardson, OMB No.: 0970–0209. support enforcement agencies to help
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Description: The Intergovernmental them establish effective systems for
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collecting child and spousal support; (2)
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Reference Guide (IRG) is a centralized
and automated repository of state and 42 U.S.C. 666(f), which requires states to
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. tribal profiles, which contains high- enact the Uniform Interstate Family
[FR Doc. 2018–07563 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am] level descriptions of each state and the Support Act; (3) 45CFR 301.1, which
tribal child support enforcement (CSE) defines an intergovernmental case to
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program. These profiles provide state include cases between states and tribes;
and tribal CSE agencies, and foreign (4) 45 CFR309.120, which requires a
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND countries with an effective and efficient tribal child support program to include
HUMAN SERVICES method for updating and accessing intergovernmental procedures in its
information needed to process tribal IV–D plan; and (5) 45 CFR 303.7,
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Administration for Children and intergovernmental child support cases. which requires state child support
Families The IRG information collection agencies to provide services in
activities are authorized by: (1) 42 intergovernmental cases.
Submission for OMB Review;
U.S.C. 652(a)(7), which requires the Respondents: All state and tribal CSE
Comment Request
federal Office of Child Support agencies.
Title: Intergovernmental Reference Enforcement (OCSE) to provide
Guide (IRG). technical assistance to state child
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| 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] | |
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