83 FR 55545 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 215 (November 6, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-24235

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Surveillance of Nonfatal Injuries Among On-
Duty Law Enforcement Officers to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed
Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations''
notice on July 20, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC received one comment related to the previous notice. This
notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected
agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

Surveillance of Nonfatal Injuries Among On-Duty Law Enforcement
Officers--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

Studies have reported that law enforcement officers have high rates
of non-fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker
population. As law enforcement officers undertake many critical public
safety activities and are tasked with protecting the safety and health
of the public, it follows that understanding and preventing injuries
among law enforcement officers will have a benefit reaching beyond the
workers to the general public.
As mandated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub.
L. 91-596), the mission of NIOSH is to conduct research and
investigations on occupational safety and health. Related to this
mission, the purpose of this project is to conduct research that will
provide a detailed description of non-fatal occupational injuries
incurred by law enforcement officers. This information will offer
detailed insight into events that lead to the largest number of
nonfatal injuries among law enforcement officers. The project will use
two related data sources. The first source is data abstracted from
medical records of law enforcement officers treated in a nationally
stratified sample of emergency departments. These data are routinely
collected through the occupational supplement to the National
Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS-Work). The second data
source, for which NIOSH is seeking OMB approval for three years, is
responses to telephone interview surveys of the injured and exposed law
enforcement officers identified within NEISS-Work.
The proposed telephone interview surveys will supplement NEISS-Work
data with an extensive description of law enforcement officer injuries
and exposures, including worker characteristics, injury types, injury
circumstances, and injury outcomes. Previous reports describing
occupational injuries to law enforcement officers provide limited
details on specific regions or sub-segments of the population. As
compared to these earlier studies, the scope of the telephone interview
data will be broader as it includes sampled cases nationwide. Results
from the telephone interviews will be weighted and reported as national
estimates.
The sample size for the telephone interview survey is estimated to
be approximately 300 law enforcement officers annually for the proposed
three year duration of the study. This is based on the number of law
enforcement officers identified in previous years of NEISS-Work data
and a 30% response rate that is comparable to the rate of previously
conducted National Electronic Injury Surveillance System telephone
interview studies. Each telephone interview will take approximately 30
minutes to complete, resulting in an annualized burden estimate of 150
hours. Using the routine NEISS-Work data, an analysis of all identified
EMS workers will be performed to determine if there are differences
between the telephone interview responder and non-responder groups.
The Division of Safety Research (DSR) within NIOSH is conducting
this project. DSR has a strong interest in improving surveillance of
law enforcement officer injuries to provide the information necessary
for effectively targeting and implementing prevention efforts and,
consequently, reducing occupational injuries to law enforcement
officers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will also
contribute to this project, as they are responsible for coordinating
the collection of all NEISS-Work data and for overseeing the collection
of all telephone interview data. Annual Burden Hours are estimated to
be 150. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Law enforcement....................... Follow-back survey...... 300 1 30/60
officers..............................
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Example 4: Follow-Up Arsenic Urine retested: 25 residences agreed ATSDR also collects information on
Testing in Hayden, Arizona participate in the EI sampling. Residents other possible confounding sources of
were provided the results of their chemical(s) exposure such as medicines
ATSDR completed an EI in 2015 at
sampling and an EI report is currently taken, foods eaten, hobbies, jobs, etc. In
the ASARCO Hayden Smelter Site in
being prepared. It will be presented to addition, ATSDR asks questions on
Hayden, AZ. The EI included blood lead
the community in a public meeting recreational or occupational activities
and urine arsenic testing. Air
when completed. that could increase a participant’s
monitoring determined that the smelter All of ATSDR’s targeted biological exposure potential. That information
was not operating during the sample assessments (e.g., urine, blood) and represents an individual’s exposure
collection period and that, given the some of the environmental history.
short half-life of arsenic in the body, the investigations (e.g., air, water, soil, or
arsenic results may not be valid. The number of questions can vary
food sampling) involve participants to
In 2017, ATSDR retested the depending on the number of chemicals
determine whether they are or have
participants from the 2015 EI to evaluate being investigated, the route of exposure
been exposed to unusual levels of
their urinary arsenic levels. It was (e.g., breathing, eating, touching), and
pollutants at specific locations (e.g.,
determined that all urinary arsenic number of other sources of the
where people live, spend leisure time,
levels were below the follow-up level chemical(s) (e.g., products used, jobs).
or anywhere they might come into
and air data indicate that air arsenic We use approximately 12–20 questions
contact with contaminants under
levels in the 2 weeks prior to testing about the pertinent environmental
investigation).
were consistent with usual levels seen Questionnaires, appropriate to the exposures per investigation.
in the community. The EI report is being specific contaminant, are generally Typically, the number of participants
prepared and a community meeting will needed in about half of the EIs (at most in an individual EI ranges from 10 to
be held when the document is released. approximately 12 per year) to assist in 100. Participation is completely
Additional water sampling was interpreting the biological or voluntary, and there are no costs to
recommended and an EI was conducted environmental sampling results. ATSDR participants other than their time. Based
in August in 2017. For the EI, the 64 collects contact information (e.g., name, on a maximum of 12 EIs per year and
residents previously sampled were address, phone number) to provide the 100 participants each, the estimated
invited to have their private wells participant with their individual results. annualized burden hours are 600.

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)

Exposure Investigation Participants .. Chemical Exposure Questions ......... 1,200 1 30/60 600

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 600

Jeffrey M. Zirger, Submitted for Public Comment and are to respond, including, through the
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Recommendations’’ notice on July 20, use of appropriate automated,
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 2018 to obtain comments from the electronic, mechanical, or other
of Science, Centers for Disease Control and public and affected agencies. CDC technological collection techniques or
Prevention. received one comment related to the other forms of information technology,
[FR Doc. 2018–24234 Filed 11–5–18; 8:45 am] previous notice. This notice serves to e.g., permitting electronic submission of
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P allow an additional 30 days for public responses; and
and affected agency comments. (e) Assess information collection
CDC will accept all comments for this costs.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed information collection project.
HUMAN SERVICES The Office of Management and Budget To request additional information on
is particularly interested in comments the proposed project or to obtain a copy
Centers for Disease Control and that: of the information collection plan and
Prevention (a) Evaluate whether the proposed instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
collection of information is necessary send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
[30Day–19–18APJ] written comments and/or suggestions
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including regarding the items contained in this
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Reduction Act Review whether the information will have
practical utility; Officer, Office of Management and
In accordance with the Paperwork (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for agencies estimate of the burden of the Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 395–5806. Provide written comments
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proposed collection of information,
has submitted the information including the validity of the within 30 days of notice publication.
collection request titled Surveillance of methodology and assumptions used; Proposed Project
Nonfatal Injuries Among On-Duty Law (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Enforcement Officers to the Office of clarity of the information to be Surveillance of Nonfatal Injuries
Management and Budget (OMB) for collected; Among On-Duty Law Enforcement
review and approval. CDC previously (d) Minimize the burden of the Officers—New—National Institute for
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection collection of information on those who Occupational Safety and Health

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(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control of emergency departments. These data officers identified in previous years of
and Prevention (CDC). are routinely collected through the NEISS-Work data and a 30% response
occupational supplement to the rate that is comparable to the rate of
Background and Brief Description
National Electronic Injury Surveillance previously conducted National
Studies have reported that law System (NEISS-Work). The second data Electronic Injury Surveillance System
enforcement officers have high rates of source, for which NIOSH is seeking telephone interview studies. Each
non-fatal injuries and illnesses as OMB approval for three years, is telephone interview will take
compared to the general worker responses to telephone interview approximately 30 minutes to complete,
population. As law enforcement officers surveys of the injured and exposed law resulting in an annualized burden
undertake many critical public safety enforcement officers identified within estimate of 150 hours. Using the routine
activities and are tasked with protecting NEISS-Work. NEISS-Work data, an analysis of all
the safety and health of the public, it The proposed telephone interview identified EMS workers will be
follows that understanding and surveys will supplement NEISS-Work performed to determine if there are
preventing injuries among law data with an extensive description of differences between the telephone
enforcement officers will have a benefit law enforcement officer injuries and interview responder and non-responder
reaching beyond the workers to the exposures, including worker groups.
general public. characteristics, injury types, injury The Division of Safety Research (DSR)
As mandated in the Occupational circumstances, and injury outcomes. within NIOSH is conducting this
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. Previous reports describing project. DSR has a strong interest in
91–596), the mission of NIOSH is to occupational injuries to law improving surveillance of law
conduct research and investigations on enforcement officers provide limited enforcement officer injuries to provide
occupational safety and health. Related details on specific regions or sub- the information necessary for effectively
to this mission, the purpose of this segments of the population. As targeting and implementing prevention
project is to conduct research that will compared to these earlier studies, the efforts and, consequently, reducing
provide a detailed description of non- scope of the telephone interview data occupational injuries to law
fatal occupational injuries incurred by will be broader as it includes sampled enforcement officers. The Consumer
law enforcement officers. This cases nationwide. Results from the Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will
information will offer detailed insight telephone interviews will be weighted also contribute to this project, as they
into events that lead to the largest and reported as national estimates. are responsible for coordinating the
number of nonfatal injuries among law The sample size for the telephone collection of all NEISS-Work data and
enforcement officers. The project will interview survey is estimated to be for overseeing the collection of all
use two related data sources. The first approximately 300 law enforcement telephone interview data. Annual
source is data abstracted from medical officers annually for the proposed three Burden Hours are estimated to be 150.
records of law enforcement officers year duration of the study. This is based There is no cost to respondents other
treated in a nationally stratified sample on the number of law enforcement than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

Law enforcement ............................................ Follow-back survey ........................................ 300 1 30/60
officers .............................................................

Jeffrey M. Zirger, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND agencies the opportunity to comment on
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review HUMAN SERVICES a proposed and/or continuing
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office information collection, as required by
of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Prevention. Prevention This notice invites comment on a
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(SDY) Case Registry’’. The goal of the
Proposed Data Collection Submitted SDY Case Registry is to compile
for Public Comment and standardized data on sudden and
Recommendations
unexpected deaths among infants,
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and children, and young adults, which are
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health not explained by homicides, suicides,
and Human Services (HHS). overdoses, or the result of an external
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ACTION: Notice with comment period. cause that was the only and obvious
reason for the fatal injury, or terminal
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
illnesses.
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public CDC must receive written
DATES:
burden and maximize the utility of comments on or before January 7, 2019.
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal

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83 FR 55545 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 215 (November 6, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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