83 FR 5793 - Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)

Page Range		5793-5793
FR Document		2018-02675

HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5793]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02675]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special 
Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of 
employees from the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, as an addition to the 
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 1-877-222-7570. 
Information requests can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C).

    On February 1, 2018, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), 
the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an 
addition to the SEC:

    All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor 
agencies, and their contractors or subcontractors who worked in any 
area of the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, during the period from 
January 1, 1971, through December 31, 1989, for a number of work 
days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely 
under this employment or in combination with work days within the 
parameters established for one or more other classes of employees 
included in the Special Exposure Cohort.

    This designation will become effective on March 3, 2018, unless 
Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this 
effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the Federal Register 
reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any 
provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to 
the SEC.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Amy McNulty, decision by HHS to add the class to the Attitudes and Practices, OMB No. 0915–
Acting Director, Division of the Executive SEC. 0290—Reinstatement With Change
Secretariat. Abstract: HRSA is requesting
John Howard, approval from OMB for a reinstatement
[FR Doc. 2018–02594 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am]
Director, National Institute for Occupational with change of a previously approved
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
Safety and Health. collection of information (OMB control
[FR Doc. 2018–02675 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] number 0915–0290). The National
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BILLING CODE 4163–19–P Survey of Organ Donation Attitudes and
HUMAN SERVICES Practices (NSODAP) is conducted
approximately every 6–7 years and
Designation of a Class of Employees DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND serves a critical role in providing HRSA
for Addition to the Special Exposure HUMAN SERVICES and the donation community with data
Cohort regarding why Americans choose to
Health Resources and Services
donate organs, current barriers to
National Institute for Administration
AGENCY: donation, and potential new approaches
Occupational Safety and Health Agency Information Collection to increasing donations. Survey data
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control Activities: Proposed Collection: Public and derived analytic insights inform
and Prevention, Department of Health Comment Request; Information HRSA’s public outreach and
and Human Services (HHS). Collection Request Title: National educational initiatives. HRSA is
Survey of Organ Donation Attitudes improving the quality and relevance of
ACTION: Notice. the data collected by making the
and Practices, OMB No. 0915–0290—
Reinstatement With Change following changes:
SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a (1) HRSA is increasing the ability to
decision to designate a class of produce more precise results by
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
employees from the Ames Laboratory in targeting 10,000 completed surveys
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Ames, Iowa, as an addition to the (increased from 3,250 in 2012). This
Health and Human Services.
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under increase will allow for a more accurate
the Energy Employees Occupational ACTION: Notice.
and robust analysis of the attitudes and
Illness Compensation Program Act of donation practices of important
2000. SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, subgroups such as Americans over the
HRSA announces plans to submit an age of 50 and various minority
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Collection Request (ICR), populations. While the precision of the
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division results from the survey will increase,
of Compensation Analysis and Support, described below, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The respondent burden will be reduced and
NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C– survey completion costs will be lower
46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938, ICR is for reinstatement with change of
a previously approved information resulting in a cost neutral change.
Telephone 1–877–222–7570. (2) HRSA is streamlining the data
Information requests can also be collection, assigned OMB control
collection process to minimize
submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. number 0915–0290, which expired on
respondent burden. Of the 10,000
March 31, 2015. Prior to submitting the targeted completed surveys, 8,000 will
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments be completed online by a nationally
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. from the public regarding the burden representative web panel composed of
7384l(14)(C). estimate below or any other aspect of Americans over the age of 18 who have
the ICR. already agreed to participate in a survey.
On February 1, 2018, as provided for DATES: Comments on this ICR should be Web panels target a representative
under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the received no later than April 10, 2018. section of a population used by other
Secretary of HHS designated the approved surveys. HRSA will complete
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
following class of employees as an the remaining 2,000 surveys by
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
addition to the SEC: telephone. In 2012, all 3,250 surveys
Information Collection Clearance
All employees of the Department of Officer, 14N39, 5600 Fishers Lane, were conducted by telephone and
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their Rockville, MD 20857. respondents were contacted using
contractors or subcontractors who worked in random-digit dialing, a process that
any area of the Ames Laboratory in Ames, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
yielded a low response rate. Contacting
Iowa, during the period from January 1, 1971, request more information on the respondents by telephone will remain a
through December 31, 1989, for a number of proposed project or to obtain a copy of part of the survey protocol to compare
work days aggregating at least 250 work days, the data collection plans and draft current data to the 2012 data. However,
occurring either solely under this instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov for this survey, identification of a
employment or in combination with work or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
days within the parameters established for
sample of adults over the age of 18 for
Information Collection Clearance Officer a telephone survey will be from a
one or more other classes of employees at (301) 443–1984.
included in the Special Exposure Cohort. national list of home addresses. Prior to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When contact, those selected for the telephone
This designation will become submitting comments or requesting survey will receive a mailed pre-
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effective on March 3, 2018, unless information, please include the notification letter with information
Congress provides otherwise prior to the information request collection title for about the survey. This mailing will
effective date. After this effective date, reference, in compliance with Section improve survey cooperation and reduce
HHS will publish a notice in the 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork the number of people contacted for the
Federal Register reporting the addition Reduction Act of 1995. survey. Additionally, it is more time
of this class to the SEC or the result of Information Collection Request Title: and cost effective to take the survey
any provision by Congress regarding the National Survey of Organ Donation online than taking the survey by phone

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Contact		Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 1-877-222-7570. Information requests can also be submitted by email to [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 5793