83 FR 6185 - 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 30 (February 13, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 30 (February 13, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 6185-6186] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02887] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-18LQ; Docket No. CDC-2018-0015] 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 ``Assessment of Occupational Injury among Fire Fighters Using a Follow-back Survey.'' The purpose of this project is to collect follow-back telephone interview data from injured and exposed fire fighters treated in emergency departments (EDs) and produce a descriptive summary of these injuries and exposures. DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018- 0015 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 Assessment of Occupational Injury among Fire Fighters Using a Follow-back Survey--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Studies have reported that fire fighters have high rates of non- fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker population. As fire fighters 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 and exposures among fire fighters will have a benefit [[Page 6186]] 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 and exposures incurred by fire fighters. This information will offer detailed insight into events that lead to the largest number of nonfatal injuries and exposures among fire fighters. The project will use two related data sources. The first source is data abstracted from medical records of fire fighters 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 fire fighters identified within Neiss-Work. The proposed telephone interview surveys will supplement Neiss-Work data with an extensive description of fire fighter injuries and exposures, including worker characteristics, injury types, injury circumstances, injury outcomes, and use of personal protective equipment. Previous reports describing occupational injuries and exposures to fire fighters 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 and has no limitations in regards to type of employment (i.e., volunteer versus career). 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 240 fire fighters annually for the proposed three year duration of the study. This is based on the number of fire fighters identified in previous years of Neiss-Work data and a 30 to 40% 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 120 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 fire fighter injuries and exposures to provide the information necessary for effectively targeting and implementing prevention efforts and, consequently, reducing occupational injuries and exposures to fire fighters. 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. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire fighters................. Follow-back 240 1 30/60 120 survey. --------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2018-02887 Filed 2-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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within the states to integrate new and Prevention Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
existing epidemiological and scientific [60Day–18–18LQ; Docket No. CDC–2018– (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
principles into operational and 0015] must obtain approval from the Office of
programmatic expertise in emergency Management and Budget (OMB) for each
preparedness, response, and recovery; Proposed Data Collection Submitted collection of information they conduct
(26) identifies and shares best practices for Public Comment and or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
from all academic and operational fields Recommendations requires Federal agencies to provide a
to develop appropriate technical 60-day notice in the Federal Register
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and concerning each proposed collection of
assistance for state and local Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
departments of health for all-hazards information, including each new
and Human Services (HHS). proposed collection, each proposed
preparedness, response, and recovery; ACTION: Notice with comment period. extension of existing collection of
(27) provides technical assistance
information, and each reinstatement of
related to the development of SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
previously approved information
contingency plans, training, and Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
collection before submitting the
operational liaison activities with other its continuing effort to reduce public
collection to the OMB for approval. To
agencies and response teams engaged in burden and maximize the utility of
comply with this requirement, we are
emergency responses; (28) coordinates government information, invites the
publishing this notice of a proposed
activities through the division and with general public and other Federal
data collection as described below.
other components of CDC; other federal, agencies the opportunity to comment on The OMB is particularly interested in
state, tribal, local, and territorial a proposed and/or continuing comments that will help:
government agencies; and other public information collection, as required by 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
and private organizations, as the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. collection of information is necessary
This notice invites comment on a for the proper performance of the
appropriate; (29) supports NCEH and
proposed information collection project functions of the agency, including
ATSDR emergency management efforts
titled ‘‘Assessment of Occupational whether the information will have
to protect the public’s health from
Injury among Fire Fighters Using a practical utility;
environmental threats; (31) facilitates Follow-back Survey.’’ The purpose of
situational awareness, fusion, and 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
this project is to collect follow-back agency’s estimate of the burden of the
outreach by developing and telephone interview data from injured proposed collection of information,
disseminating timely assessments of and exposed fire fighters treated in including the validity of the
evolving events, courses of action, and emergency departments (EDs) and methodology and assumptions used;
communication to intra and inter- produce a descriptive summary of these 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
agency partners; (32) supports incident injuries and exposures. clarity of the information to be
management and coordination for DATES: CDC must receive written collected; and
complex emergency management comments on or before April 16, 2018. 4. Minimize the burden of the
including the development, approval, collection of information on those who
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
and updating of standardized processes identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– are to respond, including through the
to enable appropriate and adequate 0015 by any of the following methods: use of appropriate automated,
management of resources; (33) serves as • Federal eRulemaking Portal: electronic, mechanical, or other
the NCEH & ATSDR subject matter Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions technological collection techniques or
experts for facilitating emergency for submitting comments. other forms of information technology,
management planning, training, and • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, e.g., permitting electronic submissions
exercise; including identification of Information Collection Review Office, of responses.
requirements, key skillsets/capabilities, Centers for Disease Control and 5. Assess information collection costs.
capacity, and critical gaps in our Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS– Proposed Project
preparedness posture; (34) works with D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Assessment of Occupational Injury
the National Response Program and Instructions: All submissions received among Fire Fighters Using a Follow-
CDC guidelines to collaborate with must include the agency name and back Survey—New—National Institute
stakeholders during emergency response Docket Number. CDC will post, without for Occupational Safety and Health
situations; and (35) provides technical change, all relevant comments to (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
information and site-specific support in Regulations.gov. and Prevention (CDC).
addressing the health issues presented Please note: Submit all Federal
by emergency or acute release events, comments through the Federal Background and Brief Description
and on the nature, extent, status, and eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or Studies have reported that fire fighters
implications of ongoing, emerging, and by U.S. mail to the address listed above. have high rates of non-fatal injuries and
evolving threats and subsequent efforts FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To illnesses as compared to the general
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to reduce their adverse impacts. request more information on the worker population. As fire fighters
proposed project or to obtain a copy of undertake many critical public safety
Sherri Berger, the information collection plan and activities and are tasked with protecting
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease instruments, contact Leroy A. the safety and health of the public, it
Control and Prevention. Richardson, Information Collection follows that understanding and
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reaching beyond the workers to the The proposed telephone interview National Electronic Injury Surveillance
general public. surveys will supplement Neiss–Work System telephone interview studies.
As mandated in the Occupational data with an extensive description of Each telephone interview will take
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. fire fighter injuries and exposures, approximately 30 minutes to complete,
91–596), the mission of NIOSH is to including worker characteristics, injury resulting in an annualized burden
conduct research and investigations on types, injury circumstances, injury estimate of 120 hours. Using the routine
occupational safety and health. Related outcomes, and use of personal Neiss–Work data, an analysis of all
to this mission, the purpose of this protective equipment. Previous reports identified EMS workers will be
project is to conduct research that will describing occupational injuries and performed to determine if there are
provide a detailed description of non- exposures to fire fighters provide differences between the telephone
fatal occupational injuries and limited details on specific regions or interview responder and non-responder
exposures incurred by fire fighters. This sub-segments of the population. As groups.
information will offer detailed insight compared to these earlier studies, the The Division of Safety Research (DSR)
into events that lead to the largest scope of the telephone interview data within NIOSH is conducting this
number of nonfatal injuries and will be broader as it includes sampled project. DSR has a strong interest in
exposures among fire fighters. The cases nationwide and has no limitations improving surveillance of fire fighter
project will use two related data in regards to type of employment (i.e., injuries and exposures to provide the
sources. The first source is data volunteer versus career). Results from information necessary for effectively
abstracted from medical records of fire the telephone interviews will be targeting and implementing prevention
fighters treated in a nationally stratified weighted and reported as national efforts and, consequently, reducing
sample of emergency departments. estimates. occupational injuries and exposures to
These data are routinely collected The sample size for the telephone fire fighters. The Consumer Product
through the occupational supplement to interview survey is estimated to be Safety Commission (CPSC) will also
the National Electronic Injury approximately 240 fire fighters annually contribute to this project, as they are
Surveillance System (Neiss–Work). The for the proposed three year duration of responsible for coordinating the
second data source, for which NIOSH is the study. This is based on the number collection of all Neiss–Work data and
seeking OMB approval for three years, is of fire fighters identified in previous for overseeing the collection of all
responses to telephone interview years of Neiss–Work data and a 30 to telephone interview data.
surveys of the injured and exposed fire 40% response rate that is comparable to There is no cost to respondents other
fighters identified within Neiss–Work. the rate of previously conducted than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of Total
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per burden
respondents response
respondent (in hours)
(in hours)
Fire fighters ....................................... Follow-back survey .......................... 240 1 30/60 120
Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 120
Leroy A. Richardson, nominations for membership on the and health economics). Federal
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, BSC, NCEH/ATSDR. The BSC, NCEH/ employees will not be considered for
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the ATSDR consists of 16 experts in fields membership. Members may be invited
Associate Director for Science, Office of the associated with environmental public to serve for up to four-year terms.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and health or in related disciplines (e.g., Selection of members is based on
Prevention. candidates’ qualifications to contribute
environmental law, preventive
[FR Doc. 2018–02887 Filed 2–12–18; 8:45 am] to the accomplishment of BSC, NCEH/
medicine, epidemiology, occupational
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and environmental health, ATSDR objectives https://
environmental toxicology, www.atsdr.cdc.gov/science/.
environmental justice, laboratory DATES: Nominations for membership on
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES sciences, risk assessment, public policy, the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR must be
behavioral social science, and health received no later than April 29, 2018.
Centers for Disease Control and economics). Nominations are being Packages received after this time will
Prevention sought for individuals who have not be considered for the current
expertise and qualifications necessary to membership cycle.
Solicitation of Nominations for contribute to the accomplishments of
Appointment to the Board of Scientific the Board’s objectives. Nominees will be ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
Counselors, National Center for selected based on expertise in the fields mailed to Shirley Little, Program
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic of environmental public health or Analyst, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, 4770
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Substances and Disease Registry related disciplines (e.g., environmental Buford Highway (MS–F45), Atlanta,
(BSC, NCEH/ATSDR) law, preventive medicine, Georgia 30341, Email addresses: slittle@
epidemiology, occupational and cdc.gov. Telephone and facsimile
ACTION: Notice. environmental health, environmental submissions cannot be accepted.
toxicology, environmental justice, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease laboratory sciences, risk assessment, Shirley Little, NCEH/ATSDR Program
Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking public policy, behavioral social science, Analyst, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,
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