83 FR 7185 - 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 34 (February 20, 2018)

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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 EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms. This data collection permits claimants under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) to provide information potentially useful in reconstructing radiation doses, and to confirm that they have no further information to submit.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-0530; Docket No. CDC-2018-0016]

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.

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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 EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms. This data collection permits claimants under the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA) to provide information potentially useful in reconstructing
radiation doses, and to confirm that they have no further information
to submit.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0016 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;

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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

EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms, OMB No. 0920-
0530, expires 04/30/2018--Extension--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Background and Brief Description

On October 30, 2000, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384-7385) was enacted.
This Act established a federal compensation program for employees of
the Department of Energy (DOE) and certain of its contractors,
subcontractors and vendors, who have suffered cancers and other
designated illnesses as a result of exposures sustained in the
production and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179, issued on December 7, 2000, delegated
authorities assigned to ``the President'' under the Act to the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy and Justice.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was delegated the
responsibility of establishing methods for estimating radiation doses
received by eligible claimants with cancer applying for compensation.
NIOSH is applying the following methods to estimate the radiation doses
of individuals applying for compensation.
In performance of its dose reconstruction responsibilities, under
the Act, NIOSH is providing voluntary interview opportunities to
claimants (or their survivors) individually and providing them with the
opportunity to assist NIOSH in documenting the work history of the
employee by characterizing the actual work tasks performed. In
addition, NIOSH and the claimant may identify incidents that may have
resulted in undocumented radiation exposures, characterizing
radiological protection and monitoring practices, and identify co-
workers and other witnesses as may be necessary to confirm undocumented
information. In this process, NIOSH uses a computer assisted telephone
interview (CATI) system, which allows interviews to be conducted more
efficiently and quickly as opposed to a paper-based interview
instrument. Both interviews are voluntary and failure to participate in
either or both interviews will not have a negative effect on the claim,
although voluntary participation may assist the claimant by adding
important information that may not be otherwise available.
NIOSH uses the data collected in this process to complete an
individual dose reconstruction that accounts, as fully as possible, for
the radiation dose incurred by the employee in the line of duty for DOE
nuclear weapons production programs. After dose reconstruction, NIOSH
also performs a brief, voluntary final interview with the claimant to
explain the results and to allow the claimant to confirm or question
the records NIOSH has compiled. This will also be the final opportunity
for the claimant to supplement the dose reconstruction record.
At the conclusion of the dose reconstruction process, the claimant
submits a form to confirm that the claimant has no further information
to provide to NIOSH about the claim at this time. The form notifies the
claimant that signing the form allows NIOSH to forward a dose
reconstruction report to DOL and to the claimant, and closes the record
on data used for the dose reconstruction. Signing this form does not
indicate that the claimant agrees with the outcome of the dose
reconstruction. The dose reconstruction results will be supplied to the
claimant and to the DOL, the agency that will utilize them as one part
of its determination of whether the claimant is eligible for
compensation under the Act.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Claimant...................... Initial 3,600 1 1 3,600
Interview.
Claimant...................... Conclusion form 3,600 1 5/60 300
OCAS-1.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 3,900
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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.
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• Mail: General Services for the proper performance of functions and to confirm that they have no further
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat of the FAR, and whether it will have information to submit.
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, practical utility; whether our estimate of DATES: CDC must receive written
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. the public burden of this collection of comments on or before April 23, 2018.
Mandell/IC 9000–0142, Past information is accurate, and based on ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Performance Information. valid assumptions and methodology; identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
Instructions: Please submit comments ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 0016 by any of the following methods:
only and cite ‘‘Information Collection clarity of the information to be • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
9000–0142, Past Performance collected; and ways in which we can Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
Information’’, in all correspondence minimize the burden of the collection of for submitting comments.
related to this collection. Comments information on those who are to • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
received generally will be posted respond, through the use of appropriate Information Collection Review Office,
without change to http:// technological collection techniques or Centers for Disease Control and
www.regulations.gov, including any other forms of information technology. Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS–
personal and/or business confidential Obtaining Copies of Proposals: D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
information provided. To confirm Requesters may obtain a copy of the Instructions: All submissions received
receipt of your comment(s), please information collection documents from must include the agency name and
check www.regulations.gov, the 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC Docket Number. CDC will post, without
approximately two to three days after 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please change, all relevant comments to
submission to verify posting (except cite OMB Control No. 9000–0142, Past Regulations.gov.
allow 30 days for posting of comments Performance Information, in all Please note: Submit all Federal comments
submitted by mail). correspondence. through the Federal eRulemaking portal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dated: February 14, 2018. (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement address listed above.
Lorin S. Curit,
Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division, at Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
GSA 202–501–1448 or email Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, request more information on the
curtis.glover@gsa.gov. Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of proposed project or to obtain a copy of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Governmentwide Policy. the information collection plan and
A. Purpose
[FR Doc. 2018–03337 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am] instruments, contact Leroy A.
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Past performance information Review Office, Centers for Disease
regarding a contractor’s actions under Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
previously awarded contracts is relevant Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
information for future source selection 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
HUMAN SERVICES
purposes. The information collection omb@cdc.gov.
requirements at FAR 15.304 and 42.15 Centers for Disease Control and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
remains the same; however, the public Prevention Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
burden has been adjusted downward, (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
based on the total annual responses. The [60Day–18–0530; Docket No. CDC–2018–
0016]
must obtain approval from the Office of
estimated responses used to calculate Management and Budget (OMB) for each
the burden is based on the availability collection of information they conduct
of data on Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 awards Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
from existing systems (the Federal requires Federal agencies to provide a
Procurement Data System and the Recommendations
60-day notice in the Federal Register
Contractor Performance Assessment AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and concerning each proposed collection of
Reporting System). Prevention (CDC), Department of Health information, including each new
B. Annual Reporting Burden and Human Services (HHS). proposed collection, each proposed
ACTION: Notice with comment period. extension of existing collection of
Responses during Source Selection:
information, and each reinstatement of
Respondents: 7,055. SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Responses per Respondent: 4. previously approved information
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of collection before submitting the
Annual Responses: 28,220. its continuing effort to reduce public
Hours per Response: 2. collection to the OMB for approval. To
burden and maximize the utility of comply with this requirement, we are
Total Burden Hours: 56,440.
government information, invites the publishing this notice of a proposed
Responses in CPARS:
Respondents: 63,444. general public and other Federal data collection as described below.
Responses per Respondent: 1. agencies the opportunity to comment on The OMB is particularly interested in
Annual Responses: 63,444. a proposed and/or continuing comments that will help:
Hours per Response: 2. information collection, as required by 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
Total Burden Hours: 126,888. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. collection of information is necessary
Total Annual Burden: 183,328. This notice invites comment on a for the proper performance of the
proposed information collection project
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functions of the agency, including
C. Public Comments titled EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction whether the information will have
A public notice published in the Interviews and Forms. This data practical utility;
Federal Register at 82 FR 57270 on collection permits claimants under the 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
December 4, 2017. No comments were Energy Employees Occupational Illness agency’s estimate of the burden of the
received. Public comments are Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) proposed collection of information,
particularly invited on: Whether this to provide information potentially including the validity of the
collection of information is necessary useful in reconstructing radiation doses, methodology and assumptions used;

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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and Act to the Departments of Labor, Health information that may not be otherwise
clarity of the information to be and Human Services, Energy and available.
collected; and Justice. The Department of Health and NIOSH uses the data collected in this
4. Minimize the burden of the Human Services (DHHS) was delegated process to complete an individual dose
collection of information on those who the responsibility of establishing reconstruction that accounts, as fully as
are to respond, including through the methods for estimating radiation doses possible, for the radiation dose incurred
use of appropriate automated, received by eligible claimants with by the employee in the line of duty for
electronic, mechanical, or other cancer applying for compensation. DOE nuclear weapons production
technological collection techniques or NIOSH is applying the following programs. After dose reconstruction,
other forms of information technology, methods to estimate the radiation doses NIOSH also performs a brief, voluntary
e.g., permitting electronic submissions of individuals applying for final interview with the claimant to
of responses. compensation. explain the results and to allow the
5. Assess information collection costs. In performance of its dose claimant to confirm or question the
reconstruction responsibilities, under records NIOSH has compiled. This will
Proposed Project the Act, NIOSH is providing voluntary also be the final opportunity for the
EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction interview opportunities to claimants (or claimant to supplement the dose
Interviews and Forms, OMB No. 0920– their survivors) individually and reconstruction record.
0530, expires 04/30/2018—Extension— providing them with the opportunity to
National Institute for Occupational assist NIOSH in documenting the work At the conclusion of the dose
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for history of the employee by reconstruction process, the claimant
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), characterizing the actual work tasks submits a form to confirm that the
Department of Health and Human performed. In addition, NIOSH and the claimant has no further information to
Services (DHHS). claimant may identify incidents that provide to NIOSH about the claim at
may have resulted in undocumented this time. The form notifies the claimant
Background and Brief Description radiation exposures, characterizing that signing the form allows NIOSH to
On October 30, 2000, the Energy radiological protection and monitoring forward a dose reconstruction report to
Employees Occupational Illness practices, and identify co-workers and DOL and to the claimant, and closes the
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 other witnesses as may be necessary to record on data used for the dose
U.S.C. 7384–7385) was enacted. This confirm undocumented information. In reconstruction. Signing this form does
Act established a federal compensation this process, NIOSH uses a computer not indicate that the claimant agrees
program for employees of the assisted telephone interview (CATI) with the outcome of the dose
Department of Energy (DOE) and certain system, which allows interviews to be reconstruction. The dose reconstruction
of its contractors, subcontractors and conducted more efficiently and quickly results will be supplied to the claimant
vendors, who have suffered cancers and as opposed to a paper-based interview and to the DOL, the agency that will
other designated illnesses as a result of instrument. Both interviews are utilize them as one part of its
exposures sustained in the production voluntary and failure to participate in determination of whether the claimant
and testing of nuclear weapons. either or both interviews will not have is eligible for compensation under the
Executive Order 13179, issued on a negative effect on the claim, although Act.
December 7, 2000, delegated authorities voluntary participation may assist the There is no cost to respondents other
assigned to ‘‘the President’’ under the claimant by adding important than their time.

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

Claimant ............................................ Initial Interview ................................. 3,600 1 1 3,600
Claimant ............................................ Conclusion form OCAS–1 ................ 3,600 1 5/60 300

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,900

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Reduction Act Review published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Submitted for Public Comment and
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Recommendations’’ notice on August
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 17, 2017, to obtain comments from the
has submitted the information public and affected agencies. CDC
collection request titled ‘‘Assessing received four comments related to the
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Dates		CDC must receive written comments on or before April 23, 2018.
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]
FR Citation		83 FR 7185

83 FR 7185 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 34 (February 20, 2018)

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