Notice2021-15230
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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July 19, 2021
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Abstract
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 an Extension of a previously approved 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 firefighters treated in emergency departments (EDs) and produce a descriptive summary of these injuries and exposures.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38100-38101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15230]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-1244; Docket No. CDC-2021-0063]
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 an Extension of a
previously approved 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 firefighters treated in emergency
departments (EDs) and produce a descriptive summary of these injuries
and exposures.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 17,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0063 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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 <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d8dad5f7d4d3d499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f10121d3f1c1b1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.
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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Assessment of Occupational Injury among Fire Fighters Using a
Follow-back Survey (OMB Control No. 0920-1244)--Extension--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Studies have reported that firefighters have high rates of non-
fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker
population. As firefighters perform critical public safety activities
and protect the safety and health of the public, it follows that
understanding and preventing injuries and exposures among firefighters
will have a benefit reaching beyond the workers to the 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 firefighters. This information will offer
detailed insight into events that lead to the largest number of
nonfatal injuries and exposures among firefighters. The project will
use two related data sources. The first source is data abstracted from
medical records of firefighters treated in a nationally stratified
sample of emergency
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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, is responses to telephone interview surveys of the
injured and exposed firefighters identified within NEISS-Work.
The proposed one-year extension of the telephone interview surveys
will supplement NEISS-Work data with a description of firefighter
injuries and exposures, including worker characteristics, injury types,
injury circumstances, injury outcomes, and use of personal protective
equipment (PPE). Previous reports describing occupational injuries and
exposures to firefighters 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 regarding
type of employment (i.e., volunteer versus career). Results from
telephone interviews will be analyzed and reported as a case series.
The sample size for the telephone interview survey is estimated to
be approximately 35 firefighters annually. This is based on the current
survey completion rate of about 11%. While this completion rate is
lower than originally expected, the project team still expects to gain
additional insight to injuries and exposures that firefighters incur.
The NIOSH Division of Safety Research (DSR) is conducting this
project. DSR has a strong interest in improving surveillance of
firefighter injuries and exposures, to provide the information
necessary for effectively targeting and implementing prevention
efforts, and consequently reducing occupational injuries and exposures
to firefighters. 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.
NIOSH request approval for an estimated 18 burden hours annually.
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 respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Firefighters.................. Firefighter 35 1 30/60 18
Follow-Back
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 18
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-15230 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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