Notice2022-11770
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 2, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Artificial Stone Countertops: Exposures, Controls, Surveillance, & Translation. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to conduct a survey with artificial stone countertop fabrication facilities to better understand, work practices and controls related to respirable crystalline silica, barriers or facilitators to implementation of medical and exposure monitoring requirements, and to identify areas for potential intervention, as well as countertop fabrication facilities willing to participate in future NIOSH exposure and health research.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33488-33490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11770]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22FS; Docket No. CDC-2022-0071]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Artificial Stone Countertops: Exposures, Controls, Surveillance,
& Translation. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to
conduct a survey with artificial stone countertop fabrication
facilities to better understand, work practices and controls related to
respirable crystalline silica, barriers or facilitators to
implementation of medical and exposure monitoring requirements, and
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to identify areas for potential intervention, as well as countertop
fabrication facilities willing to participate in future NIOSH exposure
and health research.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0071 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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 H21-8, 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://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bad5d7d8fad9ded994ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee1e3ecceedeaeda0e9e1f8">[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
Artificial Stone Countertops: Exposures, Controls, Surveillance, &
Translation--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
As a recently introduced technology in the United States, the
Artificial Stone (AS) Countertop industry is not well defined; the
obligation to monitor workers' health might not be known, considered,
or understood; and education on potential hazards and health risks
related to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is limited. Exposure is
associated with the development of silicosis, an irreversible,
sometimes fatal, but preventable lung disease. Twenty-four cases of
silicosis, including two deaths, have been reported among AS
fabrication workers in the United States. The anticipated impacts of
this project are increased understanding of industry scale, practices,
and medical monitoring, and increased collaboration and communication
to inform the AS countertop industry of industry hazards, methods to
mitigate exposure, and improvement of medical surveillance.
Understanding how or if current RCS recommendations and regulations are
used by various AS countertop fabrication facilities will identify
approaches for improved intervention.
The purpose of the proposed collection is to conduct a survey with
AS countertop fabrication facilities to better understand (1) work
practices and controls related to respirable crystalline silica, (2)
barriers or facilitators to implementation of medical and exposure
monitoring requirements, (3) identify areas for potential intervention,
and (4) identify countertop fabrication facilities willing to
participate in future NIOSH exposure and health research.
The estimate of burden hours is based on an internal pilot test of
the survey instrument. In the internal pilot test, 10 simulated
interviews were conducted and the average time for reviewing
instructions, gathering mock information, and completing the survey was
between 10-30 minutes. For the purposes of estimating burden hours, the
median time to complete the survey is used. There are approximately
8,694 countertop fabrication establishments in the United States. There
are screening questions at the beginning of the survey so all
respondents may not actually participate. An estimated 8,600
respondents are anticipated to participate in the survey. CDC requests
approval for an estimated 2,150 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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AS Countertop Facility Survey.......... 8,600 1 15/60 2,150
Managers/Owners.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,150
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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. 2022-11770 Filed 6-1-22; 8:45 am]
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