Notice2022-22928
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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October 21, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64050-64052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22928]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-23-22ER]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled ``Formative Respirator and Protective
Clothing Laboratory Testing'' to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed
Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations''
notice on May 6, 2022, to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. One public comment was received. This notice serves to allow
an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including
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whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Formative Respirator and Protective Clothing Laboratory Testing--
NEW--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is requesting
approval of a New Generic Information Collection Request (ICR) for a
period of three years under the project titled ``Formative Respirator
and Protective Clothing Laboratory Testing.'' The National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is a division of the NIOSH
which operates within the CDC. NIOSH is the federal institute
specifically dedicated to generating new knowledge in the field of
occupational safety and health and responsible for transferring that
knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers.
NPPTL was established in 2001, at the request of Congress, with the
mission of preventing disease, injury, and death for the millions of
working men and women relying on personal protective technology (PPT).
PPT plays an important role in keeping many workers within various
industries safe while performing their professional duties. To achieve
the Laboratory's mission, NPPTL conducts scientific research, develops
guidance and authoritative recommendations, disseminates information,
and responds to requests for workplace health hazard evaluations. The
development of NPPTL filled a need for improved personal protective
equipment (PPE) and focused research into PPT.
Respiratory protection, a specific type of PPE commonly tested by
NPPTL, is the cornerstone of NPPTL's efforts. One of the primary
responsibilities of the Laboratory is to test and approve respirators
used in U.S. occupational settings. This function ensures a standard
level of quality and filtration efficiency for all respirators used
within a U.S. workplace setting. The NPPTL Respirator Approval Program
exists to increase the level of worker protection from airborne
particulates, chemicals, and vapors. In addition to respirators, NPPTL
conducts research on other types of PPE, including chemical-resistant
clothing, hearing protection, gloves, eye and face protective devices,
hard hats, sensors to detect hazardous substances, and communication
devices used for safety deployment of emergency workers. NPPTL PPE
research examines exposure to inhalation hazards, dermal hazards, and
any other hazardous environmental threats within an occupational
setting.
PPE performance requirements and test methods are specified within:
(1) federal regulations by NIOSH, Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA); and (2) voluntary
consensus standards published by organizations such as the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) International, and International Organization for
Standardization (ISO). Thus, the information collected from human
subjects in a laboratory setting are generally consistent across NPPTL
studies with only the boundary conditions changing (e.g., environmental
conditions such as heat or humidity, human subject activity such as
simulated surgery or climbing a ladder, distance between two subjects
communicating by spoken word, various PPE use durations, or the use of
novel PPE designs). Considering these consistent data collection
methods employed with only changes in boundary conditions specified to
a specific industry or standard, NPPTL requests a Generic ICR package
for laboratory-collected information for testing respirators and
protective clothing.
The resulting data will benefit the federal government in that the
performance standards and test methods supported will directly aid in
ensuring the adequate protection via PPE of workers across a variety of
industry sectors. Furthermore, the continued research in these methods
will ensure the performance standards and test methods are up to date
with an ever-evolving workplace safety climate, as well as
technological advancements in PPE. Through this data collection, the
federal government will ultimately be able to efficiently react to the
PPE protection needs of workers across the country thereby fulfilling
CDC/NIOSH's mission.
The methods used to collect the information from human participants
will include health screenings, demographic information collection
instruments, psychometrically supported surveys of user experience and
perception of PPE, direct physiological measurements of response to
PPE, biological measures of physiological responses, anthropometric
measures of body size and shape, measures of PPE fit, and measures of
the body's movement through space (biomechanics). The respondent
universe for the proposed data collection will be recruited from the
general population but their demographic characteristics are expected
to be reflective of the full spectrum of the U.S. workforce and from
industries that rely heavily on PPE to protect workers (e.g.,
healthcare and social assistance, public safety and emergency response,
and agriculture). Because the U.S. worker population in some cases
includes children down to the age of eight years in certain industries
such as agriculture, it is expected that studies included in this data
collection may also include children. Because respondents will be
recruited via a variety of different avenues (email, flyers,
advertisements, etc.), it is expected that the respondent pool will
vary in gender, age, race/ethnicity, persons residing in rural and/or
urban locations, and/or in specific regions or health jurisdictions.
Additionally, pregnant women may also be a focus of these data
collection efforts as pregnant women are regular users of PPE which
must be considered due to
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specific needs related to changes in body shape and size.
CDC estimates that up to 1,750 individuals could be burdened per
year with an estimated annualized burden of 15,591 hours. There is no
cost 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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Members of the general public...... Informed Consent........... 970 1 30/60
Health Screening 970 6 1
Questionnaire:
Standardized form w/
decision logic allowing
some questions to be
omitted.
Demographics Questionnaire: 970 1 30/60
Standardized form w/
decision logic allowing
some questions to be
omitted, W-9 Tax Form, etc.
Job-related Data: 970 1 15/60
Occupational tasks,
postures used, duration of
exposure, etc.
Physiological Measurements: 200 6 1.5
Chest-worn heart rate
monitor strap, COSMED Kb5,
SQ2020-1F8 temperature
logger, TOSCA 500 pulse
oximeter, koken breathing
waveform recording mask,
etc.
Biological Measurements: 100 6 15/60
Cortisol (stress) levels,
pregnancy tests, hydration
status, lipids,
inflammatory markers, heat
shock proteins, etc.
Anthropometric 750 1 15/60
Measurements: Calipers/
digital measuring of
facial and body dimensions.
Respirator Fit 225 100 15/60
Measurements: Filter
cassettes with air
pumps,fit-testing
equipment, QLFT/sodium
saccharin solution etc.
Self-Perception Data: Level 500 6 15/60
of exertion, perceived
comfort level, heat
sensation, fatigue, etc.
Biomechanics Measurements: 30 3 30/60
Force plate, stopwatch,
accelerometers, etc.
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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. 2022-22928 Filed 10-20-22; 8:45 am]
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