Notice2025-10899
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 16, 2025
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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 X-Ray Classification Collection for Metal and Nonmetal Miners. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to allow medical providers or their staff to submit the B Reader provided classifications of chest radiographs of miners in the metal and nonmetal industry, to better understand the burden of pneumoconiosis in this workforce, as authorized in the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) final rule for Respirable Crystalline Silica.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25298-25299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10899]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-25-25CY; Docket No. CDC-2025-0006]
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 X-Ray Classification Collection for Metal and Nonmetal Miners.
The purpose of the proposed data collection is to allow medical
providers or their staff to submit the B Reader provided
classifications of chest radiographs of miners in the metal and
nonmetal industry, to better understand the burden of pneumoconiosis in
this workforce, as authorized in the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) final rule for Respirable Crystalline Silica.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0006 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#27484a456744434409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c8cac5e7c4c3c489c0c8d1">[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
X-Ray Classification Collection for Metal and Nonmetal Miners--
New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Respiratory Health Division, Surveillance Branch, announces its
initiative to collect de-identified data from medical providers
obtaining classifications of chest radiographs of miners working in the
metal/non-metal (MNM) mining sector. This effort aims to support public
health surveillance by aggregating radiographic classifications for
miners' chest x-rays by state and commodity. This data collection
aligns with the recent Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
regulatory action outlined in the final rule for Respirable Crystalline
Silica (30 CFR part 60).
The MSHA final rule, Respirable Crystalline Silica (30 CFR part
60), mandates MNM mine operators to ensure medical examination results,
including chest x-ray classifications, are provided to NIOSH by the
physician or other licensed health care provider or specialist engaged
by the mine operator to provide services within 30 days of the medical
examination once NIOSH establishes a reporting system. To comply with
this requirement, NIOSH has developed a data collection system
leveraging Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a secure, web-
based platform commonly used in clinical research to ensure data
integrity and confidentiality.
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The burden hours are estimated based on limited pilot testing
conducted internally using the survey instrument. In these pilot tests,
the amount of time for instruction review, collection of mock
information, and the survey completion was between 2-4 minutes. The
median time of three minutes was used to estimate annual burden hours.
Currently, the total number of clinics which will be using this system
in the United States is unknown. However, the total number of employed
miners in the metal/non-metal industry is known, with 255,702 employed
in 2023. MSHA estimated in their regulatory documents that anywhere
between 25%-75% of metal/non-metal miners will participate in this
program, leading to an annual average number of radiographs submitted
to be 13,500. If we take the total number of clinics to be at least
double the number of clinics offering NIOSH-approved radiography listed
on NIOSH's website (169), then at least 338 clinics will participate.
CDC requests OMB approval for three years, with an estimated 462
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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Clinics and staff............. Request to 338 1 1/60 6
Access X-ray
Classification
Submission.
Clinics and staff............. X-ray 338 40 2/60 451
classification
submission for
metal and non-
metal miners.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 462
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-10899 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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