[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 50 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14000-14002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05265]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-17SG; Docket No. CDC-2017-0016]


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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed 
information collection project titled ``Anthropometric Information on 
Law Enforcement Officers.'' The purpose of

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this three-year data collection project is to assemble a database of 
body dimensions of 1,000 law enforcement officers to improve the design 
of police cruiser cabins and personal protective equipment (PPE).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
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. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted 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 the 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].

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 OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Anthropometric Information on Law Enforcement Officers--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people 
through research and prevention. The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) 
released its manually measured anthropometric data of law enforcement 
officer (LEOs) in 1975. The data have largely become outdated due to 
demographic changes (e.g., gender and race/ethnicity) that have 
occurred in the past 41 years. NIOSH has initiated a national study on 
LEO anthropometry, using both traditional and three-dimensional (3D) 
scanning technologies to advance the safety and health of approximately 
817,000 U.S. LEOs.
    Traditional anthropometry will ensure easy comparison of data 
between this and previous studies, whereas 3D scan information (body 
contours and spatial relations between body parts) will be used for 
advanced anthropometric analysis, computer simulation, and modeling. 
Study results will be used to enhance design and standards for LEO 
vehicle configuration and personal protective equipment (PPE), such as 
cabins, seats, body restraints, vehicle access, and body armor. Law 
enforcement officer anthropometry has an important role in the design 
of ergonomically efficient LEO cruisers and personal protective 
systems. The improved vehicle configurations will help enhance safe 
operation (due to improved driver visibility and control operation) and 
increase post-crash survivability (due to enhanced seats and restraint 
system configurations). Body armor, helmet, gloves, and boots are 
important elements of an integrated LEO personal protective system, 
especially for handling violent acts. Poor equipment fit may compromise 
protective capabilities of PPE and may result in LEOs not wearing the 
PPE because of discomfort. By establishing an anthropometric database 
for LEOs, the designers and manufacturers of these types of equipment 
will be able to produce more effective products and reduce the problems 
associated with sizing and stocking these items.
    Data collection will occur in four U.S. geographic areas using 
traditional anthropometric techniques for whole body measurements, 3D 
scanning techniques for head, foot, and whole body measurements, and a 
two-dimensional(2D) scanning techniques for hand measurements. An 
anthropometer, a beam caliper (rearranged pieces of the anthropometer), 
tape measures, and an electronic scale will be used to collect the 
traditional anthropometry data in the study. A hand scanner, head 
scanner, foot scanner, and whole body scanner, housed in a mobile 
trailer, are used for 2D and 3D body shape measurements.
    The study population will be current law enforcement officers 
employed by police departments, sheriff's departments, or similar 
governmental organizations throughout the continental United States. 
One thousand LEO volunteers will participate in the study over three 
years. Informed consent and the data collection are expected to take no 
longer than 65 minutes (total) to complete. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 385.
    There are no costs to the 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 hrs)
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Law Enforcement Officers......  Pre-Enrollment               333               1            1/60               6
                                 Confirmation
                                 Email.
Law Enforcement Officers......  Biographical                 333               1            3/60              17
                                 Information.
Law Enforcement Officers......  Consent form....             333               1            5/60              28
Law Enforcement Officers......  Traditional                  333               1           30/60             167
                                 anthropometric
                                 measurements.
Law Enforcement Officers......  2D and 3D scans.             333               1           30/60             167
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             385
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-05265 Filed 3-15-17; 8:45 am]
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