[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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