[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46060-46061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21188]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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 National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance 
System 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 January 
17, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. 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 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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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

    Assessment of the Market for Electronic Technology for Underground 
Coal Mining Safety and Health Applications--New--Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research.

Background and Brief Description

    Underground coal mining in the U.S. is a relatively small industry 
(about 46,000 employees) that operates in a unique and hazardous work 
environment. The common presence of explosive gasses and other hazards 
creates special safety requirements for equipment, including safety and 
health protection technologies, used in underground coal mines.
    The MINER Act of 2006 assigned the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) the responsibility to enhance 
development of new mine safety and health protection technology and 
technological applications and to expedite the commercial availability 
and implementation of such technology. As part of this study, NIOSH 
seeks to identify the barriers to commercial availability and 
implementation of such technology in U.S. mines.
    Experience to date has shown that there are many issues that the 
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mining industry faces that create barriers to the availability and 
implementation of safety technologies, and we believe there are other 
more subtle reasons that we do not fully understand as a Government 
research agency. The data will help provide insight into what the most 
important barriers are from the perspective of the organizations that 
must purchase, use, approve, and manufacture these safety technologies.
    NIOSH has an understanding of some of these barriers, however, 
NIOSH is not an end user of these products. Thus, the goal of the study 
is to provide a complete perspective of the barriers from the point of 
view of the mine operators and technology innovators, in order to 
improve the efficacy of the contract and grant awards that NIOSH 
administers under the authority of the MINER Act.
    The Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977, Section 501 
authorizes the collection of this data. A CDC contractor will collect 
the required data.
    NIOSH will identify 200 stakeholder organizations for structured 
interviews and a workshop. Stakeholder organizations include those 
parties involved in the development, supply, use, and regulation of 
safety and health protection technologies relevant to underground coal 
mining. Because there is no nationally representative database of these 
stakeholder organizations, NIOSH will use web searches of supplier and 
mining company Web sites, online mining publications, trade association 
member directories, federal and state regulator Web sites, and 
university mining research and development programs to compile a list 
of 200 organizations. Representatives of NIOSH Office of Mining Safety 
and Health Research will also augment the search with their input.
    From the 200 stakeholder organizations, 150 representatives will 
participate in structured interviews. CDC expects that a pre-call to 
each organization will require 15 minutes to complete and the 
structured interview will require 60 minutes to complete, including the 
time it may take respondents to look-up and retrieve needed 
information.
    In addition, 30 stakeholder representatives will participate in the 
workshop. The burden table below reflects 15 hours of burden for each 
workshop group. This includes the in-person participation of 9 hours 
and 6 hours of travel time. A total of 10 respondents per year will 
participate in the workshop. The estimated annualized burden hours for 
the respondents' time to participate in this information collection are 
217 hours.
    CDC seeks a three-year OMB approval to collect information.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)
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Receptionists.........................  Pre-call................              67               1           15/60
General and Operations Managers.......  Structured Interview....              25               1               1
Industrial Production Managers........  Structured Interview....              13               1               1
Architecture and Engineering            Structured Interview....              12               1               1
 Occupations.
General and Operations Managers.......  Workshop................               5               1              15
Industrial Production Managers........  Workshop................               3               1              15
Architecture and Engineering            Workshop................               2               1              15
 Occupations.
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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. 2017-21188 Filed 10-2-17; 8:45 am]
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