[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12768-12769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-17SG]


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 ``Information on Law Enforcement Officers'' 
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 March 16, 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 agency's 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, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide written 
comments within 30 days of notice publication.

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 Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970, Public Law 9-596 (Section 20) [a][1] authorizes NIOSH to 
conduct research to advance the health and safety of workers.
    In 1975, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) released its 
manually measured anthropometric data of law enforcement officers 
(LEOs). The data have largely become outdated due to demographic 
changes in the LEO workforce (e.g., gender and race/ethnicity) that 
have occurred in the past 43 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. Collecting traditional 
anthropometry will ensure easy comparison of data between this and 
previous studies, while 3D scan information (body contours and spatial 
relations between body parts) will be used for advanced anthropometric 
analysis, computer simulation, and human body 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 accesses, and body armors.
    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 
the 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 
products that are more effective and reduce the problems associated 
with sizing and stocking these items. Data collection will occur in 4 
U.S. geographic areas using traditional anthropometric techniques for 
whole body measurements, 3D scanning techniques for head, foot, and 
whole body measurements, and a 2D scanning technique 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

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police departments, sheriff's departments, or similar governmental 
organizations throughout the continental United States. One thousand 
five LEO volunteers will participate in the study over three years, 
with a study goal of obtaining complete anthropometric assessment of 
1,000 LEOs. Information collection for each respondent is expected to 
take no longer than 63 minutes (total) to complete. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to the respondents other than their 
time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 353.

                                        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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Law Enforcement Officers..............  Biographical Information             335               1            3/60
Law Enforcement Officers..............  Data Sheet..............             335               1           25/60
Law Enforcement Officers..............  Assessment of Challenges             335               1            5/60
                                         in Vehicle and with
                                         Body Armor.
Law Enforcement Officers..............  Two-dimensional Hand                 335               1           30/60
                                         Scan and Three-
                                         dimensional Body Scans.
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Leroy 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. 2018-05911 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P