[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26690-26691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-18LQ]


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 Assessment of Occupational Injury among Fire 
Fighters Using a Follow-back Survey 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 February 13, 2018 to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. CDC received one comment 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 Occupational Injury among Fire Fighters Using a 
Follow-back Survey--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Studies have reported that fire fighters have high rates of non-
fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker 
population. As fire fighters undertake many critical public safety 
activities and are tasked with protecting the safety and health of the 
public, it follows that understanding and preventing injuries and 
exposures among fire fighters will have a benefit reaching beyond the 
workers to the general public.
    As mandated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. 
L. 91-596), the mission of NIOSH is to conduct research and 
investigations on occupational safety and health. Related to this 
mission, the purpose of this project is to conduct research that will 
provide a detailed description of non-fatal occupational injuries and 
exposures incurred by fire fighters. This information will offer 
detailed insight into events that lead to the largest number of 
nonfatal injuries and exposures among fire fighters. The project will 
use two related data sources. The first source is data abstracted from 
medical records of fire fighters treated in a nationally stratified 
sample of emergency departments. These data are routinely collected 
through the occupational supplement to the National Electronic Injury 
Surveillance System (NEISS-Work). The second data source, for which 
NIOSH is seeking OMB approval for three years, is responses to 
telephone interview surveys of the injured and exposed fire fighters 
identified within NEISS-Work.
    The proposed telephone interview surveys will supplement NEISS-Work 
data with an extensive description of fire fighter injuries and 
exposures, including worker characteristics, injury types, injury 
circumstances, injury outcomes, and use of personal protective 
equipment. Previous reports describing occupational injuries and 
exposures to fire fighters provide limited details on specific regions 
or sub-segments of the population. As compared to these earlier 
studies, the scope of the telephone interview data will be broader as 
it includes sampled cases nationwide and has no limitations in regards 
to type of employment (i.e., volunteer versus career). Results from the 
telephone interviews will be weighted and reported as national 
estimates.
    The sample size for the telephone interview survey is estimated to 
be approximately 240 fire fighters annually for the proposed three year 
duration of the study. This is based on the number of fire fighters 
identified in previous years of NEISS-Work data and a 30 to 40% 
response rate that is comparable to the rate of previously conducted 
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System telephone interview 
studies. Each telephone interview will take approximately 30 minutes to 
complete, resulting in an annualized burden estimate of 120 hours. 
Using the routine NEISS-Work data, an analysis of all identified EMS 
workers will be performed to determine if there are differences between 
the telephone interview responder and non-responder groups.
    The Division of Safety Research (DSR) within NIOSH is conducting 
this project. DSR has a strong interest in improving surveillance of 
fire fighter injuries and exposures to provide the information 
necessary for effectively targeting and implementing prevention efforts 
and, consequently, reducing occupational injuries and exposures to fire 
fighters. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will also 
contribute to this project, as they are responsible for coordinating 
the collection of all NEISS-Work data and for overseeing the collection 
of all telephone interview data. The estimated annual Burden Hours are 
120. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

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                                        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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Fire fighters.........................  Follow-back survey......             240               1           30/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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. 2018-12371 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P