[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55545-55546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24235]
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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 Surveillance of Nonfatal Injuries Among On-
Duty 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 July 20, 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
Surveillance of Nonfatal Injuries Among On-Duty Law Enforcement
Officers--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Studies have reported that law enforcement officers have high rates
of non-fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker
population. As law enforcement officers 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
among law enforcement officers 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
incurred by law enforcement officers. This information will offer
detailed insight into events that lead to the largest number of
nonfatal injuries among law enforcement officers. The project will use
two related data sources. The first source is data abstracted from
medical records of law enforcement officers 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 law
enforcement officers identified within NEISS-Work.
The proposed telephone interview surveys will supplement NEISS-Work
data with an extensive description of law enforcement officer injuries
and exposures, including worker characteristics, injury types, injury
circumstances, and injury outcomes. Previous reports describing
occupational injuries to law enforcement officers 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. 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 300 law enforcement officers annually for the proposed
three year duration of the study. This is based on the number of law
enforcement officers identified in previous years of NEISS-Work data
and a 30% 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 150
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
law enforcement officer injuries to provide the information necessary
for effectively targeting and implementing prevention efforts and,
consequently, reducing occupational injuries to law enforcement
officers. 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. Annual Burden Hours are estimated to
be 150. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
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....................... Follow-back survey...... 300 1 30/60
officers..............................
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-24235 Filed 11-5-18; 8:45 am]
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