[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

[30Day-19-18APJ]


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]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P