[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16865-16867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08149]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-19-19ACC; Docket No. CDC-2019-0020]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Survey of Engineered Nanomaterial 
Occupational Safety and Health Practices. The goal of this project is 
to assess the relevance and impact of NIOSH's contribution to 
guidelines and risk mitigation practices for safe handling of 
engineered nanomaterials in the workplace.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 24, 2019.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0020 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. 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;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Survey of Engineered Nanomaterial Occupational Safety and Health 
Practices--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    As mandated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. 
L. 91-596), the mission of the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to conduct research and investigations on 
work-related disease and injury and to disseminate information for 
preventing identified workplace hazards (Sections 20(a)(1) and (d), 
Attachment 1). This dual responsibility recognizes the need to 
translate research into workplace application if it is to impact worker 
safety and well-being. The goal of this project is to assess the 
relevance and impact of NIOSH's contribution to guidelines and risk 
mitigation practices for safe handling of engineered nanomaterials in 
the workplace. The intended use of this data is to inform NIOSH's 
research agenda to enhance its relevance and impact on worker safety 
and health in the context of engineered nanomaterials. NIOSH is in the 
process of procuring a contractor to perform the work, and is on 
schedule to award a contract by summer 2019. NIOSH requests a two year 
OMB clearance.
    The research under this project will survey companies who 
manufacture, distribute, fabricate, formulate, use or provide services 
related to engineered nanomaterials. The analysis will describe the 
survey sample, response rates, and types of company by industry and 
size. Further analysis will focus on identifying the types of 
engineered nanomaterials being used in industry and the types of 
occupational safety and health practices being implemented. The 
analysis will be used to develop a final report which evaluates the 
influence of NIOSH products, services, and outputs on industry 
occupational safety and health practices.
    Under this project, the following activities and data collections 
will be conducted:
    (1) Company Pre-calls. Sampled companies will be contacted to 
identify the person who will complete the survey and to ascertain 
whether or not the company handles engineered nanomaterials.
    (2) Survey. A web-based questionnaire, with a mail option, will be 
administered to companies. The purpose of the survey is to learn 
directly from companies about their use of NIOSH materials and their 
occupational safety and health practices concerning engineered 
nanomaterials.
    A sample of 600 companies will be compiled from lists of industry 
associations, research reports, marketing databases, and web-based 
searches. Of the 600 selected companies we anticipate that 500 will 
complete the survey. The company pre-call is expected to require 5 
minutes to complete. The survey is expected to require 20 minutes to 
complete; including the time it may take respondents to look-up and 
retrieve needed information. The estimated annualized burden hours for 
the respondents' time to participate in this information collection is 
109 hours. There are no costs to the responders other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Receptionist..................  Pre-call........             300               1            5/60              25
Occupational Health and Safety  Survey..........             100               1           20/60              34
 Specialist.
Industrial Production Managers  Survey..........              75               1           20/60              25
Natural Science Managers......  Survey..........              75               1           20/60              25
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             109
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-08149 Filed 4-22-19; 8:45 am]
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