[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32923-32924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14680]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-19BBV]


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 ``Online training for law enforcement to reduce 
risks associated with shift work and long work hours'' 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 December 10, 2018 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 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

    Online training for law enforcement to reduce risks associated with 
shift work and long work hours--NEW--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Law enforcement officers work in stressful and dangerous conditions 
to enforce law and order, prevent crime, and protect persons and 
property. Police often work during the evening, at night, and sometimes 
irregular and long hours. Shift work and long work hours are linked to 
many health and safety risks due to disturbances to sleep, circadian 
rhythms, and personal relationships. These work schedules and 
inadequate sleep are likely critical contributors to the many health 
problems seen in police: Shorter life spans, high occupational injury 
rates, and burden of chronic illnesses. One important strategy to 
reduce these risks is training programs to inform employers and law 
enforcement officers about the risks and strategies to reduce the 
risks. This is a new Information Collection Request for one year of 
data collection. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health is authorized to carry out this data collection through 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
    The purpose of this project is to develop a training program to 
relay the risks linked to shift work and long work hours and give 
workplace strategies for employers and personal strategies for the 
officers to reduce the risks. Once finalized, the training will be 
available on the NIOSH website. The training will be pilot tested with 
30 recent graduates of a police academy in their first field experience 
and 30 experienced officers. Study staff will recruit 60 law 
enforcement officers during a 30-minute phone call. All will work full 
time on fixed night shifts. The pilot test will use a pretest/posttest 
design to examine sleep (both duration and quality), worktime 
sleepiness, and knowledge retained. Pre-test measures will be collected 
two weeks before the training. Post-test measures will be collected the 
week of the training, one week after the training and at weeks 11 and 
12 of the study. Additional post-test measures will include feedback 
about the training and if specific behaviors changed.
    Before starting the pretest, the respondent will sign an informed 
consent form. The pilot pre-test will start with the respondent filling 
out a 10 minute online survey that includes four short surveys: (1) 
Demographic information and work experience; (2) the Epworth Sleepiness 
Scale; (3) the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; and (4) a knowledge 
test. The respondent will be fitted with a wrist actigraph, which will 
record activity and estimate the times of sleep. The respondents will 
keep an online sleep activity diary and wear the actigraph continuously 
during weeks one to four of the study. The online sleep activity diary 
takes approximately two minutes a day to complete. The sleep diary and 
actigraph are being used together to obtain a more accurate timing of 
respondent's sleep and activity.
    During the third week of the study, the respondent will take the 
2.5 hour online training program. Immediately after completing the 
training, the respondent will take the post-test knowledge test and 
will provide feedback about the training including barriers to using 
the training information and what influential people

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in their life would want them to do with the training information. At 
the end of week four, the respondent will return the actigraph. No data 
collection will occur during weeks five to 10 of the study.
    The second post-test period will be weeks 11 and 12 of the study to 
gather longer-term outcomes. At the beginning of week 11, the 
respondents will be fitted with an actigraph. The respondent will wear 
the actigraph and complete the sleep activity diary for the next 14 
days. At the end of week 12 of the study, respondent will complete the 
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Changes 
in Behaviors questionnaires. The combined response time is five 
minutes. The respondent will return the actigraph and study ends.
    The burden table lists three 10-minute meetings during the post-
test period when they will return the actigraph at the end of week 
four, be fitted with an actigraph at the beginning of week 11 and 
return it at the end of week 12. The respondents will complete the 
sleep activity diary for 42 days, which will take two minutes each day.
    Study staff will use the findings from the pilot test to make 
improvements to the training program. The research team will reinforce 
or expand training content that showed less than desired results on the 
pilot test. Potential impacts of this project include improvements in 
management practices such as the design of work schedules and 
improvements in officers' personal behaviors for coping with the 
demands of shift work and long work hours. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours is 334. There are no costs 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 officers..............  phone call for                        60               1           30/60
                                         recruitment informed
                                         consent.
Law enforcement officers..............  Initial meeting.........              60               1           15/60
Law enforcement officers..............  Knowledge survey........              60               5            5/60
Law enforcement officers..............  Epworth Sleepiness Scale              60               2            1/60
Law enforcement officers..............  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality              60               2            2/60
                                         Index.
Law enforcement officers..............  Demographics and work                 60               1            2/60
                                         experience.
Law enforcement officers..............  Sleep Activity Diary....              60              84            2/60
Law enforcement officers..............  Online training.........              60               1          150/60
Law enforcement officers..............  Feedback about Training,              60               1            5/60
                                         Barriers, and
                                         Influential People.
Law enforcement officers..............  Changes in Behaviors                  60               1            2/60
                                         after Training.
Law enforcement officers..............  Actigraph fitting and                 60               3           10/60
                                         return.
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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. 2019-14680 Filed 7-9-19; 8:45 am]
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