[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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