[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64076-64077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-20BY; Docket No. CDC-2019-0104]


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 Pilot Project: Work Organization 
Risks to Short-haul Truck Drivers' Health & Safety. This study is 
designed to assess how local/short haul drivers perceive their work 
environments, and how that relates to their well-being.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0104 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: 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

    Pilot Project: Work Organization Risks to Short-haul Truck Drivers' 
Health & Safety--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Commercial truck drivers face widely acknowledged safety risks on 
the job and are at an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, 
hypertension, and obesity. Long and irregular work hours, lack of 
breaks, inadequate sleep, and little access to exercise facilities and 
healthy eating options contribute to drivers' health and safety 
problems. Additionally, health complications of obesity (e.g., sleep 
apnea, type II diabetes) place truckers at even greater risk of roadway 
crashes. Much of what we know about work and health is based on 
knowledge gleaned from research on long-haul commercial drivers. Local 
short haul drivers are those who generally return home each night after 
work, and who travel no more than 150 miles from the employer's 
terminal each day (whereas long-haul drivers are away from home for 
long periods of time and drive much greater distances daily). This 
research addresses a gap in knowledge and responds to stakeholders' 
requests for research that examines work organization in local short-
haul commercial driving. The purpose of this data collection is to 
learn more about the local short-haul trucking industry and how the 
complex interplay between job design and individual health behaviors 
affects the safety, health, and well-being of commercial drivers. NIOSH 
is requesting a 12-month OMB approval.
    A survey will be used to collect cross-sectional data from 300 
local short-haul commercial drivers. Drivers will answer questions 
about work design, organizational policies, occupational stressors, 
physical health, safety, and mental well-being. The data collected will 
be used to characterize work organization in local short-haul 
commercial driving, and analyzed to examine the association between 
work design and driver physical health, mental health, well-being, and 
safety.
    Stakeholders in trucking associations have agreed to promote 
participation in the study amongst their member organizations. A sample 
of 300 drivers will be recruited from across several commercial driving 
companies over a six-month time period. This is a cross-sectional 
survey. Drivers will complete the survey only one time. It is estimated 
that the survey will take about 30 minutes to complete. All responses 
are anonymous, and no personally identifiable information will be 
collected. There are no costs to

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respondents other than their time. The total estimated burden requested 
from respondents is 149 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     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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Screening of Drivers..........  Screening.......             300               1            5/60              25
L/SH Truck Drivers............  Hardcopy Survey              297               1           25/60             124
                                 Sections 1-7.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             149
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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. 2019-25148 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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