[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23360-23361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-20MT; Docket No. CDC-2020-0040]


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 The National Firefighter Registry 
(NFR). In accordance with the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, 
the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) will develop and maintain a 
voluntary registry of firefighters to collect relevant health and 
occupational information of such firefighters for purposes of 
determining cancer incidence.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0040 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

    The National Firefighter Registry--New--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    In order to accurately monitor trends in cancer incidence and 
evaluate control measures among the U.S. fire service, Congress passed 
the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018. Under this legislation, 
CDC/NIOSH was directed to create a registry of U.S. firefighters for 
the purpose of monitoring cancer incidence and risk factors among the 
current U.S. fire service. Funding of the project was authorized 
through this legislation for five years as of fiscal year 2019. NIOSH 
is requesting a three year approval for the package.
    The main goal of the National Firefighter Registry (NFR), according 
the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, is, ``to develop and 
maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect relevant 
health and occupational information of such firefighters for purposes 
of determining cancer incidence.'' Results from the NFR will provide 
information for decision makers within the fire service and medical or 
public health community to devise and implement policies and procedures 
to lessen cancer risk and/or improve early detection of cancer among 
firefighters.
    The below table outlines the estimated time burden for participants 
enrolling in the NFR. There are three corresponding documents to be 
completed as part of the enrollment process; the Informed Consent, User 
Profile, and Enrollment Questionnaire. The estimated time burden for 
the Informed Consent and User Profile are five minutes each, and an 
estimated twenty minute burden for enrollment questionnaire and 33,354 
in burden hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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U.S. Firefighters.............  Informed Consent          66,666               1            5/60           5,566
U.S. Firefighters.............  NFR User Profile          66,666               1            5/60           5,566
                                 (web-portal
                                 registration).
U.S. Firefighters.............  NFR Enrollment            66,666               1           20/60          22,222
                                 Questionnaire.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          33,354
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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. 2020-08788 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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