    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 53380-53381]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18994]

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    [30Day-20-20AZ]

    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 titled Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the
    Training and Education Modules in the North American Fatigue Management
    Program 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 November
    4, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
    received one comment 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
    information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
    this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain Find this particular
    information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
    Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Training and Education Modules
    in the North American Fatigue Management Program--New--National
    Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
    Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Background and Brief Description
        The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
    Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
    through research and prevention. Reducing fatigue-related crashes is
    one of the top 10 changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and
    save lives identified by the National Transportation Safety Board
    (NTSB) and a National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) priority.
    Fatigue is a preventable cause of crashes.
        The North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP) was developed
    by the FMCSA, Transport Canada, and other entities to address
    commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver fatigue through a comprehensive
    approach that delivers prevention information to carriers, dispatchers,
    drivers, and family members. In 2015, the National Academy of Sciences
    published the report ``Commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue, long-
    term health, and highway safety research needs'' that identified the
    need for fully evaluating the NAFMP so that recommendations for
    implementation of NAFMP are supported by scientific evidence. NIOSH is
    collaborating with the FMCSA to ensure the success of the proposed
    study.
        NIOSH will recruit two commercial vehicle carriers, and CMV
    drivers, hereafter referred to as ``drivers'', employed by those
    carriers. Data will be collected during drivers' application to
    participate in the study, briefing session, study participation, and
    debriefing session. Data collection will primarily focus on driving
    performance, sleep, and sleepiness. These outcomes will be compared
    between pre-rollout of the NAFMP (in which drivers will operate as they
    did before their participation in the study) and after the rollout of
    the NAFMP training and education modules (in which drivers and managers
    will operate with increased knowledge, strategies, and techniques to
    reduce their fatigue). All drivers interested in participating in the
    study may complete the application. A briefing session will be
    scheduled with drivers who are found eligible for the study. During the
    briefing session, drivers who provide informed consent

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    will be enrolled in the study. Drivers will have a debriefing session
    if a driver chooses to withdraw from the study early or upon completion
    of the 8-month participation period.
        Drivers who have a valid Class-A commercial driver's license (CDL)
    and work at the participating company in regional and long-haul
    operations for at least one year will be eligible for the study. A
    convenience sample of 180 eligible drivers will be recruited to
    participate in the study. The study sample will include approximately
    90 regional and 90 long-haul drivers. There will be no required minimum
    number of female or minority drivers.
        Data will be collected during each phase: (1) In the application,
    drivers will be asked to provide their name and contact information
    (home address, telephone number, and email address) to allow contact
    from the research team regarding their eligibility for the study. (2)
    In the briefing session, drivers will be asked to complete the
    Background Questionnaire. (3) During the study, information collection
    will occur through several streams: (a) A real-time fatigue monitoring
    system installed in the participating driver's vehicle; (b) Smart phone
    apps to collect data from a psychomotor vigilance test, the Karolinska
    Sleepiness Scale, a sleep log, a difficulty of drive scale, a degree of
    drive hazards scale, a fatigue scale, and a stress scale; (c) an
    electronic logging device which will record information about the
    driver's hours of service and driving; (d) a wrist actigraphy device to
    collect data on driver sleep and wake times. Drivers will be asked to
    synchronize the actigraph with a smartphone app daily; (e) smartphone
    or web-based questionnaires including an Exercise and Food Consumption
    Questionnaire, the quality of life short form 36 version-2
    questionnaire (SF-36v2), Family Interactions Questionnaire, and Job
    Descriptive Index. These will be completed by drivers at four different
    intervals, including the beginning (1st week) and middle (2nd month) of
    the baseline phase, and the middle (5th month) and end (8th month) of
    the intervention phase; (f) A questionnaire to assess corporate
    practices and corporate safety climate will be given to managers at the
    participating carriers. These will be completed by managers at the
    beginning (1st week) of the study and end (8th month) of the
    intervention phase; and (g) During the field study, carriers will be
    asked to provide information concerning crashes and roadside violations
    occurring during each driver's period of study participation.
    Administrative cost information (e.g., equipment, labor, etc.) will
    also be collected from the carrier to evaluate cost-benefit of the
    intervention.
        OMB approval is requested for two years. Participation is voluntary
    and there are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
    estimated annualized burden is 5,278 hours.

                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                         Number of    Average burden
              Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                        respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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    Carrier Management....................  Participation Agreement.               1               1               1
                                            Retrieval of Company                   1               8           90/60
                                             Monthly Roadside
                                             Violations/Crash
                                             Reports.
                                            Retrieval of Company                   1              16               2
                                             Administrative Costs.
                                            Management Practice                    5               1           45/60
                                             questionnaire (Time 1).
                                            Management Practice                    5               1           45/60
                                             questionnaire (Time 2).
    Drivers...............................  Application to                       150               1           12/60
                                             Participate.
                                            Actigraph Training......              90               1           10/60
                                            Background Questionnaire              90               1           45/60
                                            Daily Smartphone                      90             720            1/60
                                             Questions.
                                            PVT.....................              90             720            3/60
                                            Exercise and Food                     90               4           20/60
                                             Consumption
                                             Questionnaire.
                                            SF-36v2.................              90               4           30/60
                                            Family Interactions                   90               4           15/60
                                             Questionnaire.
                                            Safety Climate                        90               4           10/60
                                             Questionnaire.
                                            Job Descriptive Index...              90               4           30/60
                                            Post-Study Questionnaire              90               1               1
                                            Phone Briefings.........              90               8            6/60
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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. 2020-18994 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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