[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14918-14919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-21-21AN]


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 Examining Safety and Health Among Aviation 
Industry Workers in Alaska: A Survey 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 18, 2020 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. 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

    Examining Safety and Health Among Aviation Industry Workers in 
Alaska: A Survey--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. The Occupational Safety and Health 
Act, 91 (section 20[a] [1]), authorizes NIOSH to conduct research to 
advance the health and safety of workers.
    The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development received 
over 320,000 reports of occupational injury or illness which cost more 
than $3 billion in workers' compensation benefits from 2000-2013. 
Maintenance technicians and ramp/baggage/cargo/dock agents made up the 
largest number of claims from the aviation industry. Among these 
workers, the most frequently observed injury event was overexertion/
bodily reaction, which most often led to sprains, strains, and tears.
    NIOSH is proposing to update findings from a NIOSH-funded survey 
conducted in Alaska during 2001-2002 on attitudes and practices of 
pilots and aviation operators. This project is part of a larger 
National Occupational Research Agenda project ``Improving Safety in the 
Commercial Aviation Industry in Alaska'' which includes a survey of 
aviation workers in Alaska using

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workers' compensation claims data to guide the selection of employee 
groups to target for survey participation.
    The goals of this study are (1) To better understand work practices 
and the work environment where injuries occur in the aviation industry, 
(2) To identify and quantify the characteristics, attitudes, practices, 
and observations of workers to determine potential risk factors, and 
(3) To provide a snapshot of workers' perceived safety and health needs 
and concerns. The results of the study will be used to develop 
denominators for each occupation; identify statistically significant 
correlations between attitudes, behaviors, company policies, and 
accident rates; guide the development of prioritized evidence-based 
interventions and safety solutions for these workers and potentially 
other workers with similar tasks and in similar environments; and 
generate hypotheses for future research on health and safety topics in 
the aviation industry.
    NIOSH has contracted with the University of Alaska Anchorage's 
Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) to develop and conduct 
the surveys. ISER conducted the previous survey of Alaska operators and 
pilots in 2001 and 2002 and has extensive experience in survey research 
in Alaska. The statewide survey questionnaire will be administered to 
air taxi and commuter airline operators (including the subset of 
single-pilot operators), commercial pilots, ramp/baggage/cargo/dock 
agents, customer service agents, and maintenance technicians.
    The questionnaire for operators requests the number of employed 
pilots, ramp/baggage/cargo/dock agents, customer service agents, and 
maintenance technicians. This second element in the sample design will 
allow for the determination of the number of employees in each 
occupational group needed to complete the survey. The operator 
questionnaire requests the number of employees in the four occupational 
groups--pilots, mechanics, customer service agents, and ramp/baggage/
cargo/dock agents, and their names and contact information.
    The burden table lists the estimated population size of 306 
operators; 820 commercial pilots; 1,400 maintenance technicians; 1,100 
ramp/baggage/cargo/dock agents; and 1,600 customer service agents based 
on data from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development 
(2016). The total burden for all surveys, is estimated to be 1,547 
hours. CDC is requesting a one-year approval. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Operators.............................  Operator_Survey.........             306               1           25/60
Pilots................................  Pilot_Survey............             820               1           25/60
Maintenance technicians...............  Maintenance                        1,400               1           15/60
                                         Technician_Survey.
Ramp/baggage/cargo/dock agents........  RBCD_Survey.............           1,100               1           15/60
Customer Service Agents...............  CSA_Survey..............           1,600               1           15/60
All non-respondents...................  Non-respondent                     1,045               1            3/50
                                         Questionnaire.
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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. 2021-05763 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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