[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20478-20479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-1348; Docket No. CDC-2024-0020]


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 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) for Cancer. In 
accordance with the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, the NFR 
will 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 May 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0020 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 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;
    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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer (OMB Control No. 
0920-1348, Exp. 9/30/2024)--Revision--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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 for the project was authorized 
through this legislation for five years as of fiscal year 2019.
    According to the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, the main 
goal of the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer 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. Revisions to this collection 
include an update of the estimated annualized time burden and 
occupational wage information to reflect current earnings based on the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2022 and a more accurate number of 
respondents based on the first year of project enrollment. 
Additionally, minor updates to the enrollment questionnaire were made 
to improve readability and the overall user experience.
    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. CDC 
requests OMB approval for an estimated 17,221 burden hours. There are 
no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        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          33,333               1            5/60           2,783
U.S. Firefighters.............  NFR User Profile          33,333               1            5/60           2,783
                                 (web-portal
                                 registration).
U.S. Firefighters.............  NFR Enrollment            33,333               1           20/60          11,111
                                 Questionnaire.
U.S. Firefighters.............  Records request.              34               1          960/60             544
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          17,221
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-06095 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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