[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47955-47957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12232]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-24FY; Docket No. CDC-2024-0046]


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 information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Lung Function Screening of Construction Workers with Exposure to 
Dusts and Chemicals. The goal of the proposed study is to determine if 
small airway dysfunction or early-stage disease can consistently be 
identified in high-risk workers with normal spirometry.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 5, 2024.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0046 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 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Lung Function Screening in Construction Workers Exposed to Dusts 
and Chemicals--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Construction workers are routinely exposed to a number of inhaled 
toxins known to contribute to the development of chronic respiratory 
disease. A 2010 industry study suggested that over 50% of construction 
workers reported occupational exposure to vapors, gases, dusts, and 
fumes (VGDF) at least twice a week and that nearly 18% of ever-employed 
construction industry workers have abnormal lung function. In fact, 
construction workers are approximately 1.64 times more likely to have 
airway obstruction than other working groups within the U.S. trades.
    An emerging lung function test procedure called impulse 
oscillometry (IOS) is more sensitive than spirometry, the standard test 
for monitoring worker pulmonary function. IOS can identify small airway 
functional status with the potential to identify those with often 
reversible abnormalities within the small airways (<2mm diameter). 
Thus, the goal of the proposed study is to determine if small airway 
dysfunction or early-stage disease can consistently be identified by 
IOS in high-risk workers with normal spirometry.
    Two construction worker groups will be enrolled: (1) those at risk 
for respirable silica exposure (i.e., blockmasons or bricklayers); and 
(2) workers with occupational exposure to welding fumes and metals 
(i.e., welders). NIOSH researchers will collect questionnaire 
information pertaining to respiratory symptomology, smoking history, 
job-type tenure, worksite mitigation strategies, and personal 
protective equipment use. Height, weight, blood pressure and lung 
function testing measures will also be performed. The amount of 
personal identifiable information collected will be limited, but it is 
necessary to collect each worker's age, month and year of birth, sex 
assigned at birth, race/ethnicity, and smoking history to evaluate lung 
function test results. Additional medical data will be collected to 
reduce the risk of adverse effects or transmission of infectious 
disease to subjects performing lung function.
    CDC requests a two-year OMB approval for an estimate 83 annual 
burden hours. There is no cost 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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Eligible Study Participants....  Informed Consent.           75               1            20/60              25
Study Participants.............  Height, Weight,             75               1            10/60              13
                                  and Demographics.
Study Participants.............  Study                       75               1            10/60              13
                                  Questionnaire.
Spirometry Lung Function Test    Spirometry Test             75               1            15/60              19
 Results.                         Report.
Impulse Oscillometry Test        Oscillometry Test           75               1            10/60              13
 Results.                         Report.
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    Total......................  .................  ...........  ..............  ...............              83
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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. 2024-12232 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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