[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32127-32129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13799]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2015-0042; 60Day-15-0981]
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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Assessing and
Evaluating Human Systems Integration needs in mining. CDC objective is
to conduct
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research to improve working conditions to prevent accidents and
occupational disease in underground coal and metal/nonmetal mines in
the U.S.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0042 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 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. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted 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 the 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 OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire,
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining
(OMB No. 0920-0981, expires 08/31/2015)--Extension--National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH, under Public Law 91-173 as amended by Public Law 95-164
(Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977), and Public Law 109-236
(Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006) has the
responsibility to conduct research to improve working conditions and to
prevent accidents and occupational diseases in underground coal and
metal/nonmetal mines in the United States of America. NIOSH proposes to
request additional time through an extension of the approved OMB
control number in order to collect assessment and evaluation data.
The project is aimed at determining the following information with
regards to the necessary inclusion of Human Systems Integration into
research related to underground coal mining: (1) What information is
critical for a miner to safely perform his job, (2) what processes
(e.g., expertise, decision making, attention, etc.) are necessary for a
miner to effectively perform his job, and (3) how do the miner and the
machine interact. In order to accomplish these goals, the following
data collection instruments are being used:
The General Preference Questionnaire was designed to determine how
and when miners working in an underground coal mine prefer to have
information about their work environment, the location of themselves,
others, and equipment communicated to them while they are working. This
questionnaire will be administered to 75 miners working in an
underground coal mine.
The Subject Matter Expert (SME) Questionnaire was designed to
determine how subject matter experts (e.g., experienced continuous
miner operators) prefer to have information about their work
environment, the location of themselves, others and equipment
communicated to them while they are working. The questionnaire will be
administered to 50 miners working in an underground coal mine in one of
two positions: Continuous miner operator or fire boss.
The Safety Director Questionnaire was designed to determine what
machinery and equipment is currently being used within the underground
coal mining environment. This questionnaire will be administered to up
to 50 Safety Directors working at an underground mining operation.
Vest Usability Testing was designed to examine the effectiveness
and viability of physically integrating equipment. This will be done by
asking a group of miners to wear mining vests during their normal work
hours and complete a questionnaire before and after the vest wearing
period. Approximately 60 underground coal miners will be asked to take
part in Vest Usability Testing.
The Roof Bolter Questionnaire will be used to assess the functional
lighting needs and problems around roof bolting machines and the
usability of a lighting feedback system for specific controls.
Approximately 30 Roof Bolter Operators will be asked to complete the
Roof Bolter Questionnaire (half before the intervention and half
after).
There are no costs to the miners as study participation will take
place during their normal working hours. Thus, any cost associated with
the experiment will be incurred by the mining company. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 442.
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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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Mine Employee................. Informed Consent 285 1 5/60 24
Mine Employee................. Talent Waiver... 285 1 2/60 10
Mine Employee................. Demographic 285 1 2/60 10
Questionnaire.
Mine Employee................. Task and 10 1 2 20
Cognitive Task
Analyses:
Continuous
Miner Operator.
Mine Employee................. Task and 10 1 2 20
Cognitive Task
Analyses: Fire
Boss.
Mine Employee................. Direct 10 1 4 40
Observation:
Continuous
Miner Operator.
Mine Employee................. Direct 10 1 4 40
Observation:
Fire Boss.
Mine Employee................. General 75 1 30/60 38
Preference
Questionnaire.
Mine Employee................. Subject Matter 50 1 1 50
Expert
Questionnaire.
Mine Employee................. Safety Director 50 1 30/60 25
Questionnaire.
Mine Employee................. Roof Bolter 30 2 15/60 15
Questionnaire.
Mine Employee................. Vest Usability 60 2 45/60 90
Testing.
Mine Employee................. Focus Groups.... 30 1 1 30
Mine Employee................. Lab Experiments. 30 1 1 30
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 442
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-13799 Filed 6-4-15; 8:45 am]
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