[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39779-39780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16894]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-15-15ASI; Docket No. CDC-2015-0051]
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 a proposed field
survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas
(O&G) extraction.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 8,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0051 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 Safety and Health Hazards to Workers in Oil and Gas
Extraction: A Survey--New--Information Collection Request--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. NIOSH is proposing a three
year study to conduct a survey questionnaire of 500 land-based oil and
gas (O&G) extraction workers in 3 U.S. states (Texas, North Dakota, and
a state in the Appalachian Basin) to examine safety and health issues
and concerns of this workforce. Workers who drive as a part of their
work duties will be asked to complete an additional set of questions
about their driving environment and behaviors. We expect a response
rate of 80%, so it is estimated that we will approach 625 workers in
order to have 500 workers complete the survey.
The goals of this study are (1) To determine on-duty and off-duty
factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes, injuries and illness
among U.S. land-based O&G extraction workers and (2) To identify other
safety and health needs and concerns of U.S. land-based O&G extraction
workers, a largely non-unionized workforce. The results of this study
will guide the development of evidence-based and priority interventions
and future research in the O&G extraction industry that will improve
the safety and health of O&G workers.
Administration of the survey questionnaire will occur at temporary
modular lodging facilities (`man camps'), training centers, equipment/
trucking yards, well sites, and community centers in oilfield towns. A
screening questionnaire, ``Module 1: Screening'' will be administered
to 313 workers per year (for 2 years) to determine that the worker is
eligible for the survey. This questionnaire will take about 5 minutes.
NIOSH anticipates that up to 63 workers per year (20% of screened
workers) will be eligible but not interested in participating in this
study. These workers will be asked to complete a brief, 6-question
``Non-Respondent Questionnaire'', which will take about 5 minutes.
Approximately 250 workers per year (for 2 years) will be eligible and
agree to participate in the study (80% response rate). These workers
will complete ``Module 2: General,'' ``Module 3: Well-site work,'' and
``Module 5: Closing Questions'' (approximately 225 workers will use the
tablet version and 25 will opt to use the hardcopy version). ``Module
5: Closing
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Questions'' includes a brief interview with program staff. The
questionnaire and interview will take approximately 40 minutes to
complete for workers using the tablet, or 50 minutes for those using
the hardcopy version. Workers who drive a company vehicle will also be
asked to complete ``Module 4: Motor Vehicle.'' An estimated 75% of the
workers will complete the driving portion of the survey (187 workers).
This module will take approximately 10 additional minutes to complete
for those using the tablet (approximately 168 workers per year), or 20
minutes for those completing the hardcopy version (19 workers per
year).
The total estimated burden hours are 236. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Number of responses Avg. burden Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents per per response (in hrs.)
respondent (in hrs.)
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Presumed O&G Extraction Workers.. Module 1: Screening 313 1 5/60 26
O&G Extraction Workers........... Non Respondent 63 1 5/60 5
Questionnaire.
O&G Extraction Workers........... Tablet Version..... 225 1 40/60 150
Modules 2: General
Module 3: Well
Site Work, and
Module 5: Closing
Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers........... Hardcopy........... 25 1 50/60 21
Version............
Modules 2: General
Module 3: Well
Site Work, and
Module 5: Closing
Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers who drive Tablet Version..... 168 1 10/60 28
at work. Module 4: Motor
Vehicle.
O&G Extraction Workers who drive Hardcopy Version... 19 1 20/60 6
at work. Module 4: Motor
Vehicle.
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Total........................ ................... ........... ........... .............. 236
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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. 2015-16894 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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