[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78736-78737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-16-16GX; Docket No. CDC-2015-0113]
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 new
information collection request entitled ``Mining Industry Surveillance
System''.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 16,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0113 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
Mining Industry Surveillance System--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 & health at work for all people
through research and prevention. The Federal Mine Safety & Health Act
of 1977, section 501, enables NIOSH to carry out research relevant to
the health and safety of workers in the mining industry. Surveillance
of occupational injuries, illnesses, and exposures has been an integral
part of the work of the NIOSH since its creation by the Occupational
Safety and Health Act in 1970. Surveillance activities at the Office of
Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR), a Division of NIOSH, are
focused on the nation's mining workforce. OMSHR is planning to develop
the Mining Industry
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Surveillance System, a unique source of longitudinal information on
U.S. mines and their employees. Its purpose will be to: (1) Track
changes and emerging trends over time; (2) provide current data to
guide research and training activities; (3) provide updated demographic
and occupational data for the mining workforce; and (4) provide
denominator data to help understand the risk of work-related injuries,
disease, and fatalities in specific demographic and occupational
subgroups. The goal of the proposed project is to improve its
surveillance capability related to the occupational risks in mining.
NIOSH is requesting a three-year approval for this data collection.
NIOSH is planning to use the Mining Industry and Workforce Survey
(MIWS) to collect data for the Mining Industry Surveillance System.
Data will be collected through surveys conducted on a rotating basis in
mining sectors aligned with national mining association. In Phase 1 of
the project, the MIWS will be conducted in the stone/sand and gravel
mining sector in year 1, the metal/nonmetal mining sector in year 2,
and the coal mining sector in year 3. Data from this survey will
provide denominator data so that accident, injury, and illness reports
can be evaluated in relation to the population at risk.
Additionally, NIOSH cannot separately determine the number of
contractor employees working in metal, nonmetal, stone, or sand and
gravel mines. The survey will collect mine-level data on contractor
employees to allow NIOSH to determine the quantity of contract labor
that mine operators use and the type of work these employees perform.
NIOSH will also use the MIWS to collect mine-level data that will
provide a valuable picture of the current working environment (work
schedules and shift work practices) used in the U.S. mining industry.
Based on the stratification and sample size allocation plan
developed for this project, 34% of all sampled mines have fewer than 10
employees. Mines with 10 or fewer employees will not have to do any
sampling as they will be asked to provide data for all of their
employees. Small mines will require up to 45 minutes to complete the
survey. Mines with 11 or more employees will need up to 1.5 hours given
their need to generate an employee roster and sample 10 of their
employees. Thus, NIOSH is estimating that the average annual burden to
complete the survey will be 1 hour. Non-responding mines will be asked
to complete the Nonresponse Survey which consists of only seven
questions. NIOSH estimates that the burden for this brief survey will
be 10 minutes or less.
The total estimated burden hours are 1,397. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Responding Stone/Sand & Gravel Mining Industry 526 1 1 526
Mines (Year 1). & Workforce
Survey.
Nonresponding Stone/Sand & Nonresponse 350 1 10/60 58
Gravel Mines (Year 1). Survey.
Responding Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industry 369 1 1 369
Mines (Year 2). & Workforce
Survey.
Nonresponding Metal/Nonmetal Nonresponse 246 1 10/60 41
Mines (Year 2). Survey.
Responding Coal Mines (Year 3) Mining Industry 363 1 1 363
& Workforce
Survey.
Nonresponding Coal Mines (Year Nonresponse 242 1 10/60 40
3). Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,397
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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. 2015-31741 Filed 12-16-15; 8:45 am]
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