[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28233-28234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12972]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-18-0530]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on
February 20, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice.
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and
affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms, OMB No. 0920-
0530, expires 04/30/2018--Reinstatement without change--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On October 30, 2000, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
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Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384-7385) was enacted.
This Act established a federal compensation program for employees of
the Department of Energy (DOE) and certain of its contractors,
subcontractors and vendors, who have suffered cancers and other
designated illnesses as a result of exposures sustained in the
production and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179, issued on December 7, 2000, delegated
authorities assigned to ``the President'' under the Act to the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy and Justice.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was delegated the
responsibility of establishing methods for estimating radiation doses
received by eligible claimants with cancer applying for compensation.
NIOSH is applying the following methods to estimate the radiation doses
of individuals applying for compensation.
In performance of its dose reconstruction responsibilities, under
the Act, NIOSH is providing voluntary interview opportunities to
claimants (or their survivors) individually and providing them with the
opportunity to assist NIOSH in documenting the work history of the
employee by characterizing the actual work tasks performed. In
addition, NIOSH and the claimant may identify incidents that may have
resulted in undocumented radiation exposures, characterizing
radiological protection and monitoring practices, and identify co-
workers and other witnesses as may be necessary to confirm undocumented
information. In this process, NIOSH uses a computer assisted telephone
interview (CATI) system, which allows interviews to be conducted more
efficiently and quickly as opposed to a paper-based interview
instrument. Both interviews are voluntary and failure to participate in
either or both interviews will not have a negative effect on the claim,
although voluntary participation may assist the claimant by adding
important information that may not be otherwise available.
There are no changes to the questions contained in the package, or
the estimated burden hours. This Information Collection Request (ICR)
is being submitted as a reinstatement because the previous ICR expired
on April 30, 2018 and the updated ICR was not submitted before the
expiration date. NIOSH uses the data collected in this process to
complete an individual dose reconstruction that accounts, as fully as
possible, for the radiation dose incurred by the employee in the line
of duty for DOE nuclear weapons production programs. After dose
reconstruction, NIOSH also performs a brief, voluntary final interview
with the claimant to explain the results and to allow the claimant to
confirm or question the records NIOSH has compiled. This will also be
the final opportunity for the claimant to supplement the dose
reconstruction record.
At the conclusion of the dose reconstruction process, the claimant
submits a form to confirm that the claimant has no further information
to provide to NIOSH about the claim at this time. The form notifies the
claimant that signing the form allows NIOSH to forward a dose
reconstruction report to DOL and to the claimant, and closes the record
on data used for the dose reconstruction. Signing this form does not
indicate that the claimant agrees with the outcome of the dose
reconstruction. The dose reconstruction results will be supplied to the
claimant and to the DOL, the agency that will utilize them as one part
of its determination of whether the claimant is eligible for
compensation under the Act.
Total annualized burden is estimated to be 3900 hours. There is no
cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Claimant........................... Initial Interview.......... 3,600 1 1
Claimant........................... Conclusion form OCAS-1..... 3,600 1 5/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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. 2018-12972 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am]
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