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emergency response readiness of CDC
and other national, regional, state, local,
and international public health
organizations; (25) develops capacity
within the states to integrate new and
existing epidemiological and scientific
principles into operational and
programmatic expertise in emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery;
(26) identifies and shares best practices
from all academic and operational fields
to develop appropriate technical
assistance for state and local
departments of health for all-hazards
preparedness, response, and recovery;
(27) provides technical assistance
related to the development of
contingency plans, training, and
operational liaison activities with other
agencies and response teams engaged in
emergency responses; (28) coordinates
activities through the division and with
other components of CDC; other federal,
state, tribal, local, and territorial
government agencies; and other public
and private organizations, as
appropriate; (29) supports NCEH and
ATSDR emergency management efforts
to protect the public’s health from
environmental threats; (31) facilitates
situational awareness, fusion, and
outreach by developing and
disseminating timely assessments of
evolving events, courses of action, and
communication to intra and interagency partners; (32) supports incident
management and coordination for
complex emergency management
including the development, approval,
and updating of standardized processes
to enable appropriate and adequate
management of resources; (33) serves as
the NCEH & ATSDR subject matter
experts for facilitating emergency
management planning, training, and
exercise; including identification of
requirements, key skillsets/capabilities,
capacity, and critical gaps in our
preparedness posture; (34) works with
the National Response Program and
CDC guidelines to collaborate with
stakeholders during emergency response
situations; and (35) provides technical
information and site-specific support in
addressing the health issues presented
by emergency or acute release events,
and on the nature, extent, status, and
implications of ongoing, emerging, and
evolving threats and subsequent efforts
to reduce their adverse impacts.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–18–18LQ; Docket No. CDC–2018–
0015]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

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 and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled ‘‘Assessment of Occupational
Injury among Fire Fighters Using a
Follow-back Survey.’’ The purpose of
this project is to collect follow-back
telephone interview data from injured
and exposed fire fighters treated in
emergency departments (EDs) and
produce a descriptive summary of these
injuries and exposures.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before April 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0015 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.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. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all Federal
comments 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 Leroy A.
Richardson, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
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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 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; and
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.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Assessment of Occupational Injury
among Fire Fighters Using a Followback Survey—New—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Studies have reported that fire fighters
have high rates of non-fatal injuries and
illnesses as compared to the general
worker population. As fire fighters
undertake many critical public safety
activities and are tasked with protecting
the safety and health of the public, it
follows that understanding and
preventing injuries and exposures
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reaching beyond the workers to the
general public.
As mandated in the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L.
91–596), the mission of NIOSH is to
conduct research and investigations on
occupational safety and health. Related
to this mission, the purpose of this
project is to conduct research that will
provide a detailed description of nonfatal occupational injuries and
exposures incurred by fire fighters. This
information will offer detailed insight
into events that lead to the largest
number of nonfatal injuries and
exposures among fire fighters. The
project will use two related data
sources. The first source is data
abstracted from medical records of fire
fighters treated in a nationally stratified
sample of emergency departments.
These data are routinely collected
through the occupational supplement to
the National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System (Neiss–Work). The
second data source, for which NIOSH is
seeking OMB approval for three years, is
responses to telephone interview
surveys of the injured and exposed fire
fighters identified within Neiss–Work.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance
System telephone interview studies.
Each telephone interview will take
approximately 30 minutes to complete,
resulting in an annualized burden
estimate of 120 hours. Using the routine
Neiss–Work data, an analysis of all
identified EMS workers will be
performed to determine if there are
differences between the telephone
interview responder and non-responder
groups.
The Division of Safety Research (DSR)
within NIOSH is conducting this
project. DSR has a strong interest in
improving surveillance of fire fighter
injuries and exposures to provide the
information necessary for effectively
targeting and implementing prevention
efforts and, consequently, reducing
occupational injuries and exposures to
fire fighters. The Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) will also
contribute to this project, as they are
responsible for coordinating the
collection of all Neiss–Work data and
for overseeing the collection of all
telephone interview data.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.

The proposed telephone interview
surveys will supplement Neiss–Work
data with an extensive description of
fire fighter injuries and exposures,
including worker characteristics, injury
types, injury circumstances, injury
outcomes, and use of personal
protective equipment. Previous reports
describing occupational injuries and
exposures to fire fighters provide
limited details on specific regions or
sub-segments of the population. As
compared to these earlier studies, the
scope of the telephone interview data
will be broader as it includes sampled
cases nationwide and has no limitations
in regards to type of employment (i.e.,
volunteer versus career). Results from
the telephone interviews will be
weighted and reported as national
estimates.
The sample size for the telephone
interview survey is estimated to be
approximately 240 fire fighters annually
for the proposed three year duration of
the study. This is based on the number
of fire fighters identified in previous
years of Neiss–Work data and a 30 to
40% response rate that is comparable to
the rate of previously conducted

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total
burden
(in hours)

Form name

Fire fighters .......................................

Follow-back survey ..........................

240

1

30/60

120

Total ...........................................

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120

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.
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Solicitation of Nominations for
Appointment to the Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(BSC, NCEH/ATSDR)
ACTION:

Notice.

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking

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nominations for membership on the
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR. The BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR consists of 16 experts in fields
associated with environmental public
health or in related disciplines (e.g.,
environmental law, preventive
medicine, epidemiology, occupational
and environmental health,
environmental toxicology,
environmental justice, laboratory
sciences, risk assessment, public policy,
behavioral social science, and health
economics). Nominations are being
sought for individuals who have
expertise and qualifications necessary to
contribute to the accomplishments of
the Board’s objectives. Nominees will be
selected based on expertise in the fields
of environmental public health or
related disciplines (e.g., environmental
law, preventive medicine,
epidemiology, occupational and
environmental health, environmental
toxicology, environmental justice,
laboratory sciences, risk assessment,
public policy, behavioral social science,

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and health economics). Federal
employees will not be considered for
membership. Members may be invited
to serve for up to four-year terms.
Selection of members is based on
candidates’ qualifications to contribute
to the accomplishment of BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR objectives https://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/science/.
Nominations for membership on
the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR must be
received no later than April 29, 2018.
Packages received after this time will
not be considered for the current
membership cycle.

DATES:

All nominations should be
mailed to Shirley Little, Program
Analyst, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, 4770
Buford Highway (MS–F45), Atlanta,
Georgia 30341, Email addresses: slittle@
cdc.gov. Telephone and facsimile
submissions cannot be accepted.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley Little, NCEH/ATSDR Program
Analyst, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,

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