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and healthful working conditions for
men and women (Occupational Safety
and Health Act, 1970, Pub. L. 91–596
(Section 20[a][1])). The National
Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory focuses on improving
personal protective equipment across
many industries, including the fire
services. NIOSH seeks to request a
three-year Office of Management and
Budget approval to gather data about
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
use conditions.
Turnout gear is a type of PPE used by
the 1.1 million U.S. fire fighters to
shield the body from carcinogens,
flames, heat, and chemical/biological
agents. It serves as a barrier to external
hazards while simultaneously allowing
for the escape of metabolic heat to
prevent elevated core body
temperatures. To provide the necessary
performance characteristics, turnout
gear design is complex, consisting of
three major layers that work as a
composite—a thermal liner, a moisture
barrier, and an outer shell.
Consensus standards provide
performance requirements and
retirement criteria for turnout gear. The
retirement criteria is based on visual
inspections and a 10-year age cap with
visual inspection being less effective for
the moisture barrier and thermal liner
layers. Recent data of turnout gear

(2) surveying the fire fighters assigned
to each set of sampled gear to obtain
one-month of retrospective information
about the use conditions to which it was
likely exposed; and
(3) a 6-month prospective data
collection where the fire fighters
assigned to each set of sampled gear
provide information about their shiftspecific exposures.
The survey will provide details about
the use conditions (e.g., number and
type of launderings, repair history, and
exposure to fire-related calls) specific to
the fire fighters who used the sampled
turnout gear. The data produced by this
study will be used to improve
confidence that turnout gear will remain
protective throughout its lifecycle.
Samples of 300 individuals will be
collected from three fire departments.
The time required to complete a data
collection instrument will be about 30
minutes for the paper retrospective
study and 10 minutes for each
electronic prospective survey to be
completed at the end of each shift,
which is estimated to be 60 shifts over
a 6-month period.
The following table provides an
estimate of the annualized burden
hours. The estimated total hours for this
information collection is 3,150, over a
three-year timeframe, with a maximum
of 300 people.

donated from fire departments
demonstrates that turnout gear from 2 to
10 years old was unable to meet all
performance requirements. Thus, under
the current retirement criteria, turnout
gear that may not be protective against
all hazards is being used by fire fighters.
Intuitively, the use conditions to
which turnout gear would be exposed to
when used by a large or medium
metropolitan fire department would be
very different from those of a smaller
department. However, the absence of
scientific data to link performance to
use conditions (e.g., number and type of
washings, number of fire-related calls)
provides a barrier to transitioning to an
alternative approach to retirement.
This study will obtain a statistically
meaningful sample of turnout gear from
three fire departments. The use
conditions for the sampled turnout gear
will be determined, and the gear will be
subjected to established performance
requirements. For each set of gear, its
performance will be directly linked to
its use condition history. This combined
lab and field data will help determine
if there is a relationship between
turnout and gear use conditions. As well
as the ability for turnout, gear too
effectively protect the user.
The use conditions for each set of
sampled gear will be determined by:
(1) Reviewing fire department records,
practices, and policies;

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Individual Fire Fighter ....

Turnout Gear Safety Survey—Retrospective Exposures for past month.
Turnout Gear Safety Survey—Prospective Exposures for six months.

100

1

30/60

50

100

60

10/60

1,000

..............................................................................

........................

........................

........................

1,050

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

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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Number of
responses per
respondent

Type of respondents

Proposed Data Collections 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
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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 ‘‘Coal Workers’ Health
Surveillance Program (CWHSP). The
CWHSP is a congressionally-mandated
medical examination program for
monitoring the health of coal miners
and was originally established under the
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety

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Act of 1969 with all subsequent
amendments (the Act).
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before June 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0030 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.

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
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,

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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
Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance
Program (CWHSP), OMB Number 0920–
0020, expires 06/30/2018—Extension—
for National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH would like to extend the Coal
Workers’ Health Surveillance Program
(CWHSP) data collection project. This
request incorporates all components of
the CWHSP. Those components
includes Coal Workers’ X-ray
Surveillance Program (CWXSP), B
Reader Program, Enhanced Coal
Workers’ Health Surveillance Program
(ECWHSP), Expanded Coal Workers’
Health Surveillance Program, and
National Coal Workers’ Autopsy Study
(NCWAS).
The CWHSP is a congressionally
mandated medical examination program
for monitoring the health of coal miners
and was originally established under the
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety
Act of 1969 with all subsequent
amendments (the Act). The Act provides
the regulatory authority for the
administration of the CWHSP. This
Program, which operates in accordance
with 42 CFR part 37, is useful in
providing information for protecting the
health of and also in documenting
trends and patterns in the prevalence of
coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (‘black
lung’ disease) among miners employed
in U.S. coal mines. The total estimated
annualized burden hours of 20,281 is
based on the following collection
instruments:
• Coal Mine Operator Plan (2.10) and
Coal Contractor Plan (2.18)—Under 42
CFR part 37, every coal operator and
coal contractor in the U.S. must submit
a plan approximately every 4 years,
providing information on how they plan
to notify their miners of the opportunity
to obtain the medical examination.
Completion of this form with all
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roster of current employees) takes
approximately 30 minutes.
• Radiographic Facility Certification
Document (2.11)—X-ray facilities
seeking NIOSH approval to provide
miner radiographs under the CWHSP
must complete an approval packet
including this form that requires
approximately 30 minutes for
completion.
• Miner Identification Document
(2.9)—Miners who elect to participate in
the CWHSP must fill out this document,
which requires approximately 20
minutes. This document records
demographic and occupational history,
as well as information required under
the regulations in relation to the
examinations.
• Chest Radiograph Classification
Form (2.8)—NIOSH utilizes a
radiographic classification system
developed by the International Labour
Office (ILO) in the determination of
pneumoconiosis among coal miners.
Physicians (B Readers) fill out this form
regarding their interpretations of the
radiographs (each image has at least two
separate interpretations, and
approximately 7% of the images require
additional interpretations). Based on
prior practice it takes the physician
approximately three minutes per form.
• Physician Application for
Certification (2.12)—Physicians taking
the B Reader examination are asked to
complete this registration form, which
provides demographic information as
well as information regarding their
medical practices. It typically takes the
physician about 10 minutes to complete
this form.
• Guidelines for Spirometry in the
ECWHSP Mobile (Internal use, no form
number assigned)—Miners (both active
and former) participating in the
ECWHSP component of the Program are
offered a spirometry test. This form is
administered by a NIOSH employee (or
contractor) in the ECWHSP Mobile Unit
during the initial intake process and
takes approximately five minutes to
complete. This information is required
to make sure that the spirometry test can
be done safely and that the miner is
physically capable of performing the
spirometry maneuvers.
• Spirometry Facility Certification
Document (2.14)—This form is
analogous to the Radiographic Facility
Certification Document (2.11) and
records the spirometry facility
equipment/staffing information.
Spirometry facilities seeking NIOSH
approval to provide miner spirometry
testing under the CWHSP must
complete an approval packet, which
includes this form. It is estimated that
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for this form to be completed at the
facility.
• Respiratory Assessment Form
(2.13)—This form is designed to assess
respiratory symptoms and certain
medical conditions and risk factors. It is
estimated that it will take approximately
five minutes for this form to be
administered to the miner by an
employee at the facility.
• Spirometry Results Notification
Form (2.15)—This form is used to:
Collect information that will allow
NIOSH to identify the miner in order to
provide notification of the spirometry
test results; assure that the test can be
done safely; record certain factors that
can affect test results; provide
documentation that the required
components of the spirometry
examination have been transmitted to
NIOSH for processing; and conduct
quality assurance audits and

autopsy. Since an autopsy report is
routinely completed by a pathologist,
the only additional burden is the
specific request for a clinical abstract of
terminal illness and final diagnosis
relating to pneumoconiosis. Therefore,
only 5 minutes of additional burden is
estimated for the pathologist’s report.
• Consent, Release and History Form
(2.6)—This form documents written
authorization from the next-of-kin to
perform an autopsy on the deceased
miner. A minimum of essential
information is collected regarding the
deceased miner including an
occupational history and a smoking
history. From experience, it is estimated
that 15 minutes is required for the nextof-kin to complete this form.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

interpretation of results. It is estimated
that it will take the facility
approximately 20 minutes to complete
this form.
• Pathologist Invoice—Under the
NCWAS, the invoice submitted by the
pathologist must contain a statement
that the pathologist is not receiving any
other compensation for the autopsy.
Each participating pathologist may use
their individual invoice as long as this
statement is added. It is estimated that
only 5 minutes is required for the
pathologist to add this statement to the
standard invoice that they routinely use.
• Pathologist Report—Under the
NCWAS, the pathologist must submit
information found at autopsy, slides,
blocks of tissue, and a final diagnosis
indicating presence or absence of
pneumoconiosis. The format of the
autopsy reports is variable depending
on the pathologist conducting the

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

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Coal Mine Operator ..........................
Coal Mine Contractor ........................
X-ray Facility Supervisor ...................
Coal Miner .........................................
Coal Miner .........................................
B Reader Physician ..........................
Physicians taking the B Reader Examination.
Spirometry Facility Supervisor ..........
Spirometry Facility Employee ...........
Spirometry Technician ......................
Coal Miner .........................................
Pathologist ........................................
Pathologist ........................................

2.10 ..................................................
2.18 ..................................................
2.11 ..................................................
2.9 ....................................................
No form ............................................
2.8 ....................................................
2.12 ..................................................

388
575
40
14,560
14,560
10
100

1
1
1
1
1
3014
1

30/60
30/60
30/60
20/60
15/60
3/60
10/60

194
288
20
4,854
3,640
1,507
17

100
14,560
14,560
14,560
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
l

30/60
5/60
20/60
15/60
5/60
5/60

50
1,214
4,854
3,640
1
1

Next-of-kin for deceased miner ........

2.14 ..................................................
2.13 ..................................................
2.15 ..................................................
No form ............................................
Invoice—No standard form ..............
Pathology Report—No standard
form.
2.6 ....................................................

1

1

15/60

1

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

...........................................................

........................

........................

........................

20,281

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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Families
Submission for OMB Review;
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OMB No.: 0970–0209.
Description: The Intergovernmental
Reference Guide (IRG) is a centralized
and automated repository of state and
tribal profiles, which contains highlevel descriptions of each state and the
tribal child support enforcement (CSE)
program. These profiles provide state
and tribal CSE agencies, and foreign
countries with an effective and efficient
method for updating and accessing
information needed to process
intergovernmental child support cases.
The IRG information collection
activities are authorized by: (1) 42
U.S.C. 652(a)(7), which requires the
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support enforcement agencies to help
them establish effective systems for
collecting child and spousal support; (2)
42 U.S.C. 666(f), which requires states to
enact the Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act; (3) 45CFR 301.1, which
defines an intergovernmental case to
include cases between states and tribes;
(4) 45 CFR309.120, which requires a
tribal child support program to include
intergovernmental procedures in its
tribal IV–D plan; and (5) 45 CFR 303.7,
which requires state child support
agencies to provide services in
intergovernmental cases.
Respondents: All state and tribal CSE
agencies.

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