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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

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 ‘‘Ingress/egress and work boot
outsole wear investigation at surface
mines.’’ The goal of this work is to
investigate how ingress/egress systems
on mobile equipment and personal
protective footwear (work boots) used
by miners may lead to slips, trips and
falls by interviewing and surveying
mine workers and examining work boot
outsole characteristics.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before May 20, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0017 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.

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Please note: Submit all comments through
the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.

Proposed Project
Ingress/egress and work boot outsole
wear investigation at surface mines
(OMB Control No. 0920–1125,
Expiration Date 9/30/2019)—
Extension—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Background and Brief Description

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.

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. NIOSH, under Public
Law 91–173 as amended by Public Law
95–164 (Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977) has the responsibility to
conduct research to improve working
conditions and to prevent accidents and
occupational diseases in the U.S.
mining sector. The goal of the proposed
project is to investigate how ingress/
egress systems on mobile equipment,
and personal protective footwear (boots)
used by miners may lead to slips, trips
and falls at stone, sand and gravel
surface mining facilities. NIOSH is
requesting a 2-year extension for this
data collection. The extension is
requested to help complete data
collection for the boot outsole wear
study. The results of the boot outsole
wear study will be used to inform mine
policy and practices by providing
miners and mine managers with the
knowledge to determine when to
replace footwear based on measurable
features of the boot outsoles.
The project objective will be achieved
through two studies. The first study
aims to: Identify elements of ingress/
egress systems on haulage trucks and
front end loaders that pose a risk of
slips, trips, and falls (STFs) and could
lead to STF related injuries; to
determine worker behavior associated
with STF incidents; and to learn how
purchasing/maintenance decisions are
made for ingress/egress systems. In the
surface mining industry, it is still
unclear which component of the
ingress/egress system poses the greatest
risk for STF. Hence, there is a need to
understand where, how, and why STF
incidents occur during ingress/egress on
mobile equipment.
NIOSH will conduct semi-structured
interviews and focus groups with
mobile equipment operators, and
interviews will be conducted with mine
management to explore the issues
identified above. Focus groups will be
conducted in a private setting with 4–
6 participants using a predefined list of
questions to help guide the discussion.
Semi-structured interviews will be

To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffery M. Zirger,
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:

[60Day–19–1125; Docket No. CDC–2019–
0017]

SUMMARY:

Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.

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conducted either in person or over the
telephone. Two separate interview
guides will be used for mobile
equipment operators and mine
management to guide the discussion.
For the focus groups and semistructured interviews, NIOSH will
collect basic demographic information
including years of mining experience,
years of experience with haul trucks/
front end loaders, and models of haul
trucks/front end loaders operated most
often in the past year. The semistructured interviews and focus groups
will be audio recorded for further
analysis of the discussion. The semistructured interviews will last no longer
than 60 minutes and the focus groups
will last no longer than 90 minutes.
The second study aims to identify
changes in tread (wear) on the work
boot outsoles and other outsole
characteristics of the boot outsole which
that will be used in further analysis to
develop guidelines for work boot
replacement based on measureable
features of boot outsoles. This
information will also be used in further
analysis to and to determine desirable
and undesirable features of work boots
based on mine characteristics or job
activities. Most mining companies
replace footwear at a pre-determined
interval, or based on appearance and
comfort with little knowledge of the

risks, participants will complete a
recurring survey that records hours
worked, locations commonly visited,
and tasks performed along with details
of any near miss or STF events. These
self-reports will be collected via survey
on a bi-weekly basis. Participants will
be offered multiple modalities to
respond to the survey (in-person, on
paper, over the telephone, via email or
using an online survey) to increase
response rates. When a participant feels
their boots need to be replaced (or when
the end of the two-year tracking period
has been reached), at the end of the
study, the participant will complete a
final survey assessing why the boots
were at the end of their life, and will
return their boots to NIOSH researchers
for further analysis.
For the cross cross-sectional study,
participants’ current work boots will be
scanned and participants will complete
the preliminary survey that includes
basic demographic information, details
of current work boots, and details of
STF slip, trip or fall events in the past
three months.
The results of these research studies
will have very different applications,
but one goal: Reducing the risks of STF
accidents at surface mining facilities.
The total estimated burden hours are
643. There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time.

actual condition of the boot outsole and
its influence on the likelihood of a STF
incident. Although there have been
attempts to quantify shoe outsole wear
in industrial work when the shoe was
ready for disposal, there is a lack of
knowledge in the mining industry on
how quickly the outsoles of work boots
wear, what sorts of wear occur, and how
wear patterns influence the likelihood
of a STF. This study aims to address this
concern through two parts: A
longitudinal study of boot outsole wear
characteristics and a cross-sectional
evaluation of boot outsoles
characteristics.
For the longitudinal study, NIOSH
will provide participants with a pair of
new work boots of their choice, in
accordance with their respective mine
requirements and policies. Afterwards,
participants will complete a preliminary
survey and provide some basic
demographic information, details of
their current work boots, and details of
STF incidents in the past 3 months.
Participants will be requested to wear
the supplied boots at work and treat the
boots as they would any pair of work
boots they would commonly wear at
work.
NIOSH researchers will scan the boot
outsoles longitudinally, at 2–3 month
intervals for the length of the study. To
better understand wear patterns and

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Type of respondents

Form name

Mobile equipment Operators ............

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

Mobile equipment operators focus
group guide.
Mobile equipment operator interview
guide.
Mine Management Interview Guide
Screening Questionnaire ..................
Informed consent form (Longitudinal
boot outsole study).
Preliminary survey ............................
Recurring survey ..............................
Final Survey .....................................
Talent and consent waiver ...............

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

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

Mobile equipment Operators ............
Mine Management ............................
Mine Worker ......................................
Mine Worker ......................................
Mine
Mine
Mine
Mine

Worker
Worker
Worker
Worker

Number of
responses per
respondent

Avg. burden
per response
(in hrs.)

25

1

75/60

31

10

1

45/60

8

15
50
50

1
1
1

45/60
6/60
12/60

11
5
10

150
50
50
150

1
52
1
1

15/60
12/60
6/60
6/60

38
520
5
15

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

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

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

643

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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