[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64076-64077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25148]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-20BY; Docket No. CDC-2019-0104]
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 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 Pilot Project: Work Organization
Risks to Short-haul Truck Drivers' Health & Safety. This study is
designed to assess how local/short haul drivers perceive their work
environments, and how that relates to their well-being.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0104 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.
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 comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey 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: 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
Pilot Project: Work Organization Risks to Short-haul Truck Drivers'
Health & Safety--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Commercial truck drivers face widely acknowledged safety risks on
the job and are at an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes,
hypertension, and obesity. Long and irregular work hours, lack of
breaks, inadequate sleep, and little access to exercise facilities and
healthy eating options contribute to drivers' health and safety
problems. Additionally, health complications of obesity (e.g., sleep
apnea, type II diabetes) place truckers at even greater risk of roadway
crashes. Much of what we know about work and health is based on
knowledge gleaned from research on long-haul commercial drivers. Local
short haul drivers are those who generally return home each night after
work, and who travel no more than 150 miles from the employer's
terminal each day (whereas long-haul drivers are away from home for
long periods of time and drive much greater distances daily). This
research addresses a gap in knowledge and responds to stakeholders'
requests for research that examines work organization in local short-
haul commercial driving. The purpose of this data collection is to
learn more about the local short-haul trucking industry and how the
complex interplay between job design and individual health behaviors
affects the safety, health, and well-being of commercial drivers. NIOSH
is requesting a 12-month OMB approval.
A survey will be used to collect cross-sectional data from 300
local short-haul commercial drivers. Drivers will answer questions
about work design, organizational policies, occupational stressors,
physical health, safety, and mental well-being. The data collected will
be used to characterize work organization in local short-haul
commercial driving, and analyzed to examine the association between
work design and driver physical health, mental health, well-being, and
safety.
Stakeholders in trucking associations have agreed to promote
participation in the study amongst their member organizations. A sample
of 300 drivers will be recruited from across several commercial driving
companies over a six-month time period. This is a cross-sectional
survey. Drivers will complete the survey only one time. It is estimated
that the survey will take about 30 minutes to complete. All responses
are anonymous, and no personally identifiable information will be
collected. There are no costs to
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respondents other than their time. The total estimated burden requested
from respondents is 149 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Screening of Drivers.......... Screening....... 300 1 5/60 25
L/SH Truck Drivers............ Hardcopy Survey 297 1 25/60 124
Sections 1-7.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 149
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-25148 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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