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Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. The study will be
conducted by NIOSH under the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
Public Law 91–173 as amended by
Public Law 95–164. Title V, Section 501
(a) states NIOSH has the responsibility
to conduct research ‘‘to improve
working conditions and practices in
coal or others mines, and to prevent
accidents and occupational diseases
originating in the coal or other mining
industry (Federal Mine and Safety and
Health Act, 1977, Title V, Sec. 501).’’
Striking, pinning and crushing
injuries are serious concerns in
underground coal mining, especially
around mobile equipment. Between
2010 and 2014 powered haulage
accounted for 24 of the 110
underground coal fatalities. During that
same time period, the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA)
determined that up to nine of these
fatalities were striking, pinning, or
crushing accidents, which may have
been prevented by proximity detection
systems on coal haulage machines or
scoops. Following the final rule
requiring proximity detection systems
on continuous mining machines, on
September 2, 2015, MSHA published a
proposed rule requiring proximity
systems on mobile machines in
underground coal mines. Though it is
still under development, MSHA
reported that by June of 2015, 155 of
approximately 2,116 coal haulage
machines and scoops had been
equipped with proximity detection
systems. However, in recent discussions
with NIOSH personnel, some mine
operators have disclosed suspending the
use of proximity detection systems on
mobile equipment due to challenges
integrating the systems into daily
operations. This has further prompted
concerns about how proximity detection
systems are being utilized.
The goal of this study is to reduce the
risk of traumatic injuries and fatalities
among mine workers through assessing
the current state of proximity systems
for underground mobile equipment.
NIOSH is seeking a one-year OMB
approval in order to collect information
to address two key questions: (1) In
which situations do proximity detection
systems on mobile haulage hinder
normal operation? (2) In which
situations do proximity detection
systems on mobile haulage endanger
miners? Data will be used to inform the
development of technologies,
engineering controls, administrative
controls, best practices, and training
approaches that eliminate striking
fatalities and injuries caused by mobile
mining equipment.
The study population includes mine
workers in various maintenance and
production roles that work in
underground coal mines in the United
States. Total annual time burden for this
study is 45 hours, including recruitment
of mines and 250 semi-formal
interviews. Since workers will continue
to perform their assigned duties during
the optional group observations, a
burden estimate was not calculated for
this activity.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Mine Operators ...............................................
Crew members ................................................
Mine Recruitment Scripts ...............................
Interview Protocol ...........................................
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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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 Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC
previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data
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Comment and Recommendations’’
notice on October 16, 2017 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC received one comment
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;
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responses per
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1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
15/60
10/60
(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 omb@cdc.gov. 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
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System (BRFSS) (OMB Control Number
0920–1061, Expiration Date 3/31/
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2018)—Revision—National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to continue information
collection for the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the
period of 2018–2021. The BRFSS is a
nationwide system of cross-sectional
telephone health surveys administered
by health departments in states,
territories, and the District of Columbia
(collectively referred to here as states) in
collaboration with CDC.
The BRFSS produces state-level
information primarily on health risk
behaviors, health conditions, and
preventive health practices that are
associated with chronic diseases,
infectious diseases, and injury.
Designed to meet the data needs of
individual states and territories, the
CDC sponsors the BRFSS information
collection project under a cooperative
agreement with states and territories.
Under this partnership, BRFSS state
coordinators determine questionnaire
content with technical and
methodological assistance provided by
CDC. For most states and territories, the
BRFSS provides the only sources of data
amenable to state and local level health
and health risk indicator uses. Over
time, it has also developed into an
important data collection system that
federal agencies rely on for state and
local health information and to track
national health objectives such as
Healthy People.
CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire
on modular design principles to
accommodate a variety of state-specific
needs within a common framework. All
participating states are required to
administer a standardized core
questionnaire, which provides a set of
shared health indicators for all BRFSS
partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire
consists of fixed core, rotating core, and
emerging core questions. Fixed core
questions are asked every year. Rotating
core questions cycle on and off the core
questionnaire during even or odd years,
depending on the question. Emerging
core questions are included in the core
questionnaire as needed to collect data
on urgent or emerging health topics
such as influenza.
In addition, the BRFSS includes a
series of optional modules on a variety
of topics. In off years, when the rotating
questions are not included in the core
questionnaire, they are offered to states
as an optional module. This framework
allows each state to produce a
customized BRFSS survey by appending
selected optional modules to the core
survey. States may select which, if any,
optional modules to administer. As
needed, CDC provides technical and
methodological assistance to state
BRFSS coordinators in the construction
of their state-specific surveys. The CDC
and BRFSS partners produce a new set
of state-specific BRFSS questionnaires
each calendar year (i.e., 2016 BRFSS
questionnaires, 2017 BRFSS
questionnaires, etc.). CDC submits an
annual Change Request to OMB that
outlines updates to the BRFSS core
survey and optional modules that have
occurred since the previous year. Each
state administers its BRFSS
questionnaire throughout the calendar
year.
The current estimated average burden
for the core BRFSS interview is 15
minutes. For the optional modules, the
estimated average burden per response
varies by state and year, but is currently
estimated at an additional 15 minutes.
Finally, the BRFSS allows states to
customize some portions of the
questionnaire through the addition of
state-added questions, which CDC does
not review nor approve. State-added
questions are not included in CDC’s
burden estimates.
CDC periodically updates the BRFSS
core survey and optional modules as
new modules or adopt emerging core
questions. The purpose of this Revision
request is to extend the information
collection period for three years and to
incorporate field-testing into the
approved information collection plan.
Field-testing is the final check of
changes in the questionnaire, which
have occurred in the preceding year.
Researchers conduct field-testing in a
manner that mimics the full-scale
project protocol, to the degree that is
feasible. Field-testing allows for
necessary changes in data collection
methods and data collection software.
Researchers use field tests to identify
problems with instrument
documentation or instructions,
problems with conditional logic (e.g.,
skip patterns), software errors or other
implementation and usability issues.
Researchers conduct field-testing with
all new modules, emerging core
questions, sections, which precede and/
or follow any new or changed items and
extant sections, which are topically
related. Researchers also conduct this
testing to identify redundant and
overlapping questions. Extant sections
of the questionnaire unrelated to new
items do not require testing. The
demographic questions on the core
BRFSS survey are included on each
field test. CDC will submit change
requests to OMB annually to gain
approval to implement modifications
identified in field tests. Researchers
typically conduct field tests in a single
state with appropriate computerassisted telephone interview (CATI)
capability. Individuals who participate
in field testing are drawn from a
different sample than individuals who
participate in the BRFSS surveys.
Participation is voluntary and there is
no cost to participate. The average time
burden per response will be 22 minutes.
The total time burden across all
respondents will be approximately
241,519 hours.
The public comment received to date
requested that BRFSS be modified to
include more questions about tobacco
use, including use of newer nicotinedelivery devices. Because BRFSS
follows the design and development
process described above, CDC cannot
unilaterally change the topical content
of BRFSS and no change has been made
to the 2018 questionnaire.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
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Type of respondents
Form name
U.S. General Population .................................
Landline Screener ..........................................
Cell Phone Screener ......................................
Field Test Screener ........................................
BRFSS Core Survey ......................................
375,000
292,682
900
480,000
1
1
1
1
1/60
1/60
1/60
15/60
BRFSS Optional Modules ..............................
440,000
1
15/60
Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18
Years).
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Field Test Respondents (Adults >18 Years) ..
Field Test Survey ...........................................
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.
children and adolescents with severe
obesity in both clinical and research
settings.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2018–0001]
CDC Sex-Specific Body Mass Index
(BMI)-For-Age Growth Charts
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) announces the opening
of a docket to obtain public comment on
the production of sex-specific body
mass index (BMI)-for-age growth charts
for children and adolescents aged 2–19
years specifically designed for tracking
extremely high values of BMI. The 2000
CDC growth charts include sex-specific
BMI-for-age percentile charts based on
data representative of the United States
(US) population from the National
Health Examination Survey (NHES) and
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES). In US
children and adolescents, obesity is
defined as at or above the sex-specific
95th percentile on the CDC BMI-for-age
growth charts. Severe obesity is often
defined as at or above 120% of the sexspecific 95th percentile on the CDC
BMI–for-age growth charts. Currently,
the highest percentile displayed is the
97th percentile. Therefore, it is difficult
to assess changes in weight status in
children with very high BMIs that
exceed this level. The new charts will
provide additional lines representing
120%, 130%, 140%, and 150% of the
95th percentile. The intent of these
charts is to provide a mechanism for
documenting BMI percentiles for
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Written comments must be
received on or before March 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0001 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Verita C. Buie, DrPH, Office of
Planning, Budget, and Legislation,
National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, MS–08,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to https://regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Ogden, Ph.D., Division of
Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, National Center for Health
Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, MS–P08,
Hyattsville, MD 20782–2064, phone:
(301) 458–4405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS) is congressionally mandated by
the National Health Survey Act of 1956
to monitor the health of the nation. The
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES), part of
NCHS, is a nationally representative
health survey designed to assess the
health and nutritional status of adults
and children in the United States. The
survey is unique in that it combines
interviews with physical examinations
and laboratory studies. NHANES data
are used throughout Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
agencies in addition to public health
researchers world-wide. NHANES data
have been used to determine national
obesity estimates, produce pediatric
growth and BMI charts, and monitor
prevalence of infectious diseases such
as the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Body mass index (BMI) is calculated
as weight in kilograms divided by
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height in meters squared and is used in
the diagnosis, clinical management, and
estimation of population prevalence of
obesity and severe obesity. Among
adults, obesity is defined by an absolute
BMI value (≥30). Among children, BMI
varies with age as well as sex. Therefore,
to classify obesity among children and
adolescents aged 2–19 years,
measurements are standardized by age
and sex using BMI-for-age growth
charts. The 2000 CDC growth charts
include smoothed percentiles of BMIfor-age based on data representative of
the US population. In the US, obesity is
defined as at or above the sex-specific
95th percentile for BMI-for-age.
However, categorizing severe obesity
(defined in adults as BMI≥40) is
problematic given specific measures are
not available in standard CDC growth
charts for values beyond the 97th
percentile. Researchers have proposed
using percent of the 95th percentile as
a flexible, stable measure for extreme
BMI values. Consequently, severe
obesity in children is often defined as a
BMI at or above 120% of the sexspecific 95th percentile of BMI-for-age.
Prevalence of severe obesity has
increased among children and
adolescents and very high BMI has been
shown to increase risk for obesity in
adulthood in addition to adverse health
outcomes such as diabetes, abnormal
cholesterol levels, and high blood
pressure and behavioral health and
social victimization impacts. Recent
research has focused on effective
management and treatment of children
and adolescents with severe obesity, but
researchers and clinicians lack a tool to
determine BMI percentiles for these
individuals. Specialized growth charts
with lines reflecting 120%, 130%, 140%
and 150% will provide an improved
tool for documenting BMI in the clinical
and research settings. Please see the
draft example chart for boys
(Attachment 1) and girls (Attachment 2).
Date: January 2, 2018.
Lauren Hoffmann,
Acting Executive Secretary, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
(BRFSS) 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 October
16, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment 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
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (OMB Control
Number 0920-1061, Expiration Date 3/31/
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2018)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to
continue information collection for the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the period of 2018-2021. The BRFSS is a
nationwide system of cross-sectional telephone health surveys
administered by health departments in states, territories, and the
District of Columbia (collectively referred to here as states) in
collaboration with CDC.
The BRFSS produces state-level information primarily on health risk
behaviors, health conditions, and preventive health practices that are
associated with chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury.
Designed to meet the data needs of individual states and territories,
the CDC sponsors the BRFSS information collection project under a
cooperative agreement with states and territories. Under this
partnership, BRFSS state coordinators determine questionnaire content
with technical and methodological assistance provided by CDC. For most
states and territories, the BRFSS provides the only sources of data
amenable to state and local level health and health risk indicator
uses. Over time, it has also developed into an important data
collection system that federal agencies rely on for state and local
health information and to track national health objectives such as
Healthy People.
CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire on modular design principles to
accommodate a variety of state-specific needs within a common
framework. All participating states are required to administer a
standardized core questionnaire, which provides a set of shared health
indicators for all BRFSS partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire
consists of fixed core, rotating core, and emerging core questions.
Fixed core questions are asked every year. Rotating core questions
cycle on and off the core questionnaire during even or odd years,
depending on the question. Emerging core questions are included in the
core questionnaire as needed to collect data on urgent or emerging
health topics such as influenza.
In addition, the BRFSS includes a series of optional modules on a
variety of topics. In off years, when the rotating questions are not
included in the core questionnaire, they are offered to states as an
optional module. This framework allows each state to produce a
customized BRFSS survey by appending selected optional modules to the
core survey. States may select which, if any, optional modules to
administer. As needed, CDC provides technical and methodological
assistance to state BRFSS coordinators in the construction of their
state-specific surveys. The CDC and BRFSS partners produce a new set of
state-specific BRFSS questionnaires each calendar year (i.e., 2016
BRFSS questionnaires, 2017 BRFSS questionnaires, etc.). CDC submits an
annual Change Request to OMB that outlines updates to the BRFSS core
survey and optional modules that have occurred since the previous year.
Each state administers its BRFSS questionnaire throughout the calendar
year.
The current estimated average burden for the core BRFSS interview
is 15 minutes. For the optional modules, the estimated average burden
per response varies by state and year, but is currently estimated at an
additional 15 minutes. Finally, the BRFSS allows states to customize
some portions of the questionnaire through the addition of state-added
questions, which CDC does not review nor approve. State-added questions
are not included in CDC's burden estimates.
CDC periodically updates the BRFSS core survey and optional modules
as new modules or adopt emerging core questions. The purpose of this
Revision request is to extend the information collection period for
three years and to incorporate field-testing into the approved
information collection plan.
Field-testing is the final check of changes in the questionnaire,
which have occurred in the preceding year. Researchers conduct field-
testing in a manner that mimics the full-scale project protocol, to the
degree that is feasible. Field-testing allows for necessary changes in
data collection methods and data collection software. Researchers use
field tests to identify problems with instrument documentation or
instructions, problems with conditional logic (e.g., skip patterns),
software errors or other implementation and usability issues.
Researchers conduct field-testing with all new modules, emerging core
questions, sections, which precede and/or follow any new or changed
items and extant sections, which are topically related. Researchers
also conduct this testing to identify redundant and overlapping
questions. Extant sections of the questionnaire unrelated to new items
do not require testing. The demographic questions on the core BRFSS
survey are included on each field test. CDC will submit change requests
to OMB annually to gain approval to implement modifications identified
in field tests. Researchers typically conduct field tests in a single
state with appropriate computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI)
capability. Individuals who participate in field testing are drawn from
a different sample than individuals who participate in the BRFSS
surveys. Participation is voluntary and there is no cost to
participate. The average time burden per response will be 22 minutes.
The total time burden across all respondents will be approximately
241,519 hours.
The public comment received to date requested that BRFSS be
modified to include more questions about tobacco use, including use of
newer nicotine-delivery devices. Because BRFSS follows the design and
development process described above, CDC cannot unilaterally change the
topical content of BRFSS and no change has been made to the 2018
questionnaire.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. General Population............... Landline Screener....... 375,000 1 1/60
Cell Phone Screener..... 292,682 1 1/60
Field Test Screener..... 900 1 1/60
Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18 BRFSS Core Survey....... 480,000 1 15/60
Years).
BRFSS Optional Modules.. 440,000 1 15/60
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Field Test Respondents (Adults >18 Field Test Survey....... 500 1 45/60
Years).
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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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