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developing framework for building CCC
capacity, (3) coordinating and
collaborating with existing partners, (4)
developing a TTA plan, (5)
implementing a TTA plan and
conducting performance monitoring and
continuous quality improvement; and 6)
conducting a comprehensive evaluation
of TTA.
CDC proposes to conduct an
assessment DP18–1805 to: (1) Document
the nature of the TTA provided by
DP18–1805 awardees and the extent to
which the cooperative agreement was
able to achieve planned short-term
outcomes, and (2) identify the extent to
which DP18–1805 TTA efforts
contributed to NCCCP funded programs’
achievement in program outcomes.
There are no other data collection efforts
currently underway to assess
implementation or perceived
effectiveness of TTA administered
under DP18–1805.
This information collection request
will involve two complementary data
collection efforts: (1) Case studies of
DP18–1805 awardees (consisting of
interviews with DP18–1805 program
managers/directors, evaluators, and
partners) and (2) a cross-sectional webbased survey administered to NCCCP
program directors, coalition members,
and partners. The case studies will be
used to explore how DP18–1805
awardees are implementing their
respective cooperative agreements and
administering TTA to NCCCP awardees;
the factors that affect the
implementation of specific TTA
components; and the extent to which
they were able to achieve planned short-
term outcomes. The web-based survey
will inform CDC’s understanding of the
reach of DP18–1805 TTA efforts; elicit
information from NCCCP programs and
coalitions about the TTA received,
including type, dosage, frequency and
format; and assess the perceptions of the
effectiveness of the TTA. CDC will use
findings from the assessment to inform
development of future TTA efforts to
more effectively and efficiently support
NCCCP’s partner organizations.
OMB approval is requested for three
years. Participation is voluntary and
respondents will not receive incentives
for participation. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. CDC
requests approval for an estimated 152
annual burden hours associated with
this activity.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name
DP18–1805 Awardee Organizations
Worksheet for Identifying Case
Study Interviewees.
Case Study Interview Guide for
DP18–1805 Program Directors or
Managers.
Case Study Interview Guide for
DP1–1315 Evaluators.
Case Study Interview Guide for
DP1–1315 Partners.
Web-based Survey ...........................
...........................................................
DP18–1805 Program Directors/Managers.
DP18–1805 Evaluators .....................
DP18–1805 Partners ........................
NCCCP Program Directors, Staff,
Coalition Members, and Partners.
Total ...........................................
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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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
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
1
1
2
4
1
90/60
6
4
1
1
4
8
1
1
8
264
2
15/60
132
282
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152
CDC must receive written
comments on or before February 4,
2020.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0109 by any of the following methods:
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Total burden
hours
2
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 Act of 1969 with all
subsequent amendments (the Act).
ADDRESSES:
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs)
• 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.
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–
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D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
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.
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Proposed Project
Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance
Program (CWHSP), (OMB Control No.
0920–0020, Exp. 09/30/2021)—
Revision—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH would like to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
revise the data collection instruments
being utilized within the Coal Workers’
Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP).
The CWHSP is a congressionallymandated 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). 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 U.S. coal miners.
HHS proposes to revise the CWHSP
regulations (42 CFR part 37) by adding
a provision to allow NIOSH to suspend
or revoke physician B Reader
certification for any B Reader suspected
of violating the B Reader Code of Ethics
or routinely providing chest radiograph
classifications in practice that are
determined by the CWHSP to be
inaccurate. In addition to the B Reader
provisions, HHS would also amend
existing regulatory text to allow
compensation for pathologists who
perform autopsies on coal miners at a
market rate, on a discretionary basis as
needed for public health purposes.
These changes to 42 CFR 37 have
necessitated this revision ICR.
The total estimated annualized
burden hours of 11,757 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 four 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
requested information (including a
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 which 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 Labor
Office (ILO) in the determination of
pneumoconiosis among coal miners.
Physicians (B Readers) fill out this form
regarding their interpretations of the
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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.
• 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
it will take approximately 30 minutes
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
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 five 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
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indicating presence or absence of
pneumoconiosis. The format of the
autopsy reports is variable depending
on the pathologist conducting the
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 five 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 past experience, it is
estimated that 15 minutes is required for
the next-of-kin to complete this form.
• DRAFT Authorization for Payment
of Autopsy Form (2.XX)—Revised 42
CFR part 37.204 outlines a need for a
physician pathologist to obtain written
authorization from NIOSH and
agreement regarding payment amount
for services specified in § 37.202(a) by
completing the Authorization for
Payment of Autopsy form and
submitting it to the CWHSP for
authorization prior to completing an
autopsy on a coal miner. This is a new
form. It will be completed by the
pathologist who intends on conducting
an autopsy and the form will collect:
Demographic information on the
deceased miner, characteristics of the
miner’s pneumoconiosis (if known by
the pathologist), demographic and
medical licensure information from the
requesting pathologist, and proposed
payment amount to complete the
autopsy in accordance with § 37.203. It
is estimated that 15 minutes is required
for the pathologist to complete this
form.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated burden being requested is
11,757 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Form name
Coal Mine Operator ..............................................
Coal Mine Contractor ............................................
Radiograph Facility Supervisor .............................
Coal Miner ............................................................
Coal Miner—Radiograph ......................................
B Reader Physician ..............................................
B Reader Physician Challenge to Disciplinary Action and Appeal of Decertification Decision.
Physicians taking the B Reader Examination ......
Spirometry Facility Supervisor ..............................
Spirometry Facility Employee ...............................
Spirometry Technician ..........................................
Coal Miner—Spirometry .......................................
Pathologist ............................................................
2.10 ...............................
2.18 ...............................
2.11 ...............................
2.9 .................................
No form required ..........
2.8 .................................
No form required ..........
220
160
20
8,500
8,500
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1,760
4
30/60
30/60
30/60
20/60
15/60
3/60
30/60
110
80
10
2833
2125
880
4
220
15
8,500
8,500
8,500
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
10/60
30/60
5/60
20/60
15/60
5/60
37
8
708
2833
2125
1
4
1
5/60
1
Next-of-kin for deceased miner ............................
Autopsy Prior Authorization ..................................
2.12 ...............................
2.14 ...............................
2.13 ...............................
2.15 ...............................
No form required ..........
Invoice—No standard
form.
Pathology Report—No
standard form.
2.6 .................................
0.1585 ...........................
4
4
1
1
15/60
15/60
1
1
Total ...............................................................
.......................................
........................
........................
........................
11,757
Pathologist ............................................................
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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ACTION:
Notice with comment period.
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 ‘‘Asthma Information Reporting
System (AIRS)’’ (OMB Control No.
0920–0853; expiration date 5/31/2020).
The purpose of AIRS is to collect
performance measure and surveillance
data designed to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of state, local and
territorial asthma programs and to
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monitor the impact of state, local,
territorial and national programs.
CDC must receive written
comments on or before February 4,
2020.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0106 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.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-0020; Docket No. CDC-2019-0109]
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 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
Act of 1969 with all subsequent amendments (the Act).
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0109 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 CONTACT: 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-
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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
Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP), (OMB Control No.
0920-0020, Exp. 09/30/2021)--Revision--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH would like to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR)
to revise the data collection instruments being utilized within the
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 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
U.S. coal miners.
HHS proposes to revise the CWHSP regulations (42 CFR part 37) by
adding a provision to allow NIOSH to suspend or revoke physician B
Reader certification for any B Reader suspected of violating the B
Reader Code of Ethics or routinely providing chest radiograph
classifications in practice that are determined by the CWHSP to be
inaccurate. In addition to the B Reader provisions, HHS would also
amend existing regulatory text to allow compensation for pathologists
who perform autopsies on coal miners at a market rate, on a
discretionary basis as needed for public health purposes. These changes
to 42 CFR 37 have necessitated this revision ICR.
The total estimated annualized burden hours of 11,757 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 four 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 requested information (including a 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 which
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
Labor 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.
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 it will take
approximately 30 minutes 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 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 five 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
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indicating presence or absence of pneumoconiosis. The format of the
autopsy reports is variable depending on the pathologist conducting the
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 five 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 past experience, it is estimated
that 15 minutes is required for the next-of-kin to complete this form.
DRAFT Authorization for Payment of Autopsy Form (2.XX)--
Revised 42 CFR part 37.204 outlines a need for a physician pathologist
to obtain written authorization from NIOSH and agreement regarding
payment amount for services specified in Sec. 37.202(a) by completing
the Authorization for Payment of Autopsy form and submitting it to the
CWHSP for authorization prior to completing an autopsy on a coal miner.
This is a new form. It will be completed by the pathologist who intends
on conducting an autopsy and the form will collect: Demographic
information on the deceased miner, characteristics of the miner's
pneumoconiosis (if known by the pathologist), demographic and medical
licensure information from the requesting pathologist, and proposed
payment amount to complete the autopsy in accordance with Sec. 37.203.
It is estimated that 15 minutes is required for the pathologist to
complete this form.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated burden being requested is 11,757 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Coal Mine Operator............ 2.10............ 220 1 30/60 110
Coal Mine Contractor.......... 2.18............ 160 1 30/60 80
Radiograph Facility Supervisor 2.11............ 20 1 30/60 10
Coal Miner.................... 2.9............. 8,500 1 20/60 2833
Coal Miner--Radiograph........ No form required 8,500 1 15/60 2125
B Reader Physician............ 2.8............. 10 1,760 3/60 880
B Reader Physician Challenge No form required 2 4 30/60 4
to Disciplinary Action and
Appeal of Decertification
Decision.
Physicians taking the B Reader 2.12............ 220 1 10/60 37
Examination.
Spirometry Facility Supervisor 2.14............ 15 1 30/60 8
Spirometry Facility Employee.. 2.13............ 8,500 1 5/60 708
Spirometry Technician......... 2.15............ 8,500 1 20/60 2833
Coal Miner--Spirometry........ No form required 8,500 1 15/60 2125
Pathologist................... Invoice--No 4 1 5/60 1
standard form.
Pathologist................... Pathology 4 1 5/60 1
Report--No
standard form.
Next-of-kin for deceased miner 2.6............. 4 1 15/60 1
Autopsy Prior Authorization... 0.1585.......... 4 1 15/60 1
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 11,757
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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. 2019-26370 Filed 12-5-19; 8:45 am]
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