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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–21–20PR]
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 Improving
Safety of Human-Robot Interaction 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 August 26, 2020 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments
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.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. 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
Improving Safety of Human-Robot
Interaction—New—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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. NIOSH has initiated a
study among manufacturing workers to
improve safety of workers that work in
close proximity with robots. Study
results will be used to improve safety
standards and lead to better design
guidelines for industrial robots.
Rapid growth of advanced
collaborative and mobile robots
warrants investigation on safe humanrobot interaction for their potential
injurious energy transmission from a
robot to a worker. Traditional safety
measures for industrial robots, such as
protective barriers, are no longer valid
for the emerging collaborative and
mobile robots. Physical contacts
between human workers and robots are
inevitable and even desired when they
share a common workspace or work
directly with each other under
collaborative operations. Therefore,
NIOSH is proposing a study to evaluate
the effects of different characteristics of
robots on human behaviors, perceived
safety, workload, and trust.
The study will take advantage of
virtual reality technology to simulate
human-robot interaction during data
collection sessions. Participants will
conduct two related experiments that
will involve performing simulated
warehouse tasks (e.g., loading/
unloading boxes from shelves) in a
virtual reality laboratory. Participants
will interact with a mobile robot in the
first experiment and a collaborative
robot arm in the second. They will wear
glasses that will allow them to see
virtual 3D images of the robots and
other objects in the environment. During
each experiment task, we will use
motion capture technology to track the
movement and location of the
participants and the virtual robots. This
will allow us to track movement speed
and separation distance from the virtual
robots. After each experiment task, we
will administer three questionnaires to
the participants that will ask them about
their perceived safety, mental workload,
and trust in the robots. We will analyze
how these measures change based on
the virtual robot’s operating speed, size,
and movement trajectory.
Data collections will occur at the
NIOSH facility in Morgantown, West
Virginia. The target study population
will be workers who currently work or
had worked in the manufacturing
industry, with varying job experiences.
The burden table below accounts for
111 respondents over a three-year data
collection period. Respondents will
complete all forms only once, besides
the Virtual Reality Sickness
Questionnaire, which will be
administered at the beginning and end
of the data collection, and the three
questionnaires (NASA Task Load Index,
Perceived Safety Questionnaire, and
Robot Trust Questionnaire), which will
be administered after each of the 63
combined experiment trials for
Experiments 1 and 2. The total
estimated burden hours is 216.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Manufacturing Workers ....................
Simulator Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire ..........
Consent Form ...............................................................
Participant Data Collection Form ..................................
Virtual Reality Sickness Questionnaire .........................
Robot Experience Questionnaire ..................................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
1
2
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1/60
10/60
1/60
1/60
6/60
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of respondents
Number of
respondents
Form name
Actual Experiment 1—Mobile Robot .............................
Actual Experiment 2—Collaborative Robot ..................
NASA Task Load Index ................................................
Perceived Safety Questionnaire ...................................
Robot Trust Questionnaire ............................................
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–21–20QS]
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 ‘‘Proposed Data
Collection Multi-Site Clinical
Assessment of Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (MCAM)’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously
published a 60-day notice titled
‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ on August 3, 2020
to obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. CDC received three
comments 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.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. 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
Number of
responses per
respondent
37
37
37
37
37
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1
1
63
63
63
70/60
70/60
1/60
1/60
1/60
fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written
comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Multi-Site Clinical Assessment of
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (MCAM)—Existing
collection in use without an OMB
Control Number—National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This Multi-site Clinical Assessment of
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (MCAM) study uses a
standardized approach for data
collection to examine the heterogeneity
of patients with Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (ME/CFS) using a clinical
epidemiologic longitudinal study with a
retrospective and prospective rolling
cohort design. The study also aims to
address the issue of ME/CFS case
definition and improve measures of
illness domains by using evidencebased data from multiple clinical
practices in the United States. Healthy
adults and those with illnesses that
share some features with ME/CFS were
enrolled in comparison groups.
Children and adolescents with ME/CFS
and healthy participants were also
enrolled.
The MCAM study has been conducted
in multiple stages following multiple
study protocols. The time burden
estimates are based on the 2012–2019
data collection, which is the most recent
stage of data collection completed.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of
respondents
Adult
Adult
Adult
Adult
Adult
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........................................
........................................
........................................
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Number of
participants
Form name
CDC Symptom Inventory (CDC–SI)/Form A ..........................
CDC Symptom Inventory (CDC–SI)/Form B ..........................
CDC Symptom Inventory (CDC–SI) .......................................
Short Form CDC–SI/Checklist ...............................................
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 ...............................
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Number of
responses per
participant
1
1
1
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
12/60
10/60
8/60
10/60
7/60
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-21-20PR]
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 Improving Safety of Human-Robot Interaction
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 August 26, 2020 to
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not
receive comments 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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
Improving Safety of Human-Robot Interaction--New--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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. NIOSH has initiated a study among
manufacturing workers to improve safety of workers that work in close
proximity with robots. Study results will be used to improve safety
standards and lead to better design guidelines for industrial robots.
Rapid growth of advanced collaborative and mobile robots warrants
investigation on safe human-robot interaction for their potential
injurious energy transmission from a robot to a worker. Traditional
safety measures for industrial robots, such as protective barriers, are
no longer valid for the emerging collaborative and mobile robots.
Physical contacts between human workers and robots are inevitable and
even desired when they share a common workspace or work directly with
each other under collaborative operations. Therefore, NIOSH is
proposing a study to evaluate the effects of different characteristics
of robots on human behaviors, perceived safety, workload, and trust.
The study will take advantage of virtual reality technology to
simulate human-robot interaction during data collection sessions.
Participants will conduct two related experiments that will involve
performing simulated warehouse tasks (e.g., loading/unloading boxes
from shelves) in a virtual reality laboratory. Participants will
interact with a mobile robot in the first experiment and a
collaborative robot arm in the second. They will wear glasses that will
allow them to see virtual 3D images of the robots and other objects in
the environment. During each experiment task, we will use motion
capture technology to track the movement and location of the
participants and the virtual robots. This will allow us to track
movement speed and separation distance from the virtual robots. After
each experiment task, we will administer three questionnaires to the
participants that will ask them about their perceived safety, mental
workload, and trust in the robots. We will analyze how these measures
change based on the virtual robot's operating speed, size, and movement
trajectory.
Data collections will occur at the NIOSH facility in Morgantown,
West Virginia. The target study population will be workers who
currently work or had worked in the manufacturing industry, with
varying job experiences. The burden table below accounts for 111
respondents over a three-year data collection period. Respondents will
complete all forms only once, besides the Virtual Reality Sickness
Questionnaire, which will be administered at the beginning and end of
the data collection, and the three questionnaires (NASA Task Load
Index, Perceived Safety Questionnaire, and Robot Trust Questionnaire),
which will be administered after each of the 63 combined experiment
trials for Experiments 1 and 2. The total estimated burden hours is
216.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturing Workers................. Simulator Sickness 37 1 1/60
Susceptibility
Questionnaire.
Consent Form............ 37 1 10/60
Participant Data 37 1 1/60
Collection Form.
Virtual Reality Sickness 37 2 1/60
Questionnaire.
Robot Experience 37 1 6/60
Questionnaire.
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Actual Experiment 1-- 37 1 70/60
Mobile Robot.
Actual Experiment 2-- 37 1 70/60
Collaborative Robot.
NASA Task Load Index.... 37 63 1/60
Perceived Safety 37 63 1/60
Questionnaire.
Robot Trust 37 63 1/60
Questionnaire.
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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.
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