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Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
will include discussions on the
following: NIOSH Program Update;
Department of Labor Program Update;
Department of Energy Program Update;
Pinellas Plant (SEC Petition #256)
Evaluation Report; SEC Petitions
Update; Procedures Review
Finalization/Document Approvals;
Subcommittee on Dose Reconstruction
Reviews Update, and a Board Work
Session. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
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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 Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000
(EEOICPA) Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms 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 July 12,
2021 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
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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
EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms (OMB Control No.
0920–0530, Exp. 1/31/2022)—
Extension—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On October 30, 2000, the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 7384–7385) was enacted. This
Act established a federal compensation
program for employees of the
Department of Energy (DOE) and certain
of its contractors, subcontractors and
vendors, who have suffered cancers and
other designated illnesses as a result of
exposures sustained in the production
and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179, issued on
December 7, 2000, delegated authorities
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assigned to the President under the Act
to the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, Energy, and Justice.
The Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) was delegated the
responsibility of establishing methods
for estimating radiation doses received
by eligible claimants with cancer
applying for compensation. NIOSH is
applying the following methods to
estimate the radiation doses of
individuals applying for compensation.
In performance of its dose
reconstruction responsibilities, under
the Act, NIOSH is providing voluntary
interview opportunities to claimants (or
their survivors) individually, and
providing them with the opportunity to
assist NIOSH in documenting the work
history of the employee by
characterizing the actual work tasks
performed. In addition, NIOSH and the
claimant may identify incidents that
may have resulted in undocumented
radiation exposures, characterizing
radiological protection and monitoring
practices, and identification of coworkers and other witnesses as may be
necessary to confirm undocumented
information. In this process, NIOSH
uses a computer assisted telephone
interview (CATI) system, which allows
interviews to be conducted more
efficiently and quickly as opposed to a
paper-based interview instrument. Both
interviews are voluntary and failure to
participate in either or both interviews
will not have a negative effect on the
claim, although voluntary participation
may assist the claimant by adding
important information that may not be
otherwise available.
There are no changes to the questions
contained in the package, or the
estimated burden hours. NIOSH uses
the data collected in this process to
complete an individual dose
reconstruction that accounts, as fully as
possible, for the radiation dose incurred
by the employee in the line of duty for
DOE nuclear weapons production
programs. After dose reconstruction,
NIOSH also performs a brief, voluntary
final interview with the claimant to
explain the results and to allow the
claimant to confirm or question the
records NIOSH has compiled. This will
also be the final opportunity for the
claimant to supplement the dose
reconstruction record.
At the conclusion of the dose
reconstruction process, the claimant
submits a form to confirm that there is
no further information to provide to
NIOSH about the claim at this time. The
form notifies the claimant that signing
the form allows NIOSH to forward a
dose reconstruction report to DOL and
to the claimant, and closes the record on
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data used for the dose reconstruction.
Signing this form does not indicate that
the claimant agrees with the outcome of
the dose reconstruction. The dose
reconstruction results will be supplied
to the claimant and to the DOL, the
agency that will utilize them as one part
of its determination of whether the
claimant is eligible for compensation
under the Act.
Total annualized burden is estimated
to be 3900 hours. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name
Claimant ..........................................................
Claimant ..........................................................
Initial Interview ...............................................
Conclusion Form OCAS–1 .............................
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).
AGENCY:
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 ‘‘Maritime Illness Database and
Reporting System (MIDRS).’’ The
purpose of this data collection is to
provide U.S.-bound passenger vessel
operators an electronic reporting system
to assist with their legal requirement to
notify CDC of the number of passengers
and crew members onboard their ship
who have reportable acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) as defined by
federal quarantine regulations.
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respondents
Type of respondents
CDC must receive written
comments on or before December 27,
2021.
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You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2021–
0114 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 H21–8, 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
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7118; 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:
ADDRESSES:
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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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Maritime Illness Database and
Reporting System (MIDRS) (OMB
Control No. 0920–1260, Exp. 04/30/
2022)—Extension—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this Extension
Information Collection Request (ICR) is
to request a three-year Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for
CDC’s Maritime Illness Database and
Reporting System (MIDRS) surveillance
system.
Operationally, CDC has divided the
responsibilities for enforcing foreign
quarantine regulations between the
Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) and the
Division of Global Migration and
Quarantine (DGMQ). VSP takes the lead
on overseeing acute gastroenteritis
(AGE) illness surveillance and outbreak
investigation activities on passenger
ships using MIDRS, while DGMQ
monitors all non-AGE illnesses and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-22-0530]
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 Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) Dose Reconstruction
Interviews and Forms 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
July 12, 2021 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
EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms (OMB Control No.
0920-0530, Exp. 1/31/2022)--Extension--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On October 30, 2000, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384-7385) was enacted.
This Act established a federal compensation program for employees of
the Department of Energy (DOE) and certain of its contractors,
subcontractors and vendors, who have suffered cancers and other
designated illnesses as a result of exposures sustained in the
production and testing of nuclear weapons.
Executive Order 13179, issued on December 7, 2000, delegated
authorities assigned to the President under the Act to the Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy, and Justice. The
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was delegated the
responsibility of establishing methods for estimating radiation doses
received by eligible claimants with cancer applying for compensation.
NIOSH is applying the following methods to estimate the radiation doses
of individuals applying for compensation.
In performance of its dose reconstruction responsibilities, under
the Act, NIOSH is providing voluntary interview opportunities to
claimants (or their survivors) individually, and providing them with
the opportunity to assist NIOSH in documenting the work history of the
employee by characterizing the actual work tasks performed. In
addition, NIOSH and the claimant may identify incidents that may have
resulted in undocumented radiation exposures, characterizing
radiological protection and monitoring practices, and identification of
co-workers and other witnesses as may be necessary to confirm
undocumented information. In this process, NIOSH uses a computer
assisted telephone interview (CATI) system, which allows interviews to
be conducted more efficiently and quickly as opposed to a paper-based
interview instrument. Both interviews are voluntary and failure to
participate in either or both interviews will not have a negative
effect on the claim, although voluntary participation may assist the
claimant by adding important information that may not be otherwise
available.
There are no changes to the questions contained in the package, or
the estimated burden hours. NIOSH uses the data collected in this
process to complete an individual dose reconstruction that accounts, as
fully as possible, for the radiation dose incurred by the employee in
the line of duty for DOE nuclear weapons production programs. After
dose reconstruction, NIOSH also performs a brief, voluntary final
interview with the claimant to explain the results and to allow the
claimant to confirm or question the records NIOSH has compiled. This
will also be the final opportunity for the claimant to supplement the
dose reconstruction record.
At the conclusion of the dose reconstruction process, the claimant
submits a form to confirm that there is no further information to
provide to NIOSH about the claim at this time. The form notifies the
claimant that signing the form allows NIOSH to forward a dose
reconstruction report to DOL and to the claimant, and closes the record
on
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data used for the dose reconstruction. Signing this form does not
indicate that the claimant agrees with the outcome of the dose
reconstruction. The dose reconstruction results will be supplied to the
claimant and to the DOL, the agency that will utilize them as one part
of its determination of whether the claimant is eligible for
compensation under the Act.
Total annualized burden is estimated to be 3900 hours. There is no
cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Claimant.............................. Initial Interview....... 3600 1 1
Claimant.............................. Conclusion Form OCAS-1.. 3600 1 5/60
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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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