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assessment forms and the
discontinuation of the follow-up survey
under the previous ICR, will result in
1,600 annual responses, which is an
increase of 1,400 over the previously
approved 200 responses for the follow-
up survey alone. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of
respondent
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, 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
[60Day–23–23HD; Docket No. CDC–2023–
0067]
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
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 information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled Exposures,
Health Effects, and Controls of
Chemicals from Thermal Spray Coating.
The purpose of the proposed data
collection is to conduct a survey of
thermal spray coating facilities to better
understand work practices and controls
related to metals, particles, and gases
generated during thermal spray coating
and to identify areas for potential
intervention.
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CDC must receive written
comments on or before October 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2023–
0067 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.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
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.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;
Telephone: 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
DATES:
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Number of
responses per
respondent
225
11
100
100
100
100
100
125
125
125
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3/60
1/60
5/60
5/60
5/60
5/60
5/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
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;
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
Exposures, health effects, and controls
of chemicals from thermal spray
coating—New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Thermal spray coating (TSC) is a
surface treatment process that enables
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different types of feedstock material to
be deposited on to various substrates—
metals, metal alloys, ceramics, and
plastics. The process involves spraying
a liquid or molten metal coating product
under pressure onto a surface where it
solidifies and forms a solid coating. The
coating material can be pure metals,
metal alloys, carbides, oxides, ceramics,
and ceramic metals in wire or powder
form that will not decompose when
melted. Although TSC technology has
been around for decades, recently it has
been refined and optimized to impart
new properties and functionalities to
the coatings, applied through numerous
processes such as flame-, cold-, plasma, and electric arc-spraying, arising from
the different combinations of sources of
thermal and kinetic energy, form and
composition of the feedstock material
and other system configurations. TSC
processes are relatively simple to use,
economical, and have been applied to
almost all industrial sectors such as
automotive, aerospace, machine shops,
electronics, medical, shipyards, and
printing. Important uses include
coatings for wear prevention, repair,
restoration, thermal insulation/
conduction, corrosion/oxidation
resistance, seals, and decoration.
intervention; and (3) identify thermal
spray coating facilities willing to
participate in future NIOSH exposure
and health research.
The burden hours are estimated based
on limited pilot testing conducted
internally using the survey instrument
and previous pilot testing done using a
similar survey instrument. In these pilot
tests, the amount of time for instruction
review, collection of mock information,
and the survey completion was between
10–30 minutes. The median time of 20
minutes was used to estimate annual
burden hours. Currently, the total
number of thermal spray coating
businesses in the United States is
unknown. In 2004, the Air Resources
Board (ARB) in California
Environmental Protection Agency
conducted the Thermal Spraying
Facility Survey of facilities performing
thermal spray coating throughout
California and reported 97 companies
that potentially used TSC. Based on the
California ARB report, we estimated
approximately 5,000 thermal spray
coating businesses nationwide. CDC
requests OMB approval for an estimated
1,667 annual burden hours. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time to participate.
TSC is a fast-growing and emerging
industry, but generates exposures that
are known to be hazardous in other
settings. However, effects of TSC
processes, quantitative exposures, and
subsequent health effects remain mostly
unknown because of paucity of
epidemiologic and exposure studies.
Limited data on exposures of workers
engaged in TSC and associated
operations and personal
communications with industrial
hygienists in this industry suggests
exposures can greatly exceed the current
occupational exposure limits, but the
prevalence of respiratory abnormalities
including occupational asthma and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
in this population remains unknown. In
addition, many workplaces conduct
TSC work manually or semiautomatically, and some TSC tasks may
not be easily amenable to installation of
ventilation controls (e.g., during spraycoating of parts with wide surface area).
The purpose of the proposed data
collection is to conduct a survey of
thermal spray coating facilities to: (1)
better understand work practices and
controls related to metals, particles, and
gases generated during thermal spray
coating; (2) identify areas for potential
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
Thermal spray coating facility managers/owners.
Survey ..............................................
5,000
1
20/60
1,667
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
1,667
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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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 ‘‘National
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Electronic Health Records Survey
(NEHRS)’’ 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 May 19,
2023 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
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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
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[FR Doc No: 2023-16760]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-23HD; Docket No. CDC-2023-0067]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Exposures, Health Effects, and Controls of Chemicals from
Thermal Spray Coating. The purpose of the proposed data collection is
to conduct a survey of thermal spray coating facilities to better
understand work practices and controls related to metals, particles,
and gases generated during thermal spray coating and to identify areas
for potential intervention.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0067 by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (www.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; Telephone: 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;
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
Exposures, health effects, and controls of chemicals from thermal
spray coating--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Thermal spray coating (TSC) is a surface treatment process that
enables
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different types of feedstock material to be deposited on to various
substrates--metals, metal alloys, ceramics, and plastics. The process
involves spraying a liquid or molten metal coating product under
pressure onto a surface where it solidifies and forms a solid coating.
The coating material can be pure metals, metal alloys, carbides,
oxides, ceramics, and ceramic metals in wire or powder form that will
not decompose when melted. Although TSC technology has been around for
decades, recently it has been refined and optimized to impart new
properties and functionalities to the coatings, applied through
numerous processes such as flame-, cold-, plasma-, and electric arc-
spraying, arising from the different combinations of sources of thermal
and kinetic energy, form and composition of the feedstock material and
other system configurations. TSC processes are relatively simple to
use, economical, and have been applied to almost all industrial sectors
such as automotive, aerospace, machine shops, electronics, medical,
shipyards, and printing. Important uses include coatings for wear
prevention, repair, restoration, thermal insulation/conduction,
corrosion/oxidation resistance, seals, and decoration.
TSC is a fast-growing and emerging industry, but generates
exposures that are known to be hazardous in other settings. However,
effects of TSC processes, quantitative exposures, and subsequent health
effects remain mostly unknown because of paucity of epidemiologic and
exposure studies. Limited data on exposures of workers engaged in TSC
and associated operations and personal communications with industrial
hygienists in this industry suggests exposures can greatly exceed the
current occupational exposure limits, but the prevalence of respiratory
abnormalities including occupational asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in this population remains unknown. In addition, many
workplaces conduct TSC work manually or semi-automatically, and some
TSC tasks may not be easily amenable to installation of ventilation
controls (e.g., during spray-coating of parts with wide surface area).
The purpose of the proposed data collection is to conduct a survey
of thermal spray coating facilities to: (1) better understand work
practices and controls related to metals, particles, and gases
generated during thermal spray coating; (2) identify areas for
potential intervention; and (3) identify thermal spray coating
facilities willing to participate in future NIOSH exposure and health
research.
The burden hours are estimated based on limited pilot testing
conducted internally using the survey instrument and previous pilot
testing done using a similar survey instrument. In these pilot tests,
the amount of time for instruction review, collection of mock
information, and the survey completion was between 10-30 minutes. The
median time of 20 minutes was used to estimate annual burden hours.
Currently, the total number of thermal spray coating businesses in the
United States is unknown. In 2004, the Air Resources Board (ARB) in
California Environmental Protection Agency conducted the Thermal
Spraying Facility Survey of facilities performing thermal spray coating
throughout California and reported 97 companies that potentially used
TSC. Based on the California ARB report, we estimated approximately
5,000 thermal spray coating businesses nationwide. CDC requests OMB
approval for an estimated 1,667 annual burden hours. There are no costs
to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Thermal spray coating facility Survey.......... 5,000 1 20/60 1,667
managers/owners.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,667
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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