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or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

The National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey (NHANES)— 

NEW—National Center for Health 

Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on the extent and nature of 

illness and disability; environmental, 

social and other health hazards; and 

determinants of health of the population 

of the United States. 

The National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey (NHANES) has, to 

date, been authorized as a generic 

clearance under OMB Number 0920– 

0237. A change in accounting practice 

for the burden hours, however, requires 

a shift to a newly-assigned clearance 

number. 

The National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey (NHANES) has 

been conducted periodically between 

1970 and 1994, and continuously since 

1999 by the National Center for Health 

Statistics, CDC. 

Annually, approximately 15,411 

respondents participate in some aspect 

of the full survey. About 10,000 

complete the screener for the survey. 

About 142 complete the household 

interview only. About 5,269 complete 

both the household interview and the 

MEC examination. Up to 4,000 

additional persons might participate in 

tests of procedures, special studies, or 

methodological studies. The average 

burden for these special study/pretest 

respondents is 3 hours. Participation in 

NHANES is completely voluntary and 

confidential. A three-year approval is 

requested. 

NHANES programs produce 

descriptive statistics which measure the 

health and nutrition status of the 

general population. Through the use of 

questionnaires, physical examinations, 

and laboratory tests, NHANES studies 

the relationship between diet, nutrition 

and health in a representative sample of 

the United States. NHANES monitors 

the prevalence of chronic conditions 

and risk factors related to health such as 

arthritis, asthma, osteoporosis, 

infectious diseases, diabetes, high blood 

pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, 

smoking, drug and alcohol use, physical 

activity, environmental exposures, and 

diet. NHANES data are used to produce 

national reference data on height, 

weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. 

Results from more recent NHANES can 

be compared to findings reported from 

previous surveys to monitor changes in 

the health of the U.S. population over 

time. NHANES continues to collect 

genetic material on a national 

probability sample for future genetic 

research aimed at understanding disease 

susceptibility in the U.S. population. 

NCHS collects personal identification 

information. Participant level data items 

will include basic demographic 

information, name, address, social 

security number, Medicare number and 

participant health information to allow 

for linkages to other data sources such 

as the National Death Index and data 

from the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS). There is no 

cost to respondents other than their 

time. 

NHANES data users include the U.S. 

Congress; numerous Federal agencies 

such as other branches of the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, the 

National Institutes of Health, and the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture; private groups such as the 

American Heart Association; schools of 

public health; and private businesses. 

TABLE 1—ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of 

respondent Form Number of respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

hours 

1. Individuals in households ............. NHANES Questionnaire ................. 15,411 1 2.4 36,986 

2. Individuals in households ............. Special Studies ............................... 4,000 1 3 12,000 

Total ........................................... ......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 48,986 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

Kimberly S. Lane, 

Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity, 

Office of the Associate Director for Science, 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number CDC–2012–0006; NIOSH– 

255] 

Draft publication: Coal Dust 

Explosibility Meter Evaluation and 

Recommendations for Application 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 95l. 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of draft publication 

available for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the availability of the 

following notice of draft publication 

available for public comment entitled 

‘‘Coal Dust Explosibility Meter 

Evaluation and Recommendations for 

Application.’’ The document and 

instructions for submitting comments 

can be found at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Public Comment Period: Comment 

period ends May 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments, 

identified by CDC–2012–0006 and 

docket number NIOSH–255, may be 

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submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal erulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert 

A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C34, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 

45226. 

• Facsimile: (513) 533–8285. 

• Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov. 

All information received in response 

to this notice will be available for public 

examination and copying at the NIOSH 

Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. For access to 

the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov or http://

www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/review/

docket255/default.html. NIOSH 

includes all comments received without 

change in the docket, including any 

personal information provided. All 

electronic comments should be 

formatted as Microsoft Word. All 

material submitted to the Agency 

should reference docket number 

NIOSH–255 and must be submitted by 

May 29, 2012 to be considered by the 

Agency. 

Background: This report details the 

results of a cooperative study between 

the National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA) investigating the ability of the 

Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM) to 

accurately predict the explosibility of 

samples of coal and rock dust mixtures 

collected from underground coal mines 

in the U.S. The CDEM, which gives 

instantaneous results in real time, 

represents a new way for miners and 

operators to assess the relative hazard of 

dust accumulations in their mines and 

the effectiveness of their rock dusting 

practices. The intention of the device is 

to assist mine operators in complying 

with the (MSHA) final rule 30 CFR 

75.403, requiring that the incombustible 

content of combined coal dust, rock 

dust, and other dust be at least 80% in 

underground areas of bituminous coal 

mines. 

This study was completed in 2010, 

and involved field use of the CDEM 

within MSHA’s 10 bituminous coal 

districts. As part of their routine dust 

compliance surveys in these districts, 

MSHA inspectors collected sample coal 

and rock dust mixtures, field testing 

these samples for explosibility with the 

CDEM. Samples were then sent to the 

MSHA laboratory at Mt. Hope, WV, for 

parallel testing, first using a drying oven 

to determine the surface moisture 

followed by traditional low temperature 

ashing (LTA) method. The LTA method 

determines explosibility of a coal and 

rock dust sample in a laboratory by 

heating the mixture to burn off the 

combustible material. The results, when 

combined with the surface moisture, are 

reported as total incombustible content 

(TIC). If the TIC is ≥80%, the sample is 

deemed to be nonexplosible and 

compliant with 30 CFR 75.403. 

The CDEM utilizes a different 

approach, using optical reflectance to 

determine the ratio of rock dust to coal 

dust in a mixture. The CDEM offers realtime measurements of the explosion 

propagation hazard within a coal mine 

entry, allowing for immediate 

identification and mitigation of the 

problem. 

The conclusions of this study support 

the field use of the CDEM to measure 

the explosibility of coal and rock dust 

mixtures, to more effectively improve 

the onsite adequacy of rock dusting for 

explosion prevention. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Jeff Kohler, NIOSH, Associate Director 

for Mining, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15236, telephone (412) 

386–5301, email jkohler@cdc.gov. 

Reference: Web address for this 

publication: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

docket/review/docket255/pdfs/CDEM_

IC_Final_May01.pdf. 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Announcement of an Opportunity for 

Manufacturers and Designers of 

Closed Circuit Escape Respirators To 

Participate in Performance Testing 

Within a Correlation Test Program 

Offered by the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

AGENCY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to announce a Correlation Test Program 

offered by NIOSH through its National 

Personal Protective Technology 

Laboratory (NPPTL) and provide 

information on how interested parties 

can obtain the Standard Test 

Procedures. The Correlation Test 

Program is the result of HHS publishing 

a final rule (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ 

pkg/FR-2012-03-08/pdf/2012-4691.pdf), 

Approval Tests and Standards for 

Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators 

(CCERs) on March 8th 2012. This final 

rule revised and updated the 

requirements for testing and 

certification of CCERs and introduced 

the use of an Automated Breathing and 

Metabolic Simulator to be used during 

testing as part of the approval process. 

The Correlation Testing Program will 

consist of two tests: 

• Performance Tests of As-Received 

and Environmentally Treated ClosedCircuit Respirators; and 

• Capacity Tests of As-Received and 

Environmentally Treated Closed-Circuit 

Escape Respirators. 

The Standard Test Procedures for the 

Correlation Testing Program, and for the 

other CCER performance requirements, 

are available from NIOSH for review. 

These procedures are subject to 

modification as they are incorporated 

into the certification program. 

All correlation testing conducted in 

this program will be done free of charge. 

This program was designed to enable 

potential CCER applicants to correlate 

or calibrate their own automated 

breathing and metabolic simulator to the 

automated breathing and metabolic 

simulator that will be used by NPPTL as 

part of the CCER approval process. 

NPPTL will not make any 

performance-related judgments as to the 

ability of any tested units meeting the 

new approval requirements. Data 

obtained from testing will be provided 

only to the applicant. Testing results 

may be provided to the public; however, 

product or applicant identity will not be 

disclosed. Test results from the 

Correlation Test Program are not 

applicable as pre-test data for a 

respirator approval application. 

DATES: The CCER Correlation Test 

Program shall be in effect until 

November 15, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information concerning the 

application requirements and process, 

Jeff Peterson, telephone (412) 386–4018, 

email JPeterson@cdc.gov. For 

information concerning details and 

copies of the Standard Test Procedures, 

Tim Rehak, telephone (412) 386–6866, 

email TRehak@cdc.gov. 

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