26690 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2018 / Notices 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Acting Chief, Information Collection Review 

Office, Office of Scientific 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 

[30Day–18–18LQ] 

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 Assessment of 

Occupational Injury among Fire Fighters 

Using a Follow-back Survey 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 February 13, 2018 to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. CDC received one comment 

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 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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 

Assessment of Occupational Injury 

among Fire Fighters Using a Followback Survey—New—National Institute 

for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Studies have reported that fire fighters 

have high rates of non-fatal injuries and 

illnesses as compared to the general 

worker population. As fire fighters 

undertake many critical public safety 

activities and are tasked with protecting 

the safety and health of the public, it 

follows that understanding and 

preventing injuries and exposures 

among fire fighters will have a benefit 

reaching beyond the workers to the 

general public. 

As mandated in the Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 

91–596), the mission of NIOSH is to 

conduct research and investigations on 

occupational safety and health. Related 

to this mission, the purpose of this 

project is to conduct research that will 

provide a detailed description of nonfatal occupational injuries and 

exposures incurred by fire fighters. This 

information will offer detailed insight 

into events that lead to the largest 

number of nonfatal injuries and 

exposures among fire fighters. The 

project will use two related data 

sources. The first source is data 

abstracted from medical records of fire 

fighters treated in a nationally stratified 

sample of emergency departments. 

These data are routinely collected 

through the occupational supplement to 

the National Electronic Injury 

Surveillance System (NEISS-Work). The 

second data source, for which NIOSH is 

seeking OMB approval for three years, is 

responses to telephone interview 

surveys of the injured and exposed fire 

fighters identified within NEISS-Work. 

The proposed telephone interview 

surveys will supplement NEISS-Work 

data with an extensive description of 

fire fighter injuries and exposures, 

including worker characteristics, injury 

types, injury circumstances, injury 

outcomes, and use of personal 

protective equipment. Previous reports 

describing occupational injuries and 

exposures to fire fighters provide 

limited details on specific regions or 

sub-segments of the population. As 

compared to these earlier studies, the 

scope of the telephone interview data 

will be broader as it includes sampled 

cases nationwide and has no limitations 

in regards to type of employment (i.e., 

volunteer versus career). Results from 

the telephone interviews will be 

weighted and reported as national 

estimates. 

The sample size for the telephone 

interview survey is estimated to be 

approximately 240 fire fighters annually 

for the proposed three year duration of 

the study. This is based on the number 

of fire fighters identified in previous 

years of NEISS-Work data and a 30 to 

40% response rate that is comparable to 

the rate of previously conducted 

National Electronic Injury Surveillance 

System telephone interview studies. 

Each telephone interview will take 

approximately 30 minutes to complete, 

resulting in an annualized burden 

estimate of 120 hours. Using the routine 

NEISS-Work data, an analysis of all 

identified EMS workers will be 

performed to determine if there are 

differences between the telephone 

interview responder and non-responder 

groups. 

The Division of Safety Research (DSR) 

within NIOSH is conducting this 

project. DSR has a strong interest in 

improving surveillance of fire fighter 

injuries and exposures to provide the 

information necessary for effectively 

targeting and implementing prevention 

efforts and, consequently, reducing 

occupational injuries and exposures to 

fire fighters. The Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (CPSC) will also 

contribute to this project, as they are 

responsible for coordinating the 

collection of all NEISS-Work data and 

for overseeing the collection of all 

telephone interview data. The estimated 

annual Burden Hours are 120. There is 

no cost to respondents other than their 

time. 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Fire fighters ..................................................... Follow-back survey ........................................ 240 1 30/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Acting Chief, Information Collection Review 

Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science, Office 

of the Director, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12371 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers CMS–10185, CMS– 

10336, CMS–10341, CMS–10417, CMS– 

10538, and CMS–10544] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by July 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

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. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare Part D 

Reporting Requirements and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: Data collected via 

Medicare Part D Reporting 

Requirements is an integral resource for 

oversight, monitoring, compliance and 

auditing activities necessary to ensure 

quality provision of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Benefit to 

beneficiaries. Each section is reported at 

one of the following levels: Contract 

(data should be entered at the H#, S#, 

R#, or E# level) or Plan (data should be 

entered at the Plan Benefit Package (PBP 

level, e.g. Plan 001 for contract H#, R#, 

S#, or E). Sponsors should retain 

documentation and data records related 

to their data submissions. Data will be 

validated, analyzed, and utilized for 

trend reporting by the Division of 

Clinical and Operational Performance 

(DCOP) within the Medicare Drug 

Benefit and C & D Data Group. If outliers 

or other data anomalies are detected, 

DCOP will work in collaboration with 

other Divisions within CMS for followup and resolution. 

For CY2019 Reporting Requirements, 

the following 6 reporting sections will 

be reported and collected at the 

Contract-level or Plan-level: (1) 

Enrollment and Disenrollment—to 

evaluate sponsors’ processing of 

enrollment, disenrollment, and 

reinstatement requests in accordance 

with CMS requirements. (2) Medication 

Therapy Management (MTM) 

Programs—to evaluate Part D MTM 

programs, and sponsors’ adherence to 

CMS requirements. (3) Grievances—to 

assess sponsors’ compliance with timely 

and appropriate resolution of grievances 

filed by their enrollees. (4) Improving 

Drug Utilization Review Controls—to 

determine the impact of formulary-level 

edits at point of sale in sponsors’ 

processing of opioid prescriptions. (5) 

Coverage Determinations and 

Redeterminations—to assess sponsors’ 

compliance with appropriate resolution 

of coverage determinations and 

redeterminations requested by their 

enrollees. (6) Employer/Union 

Sponsored Sponsors—to ensure PDPs 

and the employer groups that contract 

with the PDPs properly utilize 

appropriate waivers and modifications. 

Form Number: CMS–10185 (OMB 

control number: 0938–0992); Frequency: 

Annually and semi-annually; Affected 

Public: Private sector (Business or other 

for-profits); Number of Respondents: 


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