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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 hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

Parents/Caregivers of 15–17 year 

olds.

Adult/Caregiver Survey .................... 2,634 1 20/60 878 

Adolescent 15–17 year olds ............. Adolescent Survey ........................... 900 1 20/60 300 

Adolescent 18–19 year olds ............. Adolescent Survey ........................... 600 1 20/60 200 

Totals ......................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,378 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14223 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–21–21CG] 

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 ‘‘A 

Longitudinal Examination of Mental 

and Physical Health among Police 

Associated with COVID–19’’ 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 January 26, 2021 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. 

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 

A Longitudinal Examination of 

Mental and Physical Health among 

Police Associated with COVID–19— 

New—National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Police officers are exposed to several 

stressors during their working lives, 

including traumatic events (e.g., motorvehicle accidents, domestic incidents), 

organizational stressors (e.g., long work 

hours, shiftwork), public criticism, and 

concern about physical harm. On top of 

these day-to-day stressors, the 

coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

has contributed to an increase in mental 

and physical risk. Although exact 

figures are not known, in April 2020, it 

was estimated that approximately 17% 

of the New York police department were 

out sick, and five officers had died. Over 

1,000 police officers had tested positive 

for COVID–19. Since then, rates of 

COVID–19 have not only increased in 

the general population, but also in 

police populations. These preliminary 

studies indicate that police departments 

are under a great deal of stress and at 

greater risk because of COVID–19. Given 

that efficiently performing officers are 

key to successful functioning of law 

enforcement, addressing police mental 

and physical health is imperative for 

their well-being, as well as that of the 

public they serve. Nonetheless, little 

research has been conducted to evaluate 

the physical and mental health 

consequences of the COVID–19 

pandemic on police officers. Thus, 

NIOSH seeks OMB approval to evaluate 

the longitudinal mental and physical 

health effect of the COVID–19 pandemic 

on police officers. 

Previously, in collaboration with 

NIOSH, the University of New York at 

Buffalo (UB) conducted a cross-sectional 

research project to evaluate the mental, 

physical, and subclinical measures of 

health in the Buffalo, NY police officers 

as part of the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic 

Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) 

study. The BCOPS study itself includes 

a baseline examination and four followup examinations. For this reason, 

NIOSH has mental and physical health 

data on police officers, collected prior to 

COVID–19, including stress related 

surveys, blood parameters, physical 

measures, stress biomarkers (cortisol) 

and telomere length data. 

To meet the aims of the current study 

NIOSH has contracted with UB to 

recruit 200 police officers who 

previously participated in a BCOPS 

study. Priority will be placed on 

recruiting officers who participated in 

the last BCOPS study (n=240). If 200 of 

the 240 officers cannot be recruited, 

then UB will try to recruit any officer 

who has previously participated in a 

BCOPS study. A subset of the surveys 

and biological data collected as part of 

the BCOPS studies will be repeated for 

this study. By comparing the responses 

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collected as part of BCOPS (prior to 

COVID–19), to those obtained during 

this study, NIOSH can evaluate the 

longitudinal physical and psychological 

health effects of COVID–19 on the 

police officers. 

To meet the aims of this study there 

will be two rounds of data collection. 

The first round will consist of collecting 

both the mental and physical health 

data. The second round, approximately 

6–8 months later, will consist of 

collecting the mental health and 

medical history surveys only. 

During the first round, letters will be 

sent to officers who participated in the 

previous BCOPS study asking them to 

voluntarily participate in this study. 

Once they agree, a letter of introduction 

will be sent. If an officer hasn’t 

responded after two letters have been 

sent, UB will contact the officers by 

phone. If the officer declines to 

participate they will no longer be 

contacted. For officers who agree to 

participate, UB will coordinate the 

scheduling of officers with the police 

department and will not schedule 

officers more than one month in 

advance. Scheduling will be flexible. 

At their designated appointment, all 

participants will complete the paper 

and pencil questionnaires then 

complete the clinical exam, which will 

entail a fasting blood draw 

(approximately four tablespoons), 

measuring the participants’ height, 

weight, abdominal height, waist 

circumference and neck circumference, 

and taking their blood pressure. 

Cortisol saliva testing will be done 

outside of the clinic at the participant’s 

residence by the participant. 

Participants will be provided with 

Salivettes (Sarstedt, USA), a 

commercially available collection 

device consisting of dental rolls and 

centrifuge tubes, to take with them 

when the leave the clinic for the 

collection of saliva samples. 

Participants will be given instructions 

on how to collect the samples to be 

taken the day after they leave the clinic. 

The participant will be asked to return 

the saliva samples to the clinic when 

completed either in person or via paid 

postage. This ends the clinic visit. UB 

will advise the participant upon 

departing during round one that they 

would like to contact them again in 6– 

8 months to complete the same surveys 

they did in the clinic. 

For the second round, UB will 

conduct a follow-up survey 

approximately 6–8 months after the 

clinic visit. Each officer who 

participated in the first round and who 

agreed to participate in the second 

round, will be sent the same set of 

psychological surveys, the medical 

history questionnaire, and a follow-up 

COVID questionnaire. The 

psychological surveys will be the same 

surveys they did during the first round, 

while the COVID questionnaire asks 

additional questions related to their 

experience with COVID since the clinic 

visit. They will not be asked to complete 

the personal history questionnaire the 

second time. This second set of 

questionnaires allows NIOSH to meet 

the study aims. 

The Burden Table lists the estimated 

population size of 200 police officers 

who will respond to 16 psychosocial 

questionnaires, serological (blood) 

collection, and salivary cortisol at the 

first round. All officers who participate 

in the first round and who have agreed, 

will be mailed the medical history 

questionnaire and psychosocial 

questionnaires 6–8 months later (second 

round). Biological samples will not be 

collected during the second round. We 

anticipate that up to 10% of the 

participants may not present for testing 

during either the first round or second 

round of questionnaires. Therefore, we 

estimate that 180 officers will complete 

both rounds of the data collection. The 

total burden hours for all surveys, 

serological sample collection, and 

salivary cortisol is 596. There are no 

costs to the respondents other than their 

time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Police officers .............................................. Letter of Invitation ........................................ 240 1 1/60 

Letter of Introduction ................................... 200 1 7/60 

Eligibility Screening Form ............................ 200 1 5/60 

Personal history ........................................... 180 1 2/60 

Medical history ............................................ 180 2 8/60 

Spielberger Stress Survey .......................... 180 2 7/60 

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.180 2 2/60 

Brief Cope ................................................... 180 2 3/60 

Organizational Support Scale ..................... 180 2 2/60 

Maslach Burnout ......................................... 180 2 2/60 

Fatigue Scale .............................................. 180 2 2/60 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder–5 ................ 180 2 2/60 

Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale ............. 180 2 1/60 

Beck Anxiety ................................................ 180 2 3/60 

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index .................... .......................... 2 2/60 

Beck Depression ......................................... 180 2 3/60 

Beck Hopelessness ..................................... 180 2 2/60 

COVID–19 Round 1 .................................... 180 1 3/60 

COVID–19 Round 2 .................................... 180 1 3/60 

Civil Unrest/Public Perception/work environment.180 2 3/60 

Serological Sample collection ..................... 180 1 1 

Salivary Cortisol collection .......................... 180 1 30/60 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14225 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–21–21GB; Docket No. CDC–2021– 

0062] 

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. 

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 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 Performance Monitoring of CDC’s 

Core State Injury Prevention Program. 

The proposed study is designed to 

collect performance monitoring data, via 

a web-based tool, from recipients 

funded under the Core State Injury 

Prevention Program cooperative 

agreement (Core SIPP). 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before August 31, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2021– 

0062 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–D74, 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– 

D74, 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: 

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 

Performance Monitoring of CDC’s 

Core State Injury Prevention Program— 

New—National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) seeks Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to electronically collect 

performance monitoring data, via a webbased Partners’ Portal, from recipients 

funded under the Core State Injury 

Prevention Program cooperative 

agreement, hereafter known as Core 

SIPP. OMB approval is requested for 

three years. The electronic collection of 

information for program and 

performance monitoring aligns with 

three of CDC’s Data Modernization 

Initiative Key Objectives to: 

• Develop and implement cloudbased approaches for automating data 

collection and supporting multidirectional data flows among STLT 

partners and CDC. 

• Reduce burden for data providers 

and public health agencies. 

• Ensure systems and services are 

scalable, interoperable, and adaptable to 

meet evolving needs. 

Recipients will report progress and 

activity information to CDC on an 

annual schedule using a web-based 

Partners’ Portal. 

Information to be collected will 

provide crucial data for program 

performance monitoring and provide 

CDC with the capacity to respond in a 

timely manner to requests for 

information about the program from the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS), the White House, 

Congress, and other sources. 

Information to be collected will also 

strengthen CDC’s ability to monitor 

awardee progress, provide data-driven 

technical assistance, and disseminate 

the most current surveillance data on 

unintentional and intentional injuries. 

Monitoring the impact of populationbased strategies and identifying new 

insights and innovative solutions to 

health problems are two of the noted 

public health activities that all public 

health systems should undertake. For 

NCIPC, these objectives cannot be 

satisfied without the systematic 

collection of data and information from 

state health departments. The 

information collection will enable the 

accurate, reliable, uniform and timely 

submission to NCIPC of each awardee’s 

progress report and injury indicators, 

including strategies and performance 

measures. The information collection 

plan proposed here will also generate a 

variety of routine and customizable 

reports. State-specific reports will allow 

each awardee to summarize activities 

and progress towards meeting strategies 

and performance measure targets related 

to the reduction and prevention of 

unintentional and intentional injuries. 

NCIPC will also have the capacity to 

generate reports that describe activities 

and health outcomes across multiple 

recipients, which will enable better 

reporting of trends and provision of 

technical assistance through linking 


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