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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 26, 2021 / Notices 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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 60Day2121CG; Docket No. CDC2021
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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.
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 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 A Longitudinal Examination of Mental and Physical Health among Police Associated with COVID19. The aim of this project is to evaluate the longitudinal consequences of the COVID19 pandemic on the mental and physical health of police officers.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC2021
0004 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, MSD74, 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 SUMMARY:

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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:
4046397570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 PRA
44 U.S.C. 35013520, 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 agencys 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; and 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.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project A Longitudinal Examination of Mental and Physical Health among Police Associated with COVID19
NewNational 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
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hours, shiftwork, public criticism, and concern about physical harm. On top of these day-to-day stressors, the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID19
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 1000 police officers had tested positive for COVID19. Since then, rates of COVID19 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 COVID19. 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 COVID19
pandemic on police officers. Thus, NIOSH seeks OMB approval to evaluate the longitudinal mental and physical health effect of the COVID19 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 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 COVID19, 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 of the surveys and physical data collected as part of BCOPS, prior to COVID19, to those obtained during this study, NIOSH can evaluate the longitudinal physical and psychological
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