CDC Reviews Coal Workers' Health Forms for Efficiency
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The CDC is asking for your thoughts on their Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program forms to make sure they’re useful and not too much work. If you’re involved or just curious, you’ve got 30 days to share your ideas before the government decides. This helps keep things clear, easy, and cost-effective for everyone involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Surveillance supports early detection of black lung
The Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program collects data to help detect and track coal workers' pneumoconiosis ("black lung") and to support prevention and treatment. The notice says the program is useful for protecting coal miners' health and for documenting trends and progression of disease.
Paperwork time burden on coal industry
The CDC estimates a total of 4,070 annual burden hours for the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program. For example, CDC lists 4,345 coal miners completing a miner form at 20 minutes (20/60 hour) each, 4,788 radiograph respondents at 15 minutes (15/60 hour), and multiple facility and physician respondent types with burdens ranging from 3 to 30 minutes per response.
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