80 FR 31382 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 105 (June 2, 2015)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 105 (June 2, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 31382-31383] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13383] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-15-15LB] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 [email protected]. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Enhancing Dialogue and Execution of Dust Reduction Behaviors through Workgroup Communication--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description NIOSH, under Public Law 91-596, Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1977) has the responsibility to conduct research relating to innovative methods, techniques, and approaches dealing with occupational safety and health problems. This project focuses on mineworkers' overexposure to respirable coal dust and how using the Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDM), as an educational tool, can help provide information to mineworkers and their respective workgroups and shift leaders (i.e., frontline supervisors, shift foremen, etc), about ways to reduce respirable coal dust exposure in their work environment. NIOSH proposes a three-year approval for a project that seeks to understand what group communication practices are important for mineworker H&S and how those practices can be developed, implemented, and maintained over time. The following questions guide this study: What impact does a communication/ technology intervention model that was designed and implemented have on: (1) Workers' health/safety behaviors, including those that lower exposure to dust; (2) workers' perceptions of their organizations' health and safety values; and (3) the types of health and safety management practices identified and utilized by mine site leaders to support workers' health/safety behaviors? To answer the above questions, NIOSH researchers developed an intervention that focuses on workers' communication about and subsequent actions taken to reduce respirable dust exposure over time, using information provided by their Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDM). The intervention will inform how workgroups communicate with each other and their shift supervisor about health and how this communication impacts individual behavior such as corrective dust actions taken by workers. A new rule (CFR part 70) that passed May 1, 2014, requires mine operators to use CPDMs by February 1, 2016, for designated occupations. Continuous Personal Dust Monitors are wearable devices that provide miners with near real-time feedback about their level of respirable coal dust exposure. However, they do not ensure that miners will use the information to reduce their level of exposure. With the stricter regulations that just passed the opportunity to proactively improve communication around the CPDM and identify appropriate corrective actions, as required by the Mine Health and Safety Administration, is favorable. In response, an intervention was designed to involve workers in the interpretation of CPDM feedback and discuss, with their coworkers/ workgroups and respective shift leaders, potential changes to work practices that can decrease exposure to respirable coal mine dust. Data is collected no more than three times throughout a six-week study period (i.e., pre, mid, and post assessments). Data collection includes a pre/post survey and focus groups with workers and site leaders. These focus groups function as ``safety circles.'' Safety circles are used to communicate and encourage specific behavior changes. A typical circle includes a facilitator or leader (who directs the meetings), 7-10 members, and one-hour weekly meetings that take place during the workday. NIOSH proposes this intervention design at no less than three but no more than five coal mine sites. Coal mine sites will be recruited who have inquired interest in learning how to improve utility of the CPDM on their site and/or interest in improving their employees' communication efforts. Only a small sample of workers will participate at each mine site because of the time required for completion and to ensure the longitudinal data can be adequately collected over the six weeks. In other words, we would rather collect data multiple times with the same worker and have fewer participants than collect data from more workers but not have the ability to appropriately follow-up during the subsequent visits. Data collection will take place over three years. The respondents targeted for this study include any active mine worker and any active site leader at a coal mine site. It is estimated that a sample of up to 150 mine workers will participate, which includes [[Page 31383]] participating in three focus groups (in the form of safety circle workgroup meetings) that will take approximately 60 minutes. The 60 minutes includes a 30 minute discussion and the completion of a focus group worksheet and at one point, a dust control worksheet. The focus groups will debrief general CPDM data so participants can dialogue about ways to lower their exposure levels. In addition, workers will be asked to complete a pre and post survey (~15 minutes). It also is estimated that a sample of up to nine mine site leaders will participate in the form of interviews/focus groups about HSMS practices at the same mining operations which have agreed to participate, and complete a dust assessment form. The interviews/focus groups also will occur two to three times during each of the NIOSH field visits and will take no more than 45 minutes each. All participants will be between the ages of 18 and 75, currently employed, and living in the United States. Participation will require no more than 3 hours of workers' time over the six-week intervention and no more than 2.5 hours of site leaders' time over the six-week intervention period. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total burden in time is an estimated 64 burden hours. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number burden per Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine & Health Safety Managers/ Mine Recruitment and 3 1 5/60 Leaders. Participation Script. Worksite Leadership 3 3 45/60 Interview/Focus Group Guide. Controls to Reduce 3 1 15/60 Respirable Dust Exposure Assessment Worksheet for Workers and Management. Individual Mine Workers............ Mine Worker Recruitment 50 1 5/60 Script. Pre/Post Mine Worker Survey 50 2 15/60 Mine Worker CPDM Focus 50 3 30/60 Group Guide. Controls to Reduce 50 1 15/60 Respirable Dust Exposure Assessment Worksheet for Workers and Management. Mine Worker Focus Group 50 3 15/60 Worksheet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leroy A. Richardson, 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. 2015-13383 Filed 6-1-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1095 Willowdale To request additional information on communicate with each other and their
Road, Mailstop G800, Morgantown, the proposed project or to obtain a copy shift supervisor about health and how
West Virginia 26506, Telephone: (304) of the information collection plan and this communication impacts individual
285–5976. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or behavior such as corrective dust actions
The Director, Management Analysis send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written taken by workers.
and Services Office, has been delegated comments and/or suggestions regarding A new rule (CFR part 70) that passed
the authority to sign Federal Register the items contained in this notice May 1, 2014, requires mine operators to
notices pertaining to announcements of should be directed to the Attention: use CPDMs by February 1, 2016, for
meetings and other committee CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management designated occupations. Continuous
management activities, for both the and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or Personal Dust Monitors are wearable
Centers for Disease Control and by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written devices that provide miners with near
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic comments should be received within 30 real-time feedback about their level of
Substances and Disease Registry. days of this notice. respirable coal dust exposure. However,
they do not ensure that miners will use
Elaine L. Baker, Proposed Project the information to reduce their level of
Director, Management Analysis and Services Enhancing Dialogue and Execution of exposure. With the stricter regulations
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Dust Reduction Behaviors through that just passed the opportunity to
Prevention. Workgroup Communication—New— proactively improve communication
[FR Doc. 2015–13316 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am] National Institute for Occupational around the CPDM and identify
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for appropriate corrective actions, as
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). required by the Mine Health and Safety
Background and Brief Description Administration, is favorable.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND In response, an intervention was
HUMAN SERVICES NIOSH, under Public Law 91–596, designed to involve workers in the
Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20–22, interpretation of CPDM feedback and
Centers for Disease Control and Occupational Safety and Health Act of discuss, with their coworkers/
Prevention 1977) has the responsibility to conduct workgroups and respective shift leaders,
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research relating to innovative methods, potential changes to work practices that
techniques, and approaches dealing can decrease exposure to respirable coal
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork with occupational safety and health mine dust. Data is collected no more
Reduction Act Review problems. than three times throughout a six-week
This project focuses on mineworkers’ study period (i.e., pre, mid, and post
The Centers for Disease Control and overexposure to respirable coal dust and assessments). Data collection includes a
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the how using the Continuous Personal pre/post survey and focus groups with
following information collection request Dust Monitor (CPDM), as an educational workers and site leaders. These focus
to the Office of Management and Budget tool, can help provide information to groups function as ‘‘safety circles.’’
(OMB) for review and approval in mineworkers and their respective Safety circles are used to communicate
accordance with the Paperwork workgroups and shift leaders (i.e., and encourage specific behavior
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for frontline supervisors, shift foremen, changes. A typical circle includes a
the proposed information collection is etc), about ways to reduce respirable facilitator or leader (who directs the
published to obtain comments from the coal dust exposure in their work meetings), 7–10 members, and one-hour
public and affected agencies. environment. NIOSH proposes a three- weekly meetings that take place during
Written comments and suggestions year approval for a project that seeks to the workday.
from the public and affected agencies understand what group communication NIOSH proposes this intervention
concerning the proposed collection of practices are important for mineworker design at no less than three but no more
information are encouraged. Your H&S and how those practices can be than five coal mine sites. Coal mine
comments should address any of the developed, implemented, and sites will be recruited who have
following: (a) Evaluate whether the maintained over time. The following inquired interest in learning how to
proposed collection of information is questions guide this study: What impact improve utility of the CPDM on their
necessary for the proper performance of does a communication/technology site and/or interest in improving their
the functions of the agency, including intervention model that was designed employees’ communication efforts. Only
whether the information will have and implemented have on: (1) Workers’ a small sample of workers will
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the health/safety behaviors, including those participate at each mine site because of
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the that lower exposure to dust; (2) workers’ the time required for completion and to
burden of the proposed collection of perceptions of their organizations’ ensure the longitudinal data can be
information, including the validity of health and safety values; and (3) the adequately collected over the six weeks.
the methodology and assumptions used; types of health and safety management In other words, we would rather collect
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and practices identified and utilized by data multiple times with the same
clarity of the information to be mine site leaders to support workers’ worker and have fewer participants than
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of health/safety behaviors? collect data from more workers but not
the collection of information on those To answer the above questions, have the ability to appropriately follow-
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who are to respond, including through NIOSH researchers developed an up during the subsequent visits.
the use of appropriate automated, intervention that focuses on workers’ Data collection will take place over
electronic, mechanical, or other communication about and subsequent three years. The respondents targeted
technological collection techniques or actions taken to reduce respirable dust for this study include any active mine
other forms of information technology, exposure over time, using information worker and any active site leader at a
e.g., permitting electronic submission of provided by their Continuous Personal coal mine site. It is estimated that a
responses; and (e) Assess information Dust Monitor (CPDM). The intervention sample of up to 150 mine workers will
collection costs. will inform how workgroups participate, which includes
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participating in three focus groups (in and post survey (∼15 minutes). It also is between the ages of 18 and 75, currently
the form of safety circle workgroup estimated that a sample of up to nine employed, and living in the United
meetings) that will take approximately mine site leaders will participate in the States. Participation will require no
60 minutes. The 60 minutes includes a form of interviews/focus groups about more than 3 hours of workers’ time over
30 minute discussion and the HSMS practices at the same mining the six-week intervention and no more
completion of a focus group worksheet operations which have agreed to than 2.5 hours of site leaders’ time over
and at one point, a dust control participate, and complete a dust the six-week intervention period.
worksheet. The focus groups will assessment form. The interviews/focus
debrief general CPDM data so groups also will occur two to three There is no cost to respondents other
participants can dialogue about ways to times during each of the NIOSH field than their time. The total burden in time
lower their exposure levels. In addition, visits and will take no more than 45 is an estimated 64 burden hours.
workers will be asked to complete a pre minutes each. All participants will be
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number
Number of burden per
Type of respondent Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)
Mine & Health Safety Man- Mine Recruitment and Participation Script ............................. 3 1 5/60
agers/Leaders.
Worksite Leadership Interview/Focus Group Guide .............. 3 3 45/60
Controls to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure Assessment 3 1 15/60
Worksheet for Workers and Management.
Individual Mine Workers ......... Mine Worker Recruitment Script ............................................ 50 1 5/60
Pre/Post Mine Worker Survey ................................................ 50 2 15/60
Mine Worker CPDM Focus Group Guide .............................. 50 3 30/60
Controls to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure Assessment 50 1 15/60
Worksheet for Workers and Management.
Mine Worker Focus Group Worksheet .................................. 50 3 15/60
Leroy A. Richardson, person below. Written comments The charter was issued on August 3,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, received in advance of the meeting will 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the be included in the official record of the and will expire on August 3, 2015.
Associate Director for Science, Office of the meeting. The public is also welcome to PURPOSE: The Advisory Board is
Director, Centers for Disease Control and listen to the meeting by joining the charged with (a) providing advice to the
Prevention. teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial- Secretary, HHS, on the development of
[FR Doc. 2015–13383 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am] in number at 1–866–659–0537 and the guidelines under E.O. 13179; (b)
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P pass code is 9933701. providing advice to the Secretary, HHS,
BACKGROUND: The Advisory Board was on the scientific validity and quality of
established under the Energy Employees dose reconstruction efforts performed
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND for this program; and (c) upon request
HUMAN SERVICES Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 to advise the by the Secretary, HHS, advise the
Centers for Disease Control and President on a variety of policy and Secretary on whether there is a class of
Prevention technical functions required to employees at any Department of Energy
implement and effectively manage the facility who were exposed to radiation
Subcommittee for Dose new compensation program. Key but for whom it is not feasible to
Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), functions of the Advisory Board include estimate their radiation dose, and on
Advisory Board on Radiation and providing advice on the development of whether there is reasonable likelihood
Worker Health (ABRWH or the probability of causation guidelines that that such radiation doses may have
Advisory Board), National Institute for have been promulgated by the endangered the health of members of
Occupational Safety and Health Department of Health and Human this class. The Subcommittee for Dose
(NIOSH) Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on Reconstruction Reviews was established
methods of dose reconstruction, which to aid the Advisory Board in carrying
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of have also been promulgated by HHS as out its duty to advise the Secretary,
the Federal Advisory Committee Act a final rule; advice on the scientific HHS, on dose reconstruction.
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease validity and quality of dose estimation MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: The agenda for
Control and Prevention (CDC), and reconstruction efforts being the Subcommittee meeting includes the
announces the following meeting for the performed for purposes of the following dose reconstruction program
aforementioned subcommittee: compensation program; and advice on quality management and assurance
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TIME AND DATE: 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. petitions to add classes of workers to the activities: Current findings from NIOSH
EDT, June 24, 2015 Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). and Advisory Board dose reconstruction
PLACE: Audio Conference Call via FTS In December 2000, the President blind reviews; dose reconstruction cases
Conferencing. delegated responsibility for funding, under review from Sets 14–18,
STATUS: Open to the public, but without staffing, and operating the Advisory including the Oak Ridge sites (Y–12, K–
a public comment period. The public is Board to HHS, which subsequently 25, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and
welcome to submit written comments in delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH Savannah River Site; preparation of the
advance of the meeting, to the contact implements this responsibility for CDC. Advisory Board’s next report to the
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