80_FR_74338 80 FR 74110 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

80 FR 74110 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 228 (November 27, 2015)

Page Range74110-74111
FR Document2015-30132

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Workplace Health In America, a nationally representative survey of employer-based workplace health programs to describe the current state of U.S. workplace health promotion and protection programs and practices in employers of all sizes, industries and regions.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16FG; Docket No. CDC-2015-0109]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Workplace Health 
In America, a nationally representative survey of employer-based 
workplace health programs to describe the current state of U.S. 
workplace health promotion and protection programs and practices in 
employers of all sizes, industries and regions.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0109 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
    Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 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. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.

    Please note:  All public comment should be submitted 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 the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

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 OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Workplace Health In America--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The health of a workplace and its workers are inextricably linked. 
Ideally, workplaces not only protect the safety and wellbeing of 
employees but also provide them opportunities for better long-term 
health and enhanced quality of life. Effective workplace programs, 
policies, and environments that are health-focused and worker-centered 
have the potential to significantly benefit employers, employees, their 
families, and communities. As the nation's premier public health 
agency, the CDC helps protect the health and safety of all people in 
our schools, communities, homes and workplaces through prevention. The 
workplace can specifically protect and promote health through programs, 
policies, and practices that have the potential of reaching millions of 
workers, retirees, and their families.
    Increasing health care costs and decreasing health-related 
productivity are leading American businesses to examine strategies to 
improve employee health and contain health costs that are largely 
driven by chronic diseases and related lifestyle choices. Employers are 
recognizing the role they can play in creating a healthy work 
environment and providing their employees with opportunities to make 
healthy lifestyle choices. They increasingly look to CDC and other 
public health experts for guidance and solutions to combat the effects 
of chronic diseases on their employees and businesses. Workplace health 
programs not only benefit individual employees but also make good 
business sense.
    Although a number of national and local level studies and surveys 
have been conducted over the past 25 years examining aspects of 
workplace health promotion and protection programs, there has not been, 
to date, a systematic and ongoing effort to document the evidenced-
based and best practice strategies and interventions at the individual 
employee and organizational level that comprise a comprehensive 
workplace health program from a nationally representative sample of 
employers. Workplace Health in America is authorized by the Public 
Health Service Act and funded through the Prevention and Public Health 
Fund of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). CDC has 
developed the Workplace Health in America survey program to describe 
the current state of U.S. workplace health promotion and protection 
programs and practices in employers of all sizes, industries and 
regions. National worksite health promotion experts, employers, and

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content experts from the CDC advised on the survey content. Items from 
existing, validated surveys were used whenever possible. The survey 
contains yes/no, multiple choice and a small number of open-ended 
items.
    The Workplace Health in America survey is designed to collect 
information about: Basic organizational characteristics; employer-
sponsored health insurance; health risk assessments; staffing and other 
resources devoted to employee health and safety programming; 
incentives; work-life policies and benefits; availability of health 
screenings and disease management programs; occupational safety and 
health programs. The survey items also cover the presence of evidence-
based and other health promotion programs, policies and supports 
related to physical activity; nutrition; weight; tobacco; excess 
alcohol use and drug abuse; lactation and prenatal support; 
musculoskeletal disorders, arthritis and back pain; stress; and sleep.
    CDC seeks to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval. The information that is collected is intended to build an 
infrastructure supporting ongoing surveillance to evaluate national 
workplace health priorities (e.g., Healthy People), monitor trends, and 
address emerging issues; provide free and accessible benchmarking data 
for employers and other stakeholders in workplace health promotion and 
protection; provide a better understanding of employer practices to 
inform the development of tools and resources to support the design, 
implementation, and evaluation of employer-based workplace health 
programs; and advance workplace health promotion and protection 
research.
    To achieve these aims, CDC has developed an infrastructure for this 
initial effort that can be expanded for future iterations of data 
collection. CDC has designed a process to select a nationally 
representative sample of worksites representing employers in all size 
categories, industry sectors, and CDC regions. The data collection 
platform was developed to collect information primarily by online 
survey or telephone assisted interview, and can be easily modified to 
accommodate additional survey modules. CDC has also created a 
dissemination plan to ensure the data and results can be used by 
employers and other stakeholders beyond the research community. Planned 
dissemination products include webinars to employer groups, an online 
dashboard for employers to benchmark their programs against other 
employers with comparable characteristics, and brief reports tailored 
to employers of different sizes.
    OMB approval is requested for two years. CDC estimates that a total 
8,085 employers will complete the Workplace Health in America survey. 
Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other 
than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                        Number of    Average burden     Total
      Type of respondents            Form name          Number of     responses per   per response    burden (in
                                                       respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       hrs.)
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Wellness/HR representative....  Screening and                11,684               1           15/60        2,921
                                 Recruiting call.
                                Workplace Health in           4,043               1           40/60        2,695
                                 America Survey.
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    Total.....................  ...................  ..............  ..............  ..............        5,616
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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. 2015-30132 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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74110 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 228 / Friday, November 27, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Background and Brief Description HUMAN SERVICES Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, The health of a workplace and its Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; workers are inextricably linked. Ideally, Centers for Disease Control and Email: omb@cdc.gov. workplaces not only protect the safety Prevention SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the and wellbeing of employees but also [60Day–16–16FG; Docket No. CDC–2015– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) provide them opportunities for better 0109] (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies long-term health and enhanced quality must obtain approval from the Office of of life. Effective workplace programs, Proposed Data Collection Submitted Management and Budget (OMB) for each policies, and environments that are for Public Comment and collection of information they conduct health-focused and worker-centered Recommendations or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also have the potential to significantly AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and requires Federal agencies to provide a benefit employers, employees, their Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 60-day notice in the Federal Register families, and communities. As the and Human Services (HHS). concerning each proposed collection of nation’s premier public health agency, information, including each new the CDC helps protect the health and ACTION: Notice with comment period. proposed collection, each proposed safety of all people in our schools, SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease extension of existing collection of communities, homes and workplaces Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of information, and each reinstatement of through prevention. The workplace can its continuing efforts to reduce public previously approved information specifically protect and promote health burden and maximize the utility of collection before submitting the through programs, policies, and government information, invites the collection to OMB for approval. To practices that have the potential of general public and other Federal comply with this requirement, we are reaching millions of workers, retirees, agencies to take this opportunity to publishing this notice of a proposed and their families. comment on proposed and/or data collection as described below. Increasing health care costs and continuing information collections, as Comments are invited on: (a) Whether decreasing health-related productivity required by the Paperwork Reduction the proposed collection of information are leading American businesses to Act of 1995. This notice invites is necessary for the proper performance examine strategies to improve employee comment on Workplace Health In of the functions of the agency, including health and contain health costs that are America, a nationally representative whether the information shall have largely driven by chronic diseases and survey of employer-based workplace practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the related lifestyle choices. Employers are health programs to describe the current agency’s estimate of the burden of the recognizing the role they can play in state of U.S. workplace health proposed collection of information; (c) creating a healthy work environment promotion and protection programs and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and and providing their employees with practices in employers of all sizes, clarity of the information to be opportunities to make healthy lifestyle industries and regions. collected; (d) ways to minimize the choices. They increasingly look to CDC DATES: Written comments must be burden of the collection of information and other public health experts for received on or before January 26, 2016. on respondents, including through the guidance and solutions to combat the use of automated collection techniques effects of chronic diseases on their ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, or other forms of information employees and businesses. Workplace identified by Docket No. CDC–2015– technology; and (e) estimates of capital health programs not only benefit 0109 by any of the following methods: or start-up costs and costs of operation, individual employees but also make Federal eRulemaking Portal: maintenance, and purchase of services good business sense. Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions to provide information. Burden means Although a number of national and for submitting comments. the total time, effort, or financial local level studies and surveys have Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, resources expended by persons to been conducted over the past 25 years Information Collection Review Office, generate, maintain, retain, disclose or examining aspects of workplace health Centers for Disease Control and provide information to or for a Federal promotion and protection programs, Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– agency. This includes the time needed there has not been, to date, a systematic D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. to review instructions; to develop, and ongoing effort to document the Instructions: All submissions received acquire, install and utilize technology evidenced-based and best practice must include the agency name and and systems for the purpose of strategies and interventions at the Docket Number. All relevant comments collecting, validating and verifying individual employee and organizational received will be posted without change information, processing and level that comprise a comprehensive to Regulations.gov, including any maintaining information, and disclosing workplace health program from a personal information provided. For and providing information; to train nationally representative sample of access to the docket to read background personnel and to be able to respond to employers. Workplace Health in documents or comments received, go to a collection of information, to search America is authorized by the Public Regulations.gov. data sources, to complete and review Health Service Act and funded through Please note: All public comment should be the collection of information; and to the Prevention and Public Health Fund submitted through the Federal eRulemaking of the Patient Protection and Affordable transmit or otherwise disclose the portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information. Care Act (ACA). CDC has developed the address listed above. Workplace Health in America survey FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Proposed Project program to describe the current state of request more information on the Workplace Health In America— U.S. workplace health promotion and proposed project or to obtain a copy of New—National Center for Chronic protection programs and practices in the information collection plan and Disease Prevention and Health employers of all sizes, industries and instruments, contact the Information Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for regions. National worksite health Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). promotion experts, employers, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Nov 25, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 228 / Friday, November 27, 2015 / Notices 74111 content experts from the CDC advised CDC seeks to request Office of worksites representing employers in all on the survey content. Items from Management and Budget (OMB) size categories, industry sectors, and existing, validated surveys were used approval. The information that is CDC regions. The data collection whenever possible. The survey contains collected is intended to build an platform was developed to collect yes/no, multiple choice and a small infrastructure supporting ongoing information primarily by online survey number of open-ended items. surveillance to evaluate national or telephone assisted interview, and can The Workplace Health in America workplace health priorities (e.g., be easily modified to accommodate survey is designed to collect Healthy People), monitor trends, and additional survey modules. CDC has information about: Basic organizational address emerging issues; provide free also created a dissemination plan to characteristics; employer-sponsored and accessible benchmarking data for ensure the data and results can be used health insurance; health risk employers and other stakeholders in assessments; staffing and other by employers and other stakeholders workplace health promotion and resources devoted to employee health protection; provide a better beyond the research community. and safety programming; incentives; understanding of employer practices to Planned dissemination products include work-life policies and benefits; inform the development of tools and webinars to employer groups, an online availability of health screenings and resources to support the design, dashboard for employers to benchmark disease management programs; implementation, and evaluation of their programs against other employers occupational safety and health employer-based workplace health with comparable characteristics, and programs. The survey items also cover programs; and advance workplace brief reports tailored to employers of the presence of evidence-based and health promotion and protection different sizes. other health promotion programs, research. OMB approval is requested for two policies and supports related to physical To achieve these aims, CDC has years. CDC estimates that a total 8,085 activity; nutrition; weight; tobacco; developed an infrastructure for this employers will complete the Workplace excess alcohol use and drug abuse; initial effort that can be expanded for Health in America survey. Participation lactation and prenatal support; future iterations of data collection. CDC is voluntary and there are no costs to musculoskeletal disorders, arthritis and has designed a process to select a respondents other than their time. back pain; stress; and sleep. nationally representative sample of ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Total Number of burden per Type of respondents Form name responses per burden respondents response respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.) Wellness/HR representative ... Screening and Recruiting call ........................ 11,684 1 15/60 2,921 Workplace Health in America Survey ............ 4,043 1 40/60 2,695 Total ................................. ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,616 Leroy A. Richardson, Department of Health and Human invited to serve for terms of two to four Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Services (HHS). The board advises the years. Selected nominees would begin Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the NIOSH Director on occupational safety service on the BSC, NIOSH in January Associate Director for Science, Office of the and health research and prevention 2017. Director, Centers for Disease Control and programs. The board also provides Prevention. The U.S. Department of Health and advice on standards of scientific Human Services policy stipulates that [FR Doc. 2015–30132 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] excellence, current needs in the field of committee membership shall be BILLING CODE 4163–18–P occupational safety and health, and the balanced in terms of professional applicability and dissemination of training and background, points of view research findings. This advice may take represented, and the committee’s DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the form of reports or verbal function. In addition to a broad range of HUMAN SERVICES communications to the NIOSH Director expertise, consideration is given to a during BSC meetings. broad representation of geographic areas Centers for Disease Control and Nominations are being sought for Prevention within the U.S., with diverse individuals who have expertise and representation of both genders, all qualifications necessary to contribute to ethnic and racial groups, and persons Request for Nominations of the accomplishment of the board’s with disabilities. Nominees must be Candidates To Serve on the Board of mission. More information is available U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time Scientific Counselors (BSC), National on the NIOSH BSC Web site: http:// employees of the U.S. Government or Institute for Occupational Safety and www.cdc.gov/niosh/BSC/default.html. federally registered lobbyists. Health (NIOSH) Nominees will be selected based on Candidates should submit the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The Centers for Disease Control and expertise in occupational safety and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting health fields, such as occupational following items: nominations for possible membership medicine, occupational nursing, • Current curriculum vitae, including on the BSC, NIOSH. industrial hygiene, occupational safety complete contact information (name, The BSC, NIOSH consists of 15 and health engineering, toxicology, affiliation, mailing address, telephone experts in fields related to occupational chemistry, safety and health education, number, email address) safety and health. The members are ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, • A letter of recommendation stating selected by the Secretary of the U.S. and psychology. Members may be the qualifications of the candidate. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before January 26, 2016.
ContactTo request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS- D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 74110 
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