82 FR 43546 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-19744 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43546-43547] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19744] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-17-0260] 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. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on May 31, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. 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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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 Health Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance--Requests and Emerging Problems (OMB Control No. 0920-0260, Expiration Date 11/30/ 2017)--Revision--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, mandates the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) respond to requests for health hazard evaluations (HHE) to identify chemical, biological or physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States. Each year, NIOSH receives approximately 290 such requests. Most HHE requests come from the following types of companies: Service, manufacturing, health and social services, transportation, construction, agriculture, mining, skilled trade and construction. A printed HHE request form is available in English and in Spanish. The form is also available on the Internet and differs from the printed version only in format and in the fact that it can be submitted directly from the Web site. The request form takes an estimated 12 minutes to complete. The form provides the mechanism for employees, employers, and other authorized representatives to supply the information required by the regulations governing the NIOSH HHE program (42 CFR 85.3-1). The information provided is used by NIOSH to determine whether there is reasonable cause to justify conducting an investigation and provides a mechanism to respond to the requestor. NIOSH reviews the HHE request to determine if an on-site evaluation is needed. The primary purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational health hazards. For 40% of the requests received NIOSH determines an on-site evaluation is needed. In about 70% of on-site evaluations, employees are interviewed to help further define concerns. Interviews may take approximately 15 minutes per respondent. The interview questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards. In approximately 30% of on-site evaluations (presently estimated to be 37 facilities), questionnaires are distributed to the employees (averaging about 100 employees per site). Questionnaires may require approximately 30 minutes to complete. The survey questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards, however, items in the questionnaires are derived from standardized or widely used medical and epidemiologic data collection instruments. NIOSH administers a follow-back program to assess the effectiveness of its HHE program in reducing workplace hazards. The first follow-back questionnaire is sent shortly after the first visit for an on-site evaluation and takes about 10 minutes to complete. A second follow-back questionnaire is sent a month after the final report and requires about 20 minutes to complete. At 24 months, a third follow-back questionnaire is sent which takes about 15 minutes to complete. The first and third follow-back questionnaires have had minor re-wording of questions to improve the ease of responding with no change in information requested or estimated time to complete. The second follow-back questionnaire has added new questions regarding final report content and format. This accounts for the additional 5 minute increase in estimated completion time from the 2014 revision of the second follow-back questionnaire. For requests where NIOSH does not conduct an on-site evaluation, the requestor receives the first follow-back questionnaire 1 month after our report and a second one 12 months after our response. The first questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and the second questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete. No changes other that for some minor re-wording of questions have been made. No additional information is collected and the time estimates for completion remain unchanged. Minimal changes have been made to the request form for Health Hazard Evaluations. The revisions made in this package are minor re- wording of questions contained in four of the five follow-back questionnaires to improve the ease of responding by the questionnaire recipients. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 2,959. This is 61 hours less than the 3,020 hours [[Page 43547]] approved for the 2014 revision. This reflects both a slight decrease in the anticipated number of Health Hazard Evaluation requests (300 to 290) as well as changes in the response requirements of requests received based upon recent program experience. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondent Form Number of responses per per response respondents respondent (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employees/employee representatives/or Health Hazard Evaluation 290 1 12/60 employers. Request Form. Employees............................. Health Hazard Evaluation 2,580 1 15/60 specific interview example. Employees............................. Health Hazard Evaluation 3,700 1 30/60 specific question naire example. Employees............................. Employee Contact 2,150 1 5/60 Postcard. Follow-back for onsite evaluations-- Initial Site Visit 244 1 10/60 employer & employee representative Followback Survey form. Year 1. Employer & employee representative Closeout for Health 244 1 20/60 Year 1. Hazard Evaluation Followback Survey with site visit. Employer & employee representative 1 Year Later for Health 244 1 15/60 Year 2. Hazard Evaluation Followback Survey with site visit. Follow-back for evaluations without Closeout for Health 98 1 10/60 onsite--employer & employee Hazard Evaluation representative Year 1. without site visit. Employer & employee representative 1 Year Later for Health 98 1 15/60 Year 2. Hazard Evaluation without site visit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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Leroy A. Richardson, of the information collection plan and take approximately 15 minutes per
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or respondent. The interview questions are
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct specific to each workplace and its
Associate Director for Science, Office of the written comments and/or suggestions suspected diseases and hazards.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and regarding the items contained in this In approximately 30% of on-site
Prevention. evaluations (presently estimated to be
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
[FR Doc. 2017–19743 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] Officer, Office of Management and 37 facilities), questionnaires are
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Budget, 725 17th Street NW., distributed to the employees (averaging
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) about 100 employees per site).
395–5806. Provide written comments Questionnaires may require
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND within 30 days of notice publication. approximately 30 minutes to complete.
HUMAN SERVICES The survey questions are specific to
Proposed Project each workplace and its suspected
Centers for Disease Control and Health Hazard Evaluation and diseases and hazards, however, items in
Prevention Technical Assistance—Requests and the questionnaires are derived from
[30Day–17–0260] Emerging Problems (OMB Control No. standardized or widely used medical
0920–0260, Expiration Date 11/30/ and epidemiologic data collection
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 2017)—Revision—National Institute for instruments.
Reduction Act Review Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH administers a follow-back
The Centers for Disease Control and (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control program to assess the effectiveness of its
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the and Prevention (CDC). HHE program in reducing workplace
following information collection request hazards. The first follow-back
Background and Brief Description
to the Office of Management and Budget questionnaire is sent shortly after the
The Occupational Safety and Health first visit for an on-site evaluation and
(OMB) for review and approval in
Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety takes about 10 minutes to complete. A
accordance with the Paperwork
and Health Act of 1977, mandates the second follow-back questionnaire is sent
Reduction Act of 1995. CDC previously
National Institute for Occupational a month after the final report and
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Safety and Health (NIOSH) respond to requires about 20 minutes to complete.
Submitted for Public Comment and
requests for health hazard evaluations At 24 months, a third follow-back
Recommendations’’ notice on May 31,
(HHE) to identify chemical, biological or questionnaire is sent which takes about
2017 to obtain comments from the
physical hazards in workplaces 15 minutes to complete. The first and
public and affected agencies. CDC did
throughout the United States. Each year, third follow-back questionnaires have
not receive comments related to the
NIOSH receives approximately 290 such had minor re-wording of questions to
previous notice. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days requests. Most HHE requests come from improve the ease of responding with no
for public comments. the following types of companies: change in information requested or
Written comments and suggestions Service, manufacturing, health and estimated time to complete. The second
from the public and affected agencies social services, transportation, follow-back questionnaire has added
concerning the proposed collection of construction, agriculture, mining, new questions regarding final report
information are encouraged. The Office skilled trade and construction. content and format. This accounts for
of Management and Budget is A printed HHE request form is the additional 5 minute increase in
particularly interested in comments available in English and in Spanish. The estimated completion time from the
that: form is also available on the Internet 2014 revision of the second follow-back
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed and differs from the printed version questionnaire.
collection of information is necessary only in format and in the fact that it can For requests where NIOSH does not
for the proper performance of the be submitted directly from the Web site. conduct an on-site evaluation, the
functions of the agency, including The request form takes an estimated 12 requestor receives the first follow-back
whether the information will have minutes to complete. The form provides questionnaire 1 month after our report
practical utility; the mechanism for employees, and a second one 12 months after our
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the employers, and other authorized response. The first questionnaire takes
agencies estimate of the burden of the representatives to supply the about 10 minutes to complete and the
proposed collection of information, information required by the regulations second questionnaire takes about 15
including the validity of the governing the NIOSH HHE program (42 minutes to complete. No changes other
methodology and assumptions used; CFR 85.3–1). The information provided that for some minor re-wording of
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and is used by NIOSH to determine whether questions have been made. No
clarity of the information to be there is reasonable cause to justify additional information is collected and
collected; conducting an investigation and the time estimates for completion
(d) Minimize the burden of the provides a mechanism to respond to the remain unchanged.
collection of information on those who requestor. Minimal changes have been made to
are to respond, including, through the NIOSH reviews the HHE request to the request form for Health Hazard
use of appropriate automated, determine if an on-site evaluation is Evaluations. The revisions made in this
electronic, mechanical, or other needed. The primary purpose of an on- package are minor re-wording of
site evaluation is to help employers and questions contained in four of the five
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, employees identify and eliminate follow-back questionnaires to improve
e.g., permitting electronic submission of occupational health hazards. For 40% of the ease of responding by the
responses; and the requests received NIOSH determines questionnaire recipients.
(e) Assess information collection an on-site evaluation is needed. There is no cost to respondents other
costs. In about 70% of on-site evaluations, than their time. The total estimated
To request additional information on employees are interviewed to help annual burden hours are 2,959. This is
the proposed project or to obtain a copy further define concerns. Interviews may 61 hours less than the 3,020 hours
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approved for the 2014 revision. This Evaluation requests (300 to 290) as well of requests received based upon recent
reflects both a slight decrease in the as changes in the response requirements program experience.
anticipated number of Health Hazard
Average
Number of
Number of burden
Type of respondent Form responses per
respondents per response
respondent (in hours)
Employees/employee representatives/or em- Health Hazard Evaluation Request Form ...... 290 1 12/60
ployers.
Employees ...................................................... Health Hazard Evaluation specific interview 2,580 1 15/60
example.
Employees ...................................................... Health Hazard Evaluation specific question- 3,700 1 30/60
naire example.
Employees ...................................................... Employee Contact Postcard .......................... 2,150 1 5/60
Follow-back for onsite evaluations—employer Initial Site Visit Followback Survey form ........ 244 1 10/60
& employee representative Year 1.
Employer & employee representative Year 1 Closeout for Health Hazard Evaluation 244 1 20/60
Followback Survey with site visit.
Employer & employee representative Year 2 1 Year Later for Health Hazard Evaluation 244 1 15/60
Followback Survey with site visit.
Follow-back for evaluations without onsite— Closeout for Health Hazard Evaluation with- 98 1 10/60
employer & employee representative Year out site visit.
1.
Employer & employee representative Year 2 1 Year Later for Health Hazard Evaluation 98 1 15/60
without site visit.
Leroy A. Richardson, is from 9:45 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. and 3:45 trauma. Agenda items are subject to
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, p.m. to 3:55 p.m. The deadline to change as priorities dictate.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the register for in-person attendance and/or The Director, Management Analysis
Associate Director for Science, Office of the notice of intent to make oral or written and Services Office, has been delegated
Director, Centers for Disease Control and comment is October 30, 2017. To the authority to sign Federal Register
Prevention. register, please send an email to notices pertaining to announcements of
[FR Doc. 2017–19744 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] ACDirector@cdc.gov. meetings and other committee
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November 9, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 Centers for Disease Control and
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Bridge line: 866–918–8397 and enter and Prevention.
Advisory Committee to the Director [FR Doc. 2017–19779 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am]
code 9346283.
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Prevention (CDC)—Health Disparities FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Prevention (CDC), Department of Health HUMAN SERVICES
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and Human Services (HHS). Clifton Road NE., M/S K–77, Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and
ACTION: Notice of meeting. Georgia 30329. Telephone (404) 498– Prevention
6482, Email: ACDirector@cdc.gov.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Healthcare Infection Control Practices
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Purpose: The Subcommittee will Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the provide counsel to ACD, CDC on AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
following meeting of the Advisory strategic and other health disparities Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
Committee to the Director, Centers for and health equity issues and provide and Human Services (HHS).
Disease Control and Prevention—Health guidance on opportunities for CDC. ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Disparities Subcommittee (ACD, CDC– Matters to be Considered: The Health
HDS). This meeting is open to the Disparities Subcommittee Agenda will SUMMARY: In accordance with the
public, limited only by the room that include discussions on addressing Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
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phone line that accommodates 50 agency’s overarching health impact Prevention (CDC), National Center for
callers. The public is also welcome to goals including selected observations Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
listen to the meeting by dialing 866– from the HDS for the ACD, CDC to Diseases (NCEZID), announces the
918–8397 and enter code 9346283, this consider, and on progress of the HDS, following meeting for the Healthcare
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