82 FR 55611 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-25261

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 Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities. Through nursing home administrator interviews, CDC seeks to continue measuring compliance to the state regulations for workplace violence prevention program: Violence prevention policies, reporting systems for violent events, violence prevention committee, written violence prevention plan, violence risk assessments, post incident response and violence prevention training.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-0914; Docket No. CDC-2017-0098]


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 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 Workplace Violence Prevention 
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities. Through nursing home 
administrator interviews, CDC seeks to continue measuring compliance to 
the state regulations for workplace violence prevention program: 
Violence prevention policies, reporting systems for violent events, 
violence prevention committee, written violence prevention plan, 
violence risk assessments, post incident response and violence 
prevention training.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0098 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.

    Please note: Submit all Federal 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 the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, 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 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 agency's 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

    Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities 
(OMB Control Number 0920-0914, Expiration 3/31/2018)--Extension--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
seeks to request an extension of it already approved information 
collection project to complete 20 nursing home interviews.
    Healthcare workers are nearly five times more likely to become 
victims of violence than workers from all other industries combined. 
While healthcare workers are not at particularly high risk for job-
related homicide, nearly 60% of

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all nonfatal assaults occurring in private industry are experienced in 
healthcare. Six states have enacted laws to reduce violence against 
healthcare workers by requiring workplace violence prevention programs. 
However, little is understood about how effective these laws are in 
reducing violence against healthcare workers.
    The long-term goal of the proposed project is to reduce violence 
against healthcare workers. The objective of the proposed study is: (1) 
To examine nursing home compliance with the New Jersey Violence 
Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the regulations in this Act in reducing assault 
injuries to nursing home workers. Our central hypothesis is that 
nursing homes with high compliance with the regulations will have lower 
rates of employee violence-related injury.
    Previously under this OMB Control number, NIOSH received OMB 
approval to evaluate the legislation at 50 hospitals and at 40 nursing 
homes, to conduct a nurse survey, and to conduct a home healthcare aide 
survey (HHCAS). NIOSH completed the data collection activities for the 
hospitals, the nurse survey, and the HHCAS. However, NIOSH only 
completed 20 out of 40 nursing home interviews.
    NIOSH seeks to conduct face-to-face interviews with the Chairs of 
the Violence Prevention Committees in 20 nursing homes (10 in New 
Jersey and 10 in Virginia) who are in charge of overseeing compliance 
efforts. The purpose of the interviews is to measure compliance to the 
state regulations: Violence prevention policies, reporting systems for 
violent events, violence prevention committee, written violence 
prevention plan, violence risk assessments, post incident response and 
violence prevention training. A contractor will conduct the interviews.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated burden hours are 40.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per    Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Nursing Home Administrators...  Interview.......              20               1               1              20
Nursing Home Administrators...  Abstraction form              20               1               1              20
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................              40  ..............  ..............  ..............
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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.
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Participation in the survey is There are no costs to respondents
voluntary, and participants may submit other than their time.
responses through a Web-based system.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents per response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

Maternity Hospital ............................. Screening Call Script Part A ............ 1,952 1 1/60 33
Maternity Hospital ............................. Screening Call Script Part B ............ 1,672 1 4/60 111
Maternity Hospital ............................. mPINC Facility Survey ..................... 1,421 1 30/60 711

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 855

Leroy A. Richardson, DATES: CDC must receive written comply with this requirement, we are
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, comments on or before January 22, publishing this notice of a proposed
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 2018. data collection as described below.
Associate Director for Science, Office of the The OMB is particularly interested in
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and comments that will help:
Prevention. identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0098 by any of the following methods: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–25260 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] collection of information is necessary
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for the proper performance of the
for submitting comments. functions of the agency, including
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, whether the information will have
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND practical utility;
Information Collection Review Office,
HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Centers for Disease Control and
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. proposed collection of information,
Prevention
Instructions: All submissions received including the validity of the
[60Day–18–0914; Docket No. CDC–2017– must include the agency name and methodology and assumptions used;
0098] Docket Number. CDC will post, without 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
change, all relevant comments to clarity of the information to be
Proposed Data Collection Submitted Regulations.gov. collected; and
for Public Comment and Please note: Submit all Federal comments
4. Minimize the burden of the
Recommendations through the Federal eRulemaking portal collection of information on those who
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the are to respond, including through the
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and address listed above. use of appropriate automated,
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health electronic, mechanical, or other
and Human Services (HHS). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To technological collection techniques or
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
request more information on the other forms of information technology,
proposed project or to obtain a copy of e.g., permitting electronic submissions
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease the information collection plan and of responses.
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of instruments, contact Leroy A. 5. Assess information collection costs.
its continuing effort to reduce public Richardson, Information Collection
burden and maximize the utility of Review Office, Centers for Disease Proposed Project
government information, invites the Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Workplace Violence Prevention
general public and other Federal Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
agencies the opportunity to comment on 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: (OMB Control Number 0920–0914,
a proposed and/or continuing omb@cdc.gov. Expiration 3/31/2018)—Extension—
information collection, as required by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the National Institute for Occupational
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
This notice invites comment on a (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
proposed information collection project must obtain approval from the Office of
titled Workplace Violence Prevention Management and Budget (OMB) for each Background and Brief Description
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities. collection of information they conduct The National Institute for
Through nursing home administrator or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also Occupational Safety and Health
interviews, CDC seeks to continue requires Federal agencies to provide a (NIOSH) seeks to request an extension
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measuring compliance to the state 60-day notice in the Federal Register of it already approved information
regulations for workplace violence concerning each proposed collection of collection project to complete 20
prevention program: Violence information, including each new nursing home interviews.
prevention policies, reporting systems proposed collection, each proposed Healthcare workers are nearly five
for violent events, violence prevention extension of existing collection of times more likely to become victims of
committee, written violence prevention information, and each reinstatement of violence than workers from all other
plan, violence risk assessments, post previously approved information industries combined. While healthcare
incident response and violence collection before submitting the workers are not at particularly high risk
prevention training. collection to the OMB for approval. To for job-related homicide, nearly 60% of

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all nonfatal assaults occurring in private nursing home workers. Our central Violence Prevention Committees in 20
industry are experienced in healthcare. hypothesis is that nursing homes with nursing homes (10 in New Jersey and 10
Six states have enacted laws to reduce high compliance with the regulations in Virginia) who are in charge of
violence against healthcare workers by will have lower rates of employee overseeing compliance efforts. The
requiring workplace violence violence-related injury. purpose of the interviews is to measure
prevention programs. However, little is Previously under this OMB Control compliance to the state regulations:
understood about how effective these number, NIOSH received OMB approval Violence prevention policies, reporting
laws are in reducing violence against to evaluate the legislation at 50 systems for violent events, violence
healthcare workers. hospitals and at 40 nursing homes, to prevention committee, written violence
The long-term goal of the proposed conduct a nurse survey, and to conduct
prevention plan, violence risk
project is to reduce violence against a home healthcare aide survey
healthcare workers. The objective of the assessments, post incident response and
(HHCAS). NIOSH completed the data
proposed study is: (1) To examine collection activities for the hospitals, violence prevention training. A
nursing home compliance with the New the nurse survey, and the HHCAS. contractor will conduct the interviews.
Jersey Violence Prevention in Health However, NIOSH only completed 20 out There are no costs to respondents
Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate of 40 nursing home interviews. other than their time. The total
the effectiveness of the regulations in NIOSH seeks to conduct face-to-face estimated burden hours are 40.
this Act in reducing assault injuries to interviews with the Chairs of the

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents per response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

Nursing Home Administrators ........... Interview ........................................... 20 1 1 20
Nursing Home Administrators ........... Abstraction form ............................... 20 1 1 20

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 40 ........................ ........................ ........................

Leroy A. Richardson, a second opportunity for public 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, comment on the notice. Interested Web site address at https://
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the persons are invited to send comments www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-
Associate Director for Science, Office of the regarding the burden estimate or any Guidance/Legislation/
Director, Centers for Disease Control and other aspect of this collection of PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-
Prevention.
information, including the necessity and Listing.html.
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utility of the proposed information 2. Email your request, including your
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collection for the proper performance of address, phone number, OMB number,
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of and CMS document identifier, to
the estimated burden, ways to enhance Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES the quality, utility, and clarity of the 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
information to be collected; and the use (410) 786–1326.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid of automated collection techniques or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Services other forms of information technology to William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
minimize the information collection
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10123 and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
burden.
CMS–10124] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
DATES:Comments on the collection(s) of (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
Agency Information Collection information must be received by the must obtain approval from the Office of
Activities: Submission for OMB OMB desk officer by December 22, 2017. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Review; Comment Request collection of information they conduct
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & proposed information collections,
Medicaid Services, Department of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
please reference the document identifier 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
Health and Human Services. or OMB control number. To be assured
ACTION: Notice. includes agency requests or
consideration, comments and requirements that members of the public
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & recommendations must be received by submit reports, keep records, or provide
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the OMB desk officer via one of the information to a third party. Section
an opportunity for the public to following transmissions: OMB, Office of 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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comment on CMS’ intention to collect 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
information from the public. Under the Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax to publish a 30-day notice in the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: Federal Register concerning each
(PRA), federal agencies are required to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. proposed collection of information,
publish notice in the Federal Register To obtain copies of a supporting including each proposed extension or
concerning each proposed collection of statement and any related forms for the reinstatement of an existing collection
information, including each proposed proposed collection(s) summarized in of information, before submitting the
extension or reinstatement of an existing this notice, you may make your request collection to OMB for approval. To
collection of information, and to allow using one of following: comply with this requirement, CMS is

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Action		Notice with comment period.
Dates		CDC must receive written comments on or before January 22, 2018.
Contact		To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, 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 Citation		82 FR 55611

82 FR 55611 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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