83 FR 53252 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 204 (October 22, 2018)

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 CDC Worksite Health Scorecard, an updated organizational assessment and planning tool designed to help employers identify gaps in their health promotion programs and prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their worksites.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-19-1014; Docket No. CDC-2018-0096]


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 CDC Worksite Health Scorecard, an 
updated organizational assessment and planning tool designed to help 
employers identify gaps in their health promotion programs and 
prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their 
worksites.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 21, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0096 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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

    CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard--Revision--(OMB# 0920-1014 Exp. 02/
28/2019) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In the United States, chronic diseases such as heart disease, 
obesity and diabetes are among the leading causes of death and 
disability. Although chronic diseases are among the most common and 
costly health problems, they are also among the most preventable. 
Adopting healthy behaviors--such as eating nutritious foods, being 
physically active and avoiding tobacco use--can prevent the devastating 
effects and reduce the rates of these diseases.
    Employers are recognizing the role they can play in creating 
healthy work environments and providing employees with opportunities to 
make healthy lifestyle choices. To support these efforts, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an online 
organizational assessment tool called the CDC Worksite Health Scorecard 
(``Scorecard'').
    The Scorecard is a tool designed to help employers assess whether 
they have implemented evidence-based health promotion interventions or 
strategies in their worksites to prevent heart disease, stroke, and 
related conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. The 
updated, validated, and pilot tested instrument contains 154 core 
health topic yes/no questions, eight core worksite demographic 
questions, with an additional eight optional worksite demographic 
questions divided into 19 modules (risk factors/conditions/
demographics) that assess how evidence-based health promotion 
strategies are implemented at a worksite. These strategies include 
health promoting counseling services, environmental supports, policies, 
health plan benefits, and other worksite programs shown to be effective 
in preventing heart disease, stroke, and related health conditions. 
Employers can use this tool to assess how a comprehensive health 
promotion and disease prevention program is offered to their employees, 
to help identify program gaps, and to prioritize high impact strategies 
for health promotion at the worksite.

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    This is a revised Information Collection Request (ICR) supporting a 
broader group of employers to access the updated and pilot tested 
Scorecard, a web-based worksite organizational assessment, to regularly 
assess their workplace health programs and practices. Scorecard users 
will create a user account, complete the online assessment and receive 
an immediate feedback report that summarizes the current status of 
their worksite health program; identifies gaps in current programming; 
benchmarks individual employer results against other users of the 
system; and provides access to worksite health tools and resources to 
address employer gaps and priority program areas.
    The updated Scorecard is based on a 2017 pilot test to determine 
the validity and reliability involving 89 employers (each represented 
by two knowledgeable employees) who completed the survey and follow-up 
telephone interviews to gather general impressions of the Scorecard--
particularly the new modules--and also to discuss items where there 
were discrepancies (and items that were left blank) to understand the 
respondent's interpretation and perspective of their answers to these 
questions. The revised instrument includes some reorganization of the 
instrument and minor revisions, particularly to the new modules/
questions, to better explain and define the context, concepts, or 
administration of the strategies and interventions contained in the 
questions has been completed. This will streamline future information 
collection and minimize additional response time.
    CDC will continue to provide outreach to, and register 
approximately 800 employers per year to use the online Scorecard survey 
in their workplace health program assessment, planning, and 
implementation efforts, which is open to employers of all sizes, 
industry sectors, and geographic locations across the country. OMB 
approval is requested for three years. Participation is voluntary and 
there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in      (in hrs)
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Employers.....................  CDC Worksite                 800               1            5/60              67
                                 Health
                                 ScoreCard
                                 Registration.
                                CDC Worksite                 800               1           45/60             600
                                 Health
                                 Scorecard.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             667
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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. 2018-22940 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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