[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45429-45430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22036]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-96-24]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC 
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Projects

    1. Biomechanical Stress Control in Drywall Installation--New-
Drywall installers represented approximately 1.42% of the construction 
work force in 1992. Based on analysis of the Supplementary Data System 
(BLS) of 21 states, the compensable injury/incidence rate (27.5 cases 
per 100 workers for this group) was nearly three times the injury rate 
of 9.5 for all other construction occupations combined, in 1987. Data 
from the 1992 and 1993 Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and 
Illnesses (BLS) indicated that there were an estimated 4,680 traumatic 
injuries among drywall installers involving days away from work in the 
construction industry in 1992, and 4,122 in 1993. In 1993, bodily 
reaction and exertion (31.8%), falls (28.6%), and contact with objects 
(24.6%) were the leading events of injury and illness involving days 
away from work. As a result, sprains and strains (40.6%) constituted 
the most frequent nature of injuries and illnesses category in 1994.
    To gain an understanding of these injuries, NIOSH has initiated 
this project to examine different approaches in both field and 
laboratory settings to identify and control the high-risk activities 
associated with the traumatic injuries and overexertion hazards of 
drywall installation work. One of the field study components for this 
project is to identify high-risk tasks and activities for drywall 
installers, using a drywall installation survey which was developed at 
NIOSH. The findings of this survey will provide further understanding 
and focus laboratory research efforts on the most hazardous tasks/
activities of drywall-installation work. Study populations will include 
drywall installers or construction workers with drywall installation 
experience. Each questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to 
complete. The total cost to respondents is estimated at $500.

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                                                                                               Avg.             
                                                                      No. of      No. of     Burden/     Total  
                           Respondents                             Respondents  Responses/   Response    Burden 
                                                                                Respondent  (in hrs.)  (in hrs.)
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Drywall Installers...............................................          75            1        .20         25
Total............................................................  ...........  ..........  .........         25
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    Dated: August 28, 1996.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-22036 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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