[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8600-8601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2741]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-16-01]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Developing Communication to Reduce Workplace 
Violence and Assault Against Taxicab Drivers--New--The mission of the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to promote ``safety and 
health at work for all people through research and prevention.'' In 
order to carry out this goal effectively and efficiently, NIOSH and the 
occupational safety and health community implemented the National 
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) in 1996. NORA is the first step in 
an ongoing, synergistic effort by the various institutions of the 
occupational safety and health community to identify and research the 
most important workplace safety and health issues. In order to 
accomplish the NORA objectives in preventing violence and assault in 
the workplace, NIOSH is conducting health communication research to 
determine the most effective means of promoting preventive behavior 
among taxicab drivers, a high risk occupational group. This research is 
based upon the following NIOSH publications: ``Alert: Preventing 
Homicide in the Workplace'' (NIOSH, 1993) and ``Violence in the 
Workplace--Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies'' (NIOSH, 1996).
    Violence is a significant cause of injury and death in the 
workplace. It was the second leading cause of death in 1997, accounting 
for approximately 18% of worker fatalities during that year (BLS, 
1998). Approximately 85% of occupational homicides involved robberies, 
and approximately four-fifths of the homicides were the result of 
shootings. An increased risk of workplace homicide was clustered within 
certain occupational areas including sales occupations, protective 
service occupations, and taxicab drivers. Furthermore, 60% of 
occupational fatalities within taxicab drivers were due to homicide 
(BLS, 1998). Although these statistics are significant, a limited 
amount of information is known concerning the level of worker awareness 
about the risk of workplace violence. In addition, little is known 
about the level of worker self-efficacy in regard to recommended 
preventive measures or the current status of the prevention strategies 
utilized by both the worker and employer. Therefore, the goal of this 
study is to identify those communication variables that are most 
effective in increasing the following in regard to workplace violence 
prevention: worker awareness, comprehension, and use of recommendations 
in the workplace.
    The study will accomplish the following specific aims: (1) To 
conduct three phases of message pretesting for the purpose of 
determining the appropriate versions of the print variables, supporting 
graphics, and survey instruments to include in the study; (2) to 
conduct a small-scale pilot study using the communication variables and 
survey instruments developed in aim #1; (3) to conduct a large scale 
study with taxicab drivers for the purpose of determining the most 
effective combination of communication variables that influence 
attitudes, intentions, and behavior regarding the prevention of 
workplace violence and assault against taxicab drivers; and (4) to 
propose a health communication template using message framing and 
appropriate issue involvement manipulations that can be tested in the 
future for its potential use in promoting the prevention of workplace 
violence among high-risk occupational groups such as taxicab drivers. 
In addition, a follow-up survey at 1, 3, and 6 months will assess any 
corresponding behavior change over time.
    The total burden for this project is 2,300 hours.

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                                                                     Number of       Number of     Average hour
                           Respondents                              respondents      responses     per response
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Phase I Pretest.................................................              60               1               1
Phase II Pretest................................................              60               1               1
Phase III Pretest...............................................              15               1               1
Pilot Test......................................................             300               1           30/60

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Main Study......................................................           1,500               1           20/60
Follow-up Study.................................................       \1\ 1,500               3          20/60
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\1\ Same as in Main Study.


    Dated: January 25, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 01-2741 Filed 1-31-01; 8:45 am]
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