[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79103-79104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32655]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-03-28]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
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) 498-1210.
    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 or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH 
Publications--Extension--National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Through the development, organization, and dissemination of 
information, NIOSH promotes awareness about occupational hazards and 
their control, and improves the quality of American working life. 
Although NIOSH uses a variety of media and delivery mechanisms to 
communicate with its constituents, one of the primary vehicles is 
through the distribution of NIOSH-numbered publications. The extent to 
which these publications successfully meet the information needs of 
their intended audience is not currently known. In a period of 
diminishing resources and increasing accountability, it is important 
that NIOSH be able to demonstrate that communications about its 
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service programs are both effective and efficient in influencing 
workplace change. This requires a social marketing evaluation of NIOSH 
products to measure the degree of customer satisfaction and their 
adoption of recommended actions.
    The present project proposes to do this by conducting a survey of a 
primary segment of NIOSH's customer base, the community of occupational 
safety and health professionals. In collaboration with the American 
Association of Occupational Health Nurses (13,000 members), the 
American Industrial Hygiene Association (12,400 members), the American 
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (6,500 members), and 
the American Society of Safety Engineers (33,000 members), NIOSH will 
survey a sample of their memberships to ascertain, among other things: 
(1) Their perceptions and attitudes toward NIOSH as a general 
information resource; (2) their perceptions and attitudes about 
specific types of NIOSH publications (e.g., criteria documents, 
technical reports, alerts); (3) the frequency and nature of referral to 
NIOSH in affecting occupational safety and health practices and 
policies; (4) the extent to which they have implemented NIOSH 
recommendations; and (5) their recommendations for improving NIOSH 
products and delivery systems. The results of this survey will provide 
an empirical assessment of the impact of NIOSH publications on 
occupational safety and health practice and policy in the United States 
as well as provide direction for shaping future NIOSH communication 
efforts. Respondents will have the option of responding by mail or 
electronically through the NIOSH Web site. There is no costs to 
respondents for participation.

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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden/
                 Respondents                     Number of        responses/      response  (in  Total burden in
                                                respondents       respondent         hrs.)            hours
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Survey Sample...............................             600                1            20/60              200
    American Association of Occupational
     Health Nurses
    American Industrial Hygiene Association
    American College of Occupational and
     Environmental Medicine
    American Society of Safety Engineers
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        Total...............................  ...............  ...............  ...............             200
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    Dated: December 20, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-32655 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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