[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 44 (Friday, March 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-22-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Pilot Study for the National Survey of the Mining 
Population--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Surveillance of occupational injuries, illnesses, and exposures has 
been an integral part of the work of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since its creation by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. To improve its surveillance 
capability related to the occupational risks in mining, NIOSH plans to 
conduct a national survey of mines and mine employees. No national 
surveys have specifically targeted the mining labor force since the 
1986 Mining Industry Population Survey (MIPS). The mining industry has 
experienced many changes in the last 17 years; consequently, the MIPS 
data are no longer representative of the current mining industry labor 
force.
    The proposed survey will be based upon a probability sample of 
mining operations and their employees. The major objectives of the 
survey will be: (1) To collect basic information about the mining 
operation; (2) to establish the demographic and occupational 
characteristics of mine operator employees within each major mining 
sector (coal, metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand and gravel); and (3) to 
determine the number and occupational characteristics of independent 
contractor employees within mines. The sampled mining operations will 
provide all survey data; individual operator and independent contractor 
employees will not be directly surveyed. As a result of this survey, 
surveillance researchers and government agencies such as the Mine 
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will be able to identify groups 
of miners with a disproportionately high risk of injury or illness. By 
capturing demographic (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, education 
level) and occupational characteristics (e.g., job, title, work 
location, experience in this job title, total mining experience) of the 
mining workforce, these data will be of use in the customization of 
interventions such as safety training programs.
    This request is for OMB approval of a Pilot Study to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the survey recruitment materials, questionnaires, and 
procedures in the acquisition of complete and high quality data from a 
sample of mining operations. Data captured in the Pilot Study will 
guide improvements to optimize the performance of the various 
components of the full-scale national survey. Approximately 40 randomly 
selected mining operations spanning the five major commodities will be 
chosen for the Pilot Study. A survey packet will be sent to each 
sampled mining operation. It is expected that approximately 30 mining 
operations will be eligible to participate in and will respond to the 
Pilot Study. A portion of the survey respondents and all non-
respondents will be asked a short number of debriefing questions by 
telephone. The estimated annualized burden for this data collection is 
52 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Mining Operations Participating in Pilot Study..................              30               1           90/60
Mining Operations Responding to Debriefing Questions............              25               1           15/60
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    Dated: March 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-5113 Filed 3-4-04; 8:45 am]
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