[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11184-11185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-10-09CO]


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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Increasing Adoption of CROPS by Farmers and Manufactures, New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    There was an average of 200 tractor-related fatalities annually 
between 1992 and 2005 in the US, with tractor overturns accounting for 
1,412 of these deaths. The majority could have been prevented with the 
use of a rollover protective structure (ROPS). It is estimated that 
about half of the 4.8 million tractors in the United States currently 
do not have ROPS installed. Earlier research indicated that adoption of 
retrofit ROPS technology for older tractors is impeded by the costs, 
complexity of this modification, usability and storage of the tractor 
after the retrofitting (installation), of a ROPS. To overcome these 
barriers, NIOSH designed a prototype of a cost-effective roll over 
protective structure (CROPS). Projected retrofit costs for CROPS are 
$800, compared to $1,200-$2,500 for ROPS; and the installation 
complexity is significantly reduced. NIOSH has CROPS prototype designs 
for five tractors: Ford 3000 series, Ford 4000 series, Ford 8N, Ford 
4600 and Massey-Ferguson 135. However, this technology has not been 
transferred to the agricultural workplace, suggesting that the barriers 
to adoption and implementation are much more complex than previously 
believed.
    With the assistance of State partners, the project will identify 
the study population--farmers in two selected States who use tractors 
for which a CROPS prototype has been developed by NIOSH. From this 
group of farmers a subset of farmers from the study population will be 
selected (18 in each State for a total of 36) to receive a CROPS at no 
charge. Each farmer will be asked to install the CROPS and provide an 
initial assessment of their perception of the utility and value of the 
device and allow others to observe the retrofit process. New York and 
Virginia were selected as States because of their high number of 
tractor roll over fatalities and established relationships with NIOSH, 
its partners, and access to farming communities. The State partners 
will schedule and arrange 18 demonstration projects within their 
respective States for a total of 36 tractor retrofit demonstrations. 
Attendance at these events is anticipated to be demonstrators, 
observers, community leaders and fabricators and is strictly voluntary. 
It is anticipated to have a minimum of 10 attendees identified and 
secured for each of the 36 demonstration projects. These attendees will 
be invited to observe installation of CROPS in the field and queried on 
their perception of the utility and value of the design. This will help 
identify barriers from and approaches for stimulating farmers to 
retrofit their tractors with Cost-Effective Roll-Over Protection 
Structures (CROPS) using stakeholder input. The surveys are expected to 
take about 15 minutes to complete.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annual burden hours are 753.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                       Type of respondents                          respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Demonstrators...................................................              30               1           15/60
Demonstrators...................................................              30               1           15/60
Demonstrators...................................................              30               1           15/60
Demonstrators...................................................              30               1               3
Observers.......................................................             170               1           15/60
Observers.......................................................             170               1           15/60
Observers.......................................................             170               1           15/60
Observers.......................................................             170               1               3
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    Dated: March 4, 2010.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-5156 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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