[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4046-4047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1670]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day 12-0566]


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 (404) 639-7570 
and send comments to Tony Richardson, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to 
[email protected].
    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

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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. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation of Worker Notification Program (0920-0566, Expiration 2/
28/2011)--Reinstatement--National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
under Section 20(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(7)(c), and Section 22(d), (e)(5)(7) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 669), has the 
responsibility to conduct research relating to occupational safety and 
health relating to innovative methods, techniques, and approaches for 
dealing with occupational safety and health problems.
    Since the Right to Know movement in the late 1970s, NIOSH has been 
developing methods and materials to notify subjects of its 
epidemiological studies. Within NIOSH, notifying workers of past 
exposures is done to inform surviving cohort members of findings from 
NIOSH studies. Current NIOSH policy dictates how and when worker 
notification should occur. The extent of the notification effort 
depends upon the level of excess mortality or the extent of the disease 
or illness found in the study population. Current notification efforts 
range from posting results at the facilities studied to mailing 
individual letters to surviving members of the study population and 
other stakeholders. Each year, the NIOSH Industrywide Studies Branch 
(IWSB), Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies 
(DSHEFS) typically prepares materials for two to three completed 
studies. This often requires individual letters be mailed to study 
populations ranging in size from 200-20,000 workers each. An evaluation 
instrument would gauge the effectiveness of notification materials and 
improve future communication of risk information.
    The purpose of the proposed evaluation tool is to obtain feedback 
from workers that would improve the quality and usefulness of the 
Institute's worker notification activities. Researchers from NIOSH 
propose to routinely include a Reader Response postcard with 
notification materials to assess the value and usefulness of said 
materials. We are requesting approval for three years. Participation is 
voluntary. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                    Avg. burden
                    Form name                         Number          Number       per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      responses        (hours)         (hours)
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Reader Response Card............................           8,000               1           10/60           1,333
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,333
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-1670 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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