[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28882-28883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-12-0566]


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 at (404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written 
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments 
should be received within 30 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.'' Although the 
research studies continued, the notification activities were 
discontinued after the extension ICR was not submitted to OMB before 
the original expiration date.
    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 Reader Response Postcard is to obtain 
feedback from workers that would improve the quality and usefulness of 
the Institute's worker notification activities. The actual number of 
notifications required in a given year cannot be known in advance. Each 
year, the NIOSH IWSB, 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, averaging 8,000/yr. Researchers from NIOSH propose to routinely 
include a Reader Response postcard with notification materials to 
assess the value and usefulness of said materials. The Reader Response 
postcard was tested internally and the average time to complete was 10 
minutes. We are requesting approval for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and there is no cost to respondents except for their time. 
The total estimated annual burden hours are 1,333.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                   Avg. burden
                          Form name                               Number of        Number of       per response
                                                                 respondents       responses         (hours)
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Reader Response Card.........................................           8,000                1            10/60
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-11871 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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