[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65552-65553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26496]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-13-12JM]


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 
(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

    Improving the Health and Safety of the Diverse Workforce--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Stress is one of the major causes of diminished health, safety, and 
productivity on the job (Jordan et al, 2003; Brunner, 2000). Increasing 
medical care utilization costs, job dissatisfaction, poor job 
performance, and employee turnover are some of the documented health, 
economic, psychological, and behavioral consequences of stress (Levi, 
1996).
    Because of their general concentration in high-hazard and/or lower-
status occupations, some racial and ethnic minority workers may be 
over-exposed to workplace factors (e.g., high workload and low job 
control) which have traditionally linked to a variety of stress-related 
health and safety problems. In addition, racial and ethnic minorities 
appear to be significantly more likely than non-minorities to encounter 
discrimination and other race-related stressors in the workplace (e.g., 
Krieger et al, 2006; Roberts et al, 2004).
    Given a potentially greater stress burden, racial and ethnic 
minority workers may be at heightened risk for the development of 
health and safety problems associated with stress. On the

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other hand, occupational stress research experts suggest that certain 
workplace and other factors (e.g., co-worker and supervisory support, 
anti-discrimination policies and practices, etc.) may help reduce 
stress among employees, including racial and ethnic minorities.
    The goals of this project are to evaluate: (1) The degree of 
exposure of minority and non-minority workers to various workplace and 
job stressors (2) the impact of these stressors on health and safety 
outcomes and (3) the organizational (e.g., organizational 
characteristics, policies and practices) and other factors that protect 
minority and other workers from stress and associated problems in 
health and safety. The data collection will ultimately help CDC/NIOSH 
focus intervention and prevention efforts that are designed to benefit 
the health and safety of the diverse U.S. workforce.
    The study entails collecting standardized information from working 
adults via a telephone interview. Respondents will be asked about: (1) 
Their exposure to workplace and job stressors, including those related 
to race and ethnicity (2) their health and safety status and (3) 
organizational characteristics, policies and practices that may or may 
not buffer them from the adverse effects of work-related stressors. 
Respondents will be a random sample of 2,300 Blacks/African Americans, 
White/European Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indian/
Alaska Natives, and Asian Americans. All telephone interview 
respondents will be between the ages of 18 and 65, English-speaking, 
either currently employed or unemployed for no more than 3 years, and 
living within the Chicago Metropolitan area. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annual burden 
hours are 1,150.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                Number of        Average burden
       Type of respondents               Form name           Number of        responses per    per response  (in
                                                            respondents         respondent            hrs)
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Individual.......................  Telephone Interviews             2,300                  1              30/60
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    Dated: October 23, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-26496 Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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