[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3594-3595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01111]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-14-14GT]


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 or 
send comments to LeRoy Richardson, 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 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 a Trench Safety CD-ROM for Hispanic Immigrant 
Workers--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people 
through research and prevention. In this capacity, NIOSH requests 
Office of Management and Budget approval for a three-year clearance to 
administer surveys to evaluate an interactive and a non-interactive 
form of the Spanish language computer-based training for trenching and 
excavation workers whose format and content have been culturally 
tailored for Latino immigrant workers.
    The rapid growth of the Latino immigrant population in the United 
States has increased the demand for Spanish-language occupational 
safety and health training materials. Computer-based training (CBT) has 
been proven as an effective training tool and is increasingly being 
used for worksite training. It is also relatively inexpensive to 
produce, easy to distribute, flexible to implement and requires little 
communication between employer and their employees, therefore making it 
an attractive option when considering how to reach Spanish-speaking 
Latino workers with trench safety training.
    CBT can generally be categorized as either interactive or non-
interactive. The literature suggests that interactive CBT, where the 
user engages with the program by interacting with the mouse or 
keyboard, is more effective than non-interactive CBT (i.e. movie 
format) in the general population; however, some studies demonstrate 
that significant barriers to computer use exist among populations 
unfamiliar with computers, which suggests that a non-interactive 
training would be more effective for such workers. While the basic 
effectiveness of interactive CBT has been demonstrated, the interactive

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version has never been tested against a non-interactive version to 
determine which format is the most effective with Latino immigrant 
workers who are relatively unfamiliar with computers.
    In order to better understand which format is more effective, NIOSH 
is developing two Spanish-language versions of the Trench Safety 
Awareness Training (TSAT) to test with the target audiences. Pre- and 
post-test, as well as follow-up tests will be administered to groups of 
workers 1 month and 3 months after training. Workers will be randomly 
assigned to receive training via either the interactive or non-
interactive computer based program. NIOSH researchers expect to recruit 
100 Hispanic immigrant construction workers.
    The surveys administered for this study will assess trenching 
safety knowledge, attitudinal change, and self-reported trenching 
safety behavior intentions. Differences between pre- and post-training 
results for each group will be compared for an initial determination as 
to which version was more effective. Similar follow-up assessments will 
be conducted one month after training and three months after training 
in order to assess short term retention of training.
    Participants for this data collection will be recruited with the 
assistance of contractors, such as a research and evaluation firm and a 
local grass roots not-for-profit organization, who have successfully 
performed similar tasks for NIOSH in the past. To overcome literacy or 
computer literacy barriers, the tests will be verbally administered by 
bilingual NIOSH staff or contractors. It is estimated that each 
evaluation will take approximately 30 minutes to complete for a total 
of 200 burden hours.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Respondents               Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Construction Workers..........  Trench Safety                100               4           30/60             200
                                 Awareness
                                 Training Survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             200
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LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-01111 Filed 1-21-14; 8:45 am]
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