[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43746-43747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17651]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-14-13AAI]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: 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

    ROPS Attributes Identified by Distribution Channel Intermediaries--
New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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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.
    High rates of traumatic injury are associated with the use of older 
tractors that are not equipped with rollover protective structures 
(ROPS), which have been proven to reduce tractor-rollovers, a leading 
cause of injury to agricultural workers. To reduce the incidence of 
traumatic injury among farm workers, NIOSH proposes to administer 
stated-preference questionnaires designed to assess preference among a 
group of tractor-parts dealers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire 
and Vermont, who have membership in the Northeast Equipment Dealers' 
Association (NEDA). NEDA is a trade group for tractor parts dealers and 
is active in 12 States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. This 
information will be used to assess the impediments and barriers to 
adoption, as well as the incentives, for the distribution and sale of 
ROPS.
    ROPS are generally provided to end users by tractor parts dealers, 
who constitute distribution channel intermediaries between the 
manufacturer and the consumer. However, little is known about the 
decision processes that tractor parts dealers follow in deciding 
whether or not to provide ROPS to end users. The current project will 
generate ranking scores for the importance given to various items of 
concern to tractor parts dealers; these most-important items were 
previously developed through review of relevant research studies.
    CDC proposes to collect customized information, from 520 NEDA 
establishments, over a one-month period. This information will be of 
three kinds: 1. General screening information as to the appropriateness 
of administering a survey to the respondent organization; 2. Limited 
respondent perception of the demographic characteristics on the client 
base served by the NEDA establishment, and 3. Importance ranking of 
attributes of the process of providing ROPS, or the ROPS configuration 
itself.
    This information will allow CDC to compile a systematic, 
quantifiable inventory of preference data for a group that is 
considered representative of tractor parts dealers nationwide. It will 
also allow CDC to develop recommendations for overcoming the barriers 
that have compromised the effectiveness of occupational health and 
safety programs.
    The total estimated burden for the one-time retrospective data 
collection is 43 hours as indicated in the table below. The average 
burden per response is 5 minutes. There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
         Type of respondents                 Form name            Number of      responses per    per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent        (in hrs)
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Tractor Parts Dealers...............  ROPS Questionnaire for              520                1             5/60
                                       Tractor Parts Dealers.
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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. 2014-17651 Filed 7-25-14; 8:45 am]
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