[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1949-1951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-15BM]


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

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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

    Assessing the Impact of Organizational and Personal Antecedents on 
Proactive Health/Safety Decision Making--New--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NIOSH, under Public Law 91-596, Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20-22, 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1977) has the responsibility to 
conduct research relating to innovative methods, techniques, and 
approaches dealing with occupational safety and health problems.
    This research relates to the interplay of personal, organizational, 
and cultural influences on risk-taking and proactive decision-making 
behaviors among mine workers. The antecedents, or characteristics, that 
impact these behaviors are not well understood in mining. Understanding 
the degree to which antecedents influence decisions can inform the 
focus of future health and safety management interventions.
    NIOSH proposes a project that seeks to empirically understand the 
following: What are the most important organizational antecedent 
characteristics needed to support worker health and safety (H&S) 
performance behaviors in the mining industry?
    What are the most important personal antecedent characteristics 
needed to support worker health and safety (H&S) performance behaviors 
in the mining industry?
    To answer the above questions, NIOSH researchers developed a 
psychometrically supported survey. Researchers identified seven worker 
perception-based `organizational values' and four `personal 
characteristics' that are presumed to be important in fostering H&S 
knowledge, motivation, proactive behaviors, and safety outcomes. 
Because these emergent, worker perception-based constructs have a 
theoretical and empirical history, psychometrically tested items exist 
for each of them.
    NIOSH researchers will administer this survey at mine sites to as 
many participating mine workers as possible to answer the research 
questions. Upon data collection and analysis NIOSH researchers will 
revalidate each scale to ensure that measurement is valid. A 
quantitative approach, via a short survey, allows for prioritization, 
based on statistical significance, of the antecedents that have the 
most critical influence on proactive behaviors. Data collection will 
take place with approximately 1800 mine workers over three years. The 
respondents targeted for this study include any active mine worker at a 
mine site, both surface and underground. All participants will be 
between the ages of 18 and 75, currently employed, and living in the 
United States. Participation will require no more than 20 minutes of 
workers' time (5 minutes for consent and 15 minutes for the survey). 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
    Upon collection of the data, it will be used to answer what 
organizational/personal characteristics have the biggest impact on 
proactive and compliant health and safety behaviors. Dominance and 
relative weights analysis will be used as the data analysis method to 
statistically rank order the importance of predictors in numerous 
regression contexts. Safety proactive and safety compliance will serve 
as the dependent variables in these regression analyses, with the 
organizational and personal characteristics as independent variables.
    Findings will be used to improve the safety and health 
organizational values and focus of mine organizations, as executed 
through their health and safety management system for mitigating health 
and safety risks at their mine site. Specifically, if organizations are 
lacking in values that are of high importance among employees, site 
leadership knows where to focus new, innovative methods, techniques, 
and approaches to dealing with their occupational safety and health 
problems. Finally, the data can be directly compared to data from other 
mine organizations that administered the same standardized methods to 
provide broader context for areas in which the mining industry can 
focus more attention if trying to encourage safer work behavior.
    An estimated sample of up to 1,800 mine employees will be collected 
from various mining operations which have agreed to participate. In 
order to reach a sample of 1,800, researchers will try to secure 
participation from approximately twenty-one mine operations. It is 
estimated that it will take about 5 minutes to recruit a particular 
mine and 5 minutes to consent the individual workers. The amount of 
time to complete the survey data collection instrument is about 15 
minutes. There is no cost to respondents other than there time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Type of respondent                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Safety/health Mine Operator........  Mine Recruitment Script....               7               1            5/60
Mine Worker........................  Individual Miner                        600               1            5/60
                                      Recruitment Script.
Mine Worker........................  Survey.....................             600               1           15/60
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Leroy A. 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. 2016-00562 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P