[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17166-17167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06884]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-16CQ]


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

    Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN)--Existing Information 
Collection in Use without an OMB Control Number--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Healthcare in the United States is a growing industry that employs 
more than 19 million workers with a substantial burden of occupational 
injuries and illnesses. In 2013, one in five workers in the healthcare 
and social assistance industry reported a nonfatal job-related injury. 
This is the highest number of non-fatal injuries reported among all 
private industries.
    U.S. healthcare facilities depend on surveillance data to track the 
incidence of injuries, identify risk factors, target prevention 
activities and evaluate interventions to reduce the occurrence of 
occupational injury among healthcare personnel. In 2012, to assist 
healthcare facilities to enhance capacity to use existing surveillance 
data, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
launched the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN), a voluntary 
surveillance system developed specifically for healthcare personnel 
environment. OHSN is a free, and secure electronic occupational safety 
and health surveillance system that has provided U.S. healthcare 
facilities the ability to efficiently analyze their own occupational 
injury data while, at the same time, serving as a source for national 
surveillance by sharing their de-identified injury data with NIOSH. 
Unlike other national occupational surveillance systems, OHSN offers 
integrated approach to monitor standard occupational injuries among 
facility-based healthcare personnel in the U.S.

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and to provide timely, facility-level feedback to participants with 
benchmarking and analyses capabilities.
    OHSN collects two types of data from participating facilities. 
Facilities collect these data to meet specific regulatory or 
administrative requirements. Thus, no new data collection is required. 
Participating facilities provides OHSN--(1) a onetime enrollment form, 
requests information of the participating facility and is publically 
available information from American Hospital Association database; and 
(2) a monthly submission of occupational injury data collected in the 
previous month. These data are sent to OHSN via a web portal in a 
format using standardized data elements and value sets. No personal 
identifiable information is transmitted to OHSN. Data elements include: 
Injury time, location and surrounding circumstances of each injury 
event.
    Healthcare facilities download data through an OHSN-provided data 
conversion and mapping tools to upload the monthly occupational injury 
data.
    Each participating facilities has access to OHSN web portal, 
facilities are able to analyze workers current and historical worker 
injury data to benchmark their internal injury rates and trends against 
aggregate data from similar workplaces. In addition they are able to 
assess the impact of prevention efforts on occupational health and 
safety over time using integrated data analysis and visualization tools 
(charts and graphs).
    OHSN currently tracks three common, serious, and preventable 
categories of traumatic injury to healthcare personnel: Slips, trips 
and falls; musculoskeletal disorders resulting from patient handling 
and movement events; and workplace violence. OHSN will add new modules 
about exposure to sharps injury and blood and body fluids exposures.
    NIOSH analyzes the data submitted to OHSN to conduct surveillance 
and to produce periodic aggregate reports on the occurrence of and risk 
factors for occupational injuries among all OHSN facilities.
    OHSN has been operating continuously and receiving voluntary 
monthly reports from 116 participating facilities since 2012 and is 
projected to enroll total of 900 facilities in the next three years. 
Current burden estimates were derived using the estimated number of 
facilities participating in OHSN for each facility type and form. OSHA 
reporting mandates were taken into account when estimating the number 
of facilities (participants) and the annual number of responses per 
facility. Total burden hours for this request is 185.
    NIOSH seeks approval for an OMB control number to continue this 
important work. There is no cost to the respondents other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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U.S. healthcare facilities............  Occupational Health                  300              12            3/60
                                         Safety Network (OHSN).
U.S. healthcare facilities............  Enrollment form.........             300               1            1/60
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    Total
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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. 2016-06884 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P