[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52300-52301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24472]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-1014]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled CDC Worksite Health Scorecard to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously 
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations'' notice on March 2, 2017 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC received three comments related to 
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days 
for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    CDC Worksite Health Scorecard (OMB Control Number 0920-1014, 
expired 4/30/2017)--Reinstatement with Change--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has 
established the Worksite Health Scorecard (Scorecard), an online 
organizational assessment tool, to enable employers to assess the 
number of evidence-based health promotion interventions or strategies 
in their worksites to prevent heart disease, stroke, and related 
conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.
    The CDC Worksite Health Scorecard will support small, mid-size, and 
large employer with three primary goals: (1) Assist employers in 
identifying gaps in their health promotion programs, and help them to 
prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their 
worksites; (2) Improve the health and wellbeing of employees and their 
families through science-based workplace health interventions and 
promising practices; and (3) Support research and increase 
understanding of the organizational programs, policies, and practices 
that employers of various sizes and industry sectors have implemented 
to support healthy lifestyle behaviors.
    The Scorecard approval under OMB Control number 0920-1014 expired 
at a time when it was unclear if resources would be available to 
continue its use. Strong commitments from internal and external 
stakeholders have enabled CDC to continue to offer a revised Scorecard 
to employers nationwide. CDC is requesting a reinstatement with change 
to a previously approved data collection. CDC plans to first pilot test 
an updated version of the Scorecard and when finalized submit a 
revision request to expand the number of employers the new Scorecard is 
offered to.
    From 2014-2016, 1,531 worksites have submitted CDC Worksite Health 
Scorecards from employers in 40 different states. The average employer 
is implementing a little more than half of the recommended 
programmatic, policy, environmental support, and health-benefit 
intervention strategies assessed in the Scorecard. Additionally, those 
employers who have re-assessed at least once during this period have 
seen their Scorecard score improve from an average of 95.85 points to 
139.72 points. This represents an improvement in the total number of 
intervention strategies being implemented as well as the number of best 
practice and high-impact strategies, which garner more points improving 
the work environment for employees to improve their health and well-
being. Overall, exposure to the Scorecard is contributing to better and 
more effective work-place health program offerings to employees.
    CDC will recruit a convenience sample of one hundred employers 
(each represented by two knowledgeable employees for 200 total 
respondents) to pilot test and evaluate the updated Scorecard. CDC will 
seek a diverse set of employers with respect to size and industry type 
who will be reached through meetings, presentations, and through 
gatekeeper organizations to be enrolled/registered. The updated 
Scorecard includes questions in four new topic areas: Sleep (8 
questions); Alcohol & Other Substance Abuse (6 questions); Cancer (7 
questions); and Musculoskeletal Disorders (7 questions), to include 
minor revisions to previously existing questions or adjustment in the 
associated points received for answering affirmatively to a question 
based on supporting evidence from the peer reviewed literature as well 
as sources such as the Community Guide. Additional updates also 
included dropping 20 questions from the prior version due to redundancy 
or lack of evidence to support their use. From the employers that 
complete the survey, CDC will conduct follow-up telephone interviews on 
a subset of about 16 employers (each represented by two knowledgeable 
employees, for 32 respondents in total). The follow-up telephone 
interviews will gather general impressions of the Scorecard--
particularly the new modules and allow for discussion of items that 
presented discrepancies (and items that were left blank) to understand 
the respondent's interpretation and perspective of their answers these 
questions. This process will assess the validity and reliability of the 
questions, as well as allow CDC to gather suggestions for additional 
refinements, where necessary.
    Following this pilot testing, CDC will continue to provide outreach 
to and register approximately 800 employers per year to use the online 
survey Scorecard in their workplace health program assessment, 
planning, and implementation efforts, which is open to employers of all 
sizes, industry sectors, and geographic locations across the country.
    CDC requests a one-year OMB approval for this project. CDC will 
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test the updated Scorecard in year one and create a finalized version 
of the instrument based on respondent feedback gathered during the 
pilot. After the completion of the pilot test, CDC will submit a 
finalized instrument as a revision request for a three-year clearance.
    Participation in the CDC Worksite Health Scorecard is voluntary and 
there are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 303.

                                        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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Employer pilot.....................  CDC Worksite Health                     200               1            2/60
                                      Scorecard Registration
                                      Application.
                                     CDC Worksite Health                     200               1            1.25
                                      Scorecard.
                                     CDC Worksite Health                      32               1               1
                                      Scorecard Cognitive
                                      interview.
                                     CDC Worksite Health                     200               1            5/60
                                      Scorecard Pilot evaluation.
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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. 2017-24472 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
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