[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4467-4468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02497]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-1014]


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 October 22, 2018 to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. CDC received two 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 No. 0920-1014, Exp 02/
28/2019)--Revision--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 promote employee health and well-being.
    The Scorecard will support small, mid-size, and large employers 
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.
    CDC is requesting a revision to a previously approved data 
collection. CDC plans to use an updated version of the Scorecard to 
expand the number of employers the new Scorecard is offered to. The 
updated Scorecard is based on a 2017 pilot test to determine the 
validity and reliability involving 89 employers (each represented by 
two knowledgeable employees) who completed the survey and follow-up 
telephone interviews to gather general impressions of the Scorecard--
particularly the new modules-- and also to identify any problems with 
the wording and interpretation of the questions and understand the 
respondent's information retrieval and decision-making processes when 
completing the instrument.
    The revised instrument includes some reorganization of the 
instrument and minor revisions, particularly to the new modules/
questions and the question prompts, to better explain and define the 
context, concepts, or administration of the strategies and 
interventions contained in the questions. The revised instrument also 
deleted several questions that respondents indicated were unattainable 
or generated confusion.
    CDC will provide outreach to, and register approximately 800 
employers per year to use the online survey, which is open to employers 
of all sizes, industry sectors, and geographic locations across the 
country. Scorecard users will create a user account, complete the 
online assessment and receive an immediate feedback report that 
summarizes the current status of their worksite health program; 
identifies gaps in current programming; benchmarks individual employer 
results against other users of the system; and provides access to 
worksite health tools and resources to address employer gaps and 
priority program areas.
    CDC will use the information collected to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the Scorecard in terms of (1) identifying success 
drivers for building and maintaining successful workplace health 
programs; (2) raising awareness and knowledge of science-based worksite 
health programs, policies and practices; and (3) develop additional 
worksite health tools and resources for employers. The information will 
also be used to evaluate the impact of the CDC Worksite Health 
Scorecard on employer adoption of worksite health programs, policies, 
and environmental supports.
    CDC requests a three-year OMB approval for this project. 
Participation in the Scorecard is voluntary and there are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 667.

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                                        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 hrs)
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Employers.............................  CDC Worksite Health                  800               1            5/60
                                         ScoreCard Registration.
                                        CDC Worksite Health                  800               1           45/60
                                         Scorecard.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-02497 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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