[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54000-54002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14309]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-24GU; Docket No. CDC-2024-0053]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
federal agencies the opportunity to comment on

[[Page 54001]]

a proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Assessing Adoption and 
Implementation of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
Health's (NIOSH) Outputs. NIOSH proposes using surveys, interviews, and 
focus groups to improve awareness, understanding, and assess the impact 
of adoption and implementation practices by users of NIOSH research 
efforts and products.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0053 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    4. 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 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Assessing Adoption and Implementation of the National Institute of 
Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Outputs--New--National 
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is requesting 
approval of a new Generic information collection for a period of three 
years for the project titled, Assessing Adoption and Implementation of 
the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) 
Outputs.
    With the continuation of the Government Performance and Results 
Act, and the more recent passage of the Foundations of Evidence-Based 
Policy Making Act, there is an increased need for federal agencies to 
measure and demonstrate their impact. However, measuring impact is 
challenging, especially for organizations that have a science-driven 
mission because of the time it takes to move from basic to applied 
research. Demonstrating attribution (cause and effect relationships) is 
particularly challenging for research organizations. NIOSH research is 
often designed to collect implementation and adoption data through 
document reviews of NIOSH records, including grantee final reports, and 
through interviews with NIOSH researchers (federal employees). While 
commonly recognized metrics, these data sources are not comprehensive, 
representative, or informative of the adoption and implementation of 
NIOSH products and efforts. Further, the design and execution of 
research projects has hindered research and program leaders 
prioritizing information collections to understand and assess the 
adoption and implementation of research efforts and products.
    The proposed Generic information collection package would allow 
researchers to expeditiously pursue efforts to provide NIOSH with 
critical information to inform mission-driven needs. Additionally, the 
proposed efforts go beyond simply measuring customer satisfaction and 
seek to advance NIOSH's burden, need, and impact framework for future 
research while also endeavoring to execute the Office of Management and 
Budget's guidance regarding the Foundations of Evidence-Based 
Policymaking Act. Respondents are expected to consist of users and 
potential users of NIOSH products including subject matter expects, 
former NIOSH funding recipients, and intermediary and end users. CDC 
requests OMB approval for an estimated 6,069 annual burden hours. There 
is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Type of data                       Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent           collection        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                   instrument       respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject matter experts........  Survey                     5,000               1           20/60           1,667
                                 instrument (pre
                                 and post).
                                Informed consent             250               1            5/60              21
                                 form.
                                Interview or                 250               1               1             250
                                 focus group
                                 guide.
Former NIOSH funding            Survey                       200               1           20/60              67
 recipients.                     instrument (pre
                                 and post).
                                Informed consent              25               1            5/60               2
                                 form.

[[Page 54002]]

 
                                Interview or                  25               1               1              25
                                 focus group
                                 guide.
Intermediary or end users       Survey                    10,000               1           20/60           3,333
 (e.g., employers, workers,      instrument (pre             650               1            5/60              54
 manufactures, labor/            and post).
 professional associations,     Informed consent
 policymakers).                  form.
                                Interview or                 650               1               1             650
                                 focus group
                                 guide.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,069
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-14309 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P