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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
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Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
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comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
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DC via fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
comments should be received within 30
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Proposed Project
Assessment of Occupational
Exposures to Electric and Magnetic
Fields (EMF)—New—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
This proposal is to conduct a
validation study on an interview-based
procedure for assessing occupational
exposures to electric and magnetic
fields (EMF) from AC electricity.
Participants in the study will be asked
to wear specially designed instruments
to measure a range of EMF that
employees encounter as part of their
daily work practices. These devices
have been field-tested and meet all
safety requirements. This study will
capture not only the magnetic field
magnitude but also its frequencies,
induced currents and contact currents.
This study will provide important new
information that will shed light on EMF
and health effects on workers.
This study has the following
objectives: (1) Validate an interviewbased EMF exposure assessment
algorithm against measurements of the
time-weighted average (TWA) magnetic
field magnitude used in previous
epidemiologic studies, (2) calibrate the
parameters in the algorithm in order to
improve the exposure estimates, and (3)
determine the correlation between the
EMF exposures from the algorithm and
biologically-based metrics measured by
new instrumentation. These
biologically-based metrics consist of
either characteristics of the magnetic
field that have produced biological
effects in laboratory studies or currents
in the body resulting from contact with
charged surfaces. For the higher
correlations with the TWA magnetic
field magnitude, these data will be used
to determine whether the exposure
algorithm can be modified to accurately
assess exposures to the biologicallybased metrics.
This is a one-time study of workers of
an electric utility in Canada and a
Federal research laboratory in the U.S.
There will be no cost to respondents
except for their time.
Annualized Burden:
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Worker—recruitment ....................................................................................................................
Worker—EMF monitoring ............................................................................................................
Worker—interviews ......................................................................................................................
Dated: February 3, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 371–5976 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–6974. Written comments should be
received within 30 days of this notice.
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Number of responses/respondent
Average burden/response
(in hrs.)
1
1
1
3/60
6
15/60
The revision to this submission is the
addition of a request for the program to
use Web-enabled panels as an
additional data collection tool that can
be used for the projects within this
clearance. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) protects
people’s health and safety by preventing
and controlling diseases and injuries;
promotes healthy living through strong
partnerships with local, national and
international organizations, and
enhances health decisions by providing
credible information on critical health
issues.
Members of the public and health
practitioners at all levels require up-todate, credible information about health
and safety in order to make rational
decisions. Such information affects the
health and well-being of people across
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all stages of life by making our food
supply safe, identifying harmful
behaviors, and improving our
environment.
CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) must fulfill their mission and
mandate to frequently communicate
urgent and sensitive health messages
with the general public, members of the
public with certain diseases or disabling
conditions, and those at a greater risk of
exposure to disease or injury causing
agents. CDC/ATSDR makes this crucial
health information available through
many channels including books,
periodicals, and monographs; internet
Web sites; health and safety guidelines;
reports from investigations and
emergency responses; public health
monitoring and statistics; travel
advisories; answers to public inquiries;
and health education campaigns.
In addition to serving the public,
CDC/ATSDR delivers health
information that enables health
providers to make critical decisions. For
instance, the practicing medical and
dental communities and the nation’s
health care providers are target
audiences for numerous official CDC
recommendations concerning the
diagnosis and treatment of disease,
immunization schedules, infection
control, and clinical prevention
practices. CDC/ATSDR offers technical
assistance and training to health
professionals as well.
In order to ensure that the public and
other key audiences, like health care
providers, understand the information,
are motivated to take action, and are not
offended or react negatively to the
messages, it is critical to test messages
and materials prior to their production
and release. Currently, each CDC
program developing health messages is
required to submit its message
development and testing activities for
individual OMB review. Many CDC
programs have extremely short
deadlines for developing and producing
health messages. Some deadlines are
imposed by Congress, and others are
necessitated by the time-sensitive nature
of the work. Many programs cannot
accommodate the time required for
OMB approval, and therefore skip the
message testing step altogether, or resort
to testing specific portions of messages
with 9 or fewer individuals. The science
of health communication does not
Number of
activities
per year
Data collection
Intercept and touch screen interviews .............................................
Customer Satisfaction Phone Interviews .........................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................
Web-enabled research ....................................................................
Dated: February 3, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control
Musculoskeletal Disorders, Request
for Applications (RFA) OH–05–004
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting:
Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special Emphasis
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Number of
respondents per
activity
64
64
64
64
Panel (SEP): Musculoskeletal Disorders,
Request for Applications (RFA) OH–05–004.
Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., March
22, 2005 (Open). 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., March 22,
2005 (Closed).
Place: Embassy Suites Hotels, 1900
Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 23114
telephone 703–684–5900.
Status: Portions of the meeting will be
closed to the public in accordance with
provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) and
(6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of
the Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law
92–463.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to Request for Applications OH–05–
004.
Contact Person for More Information: Joan
F. Karr, Ph.D., Scientific Review
Administrator, Office of Extramural
Programs, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE., MS–D72, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone
404–371–5261.
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support these programmatic practices.
In fact, these undesirable alternatives
weaken CDC/ATSDR position as a
research-based public health agency
providing credible health information
that people can count on and use.
CDC may achieve a greater level of
efficacy if it can use four routine health
message development and testing
methods: (1) Central Location Intercept
Interviews (i.e., ‘‘shopping mall’’
interviews); (2) Customer Satisfaction
Phone Interviews; (3) Focus Groups; and
(4) Web-enabled research. Virtually
every Center, Institute, and Office (CIO)
at CDC could achieve a higher level of
confidence that health messages were
understandable and would provoke no
unintended consequences if they were
empowered to use these methods
efficiently. The CDC Office of
Communication therefore requests
approval for renewal of the Health
Message Testing System that will
conduct up to 64 message testing
activities per year for each of three
years. If all 64 testing activities are
implemented, the total estimated
annualized burden is 3,000 hours.
Annualized Burden Table:
Number of
responses per
respondent
1,600
1,200
1,200
2,400
Average burden
per response
(in hours)
1
1
1
1
30/60
30/60
30/60
30/60
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: February 3, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
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Emphasis Panel: Occupational
Exposure Risk on Reproduction/
Development, Request for Applications
(RFA) OH–05–003
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-05-0572]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371-5976 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
CDC and ATSDR Health Message Testing System (0920-0572)--Revision--
Office of the Director, Office of Communication (OD/OC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The revision to this submission
is the addition of a request for the program to use Web-enabled panels
as an additional data collection tool that can be used for the projects
within this clearance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) protects people's health and safety by preventing and controlling
diseases and injuries; promotes healthy living through strong
partnerships with local, national and international organizations, and
enhances health decisions by providing credible information on critical
health issues.
Members of the public and health practitioners at all levels
require up-to-date, credible information about health and safety in
order to make rational decisions. Such information affects the health
and well-being of people across
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all stages of life by making our food supply safe, identifying harmful
behaviors, and improving our environment.
CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) must fulfill their mission and mandate to frequently
communicate urgent and sensitive health messages with the general
public, members of the public with certain diseases or disabling
conditions, and those at a greater risk of exposure to disease or
injury causing agents. CDC/ATSDR makes this crucial health information
available through many channels including books, periodicals, and
monographs; internet Web sites; health and safety guidelines; reports
from investigations and emergency responses; public health monitoring
and statistics; travel advisories; answers to public inquiries; and
health education campaigns.
In addition to serving the public, CDC/ATSDR delivers health
information that enables health providers to make critical decisions.
For instance, the practicing medical and dental communities and the
nation's health care providers are target audiences for numerous
official CDC recommendations concerning the diagnosis and treatment of
disease, immunization schedules, infection control, and clinical
prevention practices. CDC/ATSDR offers technical assistance and
training to health professionals as well.
In order to ensure that the public and other key audiences, like
health care providers, understand the information, are motivated to
take action, and are not offended or react negatively to the messages,
it is critical to test messages and materials prior to their production
and release. Currently, each CDC program developing health messages is
required to submit its message development and testing activities for
individual OMB review. Many CDC programs have extremely short deadlines
for developing and producing health messages. Some deadlines are
imposed by Congress, and others are necessitated by the time-sensitive
nature of the work. Many programs cannot accommodate the time required
for OMB approval, and therefore skip the message testing step
altogether, or resort to testing specific portions of messages with 9
or fewer individuals. The science of health communication does not
support these programmatic practices. In fact, these undesirable
alternatives weaken CDC/ATSDR position as a research-based public
health agency providing credible health information that people can
count on and use.
CDC may achieve a greater level of efficacy if it can use four
routine health message development and testing methods: (1) Central
Location Intercept Interviews (i.e., ``shopping mall'' interviews); (2)
Customer Satisfaction Phone Interviews; (3) Focus Groups; and (4) Web-
enabled research. Virtually every Center, Institute, and Office (CIO)
at CDC could achieve a higher level of confidence that health messages
were understandable and would provoke no unintended consequences if
they were empowered to use these methods efficiently. The CDC Office of
Communication therefore requests approval for renewal of the Health
Message Testing System that will conduct up to 64 message testing
activities per year for each of three years. If all 64 testing
activities are implemented, the total estimated annualized burden is
3,000 hours.
Annualized Burden Table:
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Number of Number of Number of Average burden
Data collection activities per respondents per responses per per response
year activity respondent (in hours)
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Intercept and touch screen interviews... 64 1,600 1 30/60
Customer Satisfaction Phone Interviews.. 64 1,200 1 30/60
Focus Groups............................ 64 1,200 1 30/60
Web-enabled research.................... 64 2,400 1 30/60
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Dated: February 3, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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