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Dated: December 20, 2005.
Tauna T. Delmonico,
Director, Travel and Transportation
Management Division (FBL), GSA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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[60Day–06–06AO]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–4766 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of a Targeted
Dissemination of Occupational Safety
and Health (OSH) Information to a
Sample from the Small Business Wood
Pallet Industry—NEW—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Federal Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970, Section 501, enables
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CDC/NIOSH to carry out research
relevant to the health and safety of
workers. The goal of this project is to
determine whether receipt of a NIOSH
informational manual about
occupational safety and health (OSH)
concerns specific to pallet
manufacturing and recycling will
motivate owners or managers to take
actions resulting in a safer workplace.
The theoretical basis of the study
follows the Transtheoretical Model
(TTM) of Prochaska and DiClemente
[1984]. This model states that change is
defined by 5 stages: (1) Precontemplation—people are unaware of
problems and are not thinking seriously
about changing within the next 6
months, (2) contemplation—the stage
where people become aware that a
problem exists and intend to take action
within the next 6 months, (3)
preparation—investigating options and
intending to take action in the next 30
days, (4) action—people institute
environmental changes and change their
overt behavior, and (5) maintenance—
people continue the gains obtained
during the action stage for longer than
6 months.
Small business entrepreneurship is a
vital component of the U.S. economy.
OSH activities, including research,
regulation, enforcement, and
intervention historically have not
focused on small businesses despite
their predominance and relatively large
numbers of employees overall. Few
small business establishments provide
on-site occupational health units,
medical screening tests, pre-placement
physicals, or employ or use industrial
hygiene or safety personnel/consultants.
As a consequence, prevention of
occupational injury and illness is often
difficult in small business
establishments because they generally
have few safety and health resources, do
not hire staff devoted to safety and
health activities, and often lack the
ability to identify occupational hazards
and conduct surveillance.
The pallet manufacturing industry has
higher injury rates than general
industry. The incidence rate for nonfatal injuries in the wood pallet and skid
(SIC 2448) manufacturing industry was
226% greater than that for general
industry. The types of injuries sustained
at wood pallet manufacturers and their
incidence rates [2002] compared to
general industry included amputations
(2220% higher, i.e, over 20 times
greater), cuts and punctures (378%
higher), fractures (237% higher), bruises
(221% higher) sprains and strains
(133% higher) and back pain (305%
higher).
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Through this study, NIOSH will
evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness
of providing carefully constructed OSH
information to one segment of small
business pallet makers. The
informational manual will be divided
into eight chapters targeting specific
hazards relevant to pallet work and will
provide the owners/managers with
suggestions for controlling those
hazards. Chapters were selected based
on prior NIOSH site visits to a sample
of pallet makers and in consultation
with the National Wood Pallet and
Container Association. The chapters
include: an introduction to OSH,
developing a site-specific safety
program, controlling noise, improving
ventilation, saw safety, forklift safety,
preventing build up of carbon
monoxide, and prevention of
musculoskeletal injury through
ergonomics.
This project will utilize two groups—
a treatment group and a control group—
in a pre-post design. One hundred
eighty pallet companies will be
randomly selected and assigned to six
groups from a list of small pallet
businesses in the United States that was
provided by a market research firm.
Both groups will participate in a
baseline survey conducted by
telephone. The treatment group will
then receive the NIOSH informational
manual by mail and the control group
will not receive the manual until the
conclusion of the study. Five months
after the mailing, both groups will
participate in a follow-up telephone
survey designed to assess whether
receipt and use of the material
encouraged owners/managers to
contemplate, plan, or initiate OSH
changes at their facility. The
questionnaire will determine whether
owners/managers have progressed from
baseline along the stage of change
continuum because of receipt and use of
the NIOSH material, or if some other
factor is influencing their safety and
health actions. It is possible that
improvements in OSH may occur due to
other influences and not from the
informational manual. For example, it is
possible that some event will occur that
will make the entire industry more
aware of OSH. Use of a similar control
group will help in this determination.
Data collection will occur within a one
year period. However, the entire NIOSH
study will occur over a three-year
period. There will be no cost to
respondents except their time to
participate in the telephone survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of
respondents
Respondents
Treatment group-initial survey .........................................................................
Treatment group-Second survey .....................................................................
Control group-initial survey ..............................................................................
Control group-second survey ..........................................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
90
90
90
90
1
1
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
12/60
15/60
12/60
9/60
Total burden
(in hours)
18
22.5
18
13.5
Total ..........................................................................................................
Dated: December 16, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5–7861 Filed 12–23–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–06–06AN]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
bjneal on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–4766 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
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technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Understanding the Determinants of
Health Disparities within the National
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program (NBCCEDP)—New—
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCDDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of the project is to better
understand the determinants of
disparities in screening, follow-up, and
diagnosis rates among white, black, and
Hispanic patients served by the National
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program. Specifically, the
project will examine what structural
and system factors contribute to these
disparities. Using key informant
interviews with staff of selected
NBCCEDPs and with local provider
representatives (within selected
NBCCEDP locations) who are involved
in identifying, scheduling, or securing
diagnostic and treatment resources for
program clients, the project will answer
two research questions: (1) How do
NBCCEDP programs with a low
percentage of disparities and programs
with a high percentage of disparities
differ in their completeness of follow-up
diagnosis with white, black, and
Hispanic women for both breast and
cervical cancer, and (2) How do
NBCCEDP programs with a low
percentage of disparities and programs
with a high percentage of disparities
differ in their timing between screening
and diagnosis with white, black, and
Hispanic women for both breast and
cervical cancer. In addition,
recommendations that may serve to
enhance technical assistance efforts to
NBCCEDPs and local providers will be
developed.
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A total of 80 phone key informant
interviews will be conducted across 8
program sites with 10 interviews being
conducted per program. NBCCEDP
programs were selected utilizing a
systematic process based on (1)
Measures of interest (completeness of
follow-up diagnosis for both breast and
cervical cancer and time between
screening and diagnosis for both breast
and cervical cancer; (2) racial/ethnic
and age segmentation of women (i.e.
comparing white vs. black and white vs.
Hispanic; breast cancer age range: 18–
64, cervical cancer age range: 50–64); (3)
percent of minorities served by the
program; and (4) disparate screening,
follow-up, and diagnosis rates.
NBCCEDP Program Directors of the 8
chosen programs were contacted to
obtain the names and contact
information for the individuals who will
be the key informants within the
NBCCEDP programs. The data will be
collected via telephone interviews with
these informants who include: two highlevel management staff (including the
program director) with knowledge of
structural and system factors that may
contribute to the disparate rates, four
mid-level staff within the BCCEDP
program whose work involves
interactions within the clinics who may
have insight on clinical and staff factors
that may contribute to the disparate
rates, and four local-level staff within
the BCCEDP program whose work
involves working directly with patients
and may have insight on patient factors
that may contribute to the disparate
screening, follow-up, and diagnosis
rates among white, black, and Hispanic
patients. Interviews will last
approximately forty-five minutes each.
There are no costs to respondents
except other than their time to
participate in the survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-06AO]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-4766
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of a Targeted Dissemination of Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH) Information to a Sample from the Small Business Wood
Pallet Industry--NEW--National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section
501, enables CDC/NIOSH to carry out research relevant to the health and
safety of workers. The goal of this project is to determine whether
receipt of a NIOSH informational manual about occupational safety and
health (OSH) concerns specific to pallet manufacturing and recycling
will motivate owners or managers to take actions resulting in a safer
workplace. The theoretical basis of the study follows the
Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Prochaska and DiClemente [1984]. This
model states that change is defined by 5 stages: (1) Pre-
contemplation--people are unaware of problems and are not thinking
seriously about changing within the next 6 months, (2) contemplation--
the stage where people become aware that a problem exists and intend to
take action within the next 6 months, (3) preparation--investigating
options and intending to take action in the next 30 days, (4) action--
people institute environmental changes and change their overt behavior,
and (5) maintenance--people continue the gains obtained during the
action stage for longer than 6 months.
Small business entrepreneurship is a vital component of the U.S.
economy. OSH activities, including research, regulation, enforcement,
and intervention historically have not focused on small businesses
despite their predominance and relatively large numbers of employees
overall. Few small business establishments provide on-site occupational
health units, medical screening tests, pre-placement physicals, or
employ or use industrial hygiene or safety personnel/consultants. As a
consequence, prevention of occupational injury and illness is often
difficult in small business establishments because they generally have
few safety and health resources, do not hire staff devoted to safety
and health activities, and often lack the ability to identify
occupational hazards and conduct surveillance.
The pallet manufacturing industry has higher injury rates than
general industry. The incidence rate for non-fatal injuries in the wood
pallet and skid (SIC 2448) manufacturing industry was 226% greater than
that for general industry. The types of injuries sustained at wood
pallet manufacturers and their incidence rates [2002] compared to
general industry included amputations (2220% higher, i.e, over 20 times
greater), cuts and punctures (378% higher), fractures (237% higher),
bruises (221% higher) sprains and strains (133% higher) and back pain
(305% higher).
Through this study, NIOSH will evaluate the feasibility and
effectiveness of providing carefully constructed OSH information to one
segment of small business pallet makers. The informational manual will
be divided into eight chapters targeting specific hazards relevant to
pallet work and will provide the owners/managers with suggestions for
controlling those hazards. Chapters were selected based on prior NIOSH
site visits to a sample of pallet makers and in consultation with the
National Wood Pallet and Container Association. The chapters include:
an introduction to OSH, developing a site-specific safety program,
controlling noise, improving ventilation, saw safety, forklift safety,
preventing build up of carbon monoxide, and prevention of
musculoskeletal injury through ergonomics.
This project will utilize two groups--a treatment group and a
control group--in a pre-post design. One hundred eighty pallet
companies will be randomly selected and assigned to six groups from a
list of small pallet businesses in the United States that was provided
by a market research firm. Both groups will participate in a baseline
survey conducted by telephone. The treatment group will then receive
the NIOSH informational manual by mail and the control group will not
receive the manual until the conclusion of the study. Five months after
the mailing, both groups will participate in a follow-up telephone
survey designed to assess whether receipt and use of the material
encouraged owners/managers to contemplate, plan, or initiate OSH
changes at their facility. The questionnaire will determine whether
owners/managers have progressed from baseline along the stage of change
continuum because of receipt and use of the NIOSH material, or if some
other factor is influencing their safety and health actions. It is
possible that improvements in OSH may occur due to other influences and
not from the informational manual. For example, it is possible that
some event will occur that will make the entire industry more aware of
OSH. Use of a similar control group will help in this determination.
Data collection will occur within a one year period. However, the
entire NIOSH study will occur over a three-year period. There will be
no cost to respondents except their time to participate in the
telephone survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Treatment group-initial survey.................. 90 1 12/60 18
Treatment group-Second survey................... 90 1 15/60 22.5
Control group-initial survey.................... 90 1 12/60 18
Control group-second survey..................... 90 1 9/60 13.5
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Total....................................... 72
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Dated: December 16, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-7861 Filed 12-23-05; 8:45 am]
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