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Download as PDF 70866 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2007 / Notices to promote healthy food choices.’’ Upon completion, a report detailing CDC’s findings is to ‘‘be submitted to the appropriate Committees of jurisdiction of Congress.’’ In response, CDC has contracted with the Academy for Educational Development (AED) to conduct focus groups to identify key audience concepts around food choices, and develop and test concepts and messages aimed at increasing healthy food choices among children. For the research to be useful to Congress and to the nation’s public health agenda, a thorough understanding of children at different developmental stages regarding their attitudes toward healthy food choices, and the barriers and motivations for adopting and sustaining these choices is essential. Additionally, a thorough understanding of parents and caregivers who can influence the health behaviors of children is important. A total of 384 children and 336 parents will be organized into 90 focus groups (8 respondents per focus group). The 90 focus groups will be conducted Participants will be recruited by focus group facilities utilizing their database to solicit and screen interested parties. Both parents and children will participate in the screening process as well as focus group participation. It is expected that two households will be screened in order to recruit each participating Parent, Child, or ParentChild dyad. Each focus group will be asked to respond verbally. The moderator will utilize a prepared guide which is designed to specifically ensure that the discussion is limited to 2 hours. The focus group moderator will use one guide for all focus groups involving children, and a similar but distinct guide for all focus groups involving parents or caregivers. The intent of this research is to solicit input and feedback from potential audiences. The information gathered will be used to develop, refine, and modify messages and strategies to increase healthy food choices by children and parents. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate in the survey. in three phases (36 focus groups in Phase 1, 36 focus groups in Phase 2, and 18 focus groups in Phase 3). The 36 focus groups in Phase 1 will consist of 24 focus groups of ‘‘tweens’’ (children ages 9–12 years) and 12 focus groups of their parents or key caregivers. Current literature and opinion leaders both strongly suggest that tweens greatly influence nutritional decisions made by their parents and younger siblings. Similarly, the 36 focus groups in Phase 2 will consist of 24 focus groups of children (ages 5–8 years) and 12 focus groups of their parents. Although parents and children may be recruited as parent-child dyads, parents will participate in focus groups for parents only, and children will participate in focus groups for children only. Phase 3 will consist of 18 focus groups involving parents or caregivers of children ages 2– 4 years; no children in this age group will be recruited. Focus group recruitment will incorporate appropriate representation of diverse ethnic groups, and the groups will be held in several cities to ensure broad geographic representation. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of responses per respondent Form name Children ............ Parents ............. Screener D1 for Parent & Child Groups .......................... Screener D2 for Child Only Groups ................................. Focus Group Moderator’s Guide for Children/Youth ....... Screener D1 for Parent & Child Groups .......................... Screener D2 for Child Only Groups ................................. Screener D3 for Parent Only Groups ............................... Focus Group Moderator’s Guide for Parents ................... 384 384 384 192 192 288 336 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3/60 3/60 2 7/60 7/60 7/60 2 19 19 768 22 22 34 672 Total ........... ........................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,556 Dated: December 6, 2007. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7–24138 Filed 12–12–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES [30Day–08–06AO] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review 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 17:10 Dec 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Centers for Disease Control and Prevention VerDate Aug<31>2005 Number of respondents Average burden (in hours) Type of respondents Evaluation of an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program for 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 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total burden (in hours) 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 E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 70867 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2007 / Notices 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 type of injuries sustained at wood pallet manufacturers and their rates of increase [2002] compared to general industry included amputations (2220% higher), 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 two 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 12 month period. However, the entire NIOSH study will occur over a two-year period. There will be no cost to respondents except their time to participate in the telephone survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 40. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Type of respondents Form name Pallet company safety and health managers Initial Questionnaire (screening only) ............. Initial Questionnaire (complete) ..................... Follow-up Questionnaire ................................ Initial Questionnaire (screening only) ............. Initial Questionnaire (complete) ..................... Follow-up Questionnaire* ............................... Treatment Group ............................................ Pallet company safety and health managers Control Group ................................................. Number of respondents Dated: December 6, 2007. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24140]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-06AO]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation of an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program for 
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

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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 type of injuries sustained at wood 
pallet manufacturers and their rates of increase [2002] compared to 
general industry included amputations (2220% higher), 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 two 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 12 month period. However, the 
entire NIOSH study will occur over a two-year period. There will be no 
cost to respondents except their time to participate in the telephone 
survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 40.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Pallet company safety and health        Initial Questionnaire                  9               1            3/60
 managers.                               (screening only).
                                        Initial Questionnaire                 48               1           12/60
                                         (complete).
Treatment Group.......................  Follow-up Questionnaire.              45               1           15/60
Pallet company safety and health        Initial Questionnaire                  9               1            3/60
 managers.                               (screening only).
                                        Initial Questionnaire                 48               1           12/60
                                         (complete).
Control Group.........................  Follow-up Questionnaire*              45               1            9/60
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    Dated: December 6, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-24140 Filed 12-12-07; 8:45 am]
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