Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 19504-19506 [E8-7560]

Download as PDF 19504 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day Notice] Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request Office of the Secretary, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to AGENCY: minimize the information collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690–5683. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received within 30 days of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer all comments must be faxed to OMB at 202–395–6974. Proposed Project—Annual Appellant Climate Survey—0990–NEW—Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA). Abstract: The first annual OMHA Appellant Climate Survey is a survey of Medicare beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers who had a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA). Appellants dissatisfied with the outcome of their Level 2 appeal may request a hearing before an OMHA ALJ. The Appellant Climate Survey will be used to measure appellant satisfaction with their OMHA appeals experience, as opposed to their satisfaction with a specific ruling. OMHA was established by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–173) and became operational on July 1, 2005. The MMA legislation and implementing regulations issued on March 8, 2007 instituted a number of changes in the appeals process. The MMA legislation also directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to consider the feasibility of ‘‘conducting hearings using telephone- or video-conference technologies.’’ In carrying out this mandate, OMHA makes extensive use of video-teleconferencing to provide appellants with a vast nationwide network of access points for hearings close to their homes. The survey will gauge appellants’ satisfaction with this new service along with the overall appeals experience. The OMHA survey will be conducted annually over a threeyear period, beginning in FY08. Results from the surveys will be used to gauge progress made in increasing satisfaction amongst appellants. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Type of respondent Form name Number of respondents Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations ................ Bill and Account Collectors ........................................................ Form A ..... Form A ..... BILLING CODE 4150–46–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-08–0260] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Apr 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 60 340 1 1 11/60 11/60 11 62 1 11/60 73 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 Maryam Daneshvar, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Total burden hours 400 Total .................................................................................... Seleda Perryman, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–7611 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] Average burden per response (in hours) Number responses per respondent Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Health Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance—Requests and Emerging Problems—Reinstatement (OMB No. 0920–0260)—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description In accordance with its mandates under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) responds to requests for health hazard evaluations (HHE) to identify chemical, biological or E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 19505 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States. Each year, NIOSH receives approximately 400 such requests. Most HHE requests come from the following types of companies: Service, manufacturing companies, health and social services, transportation, construction, agriculture/mining, skilled trade and construction. A printed Health Hazard Evaluation request form is available in English and in Spanish. The form is also available on the Internet and differs from the printed version only in format and in the fact that it uses an Internet address to submit the form to NIOSH. Both the printed and Internet versions of the form provide the mechanism for employees, employers, and other authorized representatives to supply the information required by the regulations governing the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation program (42 CFR 85.3–1). In general, if employees are submitting the form it must contain the signatures of three or more current employees. However, regulations allow a single signature if the requestor: Is one of three (3) or fewer employees in the process, operation, or job of concern; or is any officer of a labor union representing the employees for collective bargaining purposes. An individual management official may request an evaluation on behalf of the employer. The information provided is used by NIOSH to determine whether there is reasonable cause to justify conducting an program entails the mailing of followback questionnaires to employer and employee representatives at all the workplaces where NIOSH conducted site visits. In a small number of instances, a follow-back on-site evaluation may be conducted. The initial follow-back questionnaire is administrated immediately following the site visits and takes about 15 minutes. Another follow-back questionnaire is sent a year later and requires about 15 minutes to complete. At 24 months, a final follow-back questionnaire regarding the completed evaluation is sent which takes about 15 minutes to complete. For requests where NIOSH does not conduct an onsite evaluation, the requester receives a follow-back questionnaire 12 months after our response and a second one 24 months after our response. The first questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and the second questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete. Because of the large number of investigations conducted each year, the need to respond quickly to requests for assistance, the diverse and unpredictable nature of these investigations, and its follow-back program to assess evaluation effectiveness; NIOSH requests an umbrella clearance for data collections performed within the domain of its health hazard evaluation program. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. investigation and provides a mechanism to respond to the requestor. In the case of 25% to 50% of the health hazard evaluation requests received, NIOSH determines an on-site evaluation is needed. The primary purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational health hazards. In most on-site evaluations employees are interviewed to help further define concerns, and in approximately 50% of these evaluations (presently estimated to be about 100 facilities), questionnaires are distributed to the employees (averaging about 40 employees per site for this last subgroup). The interview and survey questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards, however, items are derived from standard medical and epidemiologic techniques. The request forms take an estimated 12 minutes to complete. The interview forms take 30 minutes to complete. NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard evaluations, excluding personal identifiers, to: Requesters, employers, employee representatives; the Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration or Mine Safety and Health Administration, as appropriate); and, as needed, other state and federal agencies. NIOSH administers a follow-back program to assess the effectiveness of its health hazard evaluation program in reducing workplace hazards. This ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondent Employees and Representatives ...... Employers ......................................... Employees ........................................ mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Employees ........................................ Followback for onsite evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester. Followback for onsite evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester. Followback for onsite evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester. Followback for evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester without onsite evaluation. Followback for evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester without onsite evaluation. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Apr 09, 2008 Number of respondents Form Health Hazard Evaluation Form. Health Hazard Evaluation Form. Health Hazard Evaluation interview example. Health Hazard Evaluation questionnaire example. Initial Site Visit survey form Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response in hours Total burden hours Request 302 1 12/60 60 Request 118 1 12/60 24 specific 4200 1 15/60 1050 specific 4440 1 30/60 2220 ............. 840 1 15/60 210 Closeout for HHE with an OnSite Evaluation. 840 1 15/60 210 1 year later HHE with an OnSite Evaluation. 840 1 15/60 210 Followback I Survey cover letter and Forms. 55 1 10/60 9 Followback II Survey Cover Letter and Forms. 55 1 15/60 14 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 19506 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Form Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response in hours ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ Type of respondent Total Burden Hours ................... Dated: March 28, 2008. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports and Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E8–7560 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–08–08AC] 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) 371–5960 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 Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH US) Evaluation—NEW— National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Minority populations in the U.S. experience health disparities and excess deaths due to the burden of disease. Analysis has shown that more than eighty percent of excess deaths in minority populations are accounted for by six disease areas: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, infant mortality, breast and cervical cancer, and diseases that can be prevented through immunization. In response, CDC has funded a national, multi-level community intervention program to eliminate health disparities in specific priority areas, entitled ‘‘Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH US).’’ The REACH US program will serve communities with African American, American Indian, Hispanic American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander citizens. The REACH US program extends previous CDC-funded efforts Total burden hours 4007 funded through the related REACH 2010 program, and is part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to the President’s Race Initiative and to the Healthy People 2010 goal of eliminating health disparities in the health status of racial and ethnic minorities. REACH US will help to continue assessing the prevalence of self-reported risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, health disparities in infant mortality, deficits in breast and cervical cancer screening and management, and deficits in adult immunizations. Annual surveys will be conducted in 29 REACH US communities using Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) methodology. Information will be collected from 900 respondents in each participating community. The REACH US questionnaire is modeled on the questionnaire previously fielded through the REACH 2010 evaluation, and contains questions that are standard public health performance measures for each health priority area. There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate in the survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 9,875. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS No. of respondents No. of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Type of respondents Form name Adults ages 18 and older who live in communities participating in the REACH US Program. Introductory Screening Interview ................... 100,500 1 2/60 Household Member Interview ........................ 26,100 1 15/60 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4163–18–P mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Dated: March 28, 2008. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E8–7566 Filed 4–9–08; 8:45 am] [30Day–08–05CL] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Apr 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review by the 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 Acting 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. E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-0260]


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 Maryam Daneshvar, 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 technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Health Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance--Requests and 
Emerging Problems--Reinstatement (OMB No. 0920-0260)--National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In accordance with its mandates under the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
responds to requests for health hazard evaluations (HHE) to identify 
chemical, biological or

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physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States. Each year, 
NIOSH receives approximately 400 such requests. Most HHE requests come 
from the following types of companies: Service, manufacturing 
companies, health and social services, transportation, construction, 
agriculture/mining, skilled trade and construction. A printed Health 
Hazard Evaluation request form is available in English and in Spanish. 
The form is also available on the Internet and differs from the printed 
version only in format and in the fact that it uses an Internet address 
to submit the form to NIOSH. Both the printed and Internet versions of 
the form provide the mechanism for employees, employers, and other 
authorized representatives to supply the information required by the 
regulations governing the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation program (42 
CFR 85.3-1). In general, if employees are submitting the form it must 
contain the signatures of three or more current employees. However, 
regulations allow a single signature if the requestor: Is one of three 
(3) or fewer employees in the process, operation, or job of concern; or 
is any officer of a labor union representing the employees for 
collective bargaining purposes. An individual management official may 
request an evaluation on behalf of the employer. The information 
provided is used by NIOSH to determine whether there is reasonable 
cause to justify conducting an investigation and provides a mechanism 
to respond to the requestor.
    In the case of 25% to 50% of the health hazard evaluation requests 
received, NIOSH determines an on-site evaluation is needed. The primary 
purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help employers and employees 
identify and eliminate occupational health hazards. In most on-site 
evaluations employees are interviewed to help further define concerns, 
and in approximately 50% of these evaluations (presently estimated to 
be about 100 facilities), questionnaires are distributed to the 
employees (averaging about 40 employees per site for this last 
subgroup). The interview and survey questions are specific to each 
workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards, however, items are 
derived from standard medical and epidemiologic techniques. The request 
forms take an estimated 12 minutes to complete. The interview forms 
take 30 minutes to complete.
    NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard 
evaluations, excluding personal identifiers, to: Requesters, employers, 
employee representatives; the Department of Labor (Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration or Mine Safety and Health Administration, as 
appropriate); and, as needed, other state and federal agencies.
    NIOSH administers a follow-back program to assess the effectiveness 
of its health hazard evaluation program in reducing workplace hazards. 
This program entails the mailing of follow-back questionnaires to 
employer and employee representatives at all the workplaces where NIOSH 
conducted site visits. In a small number of instances, a follow-back 
on-site evaluation may be conducted. The initial follow-back 
questionnaire is administrated immediately following the site visits 
and takes about 15 minutes. Another follow-back questionnaire is sent a 
year later and requires about 15 minutes to complete. At 24 months, a 
final follow-back questionnaire regarding the completed evaluation is 
sent which takes about 15 minutes to complete.
    For requests where NIOSH does not conduct an onsite evaluation, the 
requester receives a follow-back questionnaire 12 months after our 
response and a second one 24 months after our response. The first 
questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and the second 
questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete.
    Because of the large number of investigations conducted each year, 
the need to respond quickly to requests for assistance, the diverse and 
unpredictable nature of these investigations, and its follow-back 
program to assess evaluation effectiveness; NIOSH requests an umbrella 
clearance for data collections performed within the domain of its 
health hazard evaluation program.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent              Form          respondents    responses per    response in        hours
                                                                    respondent         hours
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Employees and Representatives.  Health Hazard                302               1           12/60              60
                                 Evaluation
                                 Request Form.
Employers.....................  Health Hazard                118               1           12/60              24
                                 Evaluation
                                 Request Form.
Employees.....................  Health Hazard               4200               1           15/60            1050
                                 Evaluation
                                 specific
                                 interview
                                 example.
Employees.....................  Health Hazard               4440               1           30/60            2220
                                 Evaluation
                                 specific
                                 questionnaire
                                 example.
Followback for onsite           Initial Site                 840               1           15/60             210
 evaluations for Management,     Visit survey
 Labor and Requester.            form.
Followback for onsite           Closeout for HHE             840               1           15/60             210
 evaluations for Management,     with an OnSite
 Labor and Requester.            Evaluation.
Followback for onsite           1 year later HHE             840               1           15/60             210
 evaluations for Management,     with an OnSite
 Labor and Requester.            Evaluation.
Followback for evaluations for  Followback I                  55               1           10/60               9
 Management, Labor and           Survey cover
 Requester without onsite        letter and
 evaluation.                     Forms.
Followback for evaluations for  Followback II                 55               1           15/60              14
 Management, Labor and           Survey Cover
 Requester without onsite        Letter and
 evaluation.                     Forms.
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    Total Burden Hours........  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            4007
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    Dated: March 28, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports and Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-7560 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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