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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–08–08BG)
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 404–639–5960 or send
comments to Maryam Daneshvar, Ph.D.,
CDC Acting 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
Survey of NIOSH Recommended
Safety and Health Practices for Coal
Mines—NEW—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
Since its establishment in 1970 by the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been at
the forefront of research and innovation
on methods to help eliminate workplace
injuries, illnesses and exposures. At
Mine Safety and Health Research
laboratories in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and Spokane, Washington, NIOSH
employs engineers and scientists with
experience and expertise in mine safety
and health issues. These laboratories
and their researchers have gained an
international reputation for innovative
solutions to many mining safety and
health problems.
Although the NIOSH Mining Program
widely disseminates and publicizes
research results, recommendations,
techniques and products that emerge
from the work of these laboratories, the
agency has limited knowledge about the
extent to which their innovations in
mine safety and health have been
implemented by individual mine
operators. This is particularly true of
methods and practices that are not
mandated by formal regulations. The
overarching goal of the proposed survey
of NIOSH Recommended Safety and
Health Practices for Coal Mines is to
gather data from working coal mines on
the adoption and implementation of
NIOSH practices to mitigate safety and
occupational hazards (e.g., explosions,
falls of ground). The information with
this survey will be used by NIOSH to
evaluate the implementation of safety
and health interventions (including best
practices and barriers to
implementation) in areas such as
respirable coal dust control, explosion
prevention, roof support, and
emergency response planning and
training. Survey results will provide
NIOSH with knowledge about which
recommended practices, tools and
methods have been most widely
embraced by the industry, which have
not been adopted, and why. The survey
results will provide needed insight from
the perspective of mine operators on the
practical barriers that may prevent
wider adoption of NIOSH
recommendations and practices
designed to safeguard mine workers.
In the spring of 2007, NIOSH
conducted a pretest of the survey
questionnaire with nine underground
coal mine operators. The pretest
instrument contained 81 questions,
including five questions which
measured the respondents’ impressions
of the clarity, burden level and
relevance of the survey. The pretest
served several important functions,
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including gaining feedback on the flow
of items and their relevance to the
respondents’ experience, assessing the
effectiveness of the questionnaire
instructions, and obtaining
recommendations for improving the
questions. Data captured in the pretest
were used to identify areas for
questionnaire improvement and
recommendations for maximizing the
performance of the full survey.
The proposed survey will be based
upon a probability sample of
approximately 300 of the 675
underground coal mines in the United
States. A stratified random sample of
mines will be drawn to ensure
representativeness on important
dimensions such as mine size and
region of the country. Sampling a large
proportion of the underground coal
mines will ensure low rates of sampling
error and increase confidence in the
resulting survey estimates. Oversampling some kinds of mines, such as
those operating longwall sections, will
be necessary to ensure enough cases are
available to conduct meaningful
analysis of these mine types.
Allowing mine operators to complete
the survey using the method they find
convenient is expected to enhance the
overall response rate. Therefore, both a
Web-based and a print version of the
questionnaire will be provided to
sampled respondents. Mine operators
unable to complete the survey through
one of these two methods will be
contacted and asked to complete the
survey over the telephone. Using these
multiple methods of administration,
NIOSH expects to achieve an 80% rate
of response to the survey. An additional
method that will be used to reduce the
overall burden on respondents will be to
collect certain types of supplementary
information (e.g., the mine’s dates of
operation, annual coal production) on
each sampled mine from publiclyavailable data collected by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA).
Once the study is completed, NIOSH
will provide a copy of the final report
to each sampled mining operation, and
use the survey data to improve the
adoption of important safety and health
practices throughout the coal mine
industry. NIOSH expects to complete
data collection in the spring of 2009.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Responding eligible coal mine operators ........................................
Dated: July 10, 2008.
Maryam Danneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8–16862 Filed 7–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0362]
Directory of State and Local Officials
and State Food Safety Resource
Survey Support Project
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Office of
Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Division of
Federal-State Relations (DFSR) is
announcing the availability of a Sole
Source to the Association of Food and
Drug Officials (AFDO) to provide
funding for a 3-year cooperative
agreement award to support a Special
Project Cooperative Agreement program.
No other applications are solicited. This
cooperative agreement is intended to
have AFDO update and maintain the
FDA Directory of State and Local
Officials and to update the AFDO
document ‘‘State Food Safety Resource
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Respondents
240
Survey (2000)’’ by providing funding for
additional personnel, equipment, and
supplies to support activities related to
these projects.
DATES: Receipt Date: Applications are
due within 30 days after the publication
of the funding opportunity in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
issues regarding the administrative and
financial management aspects of this
notice: Marc Pitts, Division of
Acquisition Support and Grants, Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–
7162, e-mail: Marc.Pitts@fda.hhs.gov.
For issues regarding the
programmatic or technical aspects of
this notice: Jennifer Gabb, Division of
Federal-State Relations (HFC–150),
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and
Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 12–07, Rockville, MD 20857,
301–827–2899, e-mail:
jennifer.gabb@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Announcement Type: New Cooperative
Agreement (U18)
Request for Applications (RFA) Number:
FD–08–011 Sole Source
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number: 93.103
In 2007 and 2008, the Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of
2007 (FDAAA), the Food Protection
Plan, and the Import Strategic Action
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Average burden
per response
(in hours)
1
30/60
Total burden
hours
120
Plan addressed FDA’s relationship with
the States in food protection activities.
In addition, the Food Protection Plan
lays out new goals specific to protecting
the food supply and responding to
incidents in a rapid and coordinated
manner.
A. Food Protection Plan 2007
In May 2007, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
charged FDA with developing a
comprehensive and integrated Food
Protection Plan to keep the nation’s food
supply safe from both unintentional and
deliberate contamination. Driven by
science and modern information
technology, the Food Protection Plan
aims to identify potential hazards and
counter them before they can do harm.
A cornerstone of this forward-thinking
effort is an increased focus on
prevention.
B. Project Emphasis
FDA’s integrated approach within the
Food Protection Plan encompasses three
core elements: Prevention, intervention
and response.
Core Element 1: Prevention
The prevention element involves
promoting increased corporate
responsibility so that food problems do
not occur in the first place. By
comprehensively reviewing food supply
vulnerabilities and developing and
implementing risk reduction measures
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-08BG)
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 404-639-5960 or
send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, Ph.D., CDC Acting 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
Survey of NIOSH Recommended Safety and Health Practices for Coal
Mines--NEW--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Since its establishment in 1970 by the Occupational Safety and
Health Act, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) has been at the forefront of research and innovation on methods
to help eliminate workplace injuries, illnesses and exposures. At Mine
Safety and Health Research laboratories in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
Spokane, Washington, NIOSH employs engineers and scientists with
experience and expertise in mine safety and health issues. These
laboratories and their researchers have gained an international
reputation for innovative solutions to many mining safety and health
problems.
Although the NIOSH Mining Program widely disseminates and
publicizes research results, recommendations, techniques and products
that emerge from the work of these laboratories, the agency has limited
knowledge about the extent to which their innovations in mine safety
and health have been implemented by individual mine operators. This is
particularly true of methods and practices that are not mandated by
formal regulations. The overarching goal of the proposed survey of
NIOSH Recommended Safety and Health Practices for Coal Mines is to
gather data from working coal mines on the adoption and implementation
of NIOSH practices to mitigate safety and occupational hazards (e.g.,
explosions, falls of ground). The information with this survey will be
used by NIOSH to evaluate the implementation of safety and health
interventions (including best practices and barriers to implementation)
in areas such as respirable coal dust control, explosion prevention,
roof support, and emergency response planning and training. Survey
results will provide NIOSH with knowledge about which recommended
practices, tools and methods have been most widely embraced by the
industry, which have not been adopted, and why. The survey results will
provide needed insight from the perspective of mine operators on the
practical barriers that may prevent wider adoption of NIOSH
recommendations and practices designed to safeguard mine workers.
In the spring of 2007, NIOSH conducted a pretest of the survey
questionnaire with nine underground coal mine operators. The pretest
instrument contained 81 questions, including five questions which
measured the respondents' impressions of the clarity, burden level and
relevance of the survey. The pretest served several important
functions,
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including gaining feedback on the flow of items and their relevance to
the respondents' experience, assessing the effectiveness of the
questionnaire instructions, and obtaining recommendations for improving
the questions. Data captured in the pretest were used to identify areas
for questionnaire improvement and recommendations for maximizing the
performance of the full survey.
The proposed survey will be based upon a probability sample of
approximately 300 of the 675 underground coal mines in the United
States. A stratified random sample of mines will be drawn to ensure
representativeness on important dimensions such as mine size and region
of the country. Sampling a large proportion of the underground coal
mines will ensure low rates of sampling error and increase confidence
in the resulting survey estimates. Over-sampling some kinds of mines,
such as those operating longwall sections, will be necessary to ensure
enough cases are available to conduct meaningful analysis of these mine
types.
Allowing mine operators to complete the survey using the method
they find convenient is expected to enhance the overall response rate.
Therefore, both a Web-based and a print version of the questionnaire
will be provided to sampled respondents. Mine operators unable to
complete the survey through one of these two methods will be contacted
and asked to complete the survey over the telephone. Using these
multiple methods of administration, NIOSH expects to achieve an 80%
rate of response to the survey. An additional method that will be used
to reduce the overall burden on respondents will be to collect certain
types of supplementary information (e.g., the mine's dates of
operation, annual coal production) on each sampled mine from publicly-
available data collected by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA).
Once the study is completed, NIOSH will provide a copy of the final
report to each sampled mining operation, and use the survey data to
improve the adoption of important safety and health practices
throughout the coal mine industry. NIOSH expects to complete data
collection in the spring of 2009. There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Responding eligible coal mine operators. 240 1 30/60 120
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Dated: July 10, 2008.
Maryam Danneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-16862 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
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