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Healthcare workers represent over 8%
of the U.S. workforce with many
occupations projected to substantially
grow in the next ten years. Healthcare
workers experience higher rates of
illness and injury as compared to
workers in other industries and are at
increased risk for many of the types of
adverse health effects potentially caused
by exposure to hazardous chemical
agents. The proposed hazard
surveillance survey will provide
important information on work
practices associated with the use of
important classes of hazardous chemical
agents including antineoplastic agents,
anesthetic gases, aerosolized
medications, chemical sterilants, high
level disinfectants and surgical smoke.
This voluntary survey is the first of its
kind by the Federal government. The
data collected will allow NIOSH to
describe the range of health and safety
practices and the types of exposure
controls used by healthcare workers by
hazard, occupation, and type and size of
work setting. The study population for
this survey includes members of 22
professional organizations who
represent healthcare workers in many
occupations which use or are exposed to
these chemical agents. Each of the 22
participating professional organizations
will be responsible for implementing
the sampling approach developed by
NIOSH and sending invitation and
reminder emails to sampled members.
The sample size for the survey is
estimated to be 25,650 healthcare
workers. NIOSH will use the data to
guide interventions and future research.
Participating professional organizations
plan to use the data for benchmarking,
identifying areas for expanding
guidelines and for health and safety
promotion.
The proposed survey is modular in
design and will be only available online. The survey includes a screening
module, separate chemical hazard
modules addressing the previously
mentioned hazardous chemical agents,
and a core module which gathers
information on a broad range of health
and safety issues affecting healthcare
workers. The web survey will present
the modules to respondents in a
seamless manner.
Depending on the size of the
participating professional organization,
all members or a random sample of
members will be sent an email by their
organization which will contain a link
to the survey. Initially, respondents will
complete a screening module which
will determine whether they are eligible
for the survey. The eligibility criteria is,
Activity or form name
Professional Organization ...............................
Implement NIOSH sampling approach; send
invitation and reminder emails to sampled
members.
Screening module ..........................................
Primary hazard module ..................................
Core module ...................................................
Secondary hazard module .............................
Dated: March 25, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Comment Request for
Review of ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation Guide;
Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response
AGENCY: Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Number
of
respondents
Type of respondent
Healthcare Workers ........................................
they must have used or have come in
contact with one or more of the
hazardous chemical agents within the
past week. If eligible, the respondent
would complete the appropriate hazard
module (e.g., oncology nurses would
complete hazard module on
administration of antineoplastic agents)
and the core module. A second hazard
module may also be completed if
additional chemical agents were used in
the past week. Respondents will not be
asked to report their names or any other
identifying information.
The project supports NIOSH’s
surveillance strategic goal which is to
advance the usefulness of surveillance
information for the prevention of
occupational illnesses, injuries and
hazards. Further, the goal seeks to
actively promote the dissemination and
use of NIOSH surveillance data and
information.
Once the study is completed, results
will be made available via various
means including the NIOSH Internet
site. NIOSH expects to complete data
collection no later than spring of 2011.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 11,140.
Number of
responses per
respondent
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
22
1
5
25,650
20,520
20,520
2,052
1
1
1
1
1/60
10/60
20/60
10/60
Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR)
intends to submit notice in the Federal
Register for comments on the ACF
Disaster Case Management
Implementation Guide, dated December
2009.
Disaster case management is the
process of organizing and providing a
timely, coordinated approach to assess
disaster-related needs including health
care, mental health and human services
needs that were caused or exacerbated
by the event and may adversely impact
an individual’s recovery if not
addressed. Disaster case management
facilitates the delivery of appropriate
resources and services, works with a
client to implement a recovery plan and
advocates for the client’s needs to assist
him/her in returning to a pre-disaster
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status while respecting human dignity.
If necessary, Disaster case management
helps transition the client with preexisting needs to existing case
management providers after disasterrelated needs are addressed. This is
facilitated through the provision of a
single point of contact for disaster
assistance applicants who need a wide
variety of services that may be provided
by many different organizations.
The purpose of Disaster case
management is to rapidly return
individuals and families who have
survived a disaster to a state of selfsufficiency. This is accomplished by
ensuring that each individual has access
to a Case Manager who will capture
information about the individual’s
situation and then serve as his/her
advocate and help him/her organize and
access disaster-related resources, human
services, health care and mental health
care that will help him/her achieve predisaster levels of functioning and
equilibrium. The service is particularly
critical in situations where large-scale
mortality, injuries, or personal property
damage have occurred. Disaster case
management is based on the principles
of self-determination, self-sufficiency,
federalism, flexibility and speed, and
support to States.
Comments are particularly invited on:
the program guidelines of the ACF
Disaster Case Management Pilot
Program; and recommendations on
program improvements based on valid
evidence and methodology.
For a copy of the ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation Guide,
please visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/
ohsepr/dcm/dcm.guide.html, or contact
James Davis at 202–744–0091 or
james.davis@acf.hhs.gov.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to James Davis, National Case
Management Analyst, Office of Human
Services Emergency Preparedness and
Response, Administration for Children
and Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade,
SW., 6th Floor West, Washington, DC
20447 or via e-mail to
james.davis@acf.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT Roberta P. Lavin, Director, Office
of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR),
at roberta.lavin@acf.hhs.gov or 202–
401–9306; Sylvia R. Menifee, Deputy
Director (Operations), OHSEPR, at
sylvia.menifee@acf.hhs.gov or 202–401–
1448; James Davis, National Case
Management Analyst, OHSEPR, at
james.davis@acf.hhs.gov or 202–744–
0091.
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The
Administration for Children and
Families, within the Department of
Health and Human Services is
responsible for Federal programs that
promote the economic and social wellbeing of families, children, individuals,
and communities. ACF programs aim to
achieve the following:
• Families and individuals
empowered to increase their own
economic independence and
productivity;
• Strong, healthy, supportive
communities that have a positive impact
on the quality of life and the
development of children;
• Partnerships with individuals,
front-line service providers,
communities, American Indian tribes,
Native communities, States, and
Congress that enable solutions which
transcend traditional agency
boundaries;
• Services planned, reformed, and
integrated to improve needed access;
and
• A strong commitment to working
with people with developmental
disabilities, refugees, and migrants to
address their needs, strengths, and
abilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 26, 2010.
Carmen R. Nazario,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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The meeting will also include the review,
discussion, and evaluation of grant
applications. Therefore, this portion of the
meeting will be closed to the public as
determined by the Administrator, SAMHSA,
in accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)
and 5 U.S.C. App.2, Section 10(d).
Substantive program information, a
summary of the meeting, and a roster of
Council members may be obtained as soon as
possible after the meeting, either by accessing
the SAMHSA Committee Web site, https://
www.nac.samhsa.gov/CSAT/csatnac.aspx, or
by contacting Ms. Graham. The transcript for
the open session of the meeting will also be
available on the SAMHSA Committee Web
site within three weeks after the meeting.
Committee Name: Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration’s
CSAT National Advisory Council.
Date/Time/Type: April 21, 2010.
From 8:30 a.m.–9 a.m.: Closed.
From 9 a.m.–5 p.m.: Open.
Place: 1 Choke Cherry Road, Sugarloaf and
Seneca Conference Rooms, Rockville,
Maryland 20857.
Contact: Cynthia Graham, Designated
Federal Official, SAMHSA/CSAT National
Advisory Council, 1 Choke Cherry Road,
Room 5–1035, Rockville, MD 20857,
Telephone: (240) 276–1692, FAX: (240) 276–
1690, E-mail:
cynthia.graham@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Toian Vaughn,
Committee Management Officer, Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,
notice is hereby given of the meeting of
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration’s Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
National Advisory Council on April 21,
2010.
A portion of the meeting is open and will
include discussion of the Center’s policy
issues, and current administrative,
legislative, and program developments.
Attendance by the public will be limited to
space available. Public comments are
welcome. To make arrangements to attend
on-site, or to request special accommodations
for persons with disabilities, please register
at the SAMHSA Committees’ Web site at
https://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/
meetingsRegistration.aspx, or communicate
with the CSAT Council’s Designated Federal
Official, Ms. Cynthia Graham (see contact
information below.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,
notice is hereby given of the meeting of
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration’s Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
National Advisory Council on April 21,
2010.
A portion of the meeting is open and
will include discussion of the Center’s
policy issues, and current
administrative, legislative, and program
developments.
Attendance by the public will be
limited to space available. Public
comments are welcome. To make
arrangements to attend on-site, or to
request special accommodations for
persons with disabilities, please register
at the SAMHSA Committees’ Web site at
https://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/
meetingsRegistration.aspx, or
communicate with the CSAT Council’s
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Comment Request for Review of ACF Disaster Case
Management Implementation Guide; Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) intends to submit notice in the
Federal Register for comments on the ACF Disaster Case Management
Implementation Guide, dated December 2009.
Disaster case management is the process of organizing and providing
a timely, coordinated approach to assess disaster-related needs
including health care, mental health and human services needs that were
caused or exacerbated by the event and may adversely impact an
individual's recovery if not addressed. Disaster case management
facilitates the delivery of appropriate resources and services, works
with a client to implement a recovery plan and advocates for the
client's needs to assist him/her in returning to a pre-disaster
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status while respecting human dignity. If necessary, Disaster case
management helps transition the client with pre-existing needs to
existing case management providers after disaster-related needs are
addressed. This is facilitated through the provision of a single point
of contact for disaster assistance applicants who need a wide variety
of services that may be provided by many different organizations.
The purpose of Disaster case management is to rapidly return
individuals and families who have survived a disaster to a state of
self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by ensuring that each individual
has access to a Case Manager who will capture information about the
individual's situation and then serve as his/her advocate and help him/
her organize and access disaster-related resources, human services,
health care and mental health care that will help him/her achieve pre-
disaster levels of functioning and equilibrium. The service is
particularly critical in situations where large-scale mortality,
injuries, or personal property damage have occurred. Disaster case
management is based on the principles of self-determination, self-
sufficiency, federalism, flexibility and speed, and support to States.
Comments are particularly invited on: the program guidelines of the
ACF Disaster Case Management Pilot Program; and recommendations on
program improvements based on valid evidence and methodology.
For a copy of the ACF Disaster Case Management Implementation
Guide, please visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/dcm/dcm.guide.html,
or contact James Davis at 202-744-0091 or james.davis@acf.hhs.gov.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to James Davis, National Case
Management Analyst, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and
Response, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., 6th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447 or via e-mail to
james.davis@acf.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Roberta P. Lavin, Director,
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR),
at roberta.lavin@acf.hhs.gov or 202-401-9306; Sylvia R. Menifee, Deputy
Director (Operations), OHSEPR, at sylvia.menifee@acf.hhs.gov or 202-
401-1448; James Davis, National Case Management Analyst, OHSEPR, at
james.davis@acf.hhs.gov or 202-744-0091.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration for Children and
Families, within the Department of Health and Human Services is
responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social
well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF
programs aim to achieve the following:
Families and individuals empowered to increase their own
economic independence and productivity;
Strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a
positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children;
Partnerships with individuals, front-line service
providers, communities, American Indian tribes, Native communities,
States, and Congress that enable solutions which transcend traditional
agency boundaries;
Services planned, reformed, and integrated to improve
needed access; and
A strong commitment to working with people with
developmental disabilities, refugees, and migrants to address their
needs, strengths, and abilities.
Dated: March 26, 2010.
Carmen R. Nazario,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-7330 Filed 3-31-10; 8:45 am]
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