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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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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 and
send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC
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
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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
Environmental Health Specialists
Network (EHS–NET) Program Generic
Package (no. 0920–0792; expiration
date: 10/31/2011)—Revision—National
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC is requesting OMB approval
for three additional years to use this
generic clearance for a research program
focused on identifying the
environmental causes of foodborne
illness. This revision will provide OMB
clearance for EHS–NET data collections
conducted in 2011 through 2014 (a
maximum of 3 annually). The program
is revising the generic information
collection request (ICR)in the following
ways:
(1) We reduced the number of
respondent groups from 3 to 1.
(2) We reduced the number of studies
we expect to conduct on an annual
basis, which reduces the estimated
burden.
(3) We will use enhanced statistical
methods in comparison to the previous
ICR. Specifically, we plan to collect
generalizable data.
Reducing foodborne illness first
requires identification and
understanding of the environmental
factors that cause these illnesses. We
need to know how and why food
becomes contaminated with foodborne
illness pathogens. This information can
then be used to determine effective food
safety prevention methods. Ultimately,
these actions can lead to increased
regulatory program effectiveness and
decreased foodborne illness. The
purpose of this food safety research
program is to identify and understand
environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness and outbreaks. This
program will continue to involve up to
3 data collections a year. This program
is conducted by the Environmental
Health Specialists Network (EHS–NET),
a collaborative project of CDC, FDA,
USDA, and six state/local sites (CA,
NYC, NY, MN, RI, and TN).
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Environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness include both food
safety practices (e.g., inadequate
cleaning practices) and the factors in the
environment associated with those
practices (e.g., worker and retail food
establishment characteristics). To
understand these factors, we need to
continue to collect data from those who
prepare food (i.e., food workers) and on
the environments in which the food is
prepared (i.e., retail food establishment
kitchens). Thus, data collection methods
for this generic package include: (1)
Worker interviews/surveys, and (2)
observation of kitchen environments.
Both methods allow data collection on
food safety practices and environmental
factors associated with those practices.
For each data collection, we will
collect data in approximately 80 retail
conduct a recruiting screener with
approximately 2,057 worker
respondents to obtain the needed
number of respondents. Each
respondent will respond only once.
Each screener will take approximately 3
minutes. Thus, the maximum annual
burden for the recruiting screeners per
data collection will be 103 hours (2,057
workers*3 minutes). As we plan to
conduct up to 3 data collections
annually, the maximum annual burden
will be 309 hours (103 hours*3 data
collections). Thus, the maximum annual
burden will be 2,469 hours (2,160 hours
for worker interview/surveys + 309
hours for worker recruiting screener).
There is no cost to the respondent other
than their time.
food establishments per EHS–NET site.
Thus, there will be approximately 480
establishments per data collection (6
sites*80 establishments). For each data
collection, we will collect interview/
survey data from 1 to 3 workers per
establishment. Each respondent will
respond only once. Each worker
interview/survey will take
approximately 30 minutes. Thus, the
maximum annual burden for the
interview/surveys per data collection
will be 720 hours (480 establishments*3
workers*30 minutes). As we plan to
conduct up to 3 data collections
annually, the maximum annual worker
interview/survey burden will be 2,160
hours (720 hours*3 data collections).
We expect a worker response rate of
approximately 70 percent. Thus, for
each data collection, we will need to
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Type of respondents
Form name
Retail food workers ...........................
Retail food workers ...........................
Interview/survey ...............................
Recruiting screener ..........................
4,320
6,171
1
1
30/60
3/60
2,160
309
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
2,469
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory
Board), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
Time and Date: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., July
11, 2011.
Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS
Conferencing. The USA toll-free, dial-in
number is 1–866–659–0537 and the pass
code is 9933701.
Status: Open to the public, but
without a public comment period.
Background: The Advisory Board was
established under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
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Program Act of 2000 to advise the
President on a variety of policy and
technical functions required to
implement and effectively manage the
new compensation program. Key
functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of
probability of causation guidelines,
which have been promulgated by the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on
methods of dose reconstruction, which
have also been promulgated by HHS as
a final rule; advice on the scientific
validity and quality of dose estimation
and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the
compensation program; and advice on
petitions to add classes of workers to the
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President
delegated responsibility for funding,
staffing, and operating the Advisory
Board to HHS, which subsequently
delegated this authority to the CDC.
NIOSH implements this responsibility
for CDC. The charter was issued on
August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate
intervals, most recently, August 3, 2009,
and will expire on August 3, 2011.
Purpose: This Advisory Board is
charged with a) Providing advice to the
Secretary, HHS, on the development of
guidelines under Executive Order
13179; b) providing advice to the
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Secretary, HHS, on the scientific
validity and quality of dose
reconstruction efforts performed for this
program; and c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary
on whether there is a class of employees
at any Department of Energy facility
who were exposed to radiation but for
whom it is not feasible to estimate their
radiation dose, and on whether there is
reasonable likelihood that such
radiation doses may have endangered
the health of members of this class.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda
for the conference call includes: HHS
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
Amending 42 CFR Part 81 (to add
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia as a
‘‘radiogenic cancer’’ for the
determination of probability of
causation under Subpart B of EEOICPA);
NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluation for
Ames Laboratory (Ames, Iowa) and
General Electric Company (Evendale,
Ohio); NIOSH 10-mkYear Review of Its
Division of Compensation Analysis and
Support (DCAS) Program;
Subcommittee and Work Group
Updates; DCAS SEC Petition
Evaluations Update for the August 2011
Advisory Board Meeting; and Board
Correspondence.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-07BH]
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
and send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC 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
Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program Generic
Package (no. 0920-0792; expiration date: 10/31/2011)--Revision--
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC is requesting OMB approval for three additional years to
use this generic clearance for a research program focused on
identifying the environmental causes of foodborne illness. This
revision will provide OMB clearance for EHS-NET data collections
conducted in 2011 through 2014 (a maximum of 3 annually). The program
is revising the generic information collection request (ICR)in the
following ways:
(1) We reduced the number of respondent groups from 3 to 1.
(2) We reduced the number of studies we expect to conduct on an
annual basis, which reduces the estimated burden.
(3) We will use enhanced statistical methods in comparison to the
previous ICR. Specifically, we plan to collect generalizable data.
Reducing foodborne illness first requires identification and
understanding of the environmental factors that cause these illnesses.
We need to know how and why food becomes contaminated with foodborne
illness pathogens. This information can then be used to determine
effective food safety prevention methods. Ultimately, these actions can
lead to increased regulatory program effectiveness and decreased
foodborne illness. The purpose of this food safety research program is
to identify and understand environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness and outbreaks. This program will continue to involve
up to 3 data collections a year. This program is conducted by the
Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET), a collaborative
project of CDC, FDA, USDA, and six state/local sites (CA, NYC, NY, MN,
RI, and TN).
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Environmental factors associated with foodborne illness include
both food safety practices (e.g., inadequate cleaning practices) and
the factors in the environment associated with those practices (e.g.,
worker and retail food establishment characteristics). To understand
these factors, we need to continue to collect data from those who
prepare food (i.e., food workers) and on the environments in which the
food is prepared (i.e., retail food establishment kitchens). Thus, data
collection methods for this generic package include: (1) Worker
interviews/surveys, and (2) observation of kitchen environments. Both
methods allow data collection on food safety practices and
environmental factors associated with those practices.
For each data collection, we will collect data in approximately 80
retail food establishments per EHS-NET site. Thus, there will be
approximately 480 establishments per data collection (6 sites*80
establishments). For each data collection, we will collect interview/
survey data from 1 to 3 workers per establishment. Each respondent will
respond only once. Each worker interview/survey will take approximately
30 minutes. Thus, the maximum annual burden for the interview/surveys
per data collection will be 720 hours (480 establishments*3 workers*30
minutes). As we plan to conduct up to 3 data collections annually, the
maximum annual worker interview/survey burden will be 2,160 hours (720
hours*3 data collections).
We expect a worker response rate of approximately 70 percent. Thus,
for each data collection, we will need to conduct a recruiting screener
with approximately 2,057 worker respondents to obtain the needed number
of respondents. Each respondent will respond only once. Each screener
will take approximately 3 minutes. Thus, the maximum annual burden for
the recruiting screeners per data collection will be 103 hours (2,057
workers*3 minutes). As we plan to conduct up to 3 data collections
annually, the maximum annual burden will be 309 hours (103 hours*3 data
collections). Thus, the maximum annual burden will be 2,469 hours
(2,160 hours for worker interview/surveys + 309 hours for worker
recruiting screener). There is no cost to the respondent other than
their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Retail food workers........... Interview/survey 4,320 1 30/60 2,160
Retail food workers........... Recruiting 6,171 1 3/60 309
screener.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,469
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Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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