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used. 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 15–30 minutes to
complete. An example of an interview
and an HHE specific questionnaire used
for two separate completed HHEs are
included in the proposed data collection
package.
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.
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.
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 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
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form
Employees and Representatives ..............
Health Hazard Evaluation Request Form.
Health Hazard Evaluation Request Form.
Health Hazard Evaluation specific interview example.
Health Hazard Evaluation specific questionnaire example.
Initial Site Visit survey form .....
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden per response in
hours
Total burden
hours
Employees .................................................
Followback for onsite evaluations for
Management, Labor and Requester
Year 1.
12/60
42
109
1
12/60
22
3200
1
15/60
800
3440
1
30/60
1720
320
1
15/60
80
320
1
15/60
80
320
1
15/60
80
120
1
10/60
20
120
1
15/60
30
..................................................
Employees .................................................
1
Year
2—Closeout
Survey
Cover Letter and Forms.
Employers .................................................
211
........................
........................
........................
2874
Year 1—Closeout for HHE with
an On Site Evaluation.
Year 2—1 year Later HHE with
an On Site Evaluation.
Year 1—Closeout Survey cover
letter and Forms.
Followback for evaluations for Management, Labor and Requester without onsite evaluation.
Total ...................................................
Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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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
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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
Validation of an Occupational Safety
and Health Questionnaire—New—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. Under Public Law 91–
596, Section 20 and 22 (section 20–22,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970), NIOSH has the responsibility to
conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity,
NIOSH will administer a questionnaire
designed to assess differences in
approaches to and perspectives of
workplace safety between Americanborn and Latino immigrant workers.
The rapid growth of the Latino
immigrant population in the United
States has increased the demand for
Spanish-language occupational safety
and health training materials. Typically,
this need has been met by translating
existing, English-language training
materials into Spanish rather than
developing new materials specifically
designed for Latino immigrants. Critics
suggest that such efforts frequently fall
short of the mark because of poor
translations and a failure to address the
cultural, legal, educational and socioeconomic realities that differentiate
Latino immigrant workers from the
American-born workers for whom the
training materials were originally
developed. The failure of current
large Latino population and 300 workers
will be from Ohio, a state that has only
recently experienced a large increase in
its Latino population. The sample sizes
are not based upon power analyses
comparing expected group differences.
Rather, the sample sizes are based upon
recommendations related to validation
of questionnaires, both on the basis of
individual items and the analysis of the
underlying structure elements.
Participants for this data collection
will be recruited with the assistance of
contractors who have successfully
performed similar tasks for NIOSH in
the past. The Latino immigrants will be
assessed first so that an American-born
workers sample can be recruited that
can be matched in terms of occupation
and industry. Depending upon literacy
level and/or individual preferences, the
questionnaire will be administered
verbally or in ‘‘paper and pencil’’ format
to participants in either English or
Spanish. Based upon previous
experiences working with these
populations, it is estimated that each
questionnaire will take approximately
75 minutes complete
The purpose of this information
collection is to validate a questionnaire
assessing factors that are thought to
contribute to the persistent occupational
health disparities experienced by Latino
immigrant workers. Once validated, this
questionnaire can be used in other
efforts to assess the impact of
occupational safety and health
interventions aimed at the Latino
immigrant community. Without the
benefit of this data, NIOSH will be
unable to assess variables related to the
occupational health disparities
experienced by Latino immigrants or to
assess the impact of occupational safety
and health training interventions
targeted at this group.
Once this study is complete, results
will be made available via various
means including print publications and
the agency internet site. NIOSH expects
to complete data collection no later than
March 2012. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
occupational safety and health training
approaches with Latino immigrants is
highlighted by data from Bureau of
Labor Statistics indicating that
significant occupational health
disparities exist between Latino
immigrant workers and American-born
workers.
A major obstacle to designing and
assessing the impact of occupational
safety and health training interventions
with Latino immigrants is the lack of a
rigorously validated questionnaire
addressing the issues believed to be
contributing to the occupational health
disparities experienced by this group. In
order to better understand some of the
factors that may be contributing to the
persistent occupational health
disparities between Latino immigrant
and American-born workers, NIOSH is
developing a questionnaire that focuses
on important occupational safety and
health issues such as risk perception,
risk acceptance, and workplace coping
strategies. The content of this
questionnaire was guided, in part, by
data collected from focus groups
conducted with both Latino immigrants
and American-born workers.
Additionally, a review of the existing
literature and feedback from experts in
the field of occupational health
disparities contributed to questionnaire
content.
For validation purposes, this
questionnaire will be administered to a
sample of approximately 600 workers
employed in a broad range of industries.
In order to account for differences in
level of acculturation, 200 of the
workers will be Latino immigrants who
have been in the United States less than
2 years and 200 of the workers will be
Latino immigrants who have been in the
United States more than 5 years. An
additional 200 American-born workers
will be given the questionnaire so that
their responses may be contrasted with
those of the Latino immigrants. Half of
the workers will be male and the other
half female. In order to account for
potential regional differences, 300 of the
workers will be from New Mexico, a
state that has historically always had a
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Respondents ....................................................................................................
600
1
1.25
750
Total ..........................................................................................................
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........................
750
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Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011–17410 Filed 7–11–11; 8:45 am]
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202–395–7285, or e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the
OMB control number 0910–0360. Also
include the FDA docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0019]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Customer/Partner
Service Surveys
Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50–
400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796–
3794,
Jonnalynn.Capezzuto@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Food and Drug Administration
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by August 11,
2011.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:
SUMMARY:
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
Customer/Partner Service Surveys
(OMB Control Number 0910–0360)–
Extension
Under section 903 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
393), FDA is authorized to conduct
research and public information
programs about regulated products and
responsibilities of the agency. Executive
Order 12862, entitled, ‘‘Setting
Customer Service Standard,’’ directs
Federal agencies that ‘‘provide
significant services directly to the
public’’ to ‘‘survey customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.’’ FDA
is seeking OMB clearance to conduct a
series of surveys to implement
Executive Order 12862. Participation in
the surveys is voluntary. This request
covers customer/partner service surveys
of regulated entities, such as food
processors; cosmetic drug, biologic and
medical device manufacturers;
consumers; and health professionals.
The request also covers ‘‘partner’’ (State
and local governments) customer
service surveys.
FDA will use the information from
these surveys to identify strengths and
weaknesses in service to customers/
partners and to make improvements.
The surveys will measure timeliness,
appropriateness and accuracy of
information, courtesy and problem
resolution in the context of individual
programs.
FDA estimates conducting 15
customer/partner service surveys per
year, each requiring an average of 15
minutes for review and completion. We
estimate respondents to these surveys to
be between 100 and 10,000 customers.
Some of these surveys will be repeats of
earlier surveys for purposes of
monitoring customer/partner service
and developing long-term data.
In the Federal Register of January 13,
2011 (76 FR 2395), FDA published a 60day notice requesting public comment
on the proposed collection of
information. No comments were
received on the information collection.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
Type of survey
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Average
burden per
response
Total hours
Mail, telephone, web-based .................................................
20,000
1
20,000
0.25 (15 min.)
5,000
1 There
are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Dated: July 6, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0494]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Data To Support
Communications To Educate
Consumers on How To Safely
Purchase Drugs Online
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
SUMMARY:
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proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
a generic clearance on ‘‘Data to Support
Communications to Educate Consumers
on How to Safely Purchase Drugs
Online.’’ This data collection will obtain
baseline knowledge of the Internet
users’ knowledge, attitudes, and
practices with regard to online
pharmacies, and then will collect
ongoing data for tracking changes in
knowledge, attitudes, and practices as a
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-11EP]
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
Validation of an Occupational Safety and Health Questionnaire--
New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. Under Public Law 91-596, Section 20
and 22 (section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),
NIOSH has the responsibility to conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity, NIOSH will administer a
questionnaire designed to assess differences in approaches to and
perspectives of workplace safety between American-born and Latino
immigrant workers.
The rapid growth of the Latino immigrant population in the United
States has increased the demand for Spanish-language occupational
safety and health training materials. Typically, this need has been met
by translating existing, English-language training materials into
Spanish rather than developing new materials specifically designed for
Latino immigrants. Critics suggest that such efforts frequently fall
short of the mark because of poor translations and a failure to address
the cultural, legal, educational and socio-economic realities that
differentiate Latino immigrant workers from the American-born workers
for whom the training materials were originally developed. The failure
of current occupational safety and health training approaches with
Latino immigrants is highlighted by data from Bureau of Labor
Statistics indicating that significant occupational health disparities
exist between Latino immigrant workers and American-born workers.
A major obstacle to designing and assessing the impact of
occupational safety and health training interventions with Latino
immigrants is the lack of a rigorously validated questionnaire
addressing the issues believed to be contributing to the occupational
health disparities experienced by this group. In order to better
understand some of the factors that may be contributing to the
persistent occupational health disparities between Latino immigrant and
American-born workers, NIOSH is developing a questionnaire that focuses
on important occupational safety and health issues such as risk
perception, risk acceptance, and workplace coping strategies. The
content of this questionnaire was guided, in part, by data collected
from focus groups conducted with both Latino immigrants and American-
born workers. Additionally, a review of the existing literature and
feedback from experts in the field of occupational health disparities
contributed to questionnaire content.
For validation purposes, this questionnaire will be administered to
a sample of approximately 600 workers employed in a broad range of
industries. In order to account for differences in level of
acculturation, 200 of the workers will be Latino immigrants who have
been in the United States less than 2 years and 200 of the workers will
be Latino immigrants who have been in the United States more than 5
years. An additional 200 American-born workers will be given the
questionnaire so that their responses may be contrasted with those of
the Latino immigrants. Half of the workers will be male and the other
half female. In order to account for potential regional differences,
300 of the workers will be from New Mexico, a state that has
historically always had a large Latino population and 300 workers will
be from Ohio, a state that has only recently experienced a large
increase in its Latino population. The sample sizes are not based upon
power analyses comparing expected group differences. Rather, the sample
sizes are based upon recommendations related to validation of
questionnaires, both on the basis of individual items and the analysis
of the underlying structure elements.
Participants for this data collection will be recruited with the
assistance of contractors who have successfully performed similar tasks
for NIOSH in the past. The Latino immigrants will be assessed first so
that an American-born workers sample can be recruited that can be
matched in terms of occupation and industry. Depending upon literacy
level and/or individual preferences, the questionnaire will be
administered verbally or in ``paper and pencil'' format to participants
in either English or Spanish. Based upon previous experiences working
with these populations, it is estimated that each questionnaire will
take approximately 75 minutes complete
The purpose of this information collection is to validate a
questionnaire assessing factors that are thought to contribute to the
persistent occupational health disparities experienced by Latino
immigrant workers. Once validated, this questionnaire can be used in
other efforts to assess the impact of occupational safety and health
interventions aimed at the Latino immigrant community. Without the
benefit of this data, NIOSH will be unable to assess variables related
to the occupational health disparities experienced by Latino immigrants
or to assess the impact of occupational safety and health training
interventions targeted at this group.
Once this study is complete, results will be made available via
various means including print publications and the agency internet
site. NIOSH expects to complete data collection no later than March
2012. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Respondents..................................... 600 1 1.25 750
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 750
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Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-17410 Filed 7-11-11; 8:45 am]
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