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occupational health and safety
stakeholders.
This project will use the occupational
and the all injuries supplements to the
National Electronic Injury Surveillance
System (NEISS–Work and NEISS–AIP,
respectively) to identify telephone
interview survey participants. NEISS–
Work and NEISS–AIP, collected by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), capture people who were
treated in the emergency department
(ED) for a work-related illness or injury
(NEISS–Work) or any injury, regardless
of work-relatedness (NEISS–AIP).
Interview respondents will come from
two subgroups—individuals treated for
a work-related injury and individuals
who were treated for a non-work-related
injury but who were employed during
the time period that the injury occurred.
Data collection for the telephone
interview survey will be done via a
questionnaire. This questionnaire
contains questions about the
respondent’s injury that sent them to the
ED, the characteristics of the job they
were working when they were injured,
their experiences reporting their injury
to the ED and their employer (if
applicable), and their beliefs about the
process and subsequent consequences of
reporting an injury. The questionnaire
was designed to take 30 minutes to
complete. It contains a brief
introduction that includes the elements
of informed consent and asks for verbal
consent to be given. The study has
received a waiver of written informed
consent by the NIOSH Human Subjects
Review Board. The questionnaire
includes a brief series of questions to
screen out individuals who were not
employed at the time the injury
occurred or was made worse; who are
younger than age 20 or older than age
64; who do not speak English; who were
employed on a farm or ranch or were
self-employed, an independent
contractor, or a day laborer at the time
of injury; who did not experience an
acute injury; or who missed more than
three days from work because of the
injury. The informed consent procedure
and screening questions take around
five minutes to complete.
Approximately 600 interviews will be
completed. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
U.S. workers with work-related injury ..............................................................................
U.S. workers with non-work-related injury .......................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................................
600
600
............................
30/60
30/60
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Dated: August 15, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Background and Brief Description
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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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) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Dynamic Decision Making in Mine
Emergency Situations—Existing
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Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Mining is a context filled with tragic
outcomes, as thousands of miners die in
mining accidents each year throughout
the world. In the process of examining
workers’ responses in emergency
situations in mines, researchers at the
NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
(PRL) have found that one of the key
human behavior processes that need to
be better understood to better handle
emergency situations is Decision
Making (Vaught, Brnich, & Mallett,
2004). Decision Making, the process by
which alternatives are constructed and
a choice is made, continues to be one of
the critically understudied aspects of
mine emergencies. For example, The
Mine Safety Technology and Training
(MSTT) Commission suggests that
escape/rescue decision-making is one of
the most critical skill/knowledge gaps
identified in mining (MSTTC, 2006).
Their report strongly supports the need
for additional training in decisionmaking during emergency situations to
improve the ability of miners to escape
(or be rescued).
The research proposed here will help
address this gap by integrating the
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hours
300
300
600
theoretical knowledge of human
decision making in dynamic situations
with the practical aspects of training
miners. The research will result in the
improved science of decision making
and practical guidelines and tools that
demonstrate how to best train decision
making in the unique conditions of
accidents when under workload,
uncertainty, and time constraints.
A simple Decision Making Game
(DMGame) was used in a laboratory
study to investigate choice strategies
based on the dynamic development of
cues. Through a contract with the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (Contract #200–2009–
31403), the Dynamic Decision Making
Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon
University will investigate several
independent variables relevant to
Instance-Based Learning Theory,
including: the diversity of instances, the
number of instances (base rates) needed
to improve accuracy in the triage
process, and the effects of time
constraints and workload on the
effectiveness of triage. The
manipulation of these independent
variables will reveal training scenarios
and conditions that are more effective
during learning and at transfer.
Knowledge acquired during training
will be tested in transfer conditions. The
transfer conditions will vary depending
on the participants used in the
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experiment. New guidelines for training
for unexpected situations will be
developed from the results of the
laboratory experiment. The results and
guidelines will be published in journal
research papers and presented in
international conferences and meeting.
The Dynamic Decision Making
Laboratory conducted this research with
a total of 28 students from Carnegie
Mellon University and the University of
Pittsburgh between January 2010 and
December 2010. Participants were
recruited through an online research
participant pool from Carnegie Mellon
University and the University of
Pittsburgh to participate in a simple
DMGame, called the ‘‘Work Hazard
Game.’’ Participants were asked to read
and sign a consent form. After signing
the form, participants were provided
with instructions on how to play the
game. They then completed the Work
Hazard Game. Overall, participation
lasted about 30 minutes. The game
recorded participants’ actions and the
data was transferred to statistical
software (i.e., SPSS) for analysis. There
were no costs to respondents other than
their time. The total estimated annual
burden hours are 14.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Student .............................................................................................................................
Dated: August 15, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Underreporting of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses by Workers—
New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
[60Day–11–11JZ]
Background and Brief Description
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In 2008, the Congressional Committee
on Education and Labor released the
report, ‘‘Hidden Tragedy:
Underreporting of Workplace Injuries
and Illnesses,’’ indicating ‘‘that workrelated injuries and illnesses in the
United States are chronically and even
grossly underreported.’’ This report
focused on employer-based reporting of
occupational injuries and illnesses and
the associated underreporting. Based in
part on the report’s results, Congress
allocated funds for NIOSH to conduct a
follow-up study using the NIOSH’s
occupational supplement to the
National Electronic Injury Surveillance
System (NEISS–Work) to estimate
underreporting among individuals who
seek care at an ED for an occupational
illness, injury, or exposure. NEISS–
Work, collected by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
captures people who were treated in the
emergency department (ED) for workrelated injuries or illnesses.
Objectives for this project are to (1)
assess the reporting behavior of workers
that are injured, ill, or exposed to a
harmful substance at work; (2)
characterize the chronic aspects of
work-related injuries or illnesses; and
(3) estimate the prevalence of work-
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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
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Average
burden per
response (in
hours)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Respondents for DM Game
28
1
30/60
related chronic injuries and illnesses
among United States workers treated in
emergency departments (EDs).
Particular attention will be paid to selfemployed workers, workers with workrelated illnesses, and workers with
chronic health problems.
Data collection for the telephone
interview survey will be done via a
questionnaire containing questions
about the respondent’s injury, illness, or
exposure that sent them to the ED; the
characteristics of the job they were
working when they were injured,
became ill, or were exposed; their
experiences reporting their injury,
illness, or exposure to the ED and their
employer (if applicable); the presence of
an underlying chronic condition that is
associated with their ED visit; and the
nature of any other work-related chronic
conditions they have experienced. The
questionnaire was designed to take 30
minutes to complete. It contains a brief
introduction that includes the elements
of informed consent and asks for verbal
consent to be given. The study has
received a waiver of written informed
consent by the NIOSH Human Subjects
Review Board. The questionnaire
includes a brief series of questions to
screen out individuals who were not
seen in the ED for a work-related injury,
illness, or exposure; who are younger
than age 20 or older than age 64; who
do not speak English or Spanish; or who
were working as volunteers or day
laborers when the injury, illness, or
exposure occurred or was made worse.
The informed consent procedure and
screening questions take approximately
five minutes to complete.
It is estimated that between 1,500 and
3,000 interviews will be completed.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-11EF]
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) 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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Dynamic Decision Making in Mine Emergency Situations--Existing
Collection in use without an OMB control number--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Mining is a context filled with tragic outcomes, as thousands of
miners die in mining accidents each year throughout the world. In the
process of examining workers' responses in emergency situations in
mines, researchers at the NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL)
have found that one of the key human behavior processes that need to be
better understood to better handle emergency situations is Decision
Making (Vaught, Brnich, & Mallett, 2004). Decision Making, the process
by which alternatives are constructed and a choice is made, continues
to be one of the critically understudied aspects of mine emergencies.
For example, The Mine Safety Technology and Training (MSTT) Commission
suggests that escape/rescue decision-making is one of the most critical
skill/knowledge gaps identified in mining (MSTTC, 2006). Their report
strongly supports the need for additional training in decision-making
during emergency situations to improve the ability of miners to escape
(or be rescued).
The research proposed here will help address this gap by
integrating the theoretical knowledge of human decision making in
dynamic situations with the practical aspects of training miners. The
research will result in the improved science of decision making and
practical guidelines and tools that demonstrate how to best train
decision making in the unique conditions of accidents when under
workload, uncertainty, and time constraints.
A simple Decision Making Game (DMGame) was used in a laboratory
study to investigate choice strategies based on the dynamic development
of cues. Through a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (Contract 200-2009-31403), the Dynamic Decision
Making Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University will investigate
several independent variables relevant to Instance-Based Learning
Theory, including: the diversity of instances, the number of instances
(base rates) needed to improve accuracy in the triage process, and the
effects of time constraints and workload on the effectiveness of
triage. The manipulation of these independent variables will reveal
training scenarios and conditions that are more effective during
learning and at transfer. Knowledge acquired during training will be
tested in transfer conditions. The transfer conditions will vary
depending on the participants used in the
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experiment. New guidelines for training for unexpected situations will
be developed from the results of the laboratory experiment. The results
and guidelines will be published in journal research papers and
presented in international conferences and meeting.
The Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory conducted this research with
a total of 28 students from Carnegie Mellon University and the
University of Pittsburgh between January 2010 and December 2010.
Participants were recruited through an online research participant pool
from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh to
participate in a simple DMGame, called the ``Work Hazard Game.''
Participants were asked to read and sign a consent form. After signing
the form, participants were provided with instructions on how to play
the game. They then completed the Work Hazard Game. Overall,
participation lasted about 30 minutes. The game recorded participants'
actions and the data was transferred to statistical software (i.e.,
SPSS) for analysis. There were no costs to respondents other than their
time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 14.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Respondents for DM Game Number of responses per per response (in
respondents respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Student................................................... 28 1 30/60
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Dated: August 15, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-21200 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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