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research relating to innovative methods,
techniques, and approaches dealing
with occupational safety and health
problems.
This research relates to occupational
safety and health problems in the coal
mining industry. In recent years, coal
mining safety has attained national
attention due to highly publicized
disasters. Despite these threats to
worker safety and health, the U.S. relies
on coal mining to meet its electricity
needs. For this reason, the coal mining
industry must continue to find ways to
protect its workers while maintaining
productivity. One way to do so is
through improving the safety culture at
coal mines. In order to achieve this
culture, operators, employees, the
inspectorate, etc. must share a
fundamental commitment to it as a
value. This type of culture is known in
other industries as a ‘‘safety culture.’’
Safety culture can be defined as the
characteristics of the work environment,
such as the norms, rules, and common
understandings that influence
employees’ perceptions of the
importance that the organization places
on safety.
NIOSH requests OMB approval to
collect safety culture data from
underground coal mine employees over
a three-year period to continue the
assessment of the current safety culture
of underground coal mining in order to
identify recommendations for
promoting and ensuring the existence of
a positive safety culture across the
industry. Up to four underground coal
mines will be studied for this
assessment in an attempt to study mines
of different characteristics. Small,
medium, and large unionized as well as
nonunionized mines will be recruited to
diversify the research sample. Data will
be collected one time at each mine; this
is not a longitudinal study. The
assessment includes the collection of
data using several diagnostic tools:
functional analysis, structured
interviews, behavioral observations, and
surveys.
It is estimated that across the four
mines, approximately 1,144 respondents
will be surveyed. The exact number of
interviews conducted will be based
upon the number of individuals in the
mine populations, but it is estimated
that, across the four mines,
approximately 201 interviews will be
conducted. An exact number of
participants is unavailable at this time
because not all mine sites have been
selected.
The use of multiple methods to assess
safety culture is a key aspect to the
methodology. After all of the
information has been gathered, a variety
of statistical and qualitative analyses are
conducted on the data to obtain
conclusions with respect to the mine’s
safety culture. The results from these
analyses will be presented in a report
describing the status of the behaviors
important to safety culture at that mine.
Data collection for this project had
previously taken place between the
dates of January 1, 2010 and May 1,
2012. During this time period, safety
culture assessments were conducted at
five underground coal mines, including
one small, two medium, and two large
mines located in the Northern
Appalachian, Central Appalachian,
Southern Appalachian, and Western
coal regions. One of the assessments
was conducted at a unionized mine and
the four other assessments were
conducted at non-union mines. Data
were collected from 274 interview
participants and 1,356 survey
respondents.
From this previous data collection,
some trends are beginning to emerge.
These include safety culture
characteristic differences depending on
the size of the mine and also differences
between union and non-union mines.
However, the sample of participating
mines from the previous data collection
is not sufficient for conclusions to be
drawn regarding these emerging trends.
Therefore, the need for continuation of
data collection is needed in order to
include additional union mines and
small mines into the study sample.
Upon completion, this project will
provide recommendations for the
enactment of new safety practices or the
enhancement of existing safety practices
across the underground coal mining
industry. This final report will present
a generalized model of a positive safety
culture for underground coal mines that
can be applied at individual mines. In
addition, all study measures and
procedures will be available for mines
to use in the future to evaluate their
own safety cultures. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours
are 582.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Type of respondents
Form name
Underground Coal Mine Employees ...............
Safety Culture Survey ....................................
1144
1
20/60
Behavioral Anchored Rating Scale Interview
201
1
1
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Dated: October 2, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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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
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Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–7570 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Adoption, Health Impact and Cost of
Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing—
New—National Center for Chronic
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Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP) and National
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The health risks associated with
cigarette smoking and exposure to
Secondhand Smoke (SHS) are well
established. In 2006, the Surgeon
General’s report documented that over
the past two decades, the scientific,
engineering and medical literature have
established a wide range of adverse
health effects from SHS. The Surgeon
General’s report concluded that there is
no safe level of exposure to SHS.
Approximately 85 million Americans
reside in multi-unit housing (MUH)
facilities, which comprise nearly 30% of
all housing in the U.S. Although
residents may choose not to smoke, they
may still be exposed to SHS through the
routine operation of facility-wide
heating, ventilating and air conditioning
systems.
The private sector has begun to
institute smoke-free policies in MUH on
a voluntary basis through changes in
leasing agreements and advertising,
however, smoking restrictions in MUH
have largely been limited to common
areas and spaces, not individual
dwelling units. There are no studies that
have examined the impact of smoke free
policies by comparing pre- and post
SHS exposure and changes in health
outcomes after local governments adopt
regulatory policies that protect residents
from the effects of exposure to SHS in
their housing units.
CDC proposes to conduct a study to
address the gap in scientific evidence
about the impact of jurisdiction-wide
strategies (hereafter known as smokefree MUH policies) to protect
individuals from SHS in MUH settings.
Through the collection and analysis of
environmental and biometric data, the
study will demonstrate how SHS
exposure can be measured and will
quantify how exposure changes when
smoke-free policies are implemented. In
addition, the study will examine
barriers and facilitators to
implementation of smoke-free policies
in MUH and the cost-effectiveness of
these policies. CDC is authorized to
conduct this investigation by the Public
Health Service Act. The activities are
funded through the Prevention and
Public Health Fund of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The proposed study consists of two
components. The first component
involves data collection in Los Angeles
County, California, and includes a
number of ‘‘intervention’’ communities
that have adopted, or are scheduled to
adopt, smoke-free MUH laws by mid2012, as well as ‘‘comparison’’
communities that have not adopted laws
regulating SHS in MUH. Communities
being considered for participation in the
study as intervention communities
include Sierra Madre, Lawndale, Culver
City, El Monte, Artesia, San Fernando,
San Gabriel, Hawthorne, Carson,
Huntington Park, South Pasadena, and
Compton. Communities being
considered for participation in the study
as comparison communities include
Lomita, Lynwood, Monrovia,
Montebello, Alhambra, LaPuente,
Monterey Park, Inglewood, Gardena,
Maywood, El Segundo, and South Gate.
The availability of both intervention
and comparison communities will
enable use of a quasi-experimental,
baseline and follow-up study design for
examining the impact of smoke-free
policies in MUH. Over a period of two
years, a sample of 500 MUH residents
and 130 MUH operators will be selected
from intervention cities and a
comparable sample of 500 MUH
residents and 130 MUH operators will
be selected from comparison cities.
Baseline and follow-up surveys will be
conducted involving MUH operators,
MUH residents, and parents of children
who reside in MUH facilities. Also,
MUH residents will be recruited to
collect environmental air quality data,
and both parents and children who
reside in MUH facilities will be
recruited to provide saliva samples.
These samples will be analyzed for the
presence of cotinine, a biomarker of
exposure to SHS.
The second component of the study
will involve focus groups in Maine,
Minnesota, and Florida—states have
adopted and implemented smoke-free
MUH policies for a longer period of
time, either as a response to local
regulations or voluntarily. A one-time
survey of MUH operators will be
conducted, and a sample of 12 MUH
operators will be selected from
communities in Minnesota, Maine, and
Florida. In addition, a total of 120
residents will be selected to participate
in short focus groups, with a maximum
of 4 focus groups per state. The primary
data sources for this component of the
study will be (a) quantitative data
obtained from interviews with 12 MUH
operators (4 operators in the three study
locations, using the same questionnaire
as Los Angeles County); (b) qualitative
data from participants from up to 12
focus groups (an expected total of 120
residents); and (c) quantitative data on
the same residents from pre-focus group
questionnaires. Results from studies in
these three geographic areas and from
cities in LA County, will provide
insights more useful at the national
population level than results based
solely on information collected in LA
County.
OMB approval is requested for two
years. Participation is voluntary. The
only cost to respondents is their time.
The total estimated annualized burden
hours are 1,920.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
MUH Operators in Los Angeles County .........
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Type of respondent
Telephone Script for Recruitment of MUH
Operators in LA County.
MUH Operator Baseline Survey ....................
MUH Operator Post-Intervention Survey .......
Telephone Script for Recruitment of MUH
Operators in MN, ME, FL.
MUH Operator Baseline Survey ....................
MUH Operator Post-Intervention Survey .......
Resident Survey—Baseline: Screening Eligibility.
Resident Survey—Baseline: Core .................
Resident Survey—Baseline: Children’s Module.
MUH Operators in Minnesota, Maine, and
Florida.
Adult MUH Residents in Los Angeles County
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
173
1
5/60
130
130
6
1
1
1
75/60
75/60
5/60
6
6
833
1
1
1
75/60
75/60
5/60
500
250
1
1
45/60
15/60
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Child MUH Residents in LA County ...............
MUH Residents in Minnesota, Maine and
Florida.
Resident Survey—Post Intervention: Core ....
Resident Survey—Post Intervention: Children’s Module.
Protocol for Saliva Collection (Adult) .............
Airborne Particle Monitoring Diary .................
Protocol for Saliva Collection (Child) .............
Resident Focus Group Telephone Screening
Interview Script.
Resident Pre-Focus Group Demographic and
Attitudinal Survey.
MUH Resident Focus Group Guide—Process Oriented.
MUH Resident Focus Group Guide—Outcome Oriented.
Dated: October 2, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI)
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
delivery, the CDC has submitted a
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
To request additional information,
please contact Kimberly S. Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
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The Centers for Disease Control and
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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) 639–7570 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
Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery—NEW—Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH).
As part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process to seek
feedback from the public on service
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Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
500
250
1
........................
45/60
15/60
1,000
200
500
60
1
1
1
1
10/60
90/60
10/60
5/60
60
1
5/60
30
1
1
30
1
1
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register on December 22,
2010 (75 FR 80542).
This is a new collection of
information. Respondents will be
screened and selected from Individuals
and Households, Businesses,
Organizations, and/or State, Local or
Tribal Government. Below we provide
CDC’s projected annualized estimate for
the next three years. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for
this data collection activity are 28,750.
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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) 639-7570 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Adoption, Health Impact and Cost of Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing--
New--National Center for Chronic
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Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) and National Center
for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The health risks associated with cigarette smoking and exposure to
Secondhand Smoke (SHS) are well established. In 2006, the Surgeon
General's report documented that over the past two decades, the
scientific, engineering and medical literature have established a wide
range of adverse health effects from SHS. The Surgeon General's report
concluded that there is no safe level of exposure to SHS.
Approximately 85 million Americans reside in multi-unit housing
(MUH) facilities, which comprise nearly 30% of all housing in the U.S.
Although residents may choose not to smoke, they may still be exposed
to SHS through the routine operation of facility-wide heating,
ventilating and air conditioning systems.
The private sector has begun to institute smoke-free policies in
MUH on a voluntary basis through changes in leasing agreements and
advertising, however, smoking restrictions in MUH have largely been
limited to common areas and spaces, not individual dwelling units.
There are no studies that have examined the impact of smoke free
policies by comparing pre- and post SHS exposure and changes in health
outcomes after local governments adopt regulatory policies that protect
residents from the effects of exposure to SHS in their housing units.
CDC proposes to conduct a study to address the gap in scientific
evidence about the impact of jurisdiction-wide strategies (hereafter
known as smoke-free MUH policies) to protect individuals from SHS in
MUH settings. Through the collection and analysis of environmental and
biometric data, the study will demonstrate how SHS exposure can be
measured and will quantify how exposure changes when smoke-free
policies are implemented. In addition, the study will examine barriers
and facilitators to implementation of smoke-free policies in MUH and
the cost-effectiveness of these policies. CDC is authorized to conduct
this investigation by the Public Health Service Act. The activities are
funded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The proposed study consists of two components. The first component
involves data collection in Los Angeles County, California, and
includes a number of ``intervention'' communities that have adopted, or
are scheduled to adopt, smoke-free MUH laws by mid-2012, as well as
``comparison'' communities that have not adopted laws regulating SHS in
MUH. Communities being considered for participation in the study as
intervention communities include Sierra Madre, Lawndale, Culver City,
El Monte, Artesia, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Hawthorne, Carson,
Huntington Park, South Pasadena, and Compton. Communities being
considered for participation in the study as comparison communities
include Lomita, Lynwood, Monrovia, Montebello, Alhambra, LaPuente,
Monterey Park, Inglewood, Gardena, Maywood, El Segundo, and South Gate.
The availability of both intervention and comparison communities
will enable use of a quasi-experimental, baseline and follow-up study
design for examining the impact of smoke-free policies in MUH. Over a
period of two years, a sample of 500 MUH residents and 130 MUH
operators will be selected from intervention cities and a comparable
sample of 500 MUH residents and 130 MUH operators will be selected from
comparison cities. Baseline and follow-up surveys will be conducted
involving MUH operators, MUH residents, and parents of children who
reside in MUH facilities. Also, MUH residents will be recruited to
collect environmental air quality data, and both parents and children
who reside in MUH facilities will be recruited to provide saliva
samples. These samples will be analyzed for the presence of cotinine, a
biomarker of exposure to SHS.
The second component of the study will involve focus groups in
Maine, Minnesota, and Florida--states have adopted and implemented
smoke-free MUH policies for a longer period of time, either as a
response to local regulations or voluntarily. A one-time survey of MUH
operators will be conducted, and a sample of 12 MUH operators will be
selected from communities in Minnesota, Maine, and Florida. In
addition, a total of 120 residents will be selected to participate in
short focus groups, with a maximum of 4 focus groups per state. The
primary data sources for this component of the study will be (a)
quantitative data obtained from interviews with 12 MUH operators (4
operators in the three study locations, using the same questionnaire as
Los Angeles County); (b) qualitative data from participants from up to
12 focus groups (an expected total of 120 residents); and (c)
quantitative data on the same residents from pre-focus group
questionnaires. Results from studies in these three geographic areas
and from cities in LA County, will provide insights more useful at the
national population level than results based solely on information
collected in LA County.
OMB approval is requested for two years. Participation is
voluntary. The only cost to respondents is their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 1,920.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hr)
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MUH Operators in Los Angeles County... Telephone Script for 173 1 5/60
Recruitment of MUH
Operators in LA County.
MUH Operator Baseline 130 1 75/60
Survey.
MUH Operator Post- 130 1 75/60
Intervention Survey.
MUH Operators in Minnesota, Maine, and Telephone Script for 6 1 5/60
Florida. Recruitment of MUH
Operators in MN, ME, FL.
MUH Operator Baseline 6 1 75/60
Survey.
MUH Operator Post- 6 1 75/60
Intervention Survey.
Adult MUH Residents in Los Angeles Resident Survey-- 833 1 5/60
County. Baseline: Screening
Eligibility.
Resident Survey-- 500 1 45/60
Baseline: Core.
Resident Survey-- 250 1 15/60
Baseline: Children's
Module.
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Resident Survey--Post 500 1 45/60
Intervention: Core.
Resident Survey--Post 250 .............. 15/60
Intervention:
Children's Module.
Protocol for Saliva 1,000 1 10/60
Collection (Adult).
Airborne Particle 200 1 90/60
Monitoring Diary.
Child MUH Residents in LA County...... Protocol for Saliva 500 1 10/60
Collection (Child).
MUH Residents in Minnesota, Maine and Resident Focus Group 60 1 5/60
Florida. Telephone Screening
Interview Script.
Resident Pre-Focus Group 60 1 5/60
Demographic and
Attitudinal Survey.
MUH Resident Focus Group 30 1 1
Guide--Process Oriented.
MUH Resident Focus Group 30 1 1
Guide--Outcome Oriented.
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Dated: October 2, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI) Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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