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As part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process to seek
feedback from the public on service
delivery, the ATSDR 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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
Average
number of
respondents
per activity
Type of collection
Comment cards or complaint forms ................................................................
Focus groups ...................................................................................................
One-on-one interviews .....................................................................................
One-time or panel discussion groups ..............................................................
Moderated, unmoderated, in-person and remote usability studies .................
Testing of a survey or other collection to refine questions .............................
On-line surveys ................................................................................................
Dated: November 19, 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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Workplace Violence Prevention
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
(0920–0914, Expiration 1/31/2015)—
Revision—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Healthcare workers are nearly five
times more likely to be victims of
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Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call (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
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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 to
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
ATSDR’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
1,070.
Average
number of
activities
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Average hours
per response
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
30/60
2
30/60
8
30/60
1
15/60
violence than workers in all industries
combined. While healthcare workers are
not at particularly high risk for jobrelated homicide, nearly 60% of all
nonfatal assaults occurring in private
industry are experienced in healthcare.
Six states have enacted laws to reduce
violence against healthcare workers by
requiring workplace violence
prevention programs. However, little is
understood about how effective these
laws are in reducing violence against
healthcare workers.
The objective of the proposed study is
three-fold: (1) To examine healthcare
facility compliance with the New Jersey
Violence Prevention in Health Care
Facilities Act, (2) to evaluate the
effectiveness of the regulations in this
Act in reducing assault injuries to
workers. Our central hypothesis is that
facilities with high compliance with the
regulations will have lower rates of
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employee violence-related injury, and
(3) evaluate the assault injury rate. The
long-term goal of the proposed project is
to reduce violence against healthcare
workers.
CDC currently has approval to
evaluate the legislation at hospitals and
to conduct a nurse survey. Data
collection is ongoing at the hospitals
and for the nurse survey.
This revision will add two new
respondent groups: Nursing homes and
home healthcare aides. We will conduct
face-to-face interviews with the Chairs
of the Violence Prevention Committees
in 20 nursing homes who are in charge
of overseeing compliance efforts. The
purpose of the interviews is to measure
compliance to the state regulations. The
details of their Workplace Violence
Prevention Program are in their existing
policies and procedures. We will also
collect assault injury data from nursing
homes’ violent event reports 3 years preregulation (2009–2011) and 3 years postregulation (2012–2014). This data is
captured in existing Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) logs and is publicly available.
The purpose of collecting these data is
to evaluate changes in assault injury
rates before and after enactment of the
regulations.
We will also conduct a home
healthcare aide survey (4000
respondents or 1333 annually). This
survey will describe the workplace
violence prevention training that home
healthcare aides receive. Home
healthcare aides will be recruited from
a mailing list of home healthcare aides
certified from the State of New Jersey
Division of Consumer Affairs Board of
Nursing. The mailing list was selected
as the population source of workers due
to the ability to capture all home
healthcare aides in New Jersey.
We will test our central hypothesis by
accomplishing the following specific
aims:
1. Compare the comprehensiveness of
nursing home workplace violence
prevention programs before and after
enactment of the New Jersey regulations
in nursing homes; Working hypothesis:
Based on our preliminary research, we
hypothesize that enactment of the
regulations will improve the
comprehensiveness of nursing home
workplace violence prevention program
policies, procedures and training.
Questions will also be asked about
barriers and facilitators to developing
the violence prevention program. These
data will be collected in the postregulation time period.
2. Describe the workplace violence
prevention training home healthcare
aides receive following enactment of the
New Jersey regulations; Working
hypothesis: Based on our preliminary
research, we hypothesize that home
healthcare aides receive at least 80% of
the workplace violence prevention
training components mandated in the
New Jersey regulations.
3. Examine patterns of assault injuries
to nursing home workers before and
after enactment of the regulations;
Working hypothesis: Based on our
preliminary research, we hypothesize
that rates of assault injuries to nursing
home workers will decrease following
enactment of the regulations.
A contractor will conduct the
interviews, collect the nursing homes’
policies and procedures, and collect the
assault injury data.
No employee or perpetrator
identifiable information will be
collected.
The Health Professionals and Allied
Employees union will promote the
survey to their members. To maintain
the worker’s anonymity, the home
healthcare agency in which he/she
works will not be identified. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time. The estimated total annualized
burden hours are 960.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name
Hospital Administrators .............................
Evaluation of Hospital Workplace Violence Prevention Program (C1).
Committee Chair Interview (C2) ...............
Employee Incident Information (C3) ........
Evaluation of Nursing Home Workplace
Violence Prevention Program (C1).
Committee Chair Interview (C2) ...............
Employee Incident Information (C3) ........
Healthcare Facility Workplace Violence
Prevention Programs Nurse Survey
(C4).
Healthcare Facility Workplace Violence
Prevention Programs Home Healthcare
Aide Survey (C5).
Hospital Administrators .............................
Hospital Administrators .............................
Nursing Home Administrators ...................
Nursing Home Administrators ...................
Nursing Home Administrators ...................
Nurses (RN and LPN) ..............................
Home Healthcare Aides ............................
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Dated: November 19, 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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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0914]
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
(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
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
(0920-0914, Expiration 1/31/2015)--Revision--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Healthcare workers are nearly five times more likely to be victims
of violence than workers in all industries combined. While healthcare
workers are not at particularly high risk for job-related homicide,
nearly 60% of all nonfatal assaults occurring in private industry are
experienced in healthcare. Six states have enacted laws to reduce
violence against healthcare workers by requiring workplace violence
prevention programs. However, little is understood about how effective
these laws are in reducing violence against healthcare workers.
The objective of the proposed study is three-fold: (1) To examine
healthcare facility compliance with the New Jersey Violence Prevention
in Health Care Facilities Act, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of the
regulations in this Act in reducing assault injuries to workers. Our
central hypothesis is that facilities with high compliance with the
regulations will have lower rates of
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employee violence-related injury, and (3) evaluate the assault injury
rate. The long-term goal of the proposed project is to reduce violence
against healthcare workers.
CDC currently has approval to evaluate the legislation at hospitals
and to conduct a nurse survey. Data collection is ongoing at the
hospitals and for the nurse survey.
This revision will add two new respondent groups: Nursing homes and
home healthcare aides. We will conduct face-to-face interviews with the
Chairs of the Violence Prevention Committees in 20 nursing homes who
are in charge of overseeing compliance efforts. The purpose of the
interviews is to measure compliance to the state regulations. The
details of their Workplace Violence Prevention Program are in their
existing policies and procedures. We will also collect assault injury
data from nursing homes' violent event reports 3 years pre-regulation
(2009-2011) and 3 years post-regulation (2012-2014). This data is
captured in existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) logs and is publicly available. The purpose of collecting these
data is to evaluate changes in assault injury rates before and after
enactment of the regulations.
We will also conduct a home healthcare aide survey (4000
respondents or 1333 annually). This survey will describe the workplace
violence prevention training that home healthcare aides receive. Home
healthcare aides will be recruited from a mailing list of home
healthcare aides certified from the State of New Jersey Division of
Consumer Affairs Board of Nursing. The mailing list was selected as the
population source of workers due to the ability to capture all home
healthcare aides in New Jersey.
We will test our central hypothesis by accomplishing the following
specific aims:
1. Compare the comprehensiveness of nursing home workplace violence
prevention programs before and after enactment of the New Jersey
regulations in nursing homes; Working hypothesis: Based on our
preliminary research, we hypothesize that enactment of the regulations
will improve the comprehensiveness of nursing home workplace violence
prevention program policies, procedures and training. Questions will
also be asked about barriers and facilitators to developing the
violence prevention program. These data will be collected in the post-
regulation time period.
2. Describe the workplace violence prevention training home
healthcare aides receive following enactment of the New Jersey
regulations; Working hypothesis: Based on our preliminary research, we
hypothesize that home healthcare aides receive at least 80% of the
workplace violence prevention training components mandated in the New
Jersey regulations.
3. Examine patterns of assault injuries to nursing home workers
before and after enactment of the regulations; Working hypothesis:
Based on our preliminary research, we hypothesize that rates of assault
injuries to nursing home workers will decrease following enactment of
the regulations.
A contractor will conduct the interviews, collect the nursing
homes' policies and procedures, and collect the assault injury data.
No employee or perpetrator identifiable information will be
collected.
The Health Professionals and Allied Employees union will promote
the survey to their members. To maintain the worker's anonymity, the
home healthcare agency in which he/she works will not be identified.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The estimated
total annualized burden hours are 960.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hrs)
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Hospital Administrators............ Evaluation of 17 1 1
Hospital Workplace
Violence Prevention
Program (C1).
Hospital Administrators............ Committee Chair 17 1 1
Interview (C2).
Hospital Administrators............ Employee Incident 17 1 1
Information (C3).
Nursing Home Administrators........ Evaluation of Nursing 7 1 1
Home Workplace
Violence Prevention
Program (C1).
Nursing Home Administrators........ Committee Chair 7 1 1
Interview (C2).
Nursing Home Administrators........ Employee Incident 7 1 1
Information (C3).
Nurses (RN and LPN)................ Healthcare Facility 1333 1 20/60
Workplace Violence
Prevention Programs
Nurse Survey (C4).
Home Healthcare Aides.............. Healthcare Facility 1333 1 20/60
Workplace Violence
Prevention Programs
Home Healthcare Aide
Survey (C5).
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Dated: November 19, 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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