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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 98 / Wednesday, May 21, 2014 / Notices
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
Proposed Project
Total Worker Health for Small
Business—New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
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.
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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. In this capacity, NIOSH
will administer in-depth interviews
designed to assess perceptions and
opinions among small business owners
in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
area regarding the Total Worker Health
concept. This information will guide the
development of a model for diffusion of
the Total Worker Health approach
among small businesses by community
organizations. Total Worker Health for
Small Business is a four-year field study
whose overall goal is to identify the
perceived costs and benefits of offering
integrated occupational safety and
health (OSH) and workplace wellness
services to employees among small
businesses (SBs), and to inform methods
that will successfully diffuse the use of
a Total Worker Health approach among
small businesses and the community
organizations that serve them. The data
gathered in this study regarding small
businesses’ specific training needs,
motivational factors, and preferred
information sources will be of
significant practical value when
designing and implementing future
interventions.
The proposed in-depth interviews
described here for which Office of
Management and Budget review and
approval is being requested are a critical
step toward the development of this
TWH diffusion model. Phase 1 of this
project included interview development
and revision. The primary goal of Phase
2 of this project is to gather keyinformant perceptions and opinions
among the target audience, small
business owners in the Cincinnati/
Northern Kentucky area. Data gathered
from in-depth interviews will guide the
development of efforts to diffuse the
Total Worker Health approach among
small businesses and the community
organizations which serve them.
About 90% of U.S. employer
organizations have fewer than 20
employees, and 62% have less than five.
Eighteen percent of all U.S. employees
work for businesses that have less than
20 employees. In addition, more than 21
million U.S. businesses have zero
employees, meaning that, although they
are not counted as employees, the
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owner is also the worker. Workers in
smaller organizations endure a
disproportionate share of the burden of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
fatalities.
There is no data available on the
prevalence of TWH programs in smaller
organizations. What is known about
smaller organizations is divided into
information about health protection and
health promotion activities. Smaller
organizations engage in fewer safety
activities than larger organizations. The
need for reaching this population with
effective, affordable, and culturally
appropriate training has been
documented in publications and is
increasingly becoming an institutional
priority at NIOSH. Given the numerous
obstacles which small business owners
face in effectively managing
occupational safety and health (e.g.,
financial and time constraints), there is
a need for identifying the most crucial
components of occupational safety and
health and health promotion training.
This interview will be administered to
a sample of approximately 60 owners of
small businesses with 5–49 employees
from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
area. Each participant will be
administered the survey two times,
approximately one year apart to assess
for changes in perceptions regarding
health protection and health promotion
activities. The sample size is based on
recommendations related to qualitative
interview methods and the research
team’s prior experience.
Participants for this data collection
will be recruited with the assistance of
contractors who have successfully
performed similar tasks for NIOSH in
the past. Participants will be receive $50
as a token of appreciation for their time.
The interview questionnaire will be
administered verbally to participants in
English.
Once this study is complete, results
will be made available via various
means including print publications and
the agency internet site. The
information gathered by this project
could be used by OSHA, state health
department, occupational health
providers to determine guidelines for
the development of appropriate training
materials for small businesses. The
results of this project will benefit small
business workers by developing
recommendations for increasing the
effectiveness of occupational safety and
health outreach methods specifically
targeted to small businesses. Although
beyond the scope of this study, it is
expected that improved use of TWH
programs will lower rates of injuries and
fatalities for workers. The total burden
hours are 180.
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There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Small Business Owners ..................................
Interview Probes ............................................
60
2
1.5
LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Title IV–E Foster Care Eligibility
Review and Child and Family Service
Reviews; Final Rule.
OMB No.: 0970–0214.
Description: The following five
separate activities are associated with
this information collection: Foster Care
Eligibility Review (foster care review)
Program Improvement Plan; Child and
Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State
agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR
On-site Review; CFSR Program
Improvement Plan; and AntiDiscrimination Enforcement Corrective
Action Plan. The collection of
information for review of federal
payments to states for foster care
maintenance payments (45 CFR
1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV–E of
the Social Security Act (the Act), section
474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care
review systematically checks title IV–E
agency compliance in meeting title IV–
E eligibility requirements; validates the
accuracy of the agency’s claims for
reimbursement of title IV–E payment
made on behalf of children in foster
care; and identifies and recovers
improper payments. The collection of
information for review of state child and
family services programs (45 CFR
1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is
to determine whether such programs are
in substantial conformity with state plan
requirements under parts B and E of the
Act and is authorized by section 1123(a)
[42 U.S.C. 1320a–1a] of the Act. The
CFSR looks at the outcomes related to
safety, permanency and well-being of
children served by the child welfare
system and at seven systemic factors
that support the outcomes. Section
474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C. 674]
deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR
1355.38(b) and (c)) for the requirements
at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671],
which prohibit the delay or denial of
foster and adoptive placements based on
the race, color, or national origin of any
of the individuals involved. The
enforcement provisions include the
execution and completion of corrective
action plans when a state is in violation
of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The
information collection is needed: (1) To
ensure compliance with title IV–E foster
care eligibility requirements; (2) to
monitor state plan requirements under
titles IV–B and IV–E of the Act, as
required by federal statute; and (3) to
enforce the title IV–E antidiscrimination requirements through
state corrective action plans. The
resultant information will allow ACF to
determine if states are in compliance
with state plan requirements and are
achieving desired outcomes for children
and families, help ensure that claims by
states for title IV–E funds are made only
on behalf of title IV–E eligible children,
and require states to revise applicable
statutes, rules, policies and procedures,
and provide proper training to staff,
through the development and
implementation of corrective action
plans. These reviews not only address
compliance with eligibility
requirements but also assist states in
enhancing the capacities to serve
children and families. In computing the
number of burden hours for this
information collection, ACF based the
annual burden estimates on ACF’s and
states’ experiences in conducting
reviews and developing program
improvement plans.
Respondents: State Title IV–B and
Title IV–E Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
CFR
CFR
CFR
CFR
CFR
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV–E review) .......................
1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR). .....................................
1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR) ..................................................
1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan (CFSR) ..............................
1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action ...............................................
2
13
13
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
90
120
1,186
300
780
180
1,560
15,418
3,180
780
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45
45
45
45
45
Number of
responses per
respondent
........................
........................
........................
21,118
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
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on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
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to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29195-29196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-14-14GW]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: 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
Total Worker Health for Small Business--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. In this capacity, NIOSH will
administer in-depth interviews designed to assess perceptions and
opinions among small business owners in the Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky area regarding the Total Worker Health concept. This
information will guide the development of a model for diffusion of the
Total Worker Health approach among small businesses by community
organizations. Total Worker Health for Small Business is a four-year
field study whose overall goal is to identify the perceived costs and
benefits of offering integrated occupational safety and health (OSH)
and workplace wellness services to employees among small businesses
(SBs), and to inform methods that will successfully diffuse the use of
a Total Worker Health approach among small businesses and the community
organizations that serve them. The data gathered in this study
regarding small businesses' specific training needs, motivational
factors, and preferred information sources will be of significant
practical value when designing and implementing future interventions.
The proposed in-depth interviews described here for which Office of
Management and Budget review and approval is being requested are a
critical step toward the development of this TWH diffusion model. Phase
1 of this project included interview development and revision. The
primary goal of Phase 2 of this project is to gather key-informant
perceptions and opinions among the target audience, small business
owners in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. Data gathered from in-
depth interviews will guide the development of efforts to diffuse the
Total Worker Health approach among small businesses and the community
organizations which serve them.
About 90% of U.S. employer organizations have fewer than 20
employees, and 62% have less than five. Eighteen percent of all U.S.
employees work for businesses that have less than 20 employees. In
addition, more than 21 million U.S. businesses have zero employees,
meaning that, although they are not counted as employees, the owner is
also the worker. Workers in smaller organizations endure a
disproportionate share of the burden of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities.
There is no data available on the prevalence of TWH programs in
smaller organizations. What is known about smaller organizations is
divided into information about health protection and health promotion
activities. Smaller organizations engage in fewer safety activities
than larger organizations. The need for reaching this population with
effective, affordable, and culturally appropriate training has been
documented in publications and is increasingly becoming an
institutional priority at NIOSH. Given the numerous obstacles which
small business owners face in effectively managing occupational safety
and health (e.g., financial and time constraints), there is a need for
identifying the most crucial components of occupational safety and
health and health promotion training.
This interview will be administered to a sample of approximately 60
owners of small businesses with 5-49 employees from the Cincinnati/
Northern Kentucky area. Each participant will be administered the
survey two times, approximately one year apart to assess for changes in
perceptions regarding health protection and health promotion
activities. The sample size is based on recommendations related to
qualitative interview methods and the research team's prior experience.
Participants for this data collection will be recruited with the
assistance of contractors who have successfully performed similar tasks
for NIOSH in the past. Participants will be receive $50 as a token of
appreciation for their time. The interview questionnaire will be
administered verbally to participants in English.
Once this study is complete, results will be made available via
various means including print publications and the agency internet
site. The information gathered by this project could be used by OSHA,
state health department, occupational health providers to determine
guidelines for the development of appropriate training materials for
small businesses. The results of this project will benefit small
business workers by developing recommendations for increasing the
effectiveness of occupational safety and health outreach methods
specifically targeted to small businesses. Although beyond the scope of
this study, it is expected that improved use of TWH programs will lower
rates of injuries and fatalities for workers. The total burden hours
are 180.
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There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Small Business Owners............... Interview Probes....... 60 2 1.5
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LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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