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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 2014 / Notices
Proposed Project
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–14–0907]
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.
Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)
intervention effectiveness in material
handling operations—Revision—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH proposes a 2-year approval to
continue a study to assess the
effectiveness and cost-benefit of
occupational safety and health (OSH)
interventions for musculoskeletal
disorders (MSD).
NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of
Workers Compensation (OBWC) will
continue to collaborate on a multi-site
intervention study at OBWC-insured
companies from 2014–2016. In
overview, MSD engineering control
interventions (such as stair-climbing,
powered hand trucks and powered truck
lift gates) will be tested for effectiveness
in reducing self-reported back and
upper extremity pain among up to 960
employees performing material
handling operations in up to 72
establishments using a prospective
design (multiple baselines across
groups). The costs of the interventions
will be funded through existing OBWC
funds and participating establishments.
This study will provide important
information that is not currently
available elsewhere on the effectiveness
of OSH interventions for workers. The
study sub-sample will be volunteer
employees at OBWC-insured
establishments who perform material
handling tasks that are expected to be
impacted by the engineering control
interventions. It is estimated that there
will be up to 960 impacted employees
in the recruited establishments, which
will be paired according to previous WC
loss history and establishment size. This
protocol is changed from the previous
data collection in that:
• A Low Back Functional Assessment
is no longer being conducted to increase
data collection efficiency.
• The study population now includes
workers performing material handling
tasks in all industries, not just
wholesale retail trade. Tested
interventions also include a number of
material handling engineering controls.
These changes were made to increase
generalizability of results.
• All employers will now receive the
intervention immediately, rather than
half being randomly selected to receive
the intervention six months later. This
change was made to increase
participation among employers.
The main outcomes for this study are
self-reported low back pain and upper
extremity pain collected using surveys
every three months over a two-year
period from volunteer material handling
workers at participating establishments.
Individuals will also be asked to report
usage of the interventions and material
handling exposures every three months
over two years. Individuals will also be
asked to complete an annual health
assessment survey at baseline, and once
annually for two years.
In order to maximize efficiency and
reduce burden, a choice of web-based or
paper survey is proposed for the data
collection.
All collected information will be used
to determine whether there are
significant differences in reported
musculoskeletal pain and functional
back pain score ratios (pre/post
intervention scores), while controlling
for covariates. Once the study is
completed, results will be made
available through the NIOSH internet
site and peer-reviewed publications. In
summary, this study will determine the
effectiveness of the tested MSD
interventions for material handling
workers and enable evidence based
prevention practices to be shared with
the greatest audience possible. NIOSH
expects to complete data collection in
2016. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are
1,364.
The ‘‘Self-reported low back pain’’
and ‘‘Self-reported upper extremity
pain’’ forms are collected nine times
over two years. The ‘‘Self-reported
general work environment and health’’
form is collected at baseline, at the end
of the first year and at the end of the
second year. The informed consent form
is collected once at the beginning of the
study. The early exit interview is
collected once for a limited number of
participants.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of
respondents
Number of
respondents
Form name
Self-reported specific job tasks and safety incidents ...
Self-reported general work environment and Health ....
Informed Consent Form (Overall Study) ......................
Early Exit Interview .......................................................
Leroy A. 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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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
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or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System (BRFSS)—Existing Collection In
Use Without an OMB Control Number—
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP)—Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC seeks OMB approval to collect
information through the Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
The BRFSS is a system of customized
telephone surveys conducted by U.S.
states, territories, and the District of
Columbia to produce state-level data
about health-related risk behaviors,
chronic health conditions, use of
preventive services, and emerging
health issues. Information collection is
conducted primarily to support state
and local health departments, which
plan and evaluate public health
programs at the state or sub-state level.
Information collected through the
BRFSS is also used by the federal
government and other entities.
Scientific research shows that
personal health behaviors play a major
role in premature morbidity and
mortality. Patterns of behavior that
affect health or predict adverse effects
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on health are called behavioral risk
factors. For example, lack of physical
activity is a behavioral risk factor for
obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular
diseases, and other diseases and
conditions. Although national estimates
of some health risk behaviors among
U.S. populations are available, the
methods used to produce national
estimates do not typically produce the
type of detailed information needed to
plan and implement public health
programs; moreover, national estimates
provide only limited insight into
regional or state-specific variability in
health status and risk factors.
Information that is specific to public
health jurisdictions is required to guide
the administration of public health
programs.
CDC is requesting OMB approval to
conduct information collection for the
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System (BRFSS). The BRFSS is a
nationwide system of cross-sectional
telephone health surveys administered
by health departments in states,
territories, and the District of Columbia
(collectively referred to as states) in
collaboration with CDC. The BRFSS
produces state-level information
primarily on health risk behaviors,
health conditions, and preventive health
practices that are associated with
chronic diseases, infectious diseases,
and injury. Information collection is
sponsored by CDC under the BRFSS
cooperative agreement with states and
territories. Under this partnership,
questionnaire content is determined by
BRFSS state coordinators with technical
and methodological assistance provided
by CDC. The BRFSS is designed to meet
the data needs of individual states and
territories. For most states and
territories, the BRFSS provides the only
sources of data amenable to state and
local level health and health risk
indicators. Over time it has also
developed into an important data
collection system that federal agencies
rely on for state and local health
information and to track national health
objectives such as Healthy People.
Therefore, although the BRFSS remains
primarily a state needs-driven system,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-14-0907]
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
Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) intervention effectiveness in
material handling operations--Revision--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH proposes a 2-year approval to continue a study to assess the
effectiveness and cost-benefit of occupational safety and health (OSH)
interventions for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).
NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (OBWC) will
continue to collaborate on a multi-site intervention study at OBWC-
insured companies from 2014-2016. In overview, MSD engineering control
interventions (such as stair-climbing, powered hand trucks and powered
truck lift gates) will be tested for effectiveness in reducing self-
reported back and upper extremity pain among up to 960 employees
performing material handling operations in up to 72 establishments
using a prospective design (multiple baselines across groups). The
costs of the interventions will be funded through existing OBWC funds
and participating establishments. This study will provide important
information that is not currently available elsewhere on the
effectiveness of OSH interventions for workers. The study sub-sample
will be volunteer employees at OBWC-insured establishments who perform
material handling tasks that are expected to be impacted by the
engineering control interventions. It is estimated that there will be
up to 960 impacted employees in the recruited establishments, which
will be paired according to previous WC loss history and establishment
size. This protocol is changed from the previous data collection in
that:
A Low Back Functional Assessment is no longer being
conducted to increase data collection efficiency.
The study population now includes workers performing
material handling tasks in all industries, not just wholesale retail
trade. Tested interventions also include a number of material handling
engineering controls. These changes were made to increase
generalizability of results.
All employers will now receive the intervention
immediately, rather than half being randomly selected to receive the
intervention six months later. This change was made to increase
participation among employers.
The main outcomes for this study are self-reported low back pain
and upper extremity pain collected using surveys every three months
over a two-year period from volunteer material handling workers at
participating establishments. Individuals will also be asked to report
usage of the interventions and material handling exposures every three
months over two years. Individuals will also be asked to complete an
annual health assessment survey at baseline, and once annually for two
years.
In order to maximize efficiency and reduce burden, a choice of web-
based or paper survey is proposed for the data collection.
All collected information will be used to determine whether there
are significant differences in reported musculoskeletal pain and
functional back pain score ratios (pre/post intervention scores), while
controlling for covariates. Once the study is completed, results will
be made available through the NIOSH internet site and peer-reviewed
publications. In summary, this study will determine the effectiveness
of the tested MSD interventions for material handling workers and
enable evidence based prevention practices to be shared with the
greatest audience possible. NIOSH expects to complete data collection
in 2016. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annual burden hours are 1,364.
The ``Self-reported low back pain'' and ``Self-reported upper
extremity pain'' forms are collected nine times over two years. The
``Self-reported general work environment and health'' form is collected
at baseline, at the end of the first year and at the end of the second
year. The informed consent form is collected once at the beginning of
the study. The early exit interview is collected once for a limited
number of participants.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Material handling workers..... Self-reported low back pain..... 960 4.5 5/60
Self-reported upper extremity 960 4.5 5/60
pain.
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Self-reported specific job tasks 960 4.5 5/60
and safety incidents.
Self-reported general work 960 1.5 10/60
environment and Health.
Informed Consent Form (Overall 960 .5 5/60
Study).
Early Exit Interview............ 106 .5 5/60
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Leroy A. 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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