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outcomes. Because these emergent,
worker perception-based constructs
have a theoretical and empirical history,
psychometrically tested items exist for
each of them.
The organizational values found to
positively impact proactive safety/
health behavior at work include:
• Supervisor Support: The degree to
which supervisors value workers’
contribution to the organization and
care about their personal wellbeing.
• Supervisory Detection of Safety
Behaviors: The degree to which
supervisors emphasize the health and
safety of their workers during job tasks.
• Organizational Detection of Safety
Behaviors: The degree of priority
assigned to safety within the
organization.
• Perception of Adequate Safety
Training: The degree to which
employees are provided occupational
safety training that covers aspects of
safety-related knowledge, competence,
and behavior.
• Employee Involvement: The degree
to which the organization is willing to
involve workers in decision-making
processes about procedures that
influence their work.
• Vertical Communication: The
degree to which downward sharing of
safety information occurs as well as the
ease with which workers can
communicate with their supervisors and
managers about workplace H&S issues.
• Horizontal Communication: The
degree to which employees
communicate with and trust their
coworkers.
for the survey). The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 90. There
is no cost to respondents other than
their time.
Upon collection of the data, it will be
used to answer what organizational/
personal characteristics have the biggest
impact on proactive and compliant
health and safety behaviors. Dominance
and relative weights analysis will be
used as the data analysis method to
statistically rank order the importance
of predictors in numerous regression
contexts. Safety proactive and safety
compliance will serve as the dependent
variables in these regression analyses,
with the organizational and personal
characteristics as independent variables.
Findings will be used to improve the
safety and health organizational values
and focus of mine organizations, as
executed through their health and safety
management system for mitigating
health and safety risks at their mine site.
Specifically, if organizations are lacking
in values that are of high importance
among employees, site leadership
knows where to focus new, innovative
methods, techniques, and approaches to
dealing with their occupational safety
and health problems. Finally, the data
can be directly compared to data from
other mine organizations that are
administered the same standardized
methods to provide broader context for
areas in which the mining industry can
focus more attention if trying to
encourage safer work behavior.
The personal characteristics found to
influence safety/health proactive work
behavior include:
• Change Orientation: The degree to
which an individual feels that he or she
is personally obligated to bring about
constructive change.
• Locus of Control: The extent to
which people attribute rewards at work
to their own behavior.
• Conscientiousness: The degree of
self-discipline workers possess related
to their safety/health work tasks.
• Risk Propensity: The individuals’
general tendency to engage in risks/
risky situations at work.
Even though all scales used to
complete the survey were deemed valid,
NIOSH researchers will revalidate each
scale to ensure that measurement is
valid. A quantitative approach, via a
short survey, allows for prioritization,
based on statistical significance, of the
antecedents that have the most critical
influence on proactive behaviors. Data
collection will take place with
approximately 800 mine workers over
three years. The respondents targeted
for this study include any active mine
worker at a mine site, both surface and
underground. It is estimated that a
sample of up to 800 surveys will be
collected from participants at various
mining operations which have agreed to
participate. All participants will be
between the ages of 18 and 75, currently
employed, and living in the United
States. Participation will require no
more than 20 minutes of workers’ time
(5 minutes for consent and 15 minutes
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Type of respondent
Form name
Safety/health Mine Operator .............
Mine Worker ......................................
Mine Worker ......................................
Mine Recruitment Script ...................
Individual Miner Recruitment Script
Survey ..............................................
10
266
266
1
1
1
5/60
5/60
15/60
1
22
67
Total ...........................................
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90
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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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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The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
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(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
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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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Proposed Project
Measuring the Effects of State and
Local Radon Policies—New—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Lung cancer is the leading cause of
cancer-related death in the U.S.
population, with only 17% of lung
cancer patients surviving 5 years or
more from the time of diagnosis. Radon
is a radioactive gas that concentrates in
homes and is well-established as the
leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers and the second leading cause of
lung cancer in smokers. Radon exposure
reduction is the focus of two Healthy
People 2020 objectives related to
reduction of the number of people living
in high-concentration radon homes and
the subject of a ‘‘Call to Action’’ from
the US Surgeon General. Despite these
recommendations, it is estimated that
fewer than 25% of existing U.S. homes
have been tested for radon.
There are significant gaps in
understanding the impact of radon
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control efforts, especially those in the
area of policy. As of February 2013, 22
states required general disclosure of
known environmental hazards
(including radon) during home sale, 21
states had radon professional licensure
policies, and 8 states required
notification of radon risks and test
results as separate documents during a
home sale. Twenty-one states had no
radon-related policies. To date there are
no studies that assess the effect of
radon-related policies on increasing
awareness or testing of radon and
decreasing exposure to this well-known
carcinogen.
To address this gap in knowledge,
CDC proposes to conduct a new study
to understand how state and local radon
policies affect radon awareness, testing,
and mitigation. The primary focus of the
study will be on how single-family
homebuyers and real estate agents
understand and are affected by radon
policies involving home sales. This
information will allow stakeholders to
better understand the impact of various
policies intended to prevent exposure to
radon.
The study approach will involve
complementary qualitative and
quantitative methods whose results will
guide future research and educational
efforts. The main outcomes evaluated
will be the effect of policies related to
generic disclosure of environmental
hazards at the time of home sale,
notification specific to awareness of and
test results for radon at the time of home
sale, and radon professional
certification. Participants’
understanding of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) lead-based
paint disclosure law, which is present
in all states, will be assessed to
understand if general environmental
awareness differs between states.
Investigators seek to interview and
send questionnaires to participants from
Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and North
Carolina: Two states with home sale
notification policies specific to radon
(IL and MN), one state with only a
generic disclosure law (OH), and one
state with no environmental disclosure
policy (NC). Investigators will identify
counties or jurisdictions that
approximate the percentage of that
state’s population in urban and rural
locations. This will improve the ability
to apply findings to other situations.
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The Homebuyer Component of the
study will involve information
collection from 3,000 individuals (750
from each state) who purchased a
single-family home in the last 12
months. Potential respondents for the
Homebuyer Survey will be identified
through review of publicly-available tax
records of home sales and recruited
through mailed invitations. The survey
will ask questions regarding
homebuyers’ knowledge about radon
and lead-based paint as well as how
home sale and professional certification
policies for radon and lead-based paint
affected their decisions during the home
buying process. Responses will be
collected via mail and the internet. To
improve the quality of information
collected through the Homebuyer
Survey, a draft instrument will be
cognitively tested with up to 32
respondents before the final survey is
distributed.
The Real Estate Agent Component of
the study will involve focus groups with
full-time real estate agents who
specialize in single-family home sales
and are members of a national, state, or
an equivalent realtors association.
Respondents will be recruited through
mailed invitations to real estate offices,
phone calls, and possibly outreach at
local real estate agent meetings.
Investigators will conduct three, onehour focus groups of 6–8 agents per
state for a total of up to 96 respondents.
These recorded discussions will ask real
estate agents about their and their
clients’ understanding of radon and
lead, how/whether this understanding
affected decisions during the home
buying process, and whether
professional certification affected
decisions during the home buying
process.
Understanding how these policies
affect homebuyers and real estate agents
will allow help stakeholders better
prevent radon exposure and decrease
the incidence of lung cancer in the U.S.
population. This information will help
provide an evidence basis for CDC’s
many grantees who work to understand
the impact of policies in their states.
OMB approval is requested for two
years. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 256.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Homebuyers ....................................................
Cognitive Testing Interview Guide .................
Homebuyer Survey ........................................
Focus Group Interview Guide ........................
Real Estate Agents .........................................
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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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 agency’s 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.
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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.
The National Intimate Partner and
Sexual Violence Surveillance System
(NISVS)(0920–0822, Expiration 06/30/
2014)—Reinstatement with change—
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The health burden of Intimate Partner
Violence (IPV), Sexual Violence (SV)
and stalking are substantial. In order to
address this important public health
problem, CDC implemented, beginning
in 2010, the National Intimate Partner
and Sexual Violence Surveillance
System (NISVSS) that produces national
and state level estimates of IPV, SV and
Stalking on an annual basis.
In 2010, a total of 16,507 NISVSS
interviews were conducted among
English and/or Spanish speaking male
and female adults (18 years and older)
living in the United States. The data
indicated that nearly 1 in 3 women and
1 in 10 men in the United States have
experienced rape, physical violence
and/or stalking by an intimate partner
and reported at least one impact related
to experiencing these or other forms of
violent behavior within the relationship
(e.g., being fearful, concerned for safety,
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
symptoms, need for health care, injury,
contacting a crisis hotline, need for
housing services, need for victim’s
advocate services, need for legal
services, missed at least one day of work
or school). Approximately 6.9 million
women and 5.6 million men
experienced rape, physical violence
and/or stalking by an intimate partner
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1,500
48
Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
30/60
8/60
1
within the last year. The health care
costs associated with IPV exceed $5.8
billion each year, of which nearly $3.9
billion is for direct medical and mental
health care services.
Sexual violence also has a profound
and long-term impact on the physical
and mental health of the victim.
Existing estimates of lifetime
experiences of rape range from 15% to
36% for females. Sexual violence
against men, although less prevalent, is
also a public health problem;
approximately, 1 in 5 women and 1 in
71 men have experienced attempted,
completed, or alcohol or drug facilitated
rape at some point in their lifetime.
Nearly 1.3 million women reported
being raped in the past 12 months.
The NISVSS data indicates that
approximately 5 million women and 1.4
million men in the United States were
stalked in the 12 months prior to the
survey. There are overlaps between
stalking and other forms of violence in
intimate relationships; approximately
14% of females who were stalked by an
intimate partner in their lifetime also
experienced physical violence by an
intimate partner; while 12% of female
victims experienced rape, physical
violence and stalking by a current or
former intimate partner in their lifetime.
Furthermore, 76% of female victims of
intimate partner homicides were stalked
by their partners before they were
killed.
CDC requests Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval
reinstatement with changes for an
additional three years to implement the
previously approved pilot tested
instrument of 2013 in the normal data
collection cycle in order to collect
national level data annually beginning
in 2014. The NISVSS survey instrument
had been shortened in efforts to develop
a core instrument that will be
administered on an annual basis. The
goals of the revised data collection
instrument are to: (1) Improve NISVSS
data quality, (2) increase our response
rates, (3) decrease the breakoff rates, (4)
reduce the average amount of time it
takes to complete the survey, (5) and
ultimately reduce the burden on the
respondent.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-15-14KW]
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
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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
Measuring the Effects of State and Local Radon Policies--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the
U.S. population, with only 17% of lung cancer patients surviving 5
years or more from the time of diagnosis. Radon is a radioactive gas
that concentrates in homes and is well-established as the leading cause
of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause of lung
cancer in smokers. Radon exposure reduction is the focus of two Healthy
People 2020 objectives related to reduction of the number of people
living in high-concentration radon homes and the subject of a ``Call to
Action'' from the US Surgeon General. Despite these recommendations, it
is estimated that fewer than 25% of existing U.S. homes have been
tested for radon.
There are significant gaps in understanding the impact of radon
control efforts, especially those in the area of policy. As of February
2013, 22 states required general disclosure of known environmental
hazards (including radon) during home sale, 21 states had radon
professional licensure policies, and 8 states required notification of
radon risks and test results as separate documents during a home sale.
Twenty-one states had no radon-related policies. To date there are no
studies that assess the effect of radon-related policies on increasing
awareness or testing of radon and decreasing exposure to this well-
known carcinogen.
To address this gap in knowledge, CDC proposes to conduct a new
study to understand how state and local radon policies affect radon
awareness, testing, and mitigation. The primary focus of the study will
be on how single-family homebuyers and real estate agents understand
and are affected by radon policies involving home sales. This
information will allow stakeholders to better understand the impact of
various policies intended to prevent exposure to radon.
The study approach will involve complementary qualitative and
quantitative methods whose results will guide future research and
educational efforts. The main outcomes evaluated will be the effect of
policies related to generic disclosure of environmental hazards at the
time of home sale, notification specific to awareness of and test
results for radon at the time of home sale, and radon professional
certification. Participants' understanding of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) lead-based paint disclosure law, which is
present in all states, will be assessed to understand if general
environmental awareness differs between states.
Investigators seek to interview and send questionnaires to
participants from Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and North Carolina: Two
states with home sale notification policies specific to radon (IL and
MN), one state with only a generic disclosure law (OH), and one state
with no environmental disclosure policy (NC). Investigators will
identify counties or jurisdictions that approximate the percentage of
that state's population in urban and rural locations. This will improve
the ability to apply findings to other situations.
The Homebuyer Component of the study will involve information
collection from 3,000 individuals (750 from each state) who purchased a
single-family home in the last 12 months. Potential respondents for the
Homebuyer Survey will be identified through review of publicly-
available tax records of home sales and recruited through mailed
invitations. The survey will ask questions regarding homebuyers'
knowledge about radon and lead-based paint as well as how home sale and
professional certification policies for radon and lead-based paint
affected their decisions during the home buying process. Responses will
be collected via mail and the internet. To improve the quality of
information collected through the Homebuyer Survey, a draft instrument
will be cognitively tested with up to 32 respondents before the final
survey is distributed.
The Real Estate Agent Component of the study will involve focus
groups with full-time real estate agents who specialize in single-
family home sales and are members of a national, state, or an
equivalent realtors association. Respondents will be recruited through
mailed invitations to real estate offices, phone calls, and possibly
outreach at local real estate agent meetings. Investigators will
conduct three, one-hour focus groups of 6-8 agents per state for a
total of up to 96 respondents. These recorded discussions will ask real
estate agents about their and their clients' understanding of radon and
lead, how/whether this understanding affected decisions during the home
buying process, and whether professional certification affected
decisions during the home buying process.
Understanding how these policies affect homebuyers and real estate
agents will allow help stakeholders better prevent radon exposure and
decrease the incidence of lung cancer in the U.S. population. This
information will help provide an evidence basis for CDC's many grantees
who work to understand the impact of policies in their states. OMB
approval is requested for two years. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 256.
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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 hrs.)
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Homebuyers............................ Cognitive Testing 16 1 30/60
Interview Guide.
Homebuyer Survey........ 1,500 1 8/60
Real Estate Agents.................... Focus Group Interview 48 1 1
Guide.
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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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