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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0059; Docket 2015–
0055; Sequence 20]
Submission for OMB Review; North
Carolina Sales Tax Certification
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection requirement concerning
North Carolina sales tax certification.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register at 80 FR 58254 on September
28, 2015. No comments were received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
any of the following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal
eRulemaking portal by searching the
OMB control number. Select the link
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–
0059, North Carolina Sales Tax
Certification’’. Follow the instructions
provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0059,
North Carolina Sales Tax Certification’’
on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Flowers/IC 9000–0059, North Carolina
Sales Tax Certification.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0059, North Carolina Sales Tax
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SUMMARY:
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Certification, in all correspondence
related to this collection. Comments
received generally will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA 202–
969–7226 or email kathlyn.hopkins@
gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The North Carolina Sales and Use Tax
Act authorizes counties and
incorporated cities and towns to obtain
each year, from the Commissioner of
Revenue of the State of North Carolina,
a refund of sales and use taxes
indirectly paid on building materials,
supplies, fixtures, and equipment that
become a part of or are annexed to any
building or structure in North Carolina.
However, to substantiate a refund
claim for sales or use taxes paid on
purchases of building materials,
supplies, fixtures, or equipment by a
contractor, the Government must secure
from the contractor certified statements
setting forth the cost of the property
purchased from each vendor and the
amount of sales or use taxes paid.
Similar certified statements by
subcontractors must be obtained by the
general contractor and furnished to the
Government. The information is used as
evidence to establish exemption from
State and local taxes.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 314.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 314.
Hours per Response: 1.25.
Total Burden Hours: 392.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and
whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection of information
is accurate, and based on valid
assumptions and methodology; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
ways in which we can minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–
0059, North Carolina Sales Tax
Certification, in all correspondence.
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy,
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–16–15ADW]
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
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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
Employer Perspective of an InsurerSponsored Wellness Grant—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. Under Public Law 91–
596, sections 20 and 22 (Section 20–22,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970), NIOSH has the responsibility to
conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity,
NIOSH proposes to conduct a study
among employers in Ohio insured by
the Ohio Bureau of Workers’
Compensation (OHBWC) to: (1) Assess
the effectiveness and cost-benefit of an
intervention that funds workplace
wellness programs and (2) understand
the impact of integrating of wellness
with traditional occupational safety and
health (OSH) programs.
Work-related injuries and illnesses are
common among US workers and result
in pain, disability, and substantial cost
to workers and employers. A recent,
comprehensive analysis of the economic
burden of work-related injuries and
illnesses estimated that in 2007, alone,
medical and indirect costs for workrelated injuries and illnesses were $250
billion. According to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, there were 4,609
occupational fatalities in 2011 and
approximately 2 million work-related
injuries and illnesses that involved
some lost work in 2010.
Workers’ health is affected not only
by workplace safety and health hazards
but also workers’ own health behaviors.
Reflecting this, two different, yet,
complementary approaches exist in the
workplace: OSH programs and wellness
programs. Both types of programs aim to
improve worker health and reduce costs
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to employers, workers’ compensation
(WC) insurers, and society. Since 2004,
NIOSH has advocated an approach that
coordinates wellness programs with
OSH programs because emerging
evidence suggests that integrating these
two fields may have a synergistic effect
on worker safety and health.
NIOSH has established an intramural
program for protecting and promoting
Total Worker HealthTM. The NIOSH
Total Worker HealthTM Cross-Sector
Program promotes the integration of
health and safety protection with health
and wellness promotion through
research, interventions, partnerships,
and capacity building to meet the needs
of the 21st century workforce. The
proposed project addresses three
priority goals of the NIOSH Total
Worker HealthTM Program: (1)
Investigate the costs/benefits associated
with comprehensive, coordinated workbased health protection/health
promotion interventions, (2) improve
the understanding of how the work
environment influences the
effectiveness of health programs and
identify opportunities for workplace
interventions to prevent, control,
recognize and manage common chronic
conditions, and (3) conduct scientific
research that more holistically
investigates organizational and worker
health and safety outcomes associated
with emerging issues and addresses
gaps in knowledge in the health
protection/health promotion field.
There is a need for research to
demonstrate a ‘business case’ for both
wellness programs and integrated OSHwellness programs and identify OSH
organizational and management
policies, programs and practices that
effectively reduce work-related injuries,
illnesses, disabilities and WC costs. To
date, small employers have been largely
ignored in these areas and many studies
have focused on the manufacturing
industry. Real-world examples of
effective interventions that apply to
employers of all sizes and industries
will ultimately improve workers’ health
and safety.
For the current study, NIOSH and
OHBWC are collaborating on a project to
determine the effectiveness and
economic return of the Workplace
Wellness Grant Program (WWGP) and to
understand the impact of integrating of
wellness with traditional OSH
programs. In early 2012 OHBWC took
steps to integrate wellness and OSH
programs by launching the WWGP, in
which an estimated 400 (currently 321)
employers and 13,000 employees will
be provided a total of $4 million in
funds over four years to implement
wellness programs.
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The majority of the study aims will be
accomplished through secondary
analysis of pre- and post-intervention
data being collected by OHBWC and
shared with NIOSH. For the overall
study, data for participating employers
will include aggregate health risk
appraisal data; aggregate biometric data;
turnover data; health care utilization
costs; information about occupational
safety and health, wellness, and
integrated occupational safety and
health-wellness program elements;
OHBWC WWGP expense records; yearly
WC claims and cost data; data that
details employer participation in other
OHBWC programs; industry codes, and
employer size. For the annual case
study verification interviews, a sample
of no more than 50 employers will be
selected among grantees for 1–2 brief
phone calls to confirm responses on an
annual survey administered by OHBWC.
Therefore, up to 100 key informants
may be contacted if we do not speak to
the same person each time, as reflected
in the Estimated Annualized Burden
table below.
In addition, NIOSH will supplement
the cost data extracted from existing
sources with information collected
through in-depth, semi-structured
interviews with no more than 25,
randomly selected, participating
employers. Data gathered from these
employer interviews are critical to
compute ratios of total savings to total
costs for the grant-supported wellness
programs from the perspective of the
participating employers.
NIOSH will ask key informant from
the employer a series of questions that
will be used to estimate direct and
indirect costs that were not directly
funded by the WWGP during and after
the grant funding period. This will be
accomplished by collecting as detailed
information as possible about the
employer’s wellness program and
occupational and safety program costs.
Topics will include questions about:
The timeline and confirmation of grant
funding, non-grant funds used for
wellness program costs after receiving
the first grant, and other questions about
their wellness program.
The results of these interviewsupplemented case studies will be used
to estimate the proportion by which
total employer costs exceed the cost of
the primary wellness program vendor,
as well as the proportion of these costs
attributable to establishing the program
in the first year versus operating the
program in subsequent years. These
estimates will be applied to generate
total employer costs for all of the
WWGP recipients, with sensitivity
analysis based on the observed
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variability of employer costs in the case
studies.
If the WWGP is effective at improving
worker health, reducing WC claims and
demonstrating a positive economic
return, then other employers and
insurance carriers may develop similar
programs and drive the optimization of
integrated OSH-wellness approaches.
NIOSH expects to complete data
collection in 2017. It is estimated that a
maximum of 100 individuals will be
interviewed (up to 50 for the semistructured economic interviews and up
to 100 for the annual case study
verification interviews). The hour-
burden estimates include the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
participating in the interview. There are
no costs to interviewees other than their
time. The total estimated annual burden
hours are 150.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of
respondents
Wellness Program Coordinators.
Occupational Safety and
Health Specialists.
The person in charge of the
employer’s wellness program.
Employers interview on cost of wellness and occupational
safety and health program.
Employers interview on cost of wellness and occupational
safety and health program.
Annual case study verification 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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2015–N–4990]
Next Generation Sequencing-Based
Oncology Panels; Public Workshop;
Request for Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notice of public workshop;
request for comments.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing a
public workshop entitled ‘‘Next
Generation Sequencing-Based Oncology
Panels.’’ The purpose of this workshop
is to obtain feedback on analytical and
clinical validation approaches for next
generation sequencing (NGS)-based
oncology panels. Comments and
suggestions generated through this
workshop will help guide the
development of appropriate regulatory
standards for evaluation of NGS-based
oncology panels in cancer patient
management.
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SUMMARY:
The public workshop will be
held on February 25, 2016, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. Submit either electronic
or written comments on the public
workshop by March 28, 2016.
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The public workshop will
be held at FDA’s White Oak Campus,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31,
Rm. 1503 B and C (the Great Room),
Silver Spring, MD 20993. Entrance for
the public workshop participants (nonFDA employees) is through Building 1
where routine security check
procedures will be performed. For
parking and security information, please
refer to https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/
WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/
WhiteOakCampusInformation/
ucm241740.htm.
You may submit comments as
follows:
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
25
1
2
25
1
2
100
1
30/60
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Division of
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Division of Dockets
Management, FDA will post your
comment, as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted,
marked and identified, as confidential,
if submitted as detailed in
‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2015–N–4990 for ‘‘Next Generation
Sequencing-Based Oncology Panels.’’
Received comments will be placed in
the docket and, except for those
submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-15ADW]
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
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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
Employer Perspective of an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant--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. Under Public Law 91-596, sections 20
and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),
NIOSH has the responsibility to conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity, NIOSH proposes to conduct a
study among employers in Ohio insured by the Ohio Bureau of Workers'
Compensation (OHBWC) to: (1) Assess the effectiveness and cost-benefit
of an intervention that funds workplace wellness programs and (2)
understand the impact of integrating of wellness with traditional
occupational safety and health (OSH) programs.
Work-related injuries and illnesses are common among US workers and
result in pain, disability, and substantial cost to workers and
employers. A recent, comprehensive analysis of the economic burden of
work-related injuries and illnesses estimated that in 2007, alone,
medical and indirect costs for work-related injuries and illnesses were
$250 billion. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were
4,609 occupational fatalities in 2011 and approximately 2 million work-
related injuries and illnesses that involved some lost work in 2010.
Workers' health is affected not only by workplace safety and health
hazards but also workers' own health behaviors. Reflecting this, two
different, yet, complementary approaches exist in the workplace: OSH
programs and wellness programs. Both types of programs aim to improve
worker health and reduce costs to employers, workers' compensation (WC)
insurers, and society. Since 2004, NIOSH has advocated an approach that
coordinates wellness programs with OSH programs because emerging
evidence suggests that integrating these two fields may have a
synergistic effect on worker safety and health.
NIOSH has established an intramural program for protecting and
promoting Total Worker Health\TM\. The NIOSH Total Worker Health\TM\
Cross-Sector Program promotes the integration of health and safety
protection with health and wellness promotion through research,
interventions, partnerships, and capacity building to meet the needs of
the 21st century workforce. The proposed project addresses three
priority goals of the NIOSH Total Worker Health\TM\ Program: (1)
Investigate the costs/benefits associated with comprehensive,
coordinated work-based health protection/health promotion
interventions, (2) improve the understanding of how the work
environment influences the effectiveness of health programs and
identify opportunities for workplace interventions to prevent, control,
recognize and manage common chronic conditions, and (3) conduct
scientific research that more holistically investigates organizational
and worker health and safety outcomes associated with emerging issues
and addresses gaps in knowledge in the health protection/health
promotion field.
There is a need for research to demonstrate a `business case' for
both wellness programs and integrated OSH-wellness programs and
identify OSH organizational and management policies, programs and
practices that effectively reduce work-related injuries, illnesses,
disabilities and WC costs. To date, small employers have been largely
ignored in these areas and many studies have focused on the
manufacturing industry. Real-world examples of effective interventions
that apply to employers of all sizes and industries will ultimately
improve workers' health and safety.
For the current study, NIOSH and OHBWC are collaborating on a
project to determine the effectiveness and economic return of the
Workplace Wellness Grant Program (WWGP) and to understand the impact of
integrating of wellness with traditional OSH programs. In early 2012
OHBWC took steps to integrate wellness and OSH programs by launching
the WWGP, in which an estimated 400 (currently 321) employers and
13,000 employees will be provided a total of $4 million in funds over
four years to implement wellness programs.
The majority of the study aims will be accomplished through
secondary analysis of pre- and post-intervention data being collected
by OHBWC and shared with NIOSH. For the overall study, data for
participating employers will include aggregate health risk appraisal
data; aggregate biometric data; turnover data; health care utilization
costs; information about occupational safety and health, wellness, and
integrated occupational safety and health-wellness program elements;
OHBWC WWGP expense records; yearly WC claims and cost data; data that
details employer participation in other OHBWC programs; industry codes,
and employer size. For the annual case study verification interviews, a
sample of no more than 50 employers will be selected among grantees for
1-2 brief phone calls to confirm responses on an annual survey
administered by OHBWC. Therefore, up to 100 key informants may be
contacted if we do not speak to the same person each time, as reflected
in the Estimated Annualized Burden table below.
In addition, NIOSH will supplement the cost data extracted from
existing sources with information collected through in-depth, semi-
structured interviews with no more than 25, randomly selected,
participating employers. Data gathered from these employer interviews
are critical to compute ratios of total savings to total costs for the
grant-supported wellness programs from the perspective of the
participating employers.
NIOSH will ask key informant from the employer a series of
questions that will be used to estimate direct and indirect costs that
were not directly funded by the WWGP during and after the grant funding
period. This will be accomplished by collecting as detailed information
as possible about the employer's wellness program and occupational and
safety program costs. Topics will include questions about: The timeline
and confirmation of grant funding, non-grant funds used for wellness
program costs after receiving the first grant, and other questions
about their wellness program.
The results of these interview-supplemented case studies will be
used to estimate the proportion by which total employer costs exceed
the cost of the primary wellness program vendor, as well as the
proportion of these costs attributable to establishing the program in
the first year versus operating the program in subsequent years. These
estimates will be applied to generate total employer costs for all of
the WWGP recipients, with sensitivity analysis based on the observed
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variability of employer costs in the case studies.
If the WWGP is effective at improving worker health, reducing WC
claims and demonstrating a positive economic return, then other
employers and insurance carriers may develop similar programs and drive
the optimization of integrated OSH-wellness approaches. NIOSH expects
to complete data collection in 2017. It is estimated that a maximum of
100 individuals will be interviewed (up to 50 for the semi-structured
economic interviews and up to 100 for the annual case study
verification interviews). The hour-burden estimates include the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and participating in the interview.
There are no costs to interviewees other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 150.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Wellness Program Coordinators...... Employers interview on cost 25 1 2
of wellness and
occupational safety and
health program.
Occupational Safety and Health Employers interview on cost 25 1 2
Specialists. of wellness and
occupational safety and
health program.
The person in charge of the Annual case study 100 1 30/60
employer's wellness program. verification interview.
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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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