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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
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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
(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
Measuring Perceived Self-Escape
Competencies among Underground
Mineworkers—New—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
After a thorough review of United
States’ underground coal mine
emergency escape preparedness and
response, the National Academy of
Sciences (NRC, 2013) has emphasized
the need to improve underground
mineworkers’ ability to successfully
escape a mine emergency. Specifically,
several mine disasters of 2006 raised a
number of issues about mine emergency
preparedness and response particularly
as they relate to self-escape
competencies. The resulting federal
regulations under the MINER Act of
2006, now require all underground coal
miners receive SCSR and escapeway
training quarterly throughout the year
and new emergency communications
and tracking systems have been
mandated and installed in underground
coal mines.
While such improvements may have
better prepared underground miners to
self-escape, it has become increasingly
apparent that further research and
development of new strategies is needed
to enhance miner emergency
preparedness, particularly as it relates to
competency training and assessment. A
review of various reports on coal mine
emergency response [MSTTC 2006, U.S.
GAO 2007, West Virginia Mine Safety
Technology Task Force 2006, McAteer
2006a, McAteer 2006b] offered a
number of recommendations for
improving training that resulted in the
identification of three areas of critical
importance: (1) Evaluation of
competencies; (2) improved training
methods; and (3) new training content.
The NAS report echoed these findings
and offered more specific
recommendations for future training
research and development. Specifically
related to this information collection
project, the NAS recommends that
NIOSH identify critical self-escape
competencies as well as any existing
gaps in miners’ knowledge, skills,
abilities and other attributes (KSAOs) to
be addressed through future training
research and development. The specific
aim of the work proposed is designed,
in part, to respond to the
recommendations set forth by the
authors of the NAS report.
The information collected will have
practical utility in efforts to enhance the
ability of miners to successfully escape
from underground coal mines in the
event of an emergency by identifying
gaps in perceived competence in
specific knowledge and skills in moving
through the mine, avoiding dangers, and
using protective equipment. This
information collection will contribute to
our understanding of actual miner
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capabilities from the perspective of the
mineworkers themselves.
NIOSH researchers will visit up to 20
mine sites to obtain informed consent
from volunteer participants and
administer a short paper and pencil
survey. The survey will include
demographic questions and 27
questions related to participants’
perceived confidence in their own
ability to escape their mine in the event
of an emergency. Data collection will
occur above ground at a variety of coal
mines (and other above ground
facilities) to gather information from a
diverse sample of mines to better reflect
the variability (e.g., size, mining
method, geographic location) that exists
among mines and could impact selfescape procedures and resource
availability. Variability in mineworker
and mining site characteristics is key to
generating a cross-sectional snapshot of
current mineworkers’ perceived selfescape competence and may reveal any
potential relationships among these
characteristics and perceived
competence in a variety of self-escape
KSAOs.
This data collection will occur once
for each mine site over the next two
years (after OMB approval) and is
designed to gather information not
previously available. This data
collection instrument is not being used
in any other research. The results
produced are expected to lead to
recommendations for emphasis in new
and/or existing KSAO training and
preparation as well as to inform future
self-escape training and research
development.
This data will be used by NIOSH’s
Office of Mining Safety and Health
Research to improve underground coal
miners’ self-escape competence.
NIOSH proposes this exploratory twoyear study to better characterize the
current state of miner self-escape
competence and to answer the following
questions:
• What gaps exist between what
miners are required to do for self-escape
and their perceptions of their actual
capabilities?
• How might miner demographics
and mine-specific characteristics (e.g.,
size, mining method, and geographic
location) relate to perceived competence
in self-escape KSAOs?
Based on the results of this and other
concurrent exploratory work,
interventions to increase mine escape
competencies will be improved and/or
developed and assessed which could
lead to more standardized self-escape
training and assessment throughout the
industry.
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Participants will be underground
mining personnel drawn from a variety
of operating underground coal mines.
Descriptive and inferential statistics on
data obtained from the survey will be
used quantify miner self-escape
competence and to identify any
statistically significant relationships
among aggregated miner characteristics
and perceived competence.
Finally, the data will serve as a gross
baseline measure of miner self-escape
competence to be directly compared to
future data collection utilizing the
identical data collection instrument.
The total estimated annualized burden
hours are 67.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Mine Worker ....................................................
Survey ............................................................
400
1
10/60
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
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
II. Summary of Errors
[CMS–5520–CN]
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘A Bill You Can
Understand’’ Design and Innovation
Challenge: Help Patients Understand
Their Medical Bills and the Financial
Aspect of Health; Correction
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
This document corrects
technical errors that appeared in the
notice published in the May 10, 2016
Federal Register entitled
‘‘Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘A Bill You Can
Understand’’ Design and Innovation
Challenge: Help Patients Understand
Their Medical Bills and the Financial
Aspect of Health.’’
DATES: Effective June 3, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
Shannon, Communications Advisor,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs, Department of Health
and Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20210,
phone (202) 205–2819, email
ben.shanon@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2016–10980 (81 FR 28873
through 28875), the notice entitled
‘‘Announcement of Requirements and
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Registration for ‘‘A Bill You Can
Understand’’ Design and Innovation
Challenge: Help Patients Understand
Their Medical Bills and the Financial
Aspect of Health,’’ there were a number
of technical errors that are identified
and corrected in section III., the
Correction of Errors. The provisions in
this correction document are effective as
if they had been included in the
document published May 10, 2016.
Accordingly, the corrections are
effective June 3, 2016.
On page 28874, under the heading ‘‘A.
Subject of the Challenge Competition’’,
and page 29975, under the heading ‘‘F.
Basis Upon Which the Winners Will Be
Selected’’, we inadvertently omitted
clarifying language.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2016–10980 of May 10,
2016 (81 FR 28873), make the following
corrections:
1. On page 28874, first column; fourth
paragraph, under the heading ‘‘A.
Subject of the Challenge Competition’’,
lines 8 through 16, the sentences
‘‘Participants will be asked to submit
entries that improve both the design of
the medical bill and patient experience
of the medical billing process.
Submissions will include the (1) design
concept for the redesigned medical bill,
(2) journey map or wireframe for the
redesigned patient experience,’’ are
corrected to read ’’Participants will be
asked to submit entries that improve
both the design of the medical bill and
other materials and tools the patient
sees and interacts with as well as the
patient experience of the medical billing
process. Submissions will include the:
(1) Design concept for the redesigned
medical bill and other materials and
tools the patient sees and interacts with,
(2) journey map of the redesigned
patient experience,’’
2. On page 28875, first column; in the
paragraph following the heading; ‘‘F.
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Basis Upon Which the Winners Will Be
Selected’’, the bullet point statements:
‘‘• Contains all Necessary Data and
Information.
• Usefulness and Understandability
of Patient Facing Materials (Bill or
Otherwise).
• Adherence to Plain Language
Guidelines.
• Transparency of Data (Including
How the Data is Translated and
Explained).’’ are corrected to read:
‘‘• Most Appropriate Use of Data and
Information.
• Addresses Top Concerns Associated
with the Current Medical Billing
Experience.
• Usefulness and Understandability
of Patient Facing Materials (Bill or
Otherwise).
• Use of Human-Centered Design
Process in Creation of Concept.
• Use of Plain Language.’’
Dated: June 2, 2016.
Andrew M. Slavitt,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]
Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) announces a
forthcoming public advisory committee
meeting of the Cellular, Tissue and Gene
Therapies Advisory Committee. The
general function of the committee is to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues.
SUMMARY:
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-16KB]
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
Measuring Perceived Self-Escape Competencies among Underground
Mineworkers--New--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
After a thorough review of United States' underground coal mine
emergency escape preparedness and response, the National Academy of
Sciences (NRC, 2013) has emphasized the need to improve underground
mineworkers' ability to successfully escape a mine emergency.
Specifically, several mine disasters of 2006 raised a number of issues
about mine emergency preparedness and response particularly as they
relate to self-escape competencies. The resulting federal regulations
under the MINER Act of 2006, now require all underground coal miners
receive SCSR and escapeway training quarterly throughout the year and
new emergency communications and tracking systems have been mandated
and installed in underground coal mines.
While such improvements may have better prepared underground miners
to self-escape, it has become increasingly apparent that further
research and development of new strategies is needed to enhance miner
emergency preparedness, particularly as it relates to competency
training and assessment. A review of various reports on coal mine
emergency response [MSTTC 2006, U.S. GAO 2007, West Virginia Mine
Safety Technology Task Force 2006, McAteer 2006a, McAteer 2006b]
offered a number of recommendations for improving training that
resulted in the identification of three areas of critical importance:
(1) Evaluation of competencies; (2) improved training methods; and (3)
new training content.
The NAS report echoed these findings and offered more specific
recommendations for future training research and development.
Specifically related to this information collection project, the NAS
recommends that NIOSH identify critical self-escape competencies as
well as any existing gaps in miners' knowledge, skills, abilities and
other attributes (KSAOs) to be addressed through future training
research and development. The specific aim of the work proposed is
designed, in part, to respond to the recommendations set forth by the
authors of the NAS report.
The information collected will have practical utility in efforts to
enhance the ability of miners to successfully escape from underground
coal mines in the event of an emergency by identifying gaps in
perceived competence in specific knowledge and skills in moving through
the mine, avoiding dangers, and using protective equipment. This
information collection will contribute to our understanding of actual
miner capabilities from the perspective of the mineworkers themselves.
NIOSH researchers will visit up to 20 mine sites to obtain informed
consent from volunteer participants and administer a short paper and
pencil survey. The survey will include demographic questions and 27
questions related to participants' perceived confidence in their own
ability to escape their mine in the event of an emergency. Data
collection will occur above ground at a variety of coal mines (and
other above ground facilities) to gather information from a diverse
sample of mines to better reflect the variability (e.g., size, mining
method, geographic location) that exists among mines and could impact
self-escape procedures and resource availability. Variability in
mineworker and mining site characteristics is key to generating a
cross-sectional snapshot of current mineworkers' perceived self-escape
competence and may reveal any potential relationships among these
characteristics and perceived competence in a variety of self-escape
KSAOs.
This data collection will occur once for each mine site over the
next two years (after OMB approval) and is designed to gather
information not previously available. This data collection instrument
is not being used in any other research. The results produced are
expected to lead to recommendations for emphasis in new and/or existing
KSAO training and preparation as well as to inform future self-escape
training and research development.
This data will be used by NIOSH's Office of Mining Safety and
Health Research to improve underground coal miners' self-escape
competence.
NIOSH proposes this exploratory two-year study to better
characterize the current state of miner self-escape competence and to
answer the following questions:
What gaps exist between what miners are required to do for
self-escape and their perceptions of their actual capabilities?
How might miner demographics and mine-specific
characteristics (e.g., size, mining method, and geographic location)
relate to perceived competence in self-escape KSAOs?
Based on the results of this and other concurrent exploratory work,
interventions to increase mine escape competencies will be improved
and/or developed and assessed which could lead to more standardized
self-escape training and assessment throughout the industry.
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Participants will be underground mining personnel drawn from a
variety of operating underground coal mines. Descriptive and
inferential statistics on data obtained from the survey will be used
quantify miner self-escape competence and to identify any statistically
significant relationships among aggregated miner characteristics and
perceived competence.
Finally, the data will serve as a gross baseline measure of miner
self-escape competence to be directly compared to future data
collection utilizing the identical data collection instrument. The
total estimated annualized burden hours are 67.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mine Worker......................... Survey................. 400 1 10/60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
[FR Doc. 2016-13571 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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