[Federal Register: May 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 89)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-03-65]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
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; and (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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Pilot Study for the National Survey of the Mining
Population--NEW--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Surveillance of occupational injuries, illnesses, and exposures has
been an integral part of the work of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since its creation by the
Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. To improve its surveillance
capability related to the occupational risks in mining, NIOSH is
planning to conduct a national survey of mines and mine employees. No
national surveys have specifically targeted the mining labor force
since the 1986 Mining Industry Population Survey (MIPS). The mining
industry has experienced many changes in the last 17 years;
consequently, the MIPS data are no
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longer representative of the current mining industry labor force.
The proposed survey will be based upon a probability sample of
mining operations and their employees. The major objectives of the
survey will be: (1) To collect basic information about the mining
operation; (2) to establish the demographic and occupational
characteristics of mine operator employees within each major mining
sector (coal, metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand and gravel); and (3) to
determine the number and occupational characteristics of independent
contractor employees within mines. The sampled mining operations will
provide all survey data; individual operator and independent contractor
employees will not be directly surveyed. As a result of this survey,
surveillance researchers and government agencies such as the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will be able to identify groups
of miners with a disproportionately high risk of injury or illness. By
capturing demographic (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, education
level) and occupational characteristics (e.g., job, title, work
location, experience in this job title, total mining experience) of the
mining workforce, these data will be of use in the customization of
interventions such as safety training programs.
Prior to implementing the full-scale survey, NIOSH is planning to
conduct a Pilot Study to evaluate the effectiveness of the survey
recruitment materials, questionnaires, and procedures in the
acquisition of complete and high quality data from a sample of mining
operations. Data captured in the Pilot Study will guide improvements to
optimize the performance of the various components of the full-scale
national survey. Approximately 40 randomly selected mining operations
spanning the five major mining commodities will be chosen for the Pilot
Study. A survey packet will be sent to each sampled mining operation.
It is expected that approximately 30 mining operations will be eligible
to participate in and will respond to the Pilot Study. A portion of the
survey responders and all non-responders will be asked a short number
of debriefing questions by telephone. There will be no cost to
respondents.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Mining Operations Participating in Pilot Study.. 30 1 90/60 45
Mining Operations Responding to Debriefing 23 1 5/60 2
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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 47
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Dated: May 1, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-11419 Filed 5-7-03; 8:45 am]
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