[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50385-50386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18677]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-04-0260]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (``CDC'') publishes 
a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210 or 
send an e-mail to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk 
Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging 
Problems, OMB No. 0920-0260--Extension--National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (``NIOSH''), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (``CDC'').

Background

    In accordance with the mandates of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (``NIOSH'') 
responds to requests for health hazard evaluations to identify 
chemical, biological, or physical hazards in workplaces throughout the 
United States.
    To comprehensively evaluate hazards in response to a request for a 
health hazard evaluation, NIOSH frequently conducts an on-site 
evaluation. The main purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help 
employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational health 
hazards. The interview and questionnaires are specific to each 
workplace and its suspected disease(s) and hazards. The questionnaires 
are composed of items that were developed from standard medical and 
epidemiologic techniques.
    NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard 
evaluations (excluding personal identifiers) to requesters, employers, 
employee representatives, the Department of Labor, and as appropriate 
to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or Mine Safety and 
Health Administration and other state and federal agencies.
    NIOSH administers a followback program to assess the effectiveness 
of its health hazard evaluation program in reducing workplace hazards. 
This program entails the mailing of followback questionnaires to 
employer and employee representatives in the workplace and, in some 
instances, a followback on-site evaluation. Due to the large number of 
investigations conducted each year, as well as the diverse and 
unpredictable nature of these investigations and the need to respond 
quickly to requests for assistance, NIOSH requests consolidated 
clearance for data collection of its health hazard evaluations. The 
estimated annualized burden is 3,901 hours.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                      No. of          No. of          burden/
                           Respondents                              respondents     responses/     response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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A. Employees (interview)........................................            4000               1           15/60
B. Employees (questionnaire)....................................            4240               1           30/60
C. Followback for onsite evaluations:
    Year 1......................................................            1000               1           15/60
    Year 1......................................................            1000               1           15/60
    Year 2......................................................            1000               1           15/60

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D. Followback for evaluations without onsite evaluations:
    Year 1......................................................              75               1           10/60
    Year 2......................................................              75               1           15/60
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    Dated: August 10, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-18677 Filed 8-13-04; 8:45 am]
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