[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18481-18482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6912]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-07-06AV]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Occupational Safety and Health Information Needs and Uses By Trade
Associations and Labor Unions Within Eight Industrial Sectors--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
As mandated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Pub.
L. 91-596), the mission of NIOSH is to conduct research and
investigations on work-related disease and injury and to disseminate
information for preventing identified workplace hazards (Sections
20(a)(1) and (d)). Through the development, organization, and
dissemination of information, NIOSH promotes awareness about
occupational hazards and their control, and improves the quality of
American working life.
Previous research has shown that trade associations and labor
unions are primary sources of occupational safety and health (OSH)
information. These organizations know the industries they represent and
how to relate to the various groups within their respective industries.
If NIOSH could learn more about the OSH-related activities of these
organizations, it would be a first step in routinely partnering with
them to communicate information which impacts worker safety and health.
For example, through these organizations NIOSH could learn about unmet
occupational safety and health information needs in industry and
develop information and communication products to address these needs.
Furthermore, with more focused information on the safety and health
issues, NIOSH would be in a better position to develop impact
communication products to serve this community.
NIOSH proposes to obtain OSH information from trade associations
and labor unions that represent each of the eight NIOSH National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) industry sectors. These sectors are
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing; Mining; Construction;
Manufacturing; Wholesale and Retail Trade; Transportation and
Utilities; Public and Private Services; and Healthcare and Social
Assistance Industries. The goals of this project are to determine (1)
Sources of occupational safety and health (OSH) information currently
used by the different sector trade associations and labor unions, (2)
OSH information presently being disseminated by these different trade
associations and labor unions to their members, (3) channels of
communication within the different sector associations and unions used
to disseminate OSH information, (4) needs for specific types of OSH
information, especially those needs not presently being serviced, (5)
OSH concerns of industry trade associations and labor unions, (6)
awareness and perception of NIOSH as a source of OSH information, (7)
use of NIOSH information services (Web site, printed materials, 800
number, etc.), (8) usefulness of NIOSH information to address their OSH
concerns and (9) credibility of NIOSH as a trusted source of
occupational safety and health information. The ultimate desired
outcome of this project is to reduce illness and injury for workers on
jobs and tasks which pose high risks. Occupational Safety and Health
information will be collected from a sample of trade associations and
labor unions for each of the NORA industry sectors using a telephone
survey. NIOSH requests approval from OMB for eighteen months for this
information collection.
To facilitate the survey, NIOSH will interact with trade
association and labor organization staff within the industry sectors to
ensure that (1) the survey questions developed appropriately capture
the needed information, (2) the survey is well received and (3) that
the data obtained is representative of the full range of occupations
within the targeted industry sectors. These interactions will be
structured to foster professional relationships that will improve
NIOSH's future communication and information dissemination efforts to
these important partners. The process of interacting and surveying the
trade associations and labor unions will allow NIOSH to develop a
benchmark against which future efforts in partnership and communication
can be measured. Working cooperatively on new solutions and
distribution of future communication products will promote cooperation
and trust between NIOSH and trade and labor groups for the future. The
total estimated annualized burden hours are 376. There is no cost to
respondents for participation in the survey except their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Number of Number of hours per Response
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in burden
respondent hours)
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Health & safety personnel..... Full form....... 1455 1 15/60 364
Health & safety personnel..... Non-response 357 1 2/60 12
form.
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Dated: April 6, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-6912 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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