[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48750-48751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23026]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-09-09AC]
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) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Among Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Workers: A NEISS-Work Telephone Interview Survey--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Studies have reported that EMS workers have higher rates of non-
fatal injuries and illnesses as compared to the general worker
population. As EMS professionals are tasked with protecting the health
of the public and treating urgent medical needs, it follows that
understanding and preventing injuries and illnesses among EMS workers
will have a benefit reaching beyond the workers to the general public.
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 occupational safety and health. Related to this
mission, the purpose of this project is to conduct research that will
provide a detailed description of non-fatal occupational injuries and
illnesses incurred by EMS workers. The project will use two related
data sources. The first source is data abstracted from medical records
of EMS workers treated in a nationally stratified sample of emergency
departments. These data are routinely collected by the occupational
supplement to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
(NEISS-Work). The second data source, for which NIOSH is seeking OMB
approval, is responses to telephone interview surveys of the injured
and ill EMS workers identified within NEISS-Work.
The proposed telephone interview surveys will supplement NEISS-Work
data with an extensive description of EMS worker injuries and
illnesses, including worker characteristics, injury types, injury
circumstances, injury outcomes, and use of personal protective
equipment. Previous reports describing occupational injuries and
illnesses to EMS workers provide limited details on specific regions or
sub-segments of the population. As compared to these earlier studies,
the scope of the telephone interview data will be broader as it
includes sampled cases nationwide and has no limitations in regards to
type of employment (i.e., volunteer versus career). Results from the
telephone interviews will be weighted and reported as national
estimates.
The sample size for the telephone interview survey is estimated to
be approximately 175 EMS workers annually for the proposed four year
duration of the study. This estimate is based on the number of EMS
workers identified in previous years of NEISS-Work data and a 50%
response rate that is comparable to the rate of previously conducted
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System telephone interview
studies. Each telephone interview will take approximately 20 minutes to
complete, resulting in an annualized burden estimate of 58 hours.
This project is a collaborative effort between the Division of
Safety Research in the NIOSH and the Office of Emergency Medical
Services in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Both
agencies have a strong interest in improving surveillance of EMS worker
injuries and illnesses to provide the information necessary for
effectively targeting and implementing prevention efforts and,
consequently, reducing occupational injuries and illnesses among EMS
workers.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 58.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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EMS workers..................................................... 175 1 20/60
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Dated: September 15, 2009.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-23026 Filed 9-23-09; 8:45 am]
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