[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11184-11185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5156]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-10-09CO]
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
Increasing Adoption of CROPS by Farmers and Manufactures, New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
There was an average of 200 tractor-related fatalities annually
between 1992 and 2005 in the US, with tractor overturns accounting for
1,412 of these deaths. The majority could have been prevented with the
use of a rollover protective structure (ROPS). It is estimated that
about half of the 4.8 million tractors in the United States currently
do not have ROPS installed. Earlier research indicated that adoption of
retrofit ROPS technology for older tractors is impeded by the costs,
complexity of this modification, usability and storage of the tractor
after the retrofitting (installation), of a ROPS. To overcome these
barriers, NIOSH designed a prototype of a cost-effective roll over
protective structure (CROPS). Projected retrofit costs for CROPS are
$800, compared to $1,200-$2,500 for ROPS; and the installation
complexity is significantly reduced. NIOSH has CROPS prototype designs
for five tractors: Ford 3000 series, Ford 4000 series, Ford 8N, Ford
4600 and Massey-Ferguson 135. However, this technology has not been
transferred to the agricultural workplace, suggesting that the barriers
to adoption and implementation are much more complex than previously
believed.
With the assistance of State partners, the project will identify
the study population--farmers in two selected States who use tractors
for which a CROPS prototype has been developed by NIOSH. From this
group of farmers a subset of farmers from the study population will be
selected (18 in each State for a total of 36) to receive a CROPS at no
charge. Each farmer will be asked to install the CROPS and provide an
initial assessment of their perception of the utility and value of the
device and allow others to observe the retrofit process. New York and
Virginia were selected as States because of their high number of
tractor roll over fatalities and established relationships with NIOSH,
its partners, and access to farming communities. The State partners
will schedule and arrange 18 demonstration projects within their
respective States for a total of 36 tractor retrofit demonstrations.
Attendance at these events is anticipated to be demonstrators,
observers, community leaders and fabricators and is strictly voluntary.
It is anticipated to have a minimum of 10 attendees identified and
secured for each of the 36 demonstration projects. These attendees will
be invited to observe installation of CROPS in the field and queried on
their perception of the utility and value of the design. This will help
identify barriers from and approaches for stimulating farmers to
retrofit their tractors with Cost-Effective Roll-Over Protection
Structures (CROPS) using stakeholder input. The surveys are expected to
take about 15 minutes to complete.
There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annual burden hours are 753.
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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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Demonstrators................................................... 30 1 15/60
Demonstrators................................................... 30 1 15/60
Demonstrators................................................... 30 1 15/60
Demonstrators................................................... 30 1 3
Observers....................................................... 170 1 15/60
Observers....................................................... 170 1 15/60
Observers....................................................... 170 1 15/60
Observers....................................................... 170 1 3
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Dated: March 4, 2010.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-5156 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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