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certain circumstances to maintain
compliance plans to help ensure their
employees do not engage in, or become
complicit to, human trafficking in their
supply chain, and (iii) establishing
requirements for training the Federal
acquisition workforce.
For example, E.O. 13627:
• Expressly prohibits Federal
contractors, contractor employees,
subcontractors and subcontractor
employees from (i) failing to disclose
basic information or making material
misrepresentations regarding the key
terms, location, and conditions of
employment, (ii) charging employees
recruitment fees, (iii) destroying or
denying access to an employee’s
identify documents, and (iv) failing to
pay return transportation costs, with
certain exceptions, where work is
performed outside the United States and
the employee is not a national of the
country in which the work is taking
place and who was brought into that
country for the purpose of working on
a U.S. Government contract or
subcontract;
• Directs that for portions of contract
and subcontract work (other than
commercially available off-the-shelf
items) performed outside the United
States where the estimated value of the
work performed abroad exceeds
$500,000, federal contractors and
subcontractors shall maintain an
appropriate compliance program during
the performance of the contract or
subcontract, which shall include: an
awareness program for employees, a
process for employees to report
trafficking-related legal violations, a
wage and housing plan in applicable
circumstances, and procedures to
promote compliance by their
subcontractors;
• Requires covered contractors and
subcontractors to certify, both before
receiving a contract and annually
thereafter during the term of the
contract or subcontract, to their
maintenance of a compliance plan and
their lack of engagement in (or
remediation and referral of) any
trafficking related activities; and
• Directs federal contracting officers
to provide notification of traffickingrelated violations by contractors or
subcontractors to agency Inspectors
General and agency officials responsible
for suspension and debarment actions.
E.O. 13627 also instructs the
Administrator for Federal Procurement
Policy to develop guidance to assist
agencies in training the Federal
acquisition workforce regarding the
anti-trafficking obligations of
contractors and subcontractors.

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Many similar (but not identical)
provisions are contained in the ETGCA.
In addition, the ETGCA amends title 18
of the United States Code to extend
criminal prohibitions against fraudulent
labor practices, including trafficking, to
contractors and subcontractors overseas.
Effective implementation of the
trafficking safeguards provided by E.O.
13627 and the ETGCA will increase
stability, productivity, and certainty in
federal contracting and avoid the
disruption and disarray caused by the
use of trafficked labor and resulting
investigative and enforcement actions.
The FAR Council seeks public
comment on the most effective and least
burdensome approaches for
implementing E.O. 13627 and the
ETGCA (which it currently plans to
implement through one rulemaking).
The input will be considered during the
rulemaking process as the FAR Council
develops and refines amendments to
FAR Subpart 22.7 and other relevant
FAR parts to address these actions.
The Council especially welcomes
public comment on the following issues:
1. Focus of guidance. What
requirements do you think are in
greatest need of guidance to ensure the
goals of E.O. 13627 and the ETGCA are
met and what guidance do you
recommend?
2. Contractor practices. Studies
indicate that a number of private sector
companies have established, or are in
the process of establishing, codes of
conduct to eliminate trafficked labor
from their supply chains.
a. If you are a contractor, do you
already have a code of conduct or plan
that addresses trafficked labor? If so,
what behavior does it address and what
controls does it require? Does your
entity perform a significant amount of
work overseas? Based on your reading of
E.O. 13627 and the ETGCA, what
actions do you envision having to take
as a government contractor (or
subcontractor) beyond what you already
are doing to be in compliance with these
new requirements?
b. Either based on experience or
research of the marketplace, what
practices are most effective in
prohibiting TIP by contractor and
subcontractor employees? What
practices will help contractor and
subcontractor employees comply with
the requirements of E.O. 13627 and the
ETGCA?
3. Oversight. E.O. 13627 requires
federal contractors and subcontractors
to allow contracting agencies and other
responsible enforcement agencies to
have reasonable access to conduct
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modeled after a similar requirement in
E.O. 13126, which established
requirements to ensure that federal
agencies do not procure goods made by
forced or indentured child labor. Have
you had any experiences with the
application of audits under E.O. 13126
that the Council should be aware of as
it develops its implementing guidance?
4. Burden considerations. Both E.O.
13627 and the ETGCA make clear that
plans and procedures shall be
appropriate to the size and complexity
of the contract and to the nature and
scope of activities to be performed. As
the Council develops regulations to
implement this guiding principle and
evaluates burden associated with
potential guidance, it seek input on the
following—
a. What are the types of personnel that
you would anticipate being involved in
developing and maintaining compliance
plans and certifications (e.g.,
compliance officers, attorneys, human
capital specialists)?
b. What do you view to be the most
significant drivers of cost in developing
and maintaining the plan (e.g., general
corporate governance; and
c. What assumptions should the
Council make about the amount of labor
hours and associated costs required to
meet the contractor responsibilities in
E.O. 13627 and the law?
Dated: February 6, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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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 404–639–7570 or send

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comments to Kimberly Lane, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
School Health Policies and Practices
Study (formerly titled School Health
Policies and Programs Study, OMB No.
0920–0445, exp. 9/30/2012)—
Reinstatement with Change—Division of
Adolescent and School Health (DASH),
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
A limited number of preventable
behaviors, usually established during
youth and often extended into
adulthood, contribute substantially to
the leading causes of mortality and
morbidity during youth and adulthood.
These risk behaviors include those that
result in unintentional injuries and
violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other

level. The school- and classroom-level
questionnaires will be identical to those
approved for data collection in 2012.
The district-level questionnaires will
include minor modifications to the 2012
questionnaires. For example, question
wording will be revised to improve
clarity. The school-level data collection
also will include vending machine
observations, which will yield the only
nationally representative dataset of
snack and beverage offerings available
to students through school vending
machines. These observations were a
part of the 2012 study protocol but were
not conducted because of insufficient
funds.
The SHPPS data collection will have
significant implications for policy and
program development for school health
programs nationwide. The results will
be used by Federal agencies, state and
local education and health agencies, the
private sector, and others to support
school health programs; monitor
progress toward achieving health and
education goals and objectives,; develop
educational programs, demonstration
efforts, and professional education/
training; and initiate other relevant
research initiatives to contribute to the
reduction of health risk behaviors
among our nation’s youth. SHPPS data
also will be used to provide measures
for 14 Healthy People 2020 national
health objectives. No other national
source of data exists for these objectives.
The data also will have significant
implications for policy and program
development for school health programs
nationwide.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

drug use; sexual behaviors that
contribute to HIV infection, other STDs,
and unintended pregnancies; unhealthy
dietary behaviors; and physical
inactivity.
School-based instruction on health
topics offers the most systematic and
efficient means of enabling youth
people to avoid the health risk
behaviors that lead to mortality and
morbidity. CDC has previously
examined the role schools play in
addressing health risk behaviors
through the School Health Policies and
Programs Study (SHPPS, OMB NO.
0920–0445), a series of data collections
conducted at the state, district, school,
and classroom levels in 1994 (OMB No.
0920–0340, exp. 1/31/1995), 2000 (OMB
No. 0920–0445, exp. 10/31/2002), 2006
(OMB No. 0920–0445, exp. 11/30/2008),
and 2012 (OMB No. 0920–0445, exp. 9/
30/2012).
CDC plans to reinstate data collection
in 2014 and 2016 with changes. SHPPS
will assess the characteristics of eight
components of school health programs
at the elementary, middle, and high
school levels: health education, physical
education, health services, mental
health and social services, nutrition
services, healthy and safe school
environment, faculty and staff health
promotion, and family and community
involvement. This data collection will
take place at the school- and classroomlevels in 2014 and at the district level
in 2016. The school- and classroomlevel data collection proposed for 2014
was approved for 2012 but was not
conducted because of insufficient funds.
Sixteen questionnaires will be used:
seven at the district level, seven at the
school level and two at the classroom

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name

State Officials .............................

State Recruitment Script (for 2014
study).
State Recruitment Script (for 2016
study).
District Recruitment Script (for 2014
study).
District Recruitment Script (for 2016
study).
District Health Education ........................
District Physical Education and Activity ..
District Health Services ...........................
District Nutrition Services ........................
District Healthy and Safe School Environment.
District Mental Health and Social Services.
District Faculty and Staff Health Promotion.
School Recruitment Script ......................

District Officials ..........................

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School Officials ..........................

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responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

42

1

30/60

21

44

1

30/60

22

320

1

30/60

160

902

1

60/60

902

685
685
685
685
685

1
1
1
1
1

30/60
40/60
40/60
30/60
60/60

343
457
457
343
685

685

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343

685

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of respondent

Classroom teachers ...................
.............................................

School Health Education ........................
School Physical Education and Activity ..
School Health Services ...........................
School Nutrition Services ........................
School Healthy and Safe School Environment.
School Mental Health and Social Services.
School Faculty and Staff Health Promotion.
Classroom Health Education ..................
Classroom Physical Education and Activity.
Total ........................................................

Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity,
Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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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 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Kimberly S. Lane,
CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
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

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20/60
40/60
50/60
40/60
75/60

213
427
533
427
800

640

1

30/60

320

640

1

20/60

213

1,229
1,229

1
1

50/60
40/60

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Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimate that healthcare
workers sustain nearly 600,000
percutaneous injuries annually
involving contaminated sharps. In
response to both the continued concern
over such exposures and the
technological developments which can
increase employee protection, Congress
passed the Needlestick Safety and
Prevention Act directing the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) to revise the
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard
to establish requirements that employers
identify and make use of effective and
safer medical devices. That revision was
published on January 18, 2001, and
became effective April 18, 2001.
The revision to OSHA’s BBP Standard
added new requirements for employers,
including additions to the exposure
control plan and maintenance of a
sharps injury log.
OSHA has determined that
compliance with these standards
significantly reduces the risk that
workers will contract a bloodborne
disease in the course of their work.
However, exposure control plans for
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on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.

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burden per
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640
640
640
640

Proposed Project
Pilot Project to Evaluate the Use of
Exposure Control Plans for Bloodborne
Pathogens in Private Dental Practices—
New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

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standards for healthcare workers are
based primarily on hospital data.
Approximately one-half of the 11
million healthcare workers in the
United States are employed in nonhospital settings, including physician
offices, home healthcare agencies,
correctional facilities, and dental offices
and clinics. Little information is known
about the risk management practices in
these non-hospital settings. In a small
study conducted by the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) found that although
seven of the eight correctional
healthcare facilities visited had written
exposure control plans, only two were
reviewed and updated annually as
required by the OSHA BBP Standard.
One reason postulated for noncompliance was that hospital-based
standards, policies, and programs may
not be appropriate to non-hospital
settings. It is important to identify
effective methods for using exposure
control plans in non-hospital settings
and to verify whether the specificity and
relevance of bloodborne pathogen
training and educational materials for
non-hospital facilities can positively
impact compliance in dental settings.
The purpose of this proposal is to
understand how bloodborne pathogens
exposure control plans are implemented
in private dental offices, an important
segment of the non-hospital based
healthcare system. The proposed work
will draw on research-to-practice
principles and will be assisted by a
strong network of dental professional
groups, trade associations, and
government agencies. Specific
objectives are to:
(1) Inventory existing exposure
control plans in private dental practices;

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