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Type of respondents

State NTSIP Coordinators ..............................
On-scene commanders ...................................
Emergency government services ...................
Responsible party ...........................................
Other state and local governments ................
Hospitals .........................................................
Poison Control Centers ...................................

LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
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 or send
comments to LeRoy Richardson, 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.

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Proposed Project
Health Hazard Evaluation and
Technical Assistance—Requests and
Emerging Problems (0920–0260,
Expiration 11/30/2014)—Revision—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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In accordance with its mandates
under 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
(HHE) to identify chemical, biological or
physical hazards in workplaces
throughout the United States. Each year,
NIOSH receives approximately 300 such
requests. Most HHE requests come from
the following types of companies:
Service, manufacturing, health and
social services, transportation,
construction, agriculture, mining,
skilled trade and construction.
A printed HHE request form is
available in English and in Spanish. The
form is also available on the Internet
and differs from the printed version
only in format and in the fact that it can
be submitted directly from the Web site.
The request form takes an estimated 12
minutes to complete. The form provides
the mechanism for employees,
employers, and other authorized
representatives to supply the
information required by the regulations
governing the NIOSH HHE program (42
CFR 85.3–1). If employees are
submitting the form, it must contain the
signatures of three or more current
employees. However, regulations allow
a single signature if the requestor: Is one
of three (3) or fewer employees in the
process, operation, or job of concern; or
is any officer of a labor union
representing the employees for
collective bargaining purposes. An
individual management official may
request an evaluation on behalf of the
employer. The information provided is

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burden per
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(in hrs.)
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30/60
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30/60
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used by NIOSH to determine whether
there is reasonable cause to justify
conducting an investigation and
provides a mechanism to respond to the
requestor.
NIOSH reviews the HHE request to
determine if an on-site evaluation is
needed. The primary purpose of an onsite evaluation is to help employers and
employees identify and eliminate
occupational health hazards. For 40% of
the requests received NIOSH determines
an on-site evaluation is needed.
In about 70% of on-site evaluations,
employees are interviewed to help
further define concerns. Interviews may
take approximately 15 minutes per
respondent. The interview questions are
specific to each workplace and its
suspected diseases and hazards.
However, interviews are based on
standard medical practices.
In approximately 30% of on-site
evaluations (presently estimated to be
38 facilities), questionnaires are
distributed to the employees (averaging
about 100 employees per site).
Questionnaires may require
approximately 30 minutes to complete.
The survey questions are specific to
each workplace and its suspected
diseases and hazards, however, items in
the questionnaires are derived from
standardized or widely used medical
and epidemiologic data collection
instruments.
About 70% of the on-site evaluations
involve employee exposure monitoring
in the workplace. Employees
participating in on-site evaluations by
wearing a sampler or monitoring device
to measure personal workplace
exposures are offered the opportunity to
get a written notice of their exposure
results. To indicate their preference and,
if interested, provide mailing
information, employees complete a
contact information post card. The
previous approved information
collection request has been revised to
include the post card, which may take
5 minutes or less to complete. The
number of employees monitored for

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workplace exposures per on-site
evaluation is estimated to be 25 per site.
NIOSH distributes interim and final
reports of health hazard evaluations,
excluding personal identifiers, to:
requesters, employers, employee
representatives; the Department of Labor
(Occupational Safety and Health
Administration or Mine Safety and
Health Administration, as appropriate);
state health departments; and, as
needed, other state and federal agencies.
NIOSH administers a follow-back
program to assess the effectiveness of its
HHE program in reducing workplace
hazards. This program entails the
mailing of follow-back questionnaires to
employer and employee representatives

response and a second one 24 months
after our response. The first
questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to
complete and the second questionnaire
takes about 15 minutes to complete.
Because of the number of
investigations conducted each year, the
need to respond quickly to requests for
assistance, the diverse and
unpredictable nature of these
investigations, and its follow-back
program to assess evaluation
effectiveness; NIOSH requests clearance
for data collections performed within
the domain of its HHE program. There
is no cost to respondents other than
their time.

at all the workplaces where NIOSH
conducted an on-site evaluation. In a
small number of instances, a followback on-site evaluation may be
completed. The first follow-back
questionnaire is sent shortly after the
first visit for an on-site evaluation and
takes about 15 minutes to complete. A
second follow-back questionnaire is sent
a year later and requires about 15
minutes to complete. At 24 months, a
third follow-back questionnaire is sent
which takes about 15 minutes to
complete.
For requests where NIOSH does not
conduct an on-site evaluation, the
requestor receives the first follow-back
questionnaire 12 months after our

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Type of respondent

Form

Employees and Representatives ......

Health Hazard Evaluation Request
Form.
Health Hazard Evaluation Request
Form.
Health Hazard Evaluation specific
interview example.
Health Hazard Evaluation specific
questionnaire example.
Contact information post card ..........
First follow-back questionnaire ........

Average
burden per
response in
hours

Total burden
hours

225

1

12/60

45

75

1

12/60

15

2,670

1

15/60

668

3,800

1

30/60

1,900

2,225
252

1
1

5/60
15/60

186
63

Second follow-back questionnaire ...
Third follow-back questionnaire .......

252
252

1
1

15/60
15/60

63
63

Representatives;
1 (without on-

First follow-back questionnaire ........

90

1

10/60

15

Representatives;
2 (without on-

Second follow-back questionnaire ...

90

1

15/60

23

Total ...........................................

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3,041

Employers* ........................................
Employees ........................................
Employees ........................................
Employees ........................................
Employees and Representatives;
Employers—Year 1 (on-site evaluation).
Employees and
Employers—Year
uation).
Employees and
Employers—Year
site evaluation).
Employees and
Employers—Year
site evaluation).

Representatives;
2 (on-site eval-

LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
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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463) of October 6, 1972, that the
Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services, has been renewed
for a 2-year period through April 1,
2016.

the authority to sign Federal Register
notices pertaining to announcements of
meetings and other committee
management activities, for both the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.

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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices: Notice of Charter Renewal
This gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

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Larry Pickering, M.D., Designated
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
Department of Health and Human
Services, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop A27, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
telephone (404) 639–8562 or fax (404)
639–8626.
The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated

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