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conducts laboratory and field research
on communication systems, tracking
systems and monitoring systems as
needed to ensure their viability and
safety during routine mining operations
as well as post-disaster conditions.
Fires and Explosions Branch (CCRG).
(1) Conducts experiments and studies at
the Bruceton Experimental Mine, the
Bruceton Safety Research Coal Mine,
and similar facilities as well as field
experiments at operating mines to
prevent catastrophic events such as
mine explosions, mine fires, and gas
and water inundations to better
understand cause and effect
relationships which initiate such events;
(2) develops new or improved strategies
and technologies for mine fire
prevention, detection, control, and
suppression; (3) investigates and
develops an understanding of the
critical parameters and their
interrelationships governing the
mitigation and propagation of
explosions, and develops and facilitates
the implementation of interventions to
prevent mine explosions; (4) develops
new controls and strategies for
eliminating explosions or fires or
minimizing the impact of explosions on
the safety of mine workers by improving
suppression systems, improving
detection of sentinel events; (5) works
with the mining industry and other
government agencies to ensure research
gaps and technology needs are met for
preventing any and all types of events
that could lead to mine explosions,
sustained fires or inundations; and (6)
identifies and evaluates emerging health
and safety issues as mining operations
move into more challenging and
dangerous geologic conditions.
Workplace Health Branch (CCRH). (1)
Plans and conducts laboratory and field
research on all aspects of workplace
health including noise-induced hearing
loss in miners, cumulative and
repetitive injuries and the identification
of potential related health and safety
hazards; (2) specific to excessive noise
levels, conducts field dosimetric and
audiometric surveys to assess the extent
and severity of the problem; (3) specific
to cumulative and repetitive injuries,
conducts laboratory and field studies to
identify the risk factors most
responsible for causing injuries to mine
workers at surface and underground
operations and develops interventions,
conducts evaluations and recommends
intervention strategies for cumulative
and repetitive injuries; (4) conducts
field and laboratory research to identify
noise generation sources and develops,
tests, and demonstrates new control
technologies for noise reduction; (5)
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feasibility of noise reduction controls;
(6) designs and conducts surveillance
based research studies to identify and
classify risk factors that cause, or may
cause, repetitive and cumulative
injuries to miners; (7) conducts research
studies to further the understanding of
operating equipment on the role of mine
worker musculoskeletal disorders in the
underground and surface environment;
and (8) develops strategies, technologies
and approaches for improving the
operational aspects of mining systems
for mine worker comfort and health.
Spokane Mining Research Division
(CCS). (1) Provides leadership for
prevention of work-related illness,
injury, and death in the mining industry
with an emphasis on the special needs
in the western United States; (2)
develops numerical models and
conducts laboratory and field
investigations to better understand the
causes of catastrophic failures in
underground metal/nonmetal mines that
may lead to multiple injuries and
fatalities; (3) develops new design
practices and tools, control
technologies, and work practices to
reduce the risk of these global and local
ground failures in underground metal/
nonmetal mines; (4) conducts numerical
studies and field investigations to
understand the problems of ventilating
deep and multilevel underground
mines, and develops improved design
approaches and engineering controls to
reduce the concentration of toxic
substances in the mine air; (5) conducts
laboratory and field studies to help
leverage and support the Institute’s
mining research program; (6) develops
and recommends appropriate criteria for
new standards, NIOSH policy,
documents, or testimony related to
health and safety in the mining
industry.
Delete in its entirety the title and
function statements for the Office of
Mine Safety and Health Research
(CCM).
James Seligman,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day-15–0941; Docket No. CDC–2015–
0084]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection entitled Evaluation of Dating
Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy
Teen Relationships. CDC will use the
information to continue the ongoing
longitudinal follow-up for CDC’s teen
dating violence (TDV) prevention
initiative, Dating Matters: Strategies to
Promote Healthy Teen Relationships.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 23,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
0084 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and

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instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.

longer-term follow-up as the students in
our sample age and their engagement in
dating relationships increases. The
current evaluation of Dating Matters
tests a comprehensive approach to
prevent TDV among youth in high-risk
urban communities.
In order to address gaps in effective
prevention programming for youth in
urban communities with high crime and
economic disadvantage, who may be at
highest risk for TDV perpetration and
victimization, Dating Matters focuses
on middle school youth with universal
primary prevention strategies aimed at
building a foundation of healthy
relationship skills before dating and/or
TDV is initiated. All data collected as
part of this request will be used in the
longitudinal outcome evaluation of the
Dating Matters initiative. No teen
dating violence comprehensive program
has been developed and implemented
specifically for high risk urban
communities. Further, no other data
source exists to examine the
effectiveness of the Dating Matters
initiative for preventing dating violence.
The evaluation utilizes a cluster
randomized design in which 46 schools
in four funded communities (Alameda
County, California; Baltimore,
Maryland; Broward County, Florida;
and, Chicago, Illinois), were randomized
to either Dating Matters or standard
practice, and we seek to continue
evaluation activities in these four
communities. Therefore, this data
collection is critical to understand the
effectiveness, feasibility, and cost of
Dating Matters and to inform decisions
about disseminating the program to
other communities.
OMB approval is requested for three
years for this revision. The only cost to
respondents will be time spent on
responding to the survey.

Proposed Project
Evaluation of Dating Matters:
Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen
Relationships (OMB Control Number
0920–0941, expiration date 5/30/
2016)—Revision—National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is seeking a revision
request that will enable continued
longitudinal follow-up for CDC’s teen
dating violence (TDV) prevention
initiative, Dating Matters: Strategies to
Promote Healthy Teen Relationships.
The initial evaluation of this initiative,
a cluster randomized controlled trial
(RCT), is covered under the current
OMB-approved Information Collection
Request entitled, ‘‘Evaluation of Dating
Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy
Teen Relationships,’’ (OMB Control
Number 0920–0941, Expiration 5/30/
2016). Approval of this revision request
will allow us to continue to assess the
effectiveness of the CDC-developed
comprehensive approach to TDV for

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
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Student Outcome Survey Followup—Attachment E: and web
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Leroy A. 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.

contributed to exceptional VTE
prevention outcomes achieved by
Champions. Champions will receive a
cash prize (if eligible) and other forms
of recognition.

[FR Doc. 2015–24030 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]

DATES:

Contest begins on November 2,
2015 and ends on January 10, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for Healthcare Associated
Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Challenge

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
Award Approving Official: Thomas R.
Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and
Administrator, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
ACTION: Notice.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) located
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) announces the
launch of the Healthcare Associated
Venous Thromboembolism (HA–VTE)
Prevention Challenge on November 2,
2015. The challenge will be open until
January 10, 2016.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE),
blood clots occurring as deep vein
thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism
(PE), or both, is an important and
growing public health issue. Prevention
of healthcare associated VTE (HA–VTE)
is a national hospital safety priority.
Many HA–VTEs can be prevented, but
VTE prevention strategies and are still
not being applied regularly or
effectively across the United States.
To support and promote HA–VTE
prevention, HHS/CDC is announcing the
2015 HA–VTE Prevention Challenge.
The challenge will bring prestige to
organizations that invest in VTE
prevention, improve understanding of
successful implementation strategies at
the health system level, and motivate
health systems to strengthen their VTE
prevention efforts. The top-judged
organizations found to have
implemented innovative and effective
VTE prevention strategies will be
recognized as HA–VTE Prevention
Champions. HHS/CDC will document
these successful strategies and highlight
the systems, processes, and staffing that

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The
challenge is authorized by Public Law
111–358, the America Creating
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote
Excellence in Technology, Education
and Science Reauthorization Act of
2010 (COMPETES Act).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719
AGENCY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Beckman, Division of Blood
Disorders, National Center on Birth
Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop E–64, Atlanta, GA 30329,
Telephone: 404–498–6474, Fax: 404–
498–6799, Attention: HA–VTE
Prevention Challenge, Email:
[email protected].

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Subject of Challenge Competition
Entrants of the HA–VTE Prevention
Challenge will be asked to describe the
VTE prevention strategy and reasons
that support the strategy choice
developed by their organization. In
addition, entrants will be asked to
describe the specific intervention(s) (e.g.
implementation of VTE protocols and
order sets, risk assessment, electronic
alerts, clinical decision support tools,
performance monitoring systems and
dashboards, patient and/or provider
education and awareness, postdischarge follow-up, etc.), methods, and
systems used to implement, support and
evaluate the strategy. Entrants will be
asked to submit at least one quantitative
measure showing an increase of VTE
prevention (e.g. number of patients
assessed for VTE risk, number of at risk
patients receiving appropriate VTE
prevention, number of patients and/or
providers receiving education on VTE
prevention, etc.) and/or decrease in HA–
VTE rates for the organization’s
population of interest. Each measure
submitted must include two data points:
One for the control or pre-intervention
period and a second for the postintervention period. Control/preintervention and post-intervention
measures must cover a period of at least
six months. This information collection
is approved by the Office of
Management and Budget under OMB
Control Number 0990–0390, expiration
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Eligibility Rules for Participating in the
Competition
To be eligible to win a monetary prize
under this challenge, an individual or
entity—
(1) Shall have completed and
submitted the nomination form in its
entirety to participate in the
competition under the rules
promulgated by HHS/CDC;
(2) Must be a hospital, multi-hospital
system, hospital network or managed
care organization, incorporated in and
maintaining a primary place of business
in the United States that provides
inpatient medical care for patients.
(3) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment (Federal
entities or employees are eligible to
participate in the challenge; however,
they are not eligible to receive a
monetary prize. Federal entities are
eligible for non-monetary recognition
only.);
(4) Shall not be an HHS employee
working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty
hours;
(5) Shall not be an employee or
contractor at HHS/CDC;
(6) Federal grantees may not use
Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless
consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(7) Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission;
(8) Must agree to participate in a data
validation process to be conducted by
an HHS/CDC-selected contractor. To the
extent applicable law allows, data will
be kept confidential by the contractor
and will be shared with the CDC in
aggregate form only; i.e., the VTE
prevention coverage rate for the practice
not individual data;
(9) Must have a data management
system (electronic or paper) that allows
HHS/CDC or their contractor to check
data submitted;
(10) Individual nominees and
individuals in a group practice must be
free from convictions or pending
investigations of criminal and health
care fraud offenses such as felony health
care fraud, patient abuse or neglect;
felony convictions for other healthcarerelated fraud, theft, or other financial
misconduct; and felony convictions
relating to unlawful manufacture,
distribution, prescription, or dispensing
of controlled substances as verified
through the Office of the Inspector
General List of Excluded Individuals

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