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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–16–16FG; Docket No. CDC–2015–
0109]

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 Workplace Health In
America, a nationally representative
survey of employer-based workplace
health programs to describe the current
state of U.S. workplace health
promotion and protection programs and
practices in employers of all sizes,
industries and regions.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
0109 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.

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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.

To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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.
Proposed Project
Workplace Health In America—
New—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
The health of a workplace and its
workers are inextricably linked. Ideally,
workplaces not only protect the safety
and wellbeing of employees but also
provide them opportunities for better
long-term health and enhanced quality
of life. Effective workplace programs,
policies, and environments that are
health-focused and worker-centered
have the potential to significantly
benefit employers, employees, their
families, and communities. As the
nation’s premier public health agency,
the CDC helps protect the health and
safety of all people in our schools,
communities, homes and workplaces
through prevention. The workplace can
specifically protect and promote health
through programs, policies, and
practices that have the potential of
reaching millions of workers, retirees,
and their families.
Increasing health care costs and
decreasing health-related productivity
are leading American businesses to
examine strategies to improve employee
health and contain health costs that are
largely driven by chronic diseases and
related lifestyle choices. Employers are
recognizing the role they can play in
creating a healthy work environment
and providing their employees with
opportunities to make healthy lifestyle
choices. They increasingly look to CDC
and other public health experts for
guidance and solutions to combat the
effects of chronic diseases on their
employees and businesses. Workplace
health programs not only benefit
individual employees but also make
good business sense.
Although a number of national and
local level studies and surveys have
been conducted over the past 25 years
examining aspects of workplace health
promotion and protection programs,
there has not been, to date, a systematic
and ongoing effort to document the
evidenced-based and best practice
strategies and interventions at the
individual employee and organizational
level that comprise a comprehensive
workplace health program from a
nationally representative sample of
employers. Workplace Health in
America is authorized by the Public
Health Service Act and funded through
the Prevention and Public Health Fund
of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (ACA). CDC has developed the
Workplace Health in America survey
program to describe the current state of
U.S. workplace health promotion and
protection programs and practices in
employers of all sizes, industries and
regions. National worksite health
promotion experts, employers, and

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content experts from the CDC advised
on the survey content. Items from
existing, validated surveys were used
whenever possible. The survey contains
yes/no, multiple choice and a small
number of open-ended items.
The Workplace Health in America
survey is designed to collect
information about: Basic organizational
characteristics; employer-sponsored
health insurance; health risk
assessments; staffing and other
resources devoted to employee health
and safety programming; incentives;
work-life policies and benefits;
availability of health screenings and
disease management programs;
occupational safety and health
programs. The survey items also cover
the presence of evidence-based and
other health promotion programs,
policies and supports related to physical
activity; nutrition; weight; tobacco;
excess alcohol use and drug abuse;
lactation and prenatal support;
musculoskeletal disorders, arthritis and
back pain; stress; and sleep.

CDC seeks to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. The information that is
collected is intended to build an
infrastructure supporting ongoing
surveillance to evaluate national
workplace health priorities (e.g.,
Healthy People), monitor trends, and
address emerging issues; provide free
and accessible benchmarking data for
employers and other stakeholders in
workplace health promotion and
protection; provide a better
understanding of employer practices to
inform the development of tools and
resources to support the design,
implementation, and evaluation of
employer-based workplace health
programs; and advance workplace
health promotion and protection
research.
To achieve these aims, CDC has
developed an infrastructure for this
initial effort that can be expanded for
future iterations of data collection. CDC
has designed a process to select a
nationally representative sample of

worksites representing employers in all
size categories, industry sectors, and
CDC regions. The data collection
platform was developed to collect
information primarily by online survey
or telephone assisted interview, and can
be easily modified to accommodate
additional survey modules. CDC has
also created a dissemination plan to
ensure the data and results can be used
by employers and other stakeholders
beyond the research community.
Planned dissemination products include
webinars to employer groups, an online
dashboard for employers to benchmark
their programs against other employers
with comparable characteristics, and
brief reports tailored to employers of
different sizes.
OMB approval is requested for two
years. CDC estimates that a total 8,085
employers will complete the Workplace
Health in America survey. Participation
is voluntary and there are no costs to
respondents other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)

Total
burden
(in hrs.)

Form name

Wellness/HR representative ...

Screening and Recruiting call ........................
Workplace Health in America Survey ............

11,684
4,043

1
1

15/60
40/60

2,921
2,695

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

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5,616

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.
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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Request for Nominations of
Candidates To Serve on the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BSC), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
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Number of
respondents

Type of respondents

The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is soliciting
nominations for possible membership
on the BSC, NIOSH.
The BSC, NIOSH consists of 15
experts in fields related to occupational
safety and health. The members are
selected by the Secretary of the U.S.

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Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). The board advises the
NIOSH Director on occupational safety
and health research and prevention
programs. The board also provides
advice on standards of scientific
excellence, current needs in the field of
occupational safety and health, and the
applicability and dissemination of
research findings. This advice may take
the form of reports or verbal
communications to the NIOSH Director
during BSC meetings.
Nominations are being sought for
individuals who have expertise and
qualifications necessary to contribute to
the accomplishment of the board’s
mission. More information is available
on the NIOSH BSC Web site: http://
www.cdc.gov/niosh/BSC/default.html.
Nominees will be selected based on
expertise in occupational safety and
health fields, such as occupational
medicine, occupational nursing,
industrial hygiene, occupational safety
and health engineering, toxicology,
chemistry, safety and health education,
ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics,
and psychology. Members may be

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invited to serve for terms of two to four
years. Selected nominees would begin
service on the BSC, NIOSH in January
2017.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services policy stipulates that
committee membership shall be
balanced in terms of professional
training and background, points of view
represented, and the committee’s
function. In addition to a broad range of
expertise, consideration is given to a
broad representation of geographic areas
within the U.S., with diverse
representation of both genders, all
ethnic and racial groups, and persons
with disabilities. Nominees must be
U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time
employees of the U.S. Government or
federally registered lobbyists.
Candidates should submit the
following items:
• Current curriculum vitae, including
complete contact information (name,
affiliation, mailing address, telephone
number, email address)
• A letter of recommendation stating
the qualifications of the candidate.

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