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There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Maternity Hospital .............................
Maternity Hospital .............................
Maternity Hospital .............................

Screening Call Script Part A ............
Screening Call Script Part B ............
mPINC Facility Survey .....................

1,952
1,672
1,421

1
1
1

1/60
4/60
30/60

33
111
711

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

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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–18–0914; Docket No. CDC–2017–
0098]

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 effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled Workplace Violence Prevention
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities.
Through nursing home administrator
interviews, CDC seeks to continue
measuring compliance to the state
regulations for workplace violence
prevention program: Violence
prevention policies, reporting systems
for violent events, violence prevention
committee, written violence prevention
plan, violence risk assessments, post
incident response and violence
prevention training.

SUMMARY:

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CDC must receive written
comments on or before January 22,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0098 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.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. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
DATES:

Please note: Submit all Federal comments
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 Leroy A.
Richardson, 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 the OMB for approval. To
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comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Workplace Violence Prevention
Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
(OMB Control Number 0920–0914,
Expiration 3/31/2018)—Extension—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) seeks to request an extension
of it already approved information
collection project to complete 20
nursing home interviews.
Healthcare workers are nearly five
times more likely to become victims of
violence than workers from all other
industries combined. While healthcare
workers are not at particularly high risk
for job-related homicide, nearly 60% of

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all nonfatal assaults occurring in private
industry are experienced in healthcare.
Six states have enacted laws to reduce
violence against healthcare workers by
requiring workplace violence
prevention programs. However, little is
understood about how effective these
laws are in reducing violence against
healthcare workers.
The long-term goal of the proposed
project is to reduce violence against
healthcare workers. The objective of the
proposed study is: (1) To examine
nursing home compliance with the New
Jersey Violence Prevention in Health
Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate
the effectiveness of the regulations in
this Act in reducing assault injuries to

Violence Prevention Committees in 20
nursing homes (10 in New Jersey and 10
in Virginia) who are in charge of
overseeing compliance efforts. The
purpose of the interviews is to measure
compliance to the state regulations:
Violence prevention policies, reporting
systems for violent events, violence
prevention committee, written violence
prevention plan, violence risk
assessments, post incident response and
violence prevention training. A
contractor will conduct the interviews.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated burden hours are 40.

nursing home workers. Our central
hypothesis is that nursing homes with
high compliance with the regulations
will have lower rates of employee
violence-related injury.
Previously under this OMB Control
number, NIOSH received OMB approval
to evaluate the legislation at 50
hospitals and at 40 nursing homes, to
conduct a nurse survey, and to conduct
a home healthcare aide survey
(HHCAS). NIOSH completed the data
collection activities for the hospitals,
the nurse survey, and the HHCAS.
However, NIOSH only completed 20 out
of 40 nursing home interviews.
NIOSH seeks to conduct face-to-face
interviews with the Chairs of the

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Nursing Home Administrators ...........
Nursing Home Administrators ...........

Interview ...........................................
Abstraction form ...............................

20
20

1
1

1
1

20
20

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

...........................................................

40

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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10123 and
CMS–10124]

Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by December 22, 2017.

The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
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When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions: OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email:
[email protected].
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:

ADDRESSES:

Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY:

a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including the necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES:

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request

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1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
Web site address at https://
www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
[email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
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. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
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