[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32299-32300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12838]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-14-0907]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public burden, 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. To request more information on the
below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information
collection plan 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 submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. 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. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Intervention Effectiveness in
Material Handling Operations (OMB No. 0920-0907, expires 11/30/2014)--
Revision--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. Under Public Law 91-596, sections 20
and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),
NIOSH has the responsibility to conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity, NIOSH proposes a two-year
approval to continue a study to assess the effectiveness and cost-
benefit of occupational safety and health (OSH) interventions for
musculoskeletal disorders.
NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (OBWC) will
continue to collaborate on a multi-site intervention study at OBWC-
insured companies from 2014-2016. In overview, MSD engineering control
interventions (such as stair-climbing, powered hand trucks, and powered
truck lift gates) will be tested for effectiveness in reducing self-
reported back and upper extremity pain among 960 employees performing
material handling operations in 72 establishments using a prospective
experimental design (multiple baselines across groups). The costs of
the interventions will be funded through existing OBWC funds and
participating establishments.
This study will provide important information that is not currently
available elsewhere on the effectiveness of OSH interventions for
workers. The study sub-sample will be volunteer employees at OBWC-
insured establishments who perform material handling tasks that are
expected to be impacted by the engineering control interventions. It is
estimated that there will be 960 impacted employees in the recruited
establishments, which will be paired according to previous workers
compensation loss history and establishment size.
This protocol is changed from the previous data collection in that:
A Low Back Functional Assessment is no longer being
conducted to increase data collection efficiency.
The study population now includes workers performing
material handling tasks in all industries, not just wholesale retail
trade. Tested interventions also include a number of material handling
engineering controls. These changes were made to increase
generalizability of results.
All employers will now receive the intervention
immediately, rather than half being randomly selected to receive the
intervention six months later. This change was made to increase
participation among employers.
The main outcomes for this study are self-reported low back pain
and upper extremity pain collected using surveys every three months
over a two-year period from volunteer material handling workers at
participating establishments. Individuals will also be asked to report
usage of the interventions and material handling exposures every three
months over two years. Individuals will also be asked to complete an
annual health assessment survey at baseline, and once annually for two
years.
In order to maximize efficiency and reduce burden, a choice of web-
based or paper survey is proposed for the data collection.
All collected information will be used to determine whether there
are significant differences in reported musculoskeletal pain and
functional back pain score ratios (pre/post intervention scores), while
controlling for covariates. Once the study is
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completed, results will be made available through the NIOSH internet
site and peer-reviewed publications.
The ``Self-reported low back pain'' and ``Self-reported upper
extremity pain'' forms are collected every three months (9 over two
years, or an average of 4.5 per year). The ``Self-reported general work
environment and health'' form is collected at baseline, at the end of
the first year and at the end of the second year (3 times over two
years, or an average of 1.5 per year). The informed consent form is
collected once at the beginning of the study, an average of .5 per
year. The early exit interview is collected once for a limited number
of participants, an average of .5 per year. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
In summary, this study will determine the effectiveness of the
tested MSD interventions for material handling workers and enable
evidence based prevention practices to be shared with the greatest
audience possible. NIOSH expects to complete data collection in 2016.
The total estimated annual burden hours are 1,364.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Material handling workers..... Self-reported 960 4.5 5/60 360
low back pain.
Self-reported 960 4.5 5/60 360
upper extremity
pain.
Self-reported 960 4.5 5/60 360
specific job
tasks and
safety
incidents.
Self-reported 960 1.5 10/60 240
general work
environment and
health.
Informed Consent 960 .5 5/60 40
Form (Overall
Study).
Early Exit 106 .5 5/60 4
Interview.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,364
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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.
[FR Doc. 2014-12838 Filed 6-3-14; 8:45 am]
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