[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66381-66382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26473]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-15-14AOD]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
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; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Incentives for the Adoption of the Youth@Work--Talking Safety
Curriculum--New--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. Working youth have long been a
priority area for NIOSH. Approximately 17.5 million workers were less
than 24 years of age in 2010, representing 13% of the workforce [NIOSH
2014]. For the period 1997 through 2003, nearly 80% of high school
students reported working while still in high school [BLS 2005; NIOSH
2013]. During the 10-year period 1998-2007, an estimated 7.9 million
nonfatal injuries to younger workers were treated in U.S. hospital
emergency departments (EDs) [CDC 2010]. The nonfatal injury rate was
5.0 ED-treated injuries per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers,
approximately two times higher than among workers age 25 or over [CDC
2010].
Given the disproportionate number of workplace injuries and
illnesses suffered by young workers, occupational safety education is a
critical and urgent concern [Chin et al. 2010]. Although the
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 regulates that
employers have the primary responsibility for providing a safe and
healthy workplace, future working generations should be equipped with a
foundation of workplace safety and health knowledge and skills. A
mastery of general occupational safety and health competencies that
protect workers from injury or illness is key to any work-readiness
effort and to every job. NIOSH has developed fundamental workplace
safety and health competencies that apply to all workplaces [NIOSH
2013; Schulte et al. 2014]. The eight core workplace safety and health
competencies are general transferable skills that can apply across all
industries. They can be used with the job-specific skills that workers
gain through apprenticeship and career technical or vocational training
programs. These core competencies/skills can be used to improve the
health and safety of individuals in other places as well, such as in
homes, schools, or communities.
The purpose of this study is therefore to conduct key informant
interviews with a limited number of assistant superintendents and/or
curriculum coordinators in school districts across the country to
assess their openness to incorporating workplace safety and health
skills for young workers into their programs as a vital component of
their curricula in both academic and vocational education programs at
the middle and high school level. The information will inform NIOSH on
incentives barriers for the inclusion of work place safety and health
competencies as the ``missing life skill'' in the curricula and
programs of U.S. middle schools and high schools. Providing youth with
foundational workplace health and safety skills enables young workers
to better protect themselves and others and to contribute to safe and
healthy working conditions.
For this project, twenty-eight (28) key informant interviews will
be conducted, from a recruitment pool of eighty-four (84) school
districts. The recruitment pool will consist of twenty-one (21)
randomly assigned districts from each of the four (4) regions of the
United States (Northeast, Midwest, West, and South) as defined by the
U.S. Census Bureau. In each region, a sample of districts will be
selected based on jurisdictional density, as defined by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Recruitment letters will first
be sent to the superintendent's office of the school districts selected
for the recruitment pool. A recruitment call to the superintendent's
office will follow in order to gauge the district's interest in
participating and to identify the best potential respondent for that
district. Next, the potential respondents will receive a recruitment
letter detailing the objectives of the study, followed by a recruitment
call to secure their participation and schedule an interview.
The twenty-eight (28) selected participants for this data
collection will be recruited with the assistance of a contractor who
has successfully performed similar tasks for NIOSH in the past. The
sample size is based on recommendations related to qualitative
interview methods and the research team's prior experience. The
interview discussion guide will be administered verbally by phone to
participants in English. Once this study is complete, results will be
made available via various means including print publications and the
agency internet site. The information gathered by this project will
inform NIOSH of the receptivity and barriers faced by these school
districts for incorporating workplace safety and health competencies
for young workers as a vital component of their curricula within
academic and vocational education programs at the middle and high
school level.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 34.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Public School Officials............... Recruitment Call to 84 1 7/60
Superintendent Office
Script.
Public School Officials............... Recruitment Call to 84 1 7/60
Respondent Script.
Public School Officials............... Discussion Guide........ 28 1 30/60
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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.
[FR Doc. 2014-26473 Filed 11-6-14; 8:45 am]
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