[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1949-1951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00562]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-15BM]
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
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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
Assessing the Impact of Organizational and Personal Antecedents on
Proactive Health/Safety Decision Making--New--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH, under Public Law 91-596, Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20-22,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1977) has the responsibility to
conduct research relating to innovative methods, techniques, and
approaches dealing with occupational safety and health problems.
This research relates to the interplay of personal, organizational,
and cultural influences on risk-taking and proactive decision-making
behaviors among mine workers. The antecedents, or characteristics, that
impact these behaviors are not well understood in mining. Understanding
the degree to which antecedents influence decisions can inform the
focus of future health and safety management interventions.
NIOSH proposes a project that seeks to empirically understand the
following: What are the most important organizational antecedent
characteristics needed to support worker health and safety (H&S)
performance behaviors in the mining industry?
What are the most important personal antecedent characteristics
needed to support worker health and safety (H&S) performance behaviors
in the mining industry?
To answer the above questions, NIOSH researchers developed a
psychometrically supported survey. Researchers identified seven worker
perception-based `organizational values' and four `personal
characteristics' that are presumed to be important in fostering H&S
knowledge, motivation, proactive behaviors, and safety outcomes.
Because these emergent, worker perception-based constructs have a
theoretical and empirical history, psychometrically tested items exist
for each of them.
NIOSH researchers will administer this survey at mine sites to as
many participating mine workers as possible to answer the research
questions. Upon data collection and analysis NIOSH researchers will
revalidate each scale to ensure that measurement is valid. A
quantitative approach, via a short survey, allows for prioritization,
based on statistical significance, of the antecedents that have the
most critical influence on proactive behaviors. Data collection will
take place with approximately 1800 mine workers over three years. The
respondents targeted for this study include any active mine worker at a
mine site, both surface and underground. All participants will be
between the ages of 18 and 75, currently employed, and living in the
United States. Participation will require no more than 20 minutes of
workers' time (5 minutes for consent and 15 minutes for the survey).
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Upon collection of the data, it will be used to answer what
organizational/personal characteristics have the biggest impact on
proactive and compliant health and safety behaviors. Dominance and
relative weights analysis will be used as the data analysis method to
statistically rank order the importance of predictors in numerous
regression contexts. Safety proactive and safety compliance will serve
as the dependent variables in these regression analyses, with the
organizational and personal characteristics as independent variables.
Findings will be used to improve the safety and health
organizational values and focus of mine organizations, as executed
through their health and safety management system for mitigating health
and safety risks at their mine site. Specifically, if organizations are
lacking in values that are of high importance among employees, site
leadership knows where to focus new, innovative methods, techniques,
and approaches to dealing with their occupational safety and health
problems. Finally, the data can be directly compared to data from other
mine organizations that administered the same standardized methods to
provide broader context for areas in which the mining industry can
focus more attention if trying to encourage safer work behavior.
An estimated sample of up to 1,800 mine employees will be collected
from various mining operations which have agreed to participate. In
order to reach a sample of 1,800, researchers will try to secure
participation from approximately twenty-one mine operations. It is
estimated that it will take about 5 minutes to recruit a particular
mine and 5 minutes to consent the individual workers. The amount of
time to complete the survey data collection instrument is about 15
minutes. There is no cost to respondents other than there time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Safety/health Mine Operator........ Mine Recruitment Script.... 7 1 5/60
Mine Worker........................ Individual Miner 600 1 5/60
Recruitment Script.
Mine Worker........................ Survey..................... 600 1 15/60
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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. 2016-00562 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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