[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52300-52301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24472]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-17-1014]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled CDC Worksite Health Scorecard to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations'' notice on March 2, 2017 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC received three comments related to
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days
for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
CDC Worksite Health Scorecard (OMB Control Number 0920-1014,
expired 4/30/2017)--Reinstatement with Change--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has
established the Worksite Health Scorecard (Scorecard), an online
organizational assessment tool, to enable employers to assess the
number of evidence-based health promotion interventions or strategies
in their worksites to prevent heart disease, stroke, and related
conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.
The CDC Worksite Health Scorecard will support small, mid-size, and
large employer with three primary goals: (1) Assist employers in
identifying gaps in their health promotion programs, and help them to
prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their
worksites; (2) Improve the health and wellbeing of employees and their
families through science-based workplace health interventions and
promising practices; and (3) Support research and increase
understanding of the organizational programs, policies, and practices
that employers of various sizes and industry sectors have implemented
to support healthy lifestyle behaviors.
The Scorecard approval under OMB Control number 0920-1014 expired
at a time when it was unclear if resources would be available to
continue its use. Strong commitments from internal and external
stakeholders have enabled CDC to continue to offer a revised Scorecard
to employers nationwide. CDC is requesting a reinstatement with change
to a previously approved data collection. CDC plans to first pilot test
an updated version of the Scorecard and when finalized submit a
revision request to expand the number of employers the new Scorecard is
offered to.
From 2014-2016, 1,531 worksites have submitted CDC Worksite Health
Scorecards from employers in 40 different states. The average employer
is implementing a little more than half of the recommended
programmatic, policy, environmental support, and health-benefit
intervention strategies assessed in the Scorecard. Additionally, those
employers who have re-assessed at least once during this period have
seen their Scorecard score improve from an average of 95.85 points to
139.72 points. This represents an improvement in the total number of
intervention strategies being implemented as well as the number of best
practice and high-impact strategies, which garner more points improving
the work environment for employees to improve their health and well-
being. Overall, exposure to the Scorecard is contributing to better and
more effective work-place health program offerings to employees.
CDC will recruit a convenience sample of one hundred employers
(each represented by two knowledgeable employees for 200 total
respondents) to pilot test and evaluate the updated Scorecard. CDC will
seek a diverse set of employers with respect to size and industry type
who will be reached through meetings, presentations, and through
gatekeeper organizations to be enrolled/registered. The updated
Scorecard includes questions in four new topic areas: Sleep (8
questions); Alcohol & Other Substance Abuse (6 questions); Cancer (7
questions); and Musculoskeletal Disorders (7 questions), to include
minor revisions to previously existing questions or adjustment in the
associated points received for answering affirmatively to a question
based on supporting evidence from the peer reviewed literature as well
as sources such as the Community Guide. Additional updates also
included dropping 20 questions from the prior version due to redundancy
or lack of evidence to support their use. From the employers that
complete the survey, CDC will conduct follow-up telephone interviews on
a subset of about 16 employers (each represented by two knowledgeable
employees, for 32 respondents in total). The follow-up telephone
interviews will gather general impressions of the Scorecard--
particularly the new modules and allow for discussion of items that
presented discrepancies (and items that were left blank) to understand
the respondent's interpretation and perspective of their answers these
questions. This process will assess the validity and reliability of the
questions, as well as allow CDC to gather suggestions for additional
refinements, where necessary.
Following this pilot testing, CDC will continue to provide outreach
to and register approximately 800 employers per year to use the online
survey Scorecard in their workplace health program assessment,
planning, and implementation efforts, which is open to employers of all
sizes, industry sectors, and geographic locations across the country.
CDC requests a one-year OMB approval for this project. CDC will
pilot
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test the updated Scorecard in year one and create a finalized version
of the instrument based on respondent feedback gathered during the
pilot. After the completion of the pilot test, CDC will submit a
finalized instrument as a revision request for a three-year clearance.
Participation in the CDC Worksite Health Scorecard is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 303.
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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Employer pilot..................... CDC Worksite Health 200 1 2/60
Scorecard Registration
Application.
CDC Worksite Health 200 1 1.25
Scorecard.
CDC Worksite Health 32 1 1
Scorecard Cognitive
interview.
CDC Worksite Health 200 1 5/60
Scorecard Pilot evaluation.
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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. 2017-24472 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
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