[Federal Register: December 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 249)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-03-28]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
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; and (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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH
Publications--Extension--National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Through the development, organization, and dissemination of
information, NIOSH promotes awareness about occupational hazards and
their control, and improves the quality of American working life.
Although NIOSH uses a variety of media and delivery mechanisms to
communicate with its constituents, one of the primary vehicles is
through the distribution of NIOSH-numbered publications. The extent to
which these publications successfully meet the information needs of
their intended audience is not currently known. In a period of
diminishing resources and increasing accountability, it is important
that NIOSH be able to demonstrate that communications about its
research and
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service programs are both effective and efficient in influencing
workplace change. This requires a social marketing evaluation of NIOSH
products to measure the degree of customer satisfaction and their
adoption of recommended actions.
The present project proposes to do this by conducting a survey of a
primary segment of NIOSH's customer base, the community of occupational
safety and health professionals. In collaboration with the American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses (13,000 members), the
American Industrial Hygiene Association (12,400 members), the American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (6,500 members), and
the American Society of Safety Engineers (33,000 members), NIOSH will
survey a sample of their memberships to ascertain, among other things:
(1) Their perceptions and attitudes toward NIOSH as a general
information resource; (2) their perceptions and attitudes about
specific types of NIOSH publications (e.g., criteria documents,
technical reports, alerts); (3) the frequency and nature of referral to
NIOSH in affecting occupational safety and health practices and
policies; (4) the extent to which they have implemented NIOSH
recommendations; and (5) their recommendations for improving NIOSH
products and delivery systems. The results of this survey will provide
an empirical assessment of the impact of NIOSH publications on
occupational safety and health practice and policy in the United States
as well as provide direction for shaping future NIOSH communication
efforts. Respondents will have the option of responding by mail or
electronically through the NIOSH Web site. There is no costs to
respondents for participation.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden in
respondents respondent hrs.) hours
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Survey Sample............................... 600 1 20/60 200
American Association of Occupational
Health Nurses
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine
American Society of Safety Engineers
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Total............................... ............... ............... ............... 200
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Dated: December 20, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-32655 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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