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management teams to assess the
jurisdiction’s IT system environment
and capacity and help determine the
project schedule and level of human
and technical support needed to
complete the jurisdiction’s
implementation of a nationally
notifiable condition message. NEDSS
infrastructure implementation support
includes, but is not limited to:
Implementing NEDSS Message

therefore, the maximum annual
frequency of responses per jurisdiction
is three. The NEDSS team will request
the jurisdiction to voluntarily complete
the questionnaire, but a response is not
a pre-requisite for support.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate in the
survey.

Subscription Service (MSS) and NEDSS
Messaging Solution (NMS) software in
requesting jurisdictions; providing MSS
and NMS software training and ongoing
technical support; and distributing
funding via the CDC Epidemiology and
Laboratory Capacity cooperative
agreement.
Questionnaires will be distributed to
jurisdictions who initiate MMG
implementation for a condition;

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average burden per response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

States ...............................................................................................................
Territories .........................................................................................................
Cities ................................................................................................................

50
5
2

3
3
3

40/60
40/60
40/60

100
10
4

Total ..........................................................................................................

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........................

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114

Dated: December 1, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–10–10AP]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

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Number of responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Respondents

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 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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)

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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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Survey of Healthcare Workers’ Health
and Safety Practices—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. 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 will conduct a survey of
healthcare workers.
Healthcare workers represent over 8%
of the U.S. workforce with many
occupations projected to substantially
grow in the next ten years. Healthcare
workers experience higher rates of
illness and injury as compared to
workers in other industries and are at
increased risk for many of the types of
adverse health effects potentially caused
by exposure to hazardous chemical
agents. The proposed hazard
surveillance survey will provide
important information on work

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practices associated with the use of
important classes of hazardous chemical
agents including aerosolized
medications, antineoplastic agents,
chemical sterilants, high level
disinfectants, surgical smoke, and
anesthetic gases. This survey is the first
of its kind by the Federal government or
others. The data collected will describe
the prevalence and distribution of
health and safety practices and the use
of exposure controls and barriers to
their use for each of these chemical
agents, by occupation and by type and
by size of work setting. The study
population for this survey includes
members of professional organizations
who represent healthcare workers in
many occupations which use or are
exposed to these chemical agents.
NIOSH will use the data to guide
interventions and future research. The
participating professional organizations
indicated that the data will be useful for
benchmarking, identifying areas for
expanding guidelines and for health and
safety promotion.
The proposed survey is modular in
design and will be available only online. The survey includes separate
chemical hazard modules addressing
the previously mentioned hazardous
chemical agents, and a core module
which gathers information on a broad
range of health and safety issues
affecting healthcare workers, in addition
to demographic information. Members
of the participating professional
organizations will be recruited by email
which will be sent by each professional
organization to their members. All
respondents will complete a brief
screening questionnaire. If one or more
of the chemical agents under study was

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used in the past week, the respondent
would complete the appropriate hazard
module (e.g., oncology nurse would
complete hazard module on
administration of antineoplastic agents)
and the core module. A second hazard
module may also be completed
depending on whether additional
chemical agents were used in the past
week.
Depending on the size of the
participating professional organization,
all members or a random sample of
members will be sent an e-mail by their
organization which will contain a
hyperlink to the survey. The survey will
reside on a secure Web site maintained
by our survey contractor. The major
objectives of the survey will be to: (1)
Describe the prevalence and distribution
of health and safety practices by
chemical hazard, occupation and type
and size of work setting; (2) describe the
frequency and duration of use of
hazardous chemicals by occupation and
type and size of work setting; and (3)
describe the use of exposure controls

the usefulness of surveillance
information for the prevention of
occupational illnesses, injuries and
hazards, and actively promoting the
dissemination and use of NIOSH
surveillance data and information. This
survey will allow NIOSH to characterize
health and safety practices of healthcare
workers and their work environment;
describe the frequency and duration of
use of the targeted hazardous chemical
agents by occupation and by type and
size of work setting; and describe the
use of exposure controls including the
use of personal protective equipment as
well as the barriers to their use, by
occupation and type and size of work
setting.
Once the study is completed, results
will be made available via various
means including the NIOSH internet
site. NIOSH expects to complete data
collection no later than spring of 2011.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.

including the use of personal protective
equipment as well as the barriers to
their use, by occupation and type and
size of work setting. The survey will
provide important hazard and exposure
surveillance data that is currently
unavailable for healthcare workers.
NIOSH will use the results to identify
gaps relative to the use of best practices,
to guide interventions and to stimulate
future research. The participating
professional organizations plan to use
the data to benchmark current practices,
to identify areas for expanding
guidelines and to promote occupational
health and safety.
The target population of healthcare
workers for this survey will be limited
to members of the participating
professional organizations who have
used or been exposed to one or more of
the hazardous chemical agents within
the past week. Respondents will not be
asked to report names or any other
identifying information.
The project supports the NIOSH
surveillance strategic goal to advance

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of responses per
respondent

Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Healthcare Workers ..............................................

Screening Module .........
Primary Hazard Module
Core Module .................
Secondary Hazard Module.

25,650
20,520
20,520
1,952

1
1
1
1

1/60
10/60
17/60
10/60

428
3,420
5,814
325

Total ...............................................................

.......................................

........................

........................

........................

9,987

Dated: December 1, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors,
Coordinating Center for Health
Promotion: Notice of Charter Renewal

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Number of
respondents

Type of respondent

This gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board
of Scientific Counselors, Coordinating
Center for Health Promotion,
Department of Health and Human
Services, has been renewed for a 2-year
period through November 5, 2011.

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For information, contact Karen
Steinberg, Ph.D., Designated Federal
Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors,
Coordinating Center for Health
Promotion, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE., M/S E70, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333,
Telephone 404 498–6757.
The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated
the authority to sign Federal Register
notices pertaining to announcements of
meetings and other committee
management activities, for both the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: November 27, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control: Notice of Charter Renewal
This gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board
of Scientific Counselors, National
Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, Department of Health and
Human Services, has been renewed for
a 2-year period through November 5,
2011.
For information, contact Gwen
Cattledge, PhD, Designated Federal
Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE., M/S F63, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
Telephone 770/488–4655.

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