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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Forms 

Annualized 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

(in hours) 

per 

response 

Total 

annualized 

burden 

Hourly 

wage rate 

Total 

annualized 

hourly cost 

MFS–IP Follow-up Survey—Male (9 & 18 

month) .................................................. 321 1 1.5 481.5 $5.85 $2816.78 

MFS–IP Follow-up Survey—Female (9 & 

18 month) ............................................. 488.3 1 1.5 732.5 17.17 12577.03 

MFS–IP Follow-up Survey—Male (34 

month and follow-back) ........................ 462.7 1 1.5 694 5.85 4059.90 

MFS–IP Follow-up Survey—Female (34 

month and follow-back) ........................ 462.7 1 1.5 694 17.17 11915.98 

Totals ................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 2602 ........................ 31369.69 

OS specifically requests comments on 

(1) the necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions, (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Darius Taylor, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–12850 Filed 6–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, AHRQ has 

submitted a Generic Information 

Collection Request (Generic ICR): 

‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’ to OMB for approval under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

August 4, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

The current clearance was approved on 

July 24th, 2011 (OMB Control Number 

0935–0179) and will expire on July 31st, 

2014. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Below we provide AHRQ’s projected 

average annual estimates for the next 

three years: 

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. Type of Review: New 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

activities: 10. 

Respondents: 10,900. 

Annual responses: 10,900. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

The total number of respondents 

across all 10 activities in a given year is 

10,900. 

Average minutes per response: 19. 

Burden hours: 3,452. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s 

information collection are requested 


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with regard to any of the following: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of AHRQ healthcare 

research and healthcare information 

dissemination functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including 

hours and costs) of the proposed 

collection(s) 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 upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: May 23, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–12908 Filed 6–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–14–0907] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To 

request more information on the below 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to LeRoy Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) 

Intervention Effectiveness in Material 

Handling Operations (OMB No. 0920– 

0907, expires 11/30/2014)—Revision— 

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 proposes a two-year approval to 

continue a study to assess the 

effectiveness and cost-benefit of 

occupational safety and health (OSH) 

interventions for musculoskeletal 

disorders. 

NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of 

Workers Compensation (OBWC) will 

continue to collaborate on a multi-site 

intervention study at OBWC-insured 

companies from 2014–2016. In 

overview, MSD engineering control 

interventions (such as stair-climbing, 

powered hand trucks, and powered 

truck lift gates) will be tested for 

effectiveness in reducing self-reported 

back and upper extremity pain among 

960 employees performing material 

handling operations in 72 

establishments using a prospective 

experimental design (multiple baselines 

across groups). The costs of the 

interventions will be funded through 

existing OBWC funds and participating 

establishments. 

This study will provide important 

information that is not currently 

available elsewhere on the effectiveness 

of OSH interventions for workers. The 

study sub-sample will be volunteer 

employees at OBWC-insured 

establishments who perform material 

handling tasks that are expected to be 

impacted by the engineering control 

interventions. It is estimated that there 

will be 960 impacted employees in the 

recruited establishments, which will be 

paired according to previous workers 

compensation loss history and 

establishment size. 

This protocol is changed from the 

previous data collection in that: 

• A Low Back Functional Assessment 

is no longer being conducted to increase 

data collection efficiency. 

• The study population now includes 

workers performing material handling 

tasks in all industries, not just 

wholesale retail trade. Tested 

interventions also include a number of 

material handling engineering controls. 

These changes were made to increase 

generalizability of results. 

• All employers will now receive the 

intervention immediately, rather than 

half being randomly selected to receive 

the intervention six months later. This 

change was made to increase 

participation among employers. 

The main outcomes for this study are 

self-reported low back pain and upper 

extremity pain collected using surveys 

every three months over a two-year 

period from volunteer material handling 

workers at participating establishments. 

Individuals will also be asked to report 

usage of the interventions and material 

handling exposures every three months 

over two years. Individuals will also be 

asked to complete an annual health 

assessment survey at baseline, and once 

annually for two years. 

In order to maximize efficiency and 

reduce burden, a choice of web-based or 

paper survey is proposed for the data 

collection. 

All collected information will be used 

to determine whether there are 

significant differences in reported 

musculoskeletal pain and functional 

back pain score ratios (pre/post 

intervention scores), while controlling 

for covariates. Once the study is 


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