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occupational health and safety 

stakeholders. 

This project will use the occupational 

and the all injuries supplements to the 

National Electronic Injury Surveillance 

System (NEISS–Work and NEISS–AIP, 

respectively) to identify telephone 

interview survey participants. NEISS– 

Work and NEISS–AIP, collected by the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(CPSC), capture people who were 

treated in the emergency department 

(ED) for a work-related illness or injury 

(NEISS–Work) or any injury, regardless 

of work-relatedness (NEISS–AIP). 

Interview respondents will come from 

two subgroups—individuals treated for 

a work-related injury and individuals 

who were treated for a non-work-related 

injury but who were employed during 

the time period that the injury occurred. 

Data collection for the telephone 

interview survey will be done via a 

questionnaire. This questionnaire 

contains questions about the 

respondent’s injury that sent them to the 

ED, the characteristics of the job they 

were working when they were injured, 

their experiences reporting their injury 

to the ED and their employer (if 

applicable), and their beliefs about the 

process and subsequent consequences of 

reporting an injury. The questionnaire 

was designed to take 30 minutes to 

complete. It contains a brief 

introduction that includes the elements 

of informed consent and asks for verbal 

consent to be given. The study has 

received a waiver of written informed 

consent by the NIOSH Human Subjects 

Review Board. The questionnaire 

includes a brief series of questions to 

screen out individuals who were not 

employed at the time the injury 

occurred or was made worse; who are 

younger than age 20 or older than age 

64; who do not speak English; who were 

employed on a farm or ranch or were 

self-employed, an independent 

contractor, or a day laborer at the time 

of injury; who did not experience an 

acute injury; or who missed more than 

three days from work because of the 

injury. The informed consent procedure 

and screening questions take around 

five minutes to complete. 

Approximately 600 interviews will be 

completed. There are no costs to 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

U.S. workers with work-related injury .............................................................................. 600 30/60 300 

U.S. workers with non-work-related injury ....................................................................... 600 30/60 300 

Total .......................................................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 600 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Daniel Holcomb, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

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Prevention 

[30Day–11–11EF] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to 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 

Dynamic Decision Making in Mine 

Emergency Situations—Existing 

Collection in use without an OMB 

control number—National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Mining is a context filled with tragic 

outcomes, as thousands of miners die in 

mining accidents each year throughout 

the world. In the process of examining 

workers’ responses in emergency 

situations in mines, researchers at the 

NIOSH-Pittsburgh Research Laboratory 

(PRL) have found that one of the key 

human behavior processes that need to 

be better understood to better handle 

emergency situations is Decision 

Making (Vaught, Brnich, & Mallett, 

2004). Decision Making, the process by 

which alternatives are constructed and 

a choice is made, continues to be one of 

the critically understudied aspects of 

mine emergencies. For example, The 

Mine Safety Technology and Training 

(MSTT) Commission suggests that 

escape/rescue decision-making is one of 

the most critical skill/knowledge gaps 

identified in mining (MSTTC, 2006). 

Their report strongly supports the need 

for additional training in decisionmaking during emergency situations to 

improve the ability of miners to escape 

(or be rescued). 

The research proposed here will help 

address this gap by integrating the 

theoretical knowledge of human 

decision making in dynamic situations 

with the practical aspects of training 

miners. The research will result in the 

improved science of decision making 

and practical guidelines and tools that 

demonstrate how to best train decision 

making in the unique conditions of 

accidents when under workload, 

uncertainty, and time constraints. 

A simple Decision Making Game 

(DMGame) was used in a laboratory 

study to investigate choice strategies 

based on the dynamic development of 

cues. Through a contract with the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (Contract #200–2009– 

31403), the Dynamic Decision Making 

Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon 

University will investigate several 

independent variables relevant to 

Instance-Based Learning Theory, 

including: the diversity of instances, the 

number of instances (base rates) needed 

to improve accuracy in the triage 

process, and the effects of time 

constraints and workload on the 

effectiveness of triage. The 

manipulation of these independent 

variables will reveal training scenarios 

and conditions that are more effective 

during learning and at transfer. 

Knowledge acquired during training 

will be tested in transfer conditions. The 

transfer conditions will vary depending 

on the participants used in the 


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experiment. New guidelines for training 

for unexpected situations will be 

developed from the results of the 

laboratory experiment. The results and 

guidelines will be published in journal 

research papers and presented in 

international conferences and meeting. 

The Dynamic Decision Making 

Laboratory conducted this research with 

a total of 28 students from Carnegie 

Mellon University and the University of 

Pittsburgh between January 2010 and 

December 2010. Participants were 

recruited through an online research 

participant pool from Carnegie Mellon 

University and the University of 

Pittsburgh to participate in a simple 

DMGame, called the ‘‘Work Hazard 

Game.’’ Participants were asked to read 

and sign a consent form. After signing 

the form, participants were provided 

with instructions on how to play the 

game. They then completed the Work 

Hazard Game. Overall, participation 

lasted about 30 minutes. The game 

recorded participants’ actions and the 

data was transferred to statistical 

software (i.e., SPSS) for analysis. There 

were no costs to respondents other than 

their time. The total estimated annual 

burden hours are 14. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents for DM Game Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response (in 

hours) 

Student ............................................................................................................................. 28 1 30/60 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Daniel Holcomb, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

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Prevention 

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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 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC 

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) 

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 

Underreporting of Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses by Workers— 

New—National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

In 2008, the Congressional Committee 

on Education and Labor released the 

report, ‘‘Hidden Tragedy: 

Underreporting of Workplace Injuries 

and Illnesses,’’ indicating ‘‘that workrelated injuries and illnesses in the 

United States are chronically and even 

grossly underreported.’’ This report 

focused on employer-based reporting of 

occupational injuries and illnesses and 

the associated underreporting. Based in 

part on the report’s results, Congress 

allocated funds for NIOSH to conduct a 

follow-up study using the NIOSH’s 

occupational supplement to the 

National Electronic Injury Surveillance 

System (NEISS–Work) to estimate 

underreporting among individuals who 

seek care at an ED for an occupational 

illness, injury, or exposure. NEISS– 

Work, collected by the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 

captures people who were treated in the 

emergency department (ED) for workrelated injuries or illnesses. 

Objectives for this project are to (1) 

assess the reporting behavior of workers 

that are injured, ill, or exposed to a 

harmful substance at work; (2) 

characterize the chronic aspects of 

work-related injuries or illnesses; and 

(3) estimate the prevalence of workrelated chronic injuries and illnesses 

among United States workers treated in 

emergency departments (EDs). 

Particular attention will be paid to selfemployed workers, workers with workrelated illnesses, and workers with 

chronic health problems. 

Data collection for the telephone 

interview survey will be done via a 

questionnaire containing questions 

about the respondent’s injury, illness, or 

exposure that sent them to the ED; the 

characteristics of the job they were 

working when they were injured, 

became ill, or were exposed; their 

experiences reporting their injury, 

illness, or exposure to the ED and their 

employer (if applicable); the presence of 

an underlying chronic condition that is 

associated with their ED visit; and the 

nature of any other work-related chronic 

conditions they have experienced. The 

questionnaire was designed to take 30 

minutes to complete. It contains a brief 

introduction that includes the elements 

of informed consent and asks for verbal 

consent to be given. The study has 

received a waiver of written informed 

consent by the NIOSH Human Subjects 

Review Board. The questionnaire 

includes a brief series of questions to 

screen out individuals who were not 

seen in the ED for a work-related injury, 

illness, or exposure; who are younger 

than age 20 or older than age 64; who 

do not speak English or Spanish; or who 

were working as volunteers or day 

laborers when the injury, illness, or 

exposure occurred or was made worse. 

The informed consent procedure and 

screening questions take approximately 

five minutes to complete. 

It is estimated that between 1,500 and 

3,000 interviews will be completed. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. 


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