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Science report Counting Injuries and 

Illnesses in the Workplace—Proposals 

for a Better System [6] and the 2008 

Congressional report Hidden Tragedy: 

Underreporting of Workplace Injuries 

and Illnesses [1]. 

The proposed pilot research addresses 

two facets of nonfatal occupational 

injury reporting noted in these reports— 

understanding barriers and incentives to 

reporting occupational injuries and 

using this knowledge to assess and 

improve our surveillance activities. The 

objectives of this project are to (1) 

Characterize and quantify the relative 

importance of incentives and 

disincentives to self-identifying workrelatedness at the time of medical 

treatment and to employers; (2) 

characterize individual and 

employment characteristics that are 

associated with non-reporting of 

workplace injuries and incentives and 

disincentives to reporting; (3) test the 

reliability of hospital abstractors to 

properly distinguish between workrelated and non-work-related injuries; 

and (4) evaluate the feasibility, need, 

and requirements for a future larger 

study. 

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. 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 will be screened out at the 

beginning of the interview. 

Approximately 1200 interviews will 

be completed over the two year period 

of the study. The only cost to the 

respondent will be the cost of their time 

spent on the phone completing the 

telephone interview survey. The 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

300. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent No. of 

respondents 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

U.S. workers presenting to an emergency department .......................................................................................... 600 30/60 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Kimberly Lane, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–924 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–12–11KF] 

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) 639–7570 or send an 

email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Pre-Evaluation Assessments of 

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity 

Programs and Policies—New—National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The causes of obesity in the United 

States are complex and numerous, and 

they occur at many levels. In 2009, CDC 

issued guidance outlining 24 

community-based strategies to 

encourage healthy eating and active 

living. Some of these strategies are being 

implemented by CDC awardees and 

other organizations. CDC plans to 

collect preliminary information about 

the effectiveness, in practice, of a 

selected group of the 24 recommended 

strategies. A systematic screening and 

assessment process will be used to 

identify programs for further evaluation. 

CDC will select programs for initial 

assessment by reviewing completed 

program nomination forms. Forms can 

be submitted by states and jurisdictions 

funded through CDC’s Nutrition, 

Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) 

cooperative agreement program, states 

and jurisdictions that do not currently 

have NPAO funding, and other 

organizations. Nominations may be 

submitted on-line or in hardcopy 

format. The nomination form includes a 

general program description, and an 

overview of organizational capacity. It 

will also include a summary of the 

program’s potential impact, reach to 

target population, feasibility, 

transportability, acceptability to 

stakeholders, and sustainability. CDC 

anticipates reviewing an average of 51 

program nomination forms per year. 

CDC will also collect information 

through semi-structured, in-person 

interviews with approximately 12 key 

informants at each site selected for 

assessment. Respondents at each site 

will include the lead administrator, 

three program staff, an evaluator, and 

seven public and private sector partners 

and other stakeholders. Public and 

private sector partners and other 

stakeholders will be drawn from the 

state, local, and tribal government sector 

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and the private sector. The topics to be 

addressed during the one- to two-hour 

interviews include an overview of the 

initiative and descriptions of 

stakeholder involvement, evaluation 

plans, and funding. The lead 

administrator for each program 

initiative will also provide the 

information needed to coordinate the 

site visit and interviews. 

Results will be used to identify local 

achievements and promising practices 

in nutrition, physical activity, and 

obesity prevention; to provide feedback 

and technical assistance to each 

initiative’s developers, implementers 

and managers; and to assess the 

evaluation readiness of promising 

initiatives. 

Up to 23 program initiatives will be 

selected for pre-assessment evaluation 

over a two-year period. OMB approval 

is requested for two years. Site visits 

will be conducted with an average of 12 

programs per year. Participation is 

voluntary and there are no costs to 

respondents other than their time. The 

total estimated annualized burden hours 

are 291. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Nominator ........................................................ Nomination Form ............................................ 51 1 1 

Lead Administrator .......................................... Site Visit Availability Calendar ....................... 12 1 1 

Suggested Interviewees Form ....................... 12 1 1 

Site Visit Schedule Instructions and Template.12 1 5 

Interview Guide for Lead Administrator ......... 12 1 2 

Evaluator ......................................................... Interview Guide for Evaluator ........................ 12 1 1 

Program Staff .................................................. Interview Guide for Program Staff ................. 36 1 1 

Public Sector Partners (State, Local and Tribal Govt. Partners).Interview Guide for Public and Private Sector 

Partners/Other Stakeholders.

48 1 1 

Private Sector Partners ................................... Interview Guide for Public and Private Sector 

Partners/Other Stakeholders.

36 1 1 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Kimberly Lane, 

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 

[Docket No. CDC–2012–0001] 

Request for Information on Youth 

Violence 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, is seeking on 

behalf of the Department of Health and 

Human Services information for an 

anticipated Surgeon General response to 

the public health problem of youth 

violence. 

DATES: Individuals and organizations 

interested in providing information 

must submit their comments on/or 

before February 21, 2012. Comments 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any one of the following 

methods: 

• Internet: Electronic comments may 

be sent via http://www.regulations.gov, 

docket control number CDC–2012–0001. 

Please follow the directions on the site 

to submit comments; or 

• Mail: Comments may also be sent 

by mail to the attention of Kesha Offutt, 

Office of Policy, Planning, and 

Evaluation, National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 

Buford Hwy., Mail Stop F–63, Atlanta, 

GA 30341. 

All relevant comments will be posted 

without change to http://www.

regulations.gov including any personal 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lesley M. Russell BSc (Hons), BA, 

Ph.D., Senior Public Health Advisor for 

Outreach and Policy, Office of the US 

Surgeon General, by telephone at (202) 

401–9586, or email at Lesley.Russell@

hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of Problem: Youth violence is 

a significant public health problem with 

the potential for immediate and lifelong 

harmful consequences. Although rates 

of youth violence have dropped since 

the peak levels in the early 1990s, risk 

for youth violence remains 

unacceptably high. Each day, an average 

of 16 young people between the ages of 

10 and 24 years fall victim to homicide 

and another 1,700 are treated in 

emergency departments for nonfatal 

injuries from physical assaults. Youth 

violence also is associated with high 

rates of emotional and social 

difficulties, alcohol and substance use, 

and academic failure. The damage 

resulting from youth violence extends 

beyond the young perpetrators and 

victims. Violence can increase a 

community’s health care costs, decrease 

property values, and disrupt social 

services. Each year, youth homicides 

and assault-related injuries result in an 

estimated $14.1 billion in combined 

medical and work loss costs. These 

losses and expenditures deprive us of 

our next generation of healthy and 

productive citizens and restrict our 

opportunities to invest in other areas 

that our nation views as critical. 

Approach: The Office of the Surgeon 

General is interested in increasing 

attention to the issue of youth violence 

in the United States and the science that 

demonstrates youth violence can be 

prevented from occurring. This 

document would build on the 2001 

Surgeon General’s report on youth 

violence along with 10 years of 

experience in the field to help our 

nation understand the causes and 

impacts of youth violence and how to 

prevent it from occurring in the first 

place. 

Potential Areas of Focus: CDC is 

interested in receiving information on 

the following: 

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