Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2013 / Notices 63207 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Special Emphasis Panel; Meeting 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 

announcement is made of an Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ) Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) 

meeting on ‘‘AHRQ RFA–HS–13–010, 

Closing the Gap in Healthcare 

Disparities through Dissemination and 

Implementation of Patient Centered 

Outcomes Research (U18)’’. Each SEP 

meeting will commence in open session 

before closing to the public for the 

duration of the meeting. 

DATES: November 6, 2013 (Open on 

November 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 

and closed for the remainder of the 

meeting). 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Hotel 

Bethesda, One Metro Center, Bethesda, 

MD 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of 

members, agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of this meeting 

should contact: Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, 

Committee Management Officer, Office 

of Extramural Research, Education and 

Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Room 2038, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850, Telephone: (301) 427– 

1554. 

Agenda items for this meeting are 

subject to change as priorities dictate. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Special 

Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in 

fields related to health care research 

who are invited by the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), and agree to be available, to 

conduct on an as needed basis, 

scientific reviews of applications for 

AHRQ support. Individual members of 

the Panel do not attend regularlyscheduled meetings and do not serve for 

fixed terms or a long period of time. 

Rather, they are asked to participate in 

particular review meetings which 

require their type of expertise. 

Each SEP meeting will commence in 

open session before closing to the public 

for the duration of the meeting. The SEP 

meeting referenced above will be closed 

to the public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The grant applications 

and the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Dated: September 25, 2013. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24179 Filed 10–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–14–14AC] 

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 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to LeRoy Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email 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 

Application of a Web-based Health 

Survey Tool in Schools—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. The Occupational 

Safety and Health Act, Public Law 91– 

596 (section 20[a] [1]), authorizes 

NIOSH to conduct research to advance 

the health and safety of workers. NIOSH 

is proposing to conduct a health 

questionnaire of employees in 50 

elementary schools in a large school 

district in the Northeastern United 

States. 

According to the 2012 Bureau of 

Labor Statistics survey, the educational 

services sector employs approximately 

12.9 million workers, with 8.4 million 

working in elementary and secondary 

schools. A 2010 analysis of data on U.S. 

working adults indicated that the 

educational services sector had one of 

the highest prevalence’s of current 

asthma at 13.1%. 

In 1995, the Government Accounting 

Office reported that about 33% of 

schools in the U.S. needed extensive 

repair or replacement of one or more 

buildings, which includes problems 

related to dampness and mold. A better 

understanding of school building 

conditions related to dampness and 

mold, as well as associated health 

effects, is essential for the prevention of 

work-related illness in school staff. 

NIOSH requests OMB approval to 

administer an internet-based 

questionnaire to collect health 

information on staff from 50 schools 

within this school district. The survey 

will be conducted concurrently with a 

field-based environmental survey using 

a dampness and mold assessment tool, 

which was developed by NIOSH to 

collect information on dampness and 

mold in buildings. NIOSH will 

collaborate with the school district and 

local teachers union to recruit a broad 

range of school staff as participants, 

including teachers, administrative staff, 

facilities and maintenance staff, nurses 

and counselors, and kitchen staff for 

this study. Results will be used to 

determine possible relationships 

between health outcomes and 

environmental conditions, specifically 

conditions related to dampness and 

mold. Results will also help to validate 

the dampness and mold assessment 

tool. 

Overall results will benefit many 

stakeholders, including school-affiliated 

and general administrative personnel, 

facilities and maintenance 

representatives, building owners, and 

safety and health professionals charged 

with the prevention, identification, and 


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