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Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/respondent

(in hrs.)

Ave. burden

per response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in hrs.)

Coal miners in study ................................................................................................ 300 2 30/60 300

Total .................................................................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 340

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Seleda

Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Developing Communication to Reduce

Workplace Violence and Assault

Against Taxicab Drivers—New—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.’’ In order to

carry out this goal effectively and

efficiently, NIOSH and the occupational

safety and health community

implemented the National Occupational

Research Agenda (NORA) in 1996.

NORA is the first step in an ongoing,

synergistic effort by the various

institutions of the occupational safety

and health community to identify and

research the most important workplace

safety and health issues. In order to

accomplish the NORA objectives in

preventing violence and assault in the

workplace, NIOSH is conducting health

communication research to determine

the most effective means of promoting

preventive behavior among taxicab

drivers, a high risk occupational group.

This research is based upon the

following NIOSH publications: ‘‘Alert:

Preventing Homicide in the Workplace’’

(NIOSH, 1993) and ‘‘Violence in the

Workplace—Risk Factors and

Prevention Strategies’’ (NIOSH, 1996).

Workplace violence is a significant

cause of injury and death in the

workplace. It was the second leading

cause of death in 1997, accounting for

approximately 18% of worker fatalities

during that year (BLS, 1998).

Approximately 85% of occupational

homicides involved robberies, and

approximately four-fifths of the

homicides were the result of shootings.

An increased risk of workplace

homicide was clustered within certain

occupational areas including sales

occupations, protective service

occupations, and taxicab drivers.

Furthermore, 60% of occupational

fatalities within taxicab drivers were

due to homicide (BLS, 1998). Although

these statistics are significant, a limited

amount of information is known

concerning the level of worker

awareness about the risk of workplace

violence. In addition, little is known

about the level of worker self-efficacy in

regard to recommended preventive

measures or the current status of the

prevention strategies utilized by both

the worker and employer. Therefore, the

goal of this study is to identify those

communication variables that are most

effective in increasing the following in

regard to workplace violence

prevention: worker awareness,

comprehension, and use of

recommendations in the workplace.

To achieve this goal, this project will

assess the combined effect of message

framing (gain or loss) and highly

involving messages on the elaboration

likelihood of the receiver, and the

subsequent attention, intention, and

behavior change that result

(Maheswaran & Levy, 1990; Smith &

Petty, 1996). A study will be conducted

in which message framing (gain, loss),

issue involvement (high, low), and

argument quality (strong, stronger) are

varied. First, three phases of Message

Pretesting will be done (N = 175) to

determine the appropriate version of

these communication variables to be

used in the studies: (1) Selecting

appropriate written versions of

communication variables; (2) test

several formats of the brochure to

determine the most effective graphics,

design, and presentation; and (3) pretest

the combination of the print and visual

variables for clarity and manipulation

accuracy. Second, a Pilot Study will be

conducted with a sample of taxicab

drivers (N > > 300). The Pilot Study will

be a small scale study in which

participants are randomly assigned to

the conditions of a 2 (message framing:

gain, loss) ′ 2 (issue involvement: high,

low) ′ 2 (argument quality: strong,

stronger) factorial design. The effect of

each variable on elaboration, attitude,

and intentions will be determined

through pre- and post-surveys. The

knowledge obtained in this Pilot Test

will be used to improve the version of

the brochure to be used in the main

Study. The Study will be conducted

with taxicab drivers (N > > 1,500 total)

in a major US city. The goal of the Study

will be to determine the effect of

message framing, issue involvement,

and argument quality on the

participant’s level of elaboration,

attitude, and intentions. In addition, a

follow-up survey at 1, 3, and 6 months

will assess any corresponding behavior

change over time.

These combined studies will assess

the use of message framing and issue

involvement in applied health

communication research. Specifically,

the studies will assess the effectiveness

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of incorporating message framing into

health interventions and the importance

of promoting issue involvement through

occupation-specific messages. At an

average wage of $10.00/hour, the total

cost to respondents is $22,800.

Respondents Phase Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden

per response (in

hrs.)

Total burden (in hrs.)

Taxicab drivers .......................................... Pretesting Phase I ................................... 60 1 1 60

Taxicab drivers .......................................... Pretesting Phase II .................................. 60 .................... .................... 60

Taxicab drivers .......................................... Pretesting Phase III ................................. 15 1 2 30

Taxicab drivers .......................................... Pilot Test .................................................. 300 1 .5 150

Taxicab drivers .......................................... Study ........................................................ 1,500 4 .33 1,980

Total ................................................ .................................................................. .................... .................... .................... 2,280

Dated: February 4, 2000.

Charles W. Gollmar,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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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) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

1. National Vital Statistics Report

Forms (0920–0213)—Revision—

National Center for Health Statistics

(NCHS). The compilation of national

vital statistics dates back to the

beginning of this century and has been

conducted since 1960 by the Division of

Vital Statistics of the National Center for

Health Statistics, CDC. The collection of

the data is authorized by 42 USC 242k.

The National Vital Statistics Report

(renamed from the Monthly Vital

Statistics Report in January 1998)

provides counts of monthly occurrences

of births, deaths, infant deaths,

marriages, and divorces following the

end of each month. Similar data have

been published since 1937 and are the

sole source of these data at the national

level. The data are used by the

Department of Health and Human

Services and by other government,

academic, and private research

organizations in tracking changes in

trends of vital events.

Respondents for the Monthly Vital

Statistics Report Form are registration

officials in each State and Territiory, the

District of Columbia, and New York

City; in addition, 60 local (county)

officials in New Mexico who record

marriages occurring and divorces and

annulments granted in each county of

New Mexico will use this Form. There

are no direct costs to respondents; the

data are routinely available in each

reporting office as a by-product of

ongoing activities. Earlier OMB

approvals of this data collection

involved four separate forms, all of

which are combined into a single multipurpose form for this current approval

request. The total annual burden hours

are 418.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Responses/

respondent

Avg. burden/response

(in hrs.)

State and Territory Registration Officials ................................................................................................ 57 12 0.2

New Mexico County Officials ................................................................................................................... 60 12 0.1

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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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) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

1. National Coal Workers’ Autopsy

Study Consent Release and History

Form—(0920–0021)—Extension—

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH)—Under the

Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety Act

of 1977, PL91–173 (amended the