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outcomes. Because these emergent, 

worker perception-based constructs 

have a theoretical and empirical history, 

psychometrically tested items exist for 

each of them. 

The organizational values found to 

positively impact proactive safety/

health behavior at work include: 

• Supervisor Support: The degree to 

which supervisors value workers’ 

contribution to the organization and 

care about their personal wellbeing. 

• Supervisory Detection of Safety 

Behaviors: The degree to which 

supervisors emphasize the health and 

safety of their workers during job tasks. 

• Organizational Detection of Safety 

Behaviors: The degree of priority 

assigned to safety within the 

organization. 

• Perception of Adequate Safety 

Training: The degree to which 

employees are provided occupational 

safety training that covers aspects of 

safety-related knowledge, competence, 

and behavior. 

• Employee Involvement: The degree 

to which the organization is willing to 

involve workers in decision-making 

processes about procedures that 

influence their work. 

• Vertical Communication: The 

degree to which downward sharing of 

safety information occurs as well as the 

ease with which workers can 

communicate with their supervisors and 

managers about workplace H&S issues. 

• Horizontal Communication: The 

degree to which employees 

communicate with and trust their 

coworkers. 

The personal characteristics found to 

influence safety/health proactive work 

behavior include: 

• Change Orientation: The degree to 

which an individual feels that he or she 

is personally obligated to bring about 

constructive change. 

• Locus of Control: The extent to 

which people attribute rewards at work 

to their own behavior. 

• Conscientiousness: The degree of 

self-discipline workers possess related 

to their safety/health work tasks. 

• Risk Propensity: The individuals’ 

general tendency to engage in risks/

risky situations at work. 

Even though all scales used to 

complete the survey were deemed valid, 

NIOSH researchers will revalidate each 

scale to ensure that measurement is 

valid. A quantitative approach, via a 

short survey, allows for prioritization, 

based on statistical significance, of the 

antecedents that have the most critical 

influence on proactive behaviors. Data 

collection will take place with 

approximately 800 mine workers over 

three years. The respondents targeted 

for this study include any active mine 

worker at a mine site, both surface and 

underground. It is estimated that a 

sample of up to 800 surveys will be 

collected from participants at various 

mining operations which have agreed to 

participate. All participants will be 

between the ages of 18 and 75, currently 

employed, and living in the United 

States. Participation will require no 

more than 20 minutes of workers’ time 

(5 minutes for consent and 15 minutes 

for the survey). The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 90. There 

is no cost to respondents other than 

their time. 

Upon collection of the data, it will be 

used to answer what organizational/

personal characteristics have the biggest 

impact on proactive and compliant 

health and safety behaviors. Dominance 

and relative weights analysis will be 

used as the data analysis method to 

statistically rank order the importance 

of predictors in numerous regression 

contexts. Safety proactive and safety 

compliance will serve as the dependent 

variables in these regression analyses, 

with the organizational and personal 

characteristics as independent variables. 

Findings will be used to improve the 

safety and health organizational values 

and focus of mine organizations, as 

executed through their health and safety 

management system for mitigating 

health and safety risks at their mine site. 

Specifically, if organizations are lacking 

in values that are of high importance 

among employees, site leadership 

knows where to focus new, innovative 

methods, techniques, and approaches to 

dealing with their occupational safety 

and health problems. Finally, the data 

can be directly compared to data from 

other mine organizations that are 

administered the same standardized 

methods to provide broader context for 

areas in which the mining industry can 

focus more attention if trying to 

encourage safer work behavior. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Safety/health Mine Operator ............. Mine Recruitment Script ................... 10 1 5/60 1 

Mine Worker ...................................... Individual Miner Recruitment Script 266 1 5/60 22 

Mine Worker ...................................... Survey .............................................. 266 1 15/60 67 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 90 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30 Day–15–14KW] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

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the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

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 

Measuring the Effects of State and 

Local Radon Policies—New—National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Lung cancer is the leading cause of 

cancer-related death in the U.S. 

population, with only 17% of lung 

cancer patients surviving 5 years or 

more from the time of diagnosis. Radon 

is a radioactive gas that concentrates in 

homes and is well-established as the 

leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers and the second leading cause of 

lung cancer in smokers. Radon exposure 

reduction is the focus of two Healthy 

People 2020 objectives related to 

reduction of the number of people living 

in high-concentration radon homes and 

the subject of a ‘‘Call to Action’’ from 

the US Surgeon General. Despite these 

recommendations, it is estimated that 

fewer than 25% of existing U.S. homes 

have been tested for radon. 

There are significant gaps in 

understanding the impact of radon 

control efforts, especially those in the 

area of policy. As of February 2013, 22 

states required general disclosure of 

known environmental hazards 

(including radon) during home sale, 21 

states had radon professional licensure 

policies, and 8 states required 

notification of radon risks and test 

results as separate documents during a 

home sale. Twenty-one states had no 

radon-related policies. To date there are 

no studies that assess the effect of 

radon-related policies on increasing 

awareness or testing of radon and 

decreasing exposure to this well-known 

carcinogen. 

To address this gap in knowledge, 

CDC proposes to conduct a new study 

to understand how state and local radon 

policies affect radon awareness, testing, 

and mitigation. The primary focus of the 

study will be on how single-family 

homebuyers and real estate agents 

understand and are affected by radon 

policies involving home sales. This 

information will allow stakeholders to 

better understand the impact of various 

policies intended to prevent exposure to 

radon. 

The study approach will involve 

complementary qualitative and 

quantitative methods whose results will 

guide future research and educational 

efforts. The main outcomes evaluated 

will be the effect of policies related to 

generic disclosure of environmental 

hazards at the time of home sale, 

notification specific to awareness of and 

test results for radon at the time of home 

sale, and radon professional 

certification. Participants’ 

understanding of the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) lead-based 

paint disclosure law, which is present 

in all states, will be assessed to 

understand if general environmental 

awareness differs between states. 

Investigators seek to interview and 

send questionnaires to participants from 

Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and North 

Carolina: Two states with home sale 

notification policies specific to radon 

(IL and MN), one state with only a 

generic disclosure law (OH), and one 

state with no environmental disclosure 

policy (NC). Investigators will identify 

counties or jurisdictions that 

approximate the percentage of that 

state’s population in urban and rural 

locations. This will improve the ability 

to apply findings to other situations. 

The Homebuyer Component of the 

study will involve information 

collection from 3,000 individuals (750 

from each state) who purchased a 

single-family home in the last 12 

months. Potential respondents for the 

Homebuyer Survey will be identified 

through review of publicly-available tax 

records of home sales and recruited 

through mailed invitations. The survey 

will ask questions regarding 

homebuyers’ knowledge about radon 

and lead-based paint as well as how 

home sale and professional certification 

policies for radon and lead-based paint 

affected their decisions during the home 

buying process. Responses will be 

collected via mail and the internet. To 

improve the quality of information 

collected through the Homebuyer 

Survey, a draft instrument will be 

cognitively tested with up to 32 

respondents before the final survey is 

distributed. 

The Real Estate Agent Component of 

the study will involve focus groups with 

full-time real estate agents who 

specialize in single-family home sales 

and are members of a national, state, or 

an equivalent realtors association. 

Respondents will be recruited through 

mailed invitations to real estate offices, 

phone calls, and possibly outreach at 

local real estate agent meetings. 

Investigators will conduct three, onehour focus groups of 6–8 agents per 

state for a total of up to 96 respondents. 

These recorded discussions will ask real 

estate agents about their and their 

clients’ understanding of radon and 

lead, how/whether this understanding 

affected decisions during the home 

buying process, and whether 

professional certification affected 

decisions during the home buying 

process. 

Understanding how these policies 

affect homebuyers and real estate agents 

will allow help stakeholders better 

prevent radon exposure and decrease 

the incidence of lung cancer in the U.S. 

population. This information will help 

provide an evidence basis for CDC’s 

many grantees who work to understand 

the impact of policies in their states. 

OMB approval is requested for two 

years. Participation is voluntary and 

there are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 256. 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Homebuyers .................................................... Cognitive Testing Interview Guide ................. 16 1 30/60 

Homebuyer Survey ........................................ 1,500 1 8/60 

Real Estate Agents ......................................... Focus Group Interview Guide ........................ 48 1 1 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24793 Filed 10–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–15–0822] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

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 

The National Intimate Partner and 

Sexual Violence Surveillance System 

(NISVS)(0920–0822, Expiration 06/30/

2014)—Reinstatement with change— 

National Center for Injury Prevention 

and Control (NCIPC), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The health burden of Intimate Partner 

Violence (IPV), Sexual Violence (SV) 

and stalking are substantial. In order to 

address this important public health 

problem, CDC implemented, beginning 

in 2010, the National Intimate Partner 

and Sexual Violence Surveillance 

System (NISVSS) that produces national 

and state level estimates of IPV, SV and 

Stalking on an annual basis. 

In 2010, a total of 16,507 NISVSS 

interviews were conducted among 

English and/or Spanish speaking male 

and female adults (18 years and older) 

living in the United States. The data 

indicated that nearly 1 in 3 women and 

1 in 10 men in the United States have 

experienced rape, physical violence 

and/or stalking by an intimate partner 

and reported at least one impact related 

to experiencing these or other forms of 

violent behavior within the relationship 

(e.g., being fearful, concerned for safety, 

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 

symptoms, need for health care, injury, 

contacting a crisis hotline, need for 

housing services, need for victim’s 

advocate services, need for legal 

services, missed at least one day of work 

or school). Approximately 6.9 million 

women and 5.6 million men 

experienced rape, physical violence 

and/or stalking by an intimate partner 

within the last year. The health care 

costs associated with IPV exceed $5.8 

billion each year, of which nearly $3.9 

billion is for direct medical and mental 

health care services. 

Sexual violence also has a profound 

and long-term impact on the physical 

and mental health of the victim. 

Existing estimates of lifetime 

experiences of rape range from 15% to 

36% for females. Sexual violence 

against men, although less prevalent, is 

also a public health problem; 

approximately, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 

71 men have experienced attempted, 

completed, or alcohol or drug facilitated 

rape at some point in their lifetime. 

Nearly 1.3 million women reported 

being raped in the past 12 months. 

The NISVSS data indicates that 

approximately 5 million women and 1.4 

million men in the United States were 

stalked in the 12 months prior to the 

survey. There are overlaps between 

stalking and other forms of violence in 

intimate relationships; approximately 

14% of females who were stalked by an 

intimate partner in their lifetime also 

experienced physical violence by an 

intimate partner; while 12% of female 

victims experienced rape, physical 

violence and stalking by a current or 

former intimate partner in their lifetime. 

Furthermore, 76% of female victims of 

intimate partner homicides were stalked 

by their partners before they were 

killed. 

CDC requests Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval 

reinstatement with changes for an 

additional three years to implement the 

previously approved pilot tested 

instrument of 2013 in the normal data 

collection cycle in order to collect 

national level data annually beginning 

in 2014. The NISVSS survey instrument 

had been shortened in efforts to develop 

a core instrument that will be 

administered on an annual basis. The 

goals of the revised data collection 

instrument are to: (1) Improve NISVSS 

data quality, (2) increase our response 

rates, (3) decrease the breakoff rates, (4) 

reduce the average amount of time it 

takes to complete the survey, (5) and 

ultimately reduce the burden on the 

respondent. 


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