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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 Anne

O’Connor, 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

Evaluating Toolbox Training Safety

Program for Construction and Mining—

NEW—Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) is proposing to evaluate the

effectiveness of various educational

approaches utilizing ‘‘toolbox’’ safety

training materials targeted to

construction and mining industries. The

mission of the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health is to

promote safety and health at work for all

people through research and prevention.

In comparison to other industries,

construction and mining, workers

continue to have the highest rates of

occupational fatalities and injuries. The

Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated for

1999 that while the construction

industry comprises only 6% of the

workforce, they account for 20% of the

fatal occupational injuries across all

industry types (BLS, 1999). Similarly,

though the mining industry comprises

less than .5% of the workforce, this

industry reflects 2% of all fatal

occupational injuries (BLS, 1999).

Research on the effectiveness of safety

and health training programs has

revealed that training can lead to

increases in worker knowledge and

awareness of workplace safety practices.

However, fewer evaluations of safety

training effectiveness have investigated

the relationship between various

instructional approaches and the actual

transfer of safety training information

into workplace practices. Preliminary

input from employees, managers, and

union leaders representing construction

and mining concerns revealed a desire

in these industries for affordable safety

training materials that can be effectively

administered in short sessions on the

job. Representatives from these

industries reported that safety training

sessions need to establish a closer

connection between the safety

recommendations and the background

experiences and knowledge of the

workers.

An instructional approach that may

address these needs is often called

‘‘toolbox’’ or ‘‘tailgate’’ training. This

type of training is characterized by brief

(15 minute) workplace safety lessons.

Despite the popularity of toolbox safety

talks, research is needed to identify the

most effective format for this medium.

NIOSH will investigate the impact of

using a narrative, case-study

instructional approach versus a more

typical, didactic ‘‘learn the facts’’

approach. Comparative analyses will

examine differences in knowledge gain,

safety attitudes and beliefs, and

workplace behaviors. Findings from this

research will help identify the

conditions critical to effective toolbox

safety training for mining and

construction. The materials developed

and evaluated during this study will be

made available to the public at the

conclusion of the evaluation.

Construction and mining companies

who participate in the study will be

randomly assigned to receive eight

weekly toolbox safety training sessions

that use either a case-study narrative or

conventional instructional approach.

The training sessions are designed to

last fifteen minutes. The impact of these

materials will be evaluated through the

examination of changes in employee

knowledge gains, attitudes toward safety

practices, and the use of safety

behaviors prior to and following their

participation in the safety training

program. Trainers will complete brief

response cards each week. A sample of

trainers will participate in structured

interviews.

Findings of the study will be reported

to participants and in the literature.

There are no costs associated with

participation in this study.

Respondents No. of respondents Number of responses

per respondent

Avg. burden

per response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in Hours)

Employees .................................................. 400 ........................................... 2 (pretest and post-test surveys).15/60 200

Trainers ....................................................... 40 ............................................. 8 (weekly customer feedback

cards).

5/60 27

Trainers ....................................................... 10 (drawn from the 40 above) 1 (structured interviews) .......... 60/60 10

Total ..................................................... .................................................. .................................................. ........................ 237

Dated: February 6, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical

Center; Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; Customer and

Other Partners Satisfaction Surveys

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Warren

Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC),

the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

request for review and approval of the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on December 7, 2000, page

76659 and allowed 60-days for public

comments. No public comments were

received. The purpose of this notice is

to allow an additional 30-days for

public comment. The National Institutes

of Health may not conduct or sponsor,

and the respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised, or

implemented on or after October 1,

1995, unless it displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

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Proposed Collection

Title: Generic Clearance for

Satisfaction Surveys of Customer and

Other Partners.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension (OMB Control

Number: 0925–0458). Need and Use of

Information Collection: The information

collected in these surveys will be used

by Clinical Center personnel: (1) To

evaluate the satisfaction of various

Clinical Center customers and other

partners with Clinical Center services;

(2) to assist with the design of

modifications of these services, based

on customer input; (3) to develop new

services, based on customer need; and

(4) to evaluate the satisfaction of various

Clinical Center customers and other

partners with implemented service

modifications. These surveys will

almost certainly lead to quality

improvement activities that will

enhance and/or streamline the Clinical

Center’s operations. The major

mechanisms by which the Clinical

Center will request customer input is

through surveys and focus groups. The

surveys will be tailored specifically to

each class of customer and to that class

of customer’s needs. Surveys will either

be collected as written documents, as

faxed documents, mailed electronically

or collected by telephone from

customers. Information gathered from

these surveys of Clinical Center

customers and other partners will be

presented to, and used directly by

management to enhance the services

and operations of our organization.

Frequency of Response: The participants

will respond yearly. Affected public:

Individuals and households, businesses

and other for profit, small businesses

and organizations. Type of respondents:

These surveys are designed to assess the

satisfaction of the Clinical Center’s

major internal and external customers

with the services provided. These

customers include, but are not limited

to, the following groups of individuals:

Clinical Center patients, family

members of Clinical Center patients,

visitors to the Clinical Center, National

Institutes of Health investigators, NIH

intramural collaborators, private

physicians or organizations who refer

patients to the Clinical Center,

volunteers, vendors and collaborating

commercial enterprises, small

businesses, regulators, and other

organizations. The annual reporting

burden is as follows: Estimated Number

of Respondents: 16,812; Estimated

Number of Responses per Respondent:

1; Average Burden Hours per Response:

.3168; and Estimated Total Annual

Burden Hours Requested: 5,327.6.

TABLE 1.—BURDEN ESTIMATE

Customer Type of survey

Estimated

number to

be surveyed

Expected

response

rate

(percent)

Time to

complete

survey

(minutes)

Estimated

burden hours

Clinical Center Patients ................................................. Questionnaire/Telephone .. 11,100 66 20 2436.6

Family Members of Patients .......................................... Questionnaire/Post-Card ... 8500 38 10 533.3

Visitors to the Clinical Center ........................................ Questionnaire Post-Card ... 3500 15 10 87.5

Former physician employees and trainees ................... Electronic ........................... 650 35 10 38.2

Guest workers/Guest researchers ................................. Electronic ........................... 950 60 22 210

Extramural collaborators ................................................ Electronic ........................... 600 30 15 45

Vendors and Collaborating Commercial Enterprises .... Questionnaire/Fax-Back .... 9500 17 18 475

Professionals and Organizations Referring Patients ..... Fax Back ........................... 9000 30 28 1250

Regulators ...................................................................... Fax Back ........................... 85 82 19 22

Volunteers ...................................................................... Questionnaire .................... 850 58 28 230

Total ........................................................................ n = 16,812 5,327.6

Estimated costs to the respondents

consists of their time; time is estimated

using a rate of $10.00 per hour for

patients and the public; $30.00 for

vendors, regulators, organizations and

$55.00 for health care professionals. The

estimated annual costs to respondents

for each year for which the generic

clearance extension is requested is

$24,531 annually. A contract has been

let with a vendor to provide assistance

in survey administration. The estimated

annual cost of this contract is

$25,000.00. There are no capital costs to

report.

Requests for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

are invited on one or more of the

following points: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Clinical Center and

the agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(2) 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; (3) Ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected and (4) Ways

to minimize the burden of the collection

of information on those who are to

respond, including the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Direct Comments to OMB: Written

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the items contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

times, should be directed to the: Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Regulatory Affairs, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk

Officer for NIH. To request more

information on the proposed project, or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plans and instruments, contact: Dr.

David K. Henderson, Deputy Director

for Clinical Care, Warran G. Magnuson

Clinical Center, National Institutes of

Health, Building 10, Room 2C 146, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland

20892, or call non-toll free: (301) 496–

3515, or e-mail your request or

comments, including your address to:

dhenderson@cc.nih.gov.

Comments Due Date: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before March 15, 2001.

Dated: February 7, 2001.

David K. Henderson,

Deputy Director for Clinical Care, CC.

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