[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 237 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77033-77034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31315]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-01-06]
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, the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection 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 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
NIOSH Research Study for the Prevention of Work-related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)--New--National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). 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. There is
evidence of causal relationships between physical job stressors (e.g.,
repetitive or static exertion, forcefulness, awkward postures) and
MSDs, and some quantitative information is available on how much rates
of MSDs change at varying levels of exposure to each stressor and
combination of stressors (exposure-response relationships). Additional
information would foster the further development of effective
strategies for prevention.
A research project is proposed to conduct a prospective cohort
study to quantify the risk for upper limb and low back MSDs at varying
levels of exposure to physical job stressors (repetitive, forceful
exertion, awkward postures, vibration, manual handling, etc.). This
research will involve multiple work sites from the service and
manufacturing industries with job tasks that represent a range of
exposures to physical job stressors that can result in musculoskeletal
disorders of the upper limb (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, hand-wrist
tendinitis, medial and lateral epicondylitis, hand-arm vibration
syndrome (HAVS)) and low back disorders. Because of the limitations of
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cross-sectional and retrospective studies, it is widely agreed that a
prospective study design is the best approach for the investigation of
this problem. Up to 2000 workers will be enrolled into the study and
will participate in three annual data collection surveys. The surveys
will be comprised of a self-administered questionnaire and standard
health tests to identify MSDs, including HAVS. Job tasks will be
studied using uniform exposure assessment methods to quantify physical
stressors. The study data will be used to test and expand existing
guidelines for limiting exposure to physical job stressors, and for
developing new guidelines where none exist. The results from this
research study will provide practitioners in occupational health
critical data that will facilitate their ability to quickly and
reliably discriminate job tasks that represent low, moderate and high
risk for MSDs among workers employed across different industries. In
addition, the results of this study will provide guidance on effective
job design to reduce the burden of work-related MSDs. The total
estimated annual cost to respondents is $33,190.
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Number of Response
Data collection activity Number of responses per Response per burden (in
respondents respondents hour hrs)
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Questionnaire Administration:
Core Questionnaire.......................... 2,000 3 45/60 4,500
Upper Limb Module........................... 1,000 3 9/60 450
Back Module................................. 700 3 6/60 210
HAVS Module................................. 300 3 15/60 225
Intervention Module......................... 225 4 6/60 90
Physical Examination:
Upper Limb MSDs............................. 1,000 3 45/60 2,250
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome................. 300 3 2.00 1,800
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Total Respondent Burden Hours:............ .............. .............. .............. 9,525
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Dated: December 1, 2000.
John Moore,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-31315 Filed 12-7-00; 8:45 am]
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