Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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

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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 Wilma Johnson, CDC

Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA

30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this

notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Biomechanical Stress Control in Drywall Installation--New-

Drywall installers represented approximately 1.42% of the construction

work force in 1992. Based on analysis of the Supplementary Data System

(BLS) of 21 states, the compensable injury/incidence rate (27.5 cases

per 100 workers for this group) was nearly three times the injury rate

of 9.5 for all other construction occupations combined, in 1987. Data

from the 1992 and 1993 Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and

Illnesses (BLS) indicated that there were an estimated 4,680 traumatic

injuries among drywall installers involving days away from work in the

construction industry in 1992, and 4,122 in 1993. In 1993, bodily

reaction and exertion (31.8%), falls (28.6%), and contact with objects

(24.6%) were the leading events of injury and illness involving days

away from work. As a result, sprains and strains (40.6%) constituted

the most frequent nature of injuries and illnesses category in 1994.

To gain an understanding of these injuries, NIOSH has initiated

this project to examine different approaches in both field and

laboratory settings to identify and control the high-risk activities

associated with the traumatic injuries and overexertion hazards of

drywall installation work. One of the field study components for this

project is to identify high-risk tasks and activities for drywall

installers, using a drywall installation survey which was developed at

NIOSH. The findings of this survey will provide further understanding

and focus laboratory research efforts on the most hazardous tasks/

activities of drywall-installation work. Study populations will include

drywall installers or construction workers with drywall installation

experience. Each questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to

complete. The total cost to respondents is estimated at $500.

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Avg.

No. of No. of Burden/ Total

Respondents Respondents Responses/ Response Burden

Respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Drywall Installers............................................... 75 1 .20 25

Total............................................................ ........... .......... ......... 25

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Dated: August 28, 1996.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96-22036 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]

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