# Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A96-22036

## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** August 29, 1996
- **Citation:** 61 FR 45429

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-96-24]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

[[Page 45430]]

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]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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