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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-24GU; Docket No. CDC-2024-0053]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the
general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on
a proposed information collection project titled Assessing Adoption and Implementation of the
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Outputs. NIOSH proposes using
surveys, interviews, and focus groups to improve awareness, understanding, and assess the
impact of adoption and implementation practices by users of NIOSH research efforts and
products.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-0053 by either
of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.

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Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number.
CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey M.
Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; E-mail:
omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection
of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing
collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection
before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we
are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

4. 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 submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project
Assessing Adoption and Implementation of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health’s (NIOSH) Outputs – New – National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is requesting approval of a new Generic information
collection for a period of three years for the project titled, Assessing Adoption and
Implementation of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Outputs.
With the continuation of the Government Performance and Results Act, and the more
recent passage of the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policy Making Act, there is an increased
need for federal agencies to measure and demonstrate their impact. However, measuring impact
is challenging, especially for organizations that have a science-driven mission because of the
time it takes to move from basic to applied research. Demonstrating attribution (cause and effect
relationships) is particularly challenging for research organizations. NIOSH research is often
designed to collect implementation and adoption data through document reviews of NIOSH
records, including grantee final reports, and through interviews with NIOSH researchers (federal
employees). While commonly recognized metrics, these data sources are not comprehensive,
representative, or informative of the adoption and implementation of NIOSH products and

efforts. Further, the design and execution of research projects has hindered research and program
leaders prioritizing information collections to understand and assess the adoption and
implementation of research efforts and products.
The proposed Generic information collection package would allow researchers to
expeditiously pursue efforts to provide NIOSH with critical information to inform missiondriven needs. Additionally, the proposed efforts go beyond simply measuring customer
satisfaction and seek to advance NIOSH’s burden, need, and impact framework for future
research while also endeavoring to execute the Office of Management and Budget’s guidance
regarding the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. Respondents are expected to
consist of users and potential users of NIOSH products including subject matter expects, former
NIOSH funding recipients, and intermediary and end users. CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 6,069 annual burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Type of
Respondent

Type of Data
Collection
Instrument

Number of
respondents

Subject matter
experts

Survey
instrument (pre
and post)
Informed
consent form
Interview or
focus group
guide
Survey
instrument (pre
and post)
Informed
consent form
Interview or
focus group
guide

Former NIOSH
funding recipients

Total
Burden
Hours

5,000

Number of
Average
responses per burden per
respondent
response
(in hours)
1
20/60

1

5/60

250

1

200

20/60

25

5/60

25

1

1,667

Intermediary or
end users (e.g.,
employers,
workers,
manufactures,
labor/professional
associations,
policymakers)

Survey
10,000
instrument (pre
and post)

20/60

3,333

Informed
consent form

1

5/60

Interview or
focus group
guide

1

650

Total

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead,
Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations,
Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-14309 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]

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