81 FR 41305 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed generic information collection entitled CDC Fellowship Programs Assessments. CDC is requesting Office of Management and Budget approval for a new generic clearance for data collection associated with quality improvement for the CDC fellowship programs that develop the current, emerging, and future public health workforce.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41305-41306]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14956]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16ARO; Docket No. CDC-2016-0056]


Proposed Data Collections 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.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed 
generic information collection entitled CDC Fellowship Programs 
Assessments. CDC is requesting Office of Management and Budget approval 
for a new generic clearance for data collection associated with quality 
improvement for the CDC fellowship programs that develop the current, 
emerging, and future public health workforce.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0056, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.

    Please note:  All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (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 the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

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 OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    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; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Data Collection for CDC Fellowship Programs--New--Division of 
Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD), Center for 
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's mission is to protect America from health, safety, and 
security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. To ensure a competent, 
sustainable, and empowered public health workforce

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prepared to meet these challenges, CDC plays a key role in developing, 
implementing, and managing a number of fellowship programs. A 
fellowship is defined as a training or work experience lasting at least 
1 month and consisting of primarily experiential (i.e., on-the-job) 
learning, in which the trainee has a designated mentor or supervisor. 
CDC fellowships are intended to develop public health professionals, 
enhance the public health workforce, and strengthen collaborations with 
partners in public health and healthcare organizations, academia, and 
other stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organizations. 
Assessing fellowship activities is essential to ensure that the public 
health workforce is equipped to promote and protect the public's 
health.
    CDC requests a three-year approval of a generic clearance to 
collect data about its fellowship programs, as they relate to public 
health workforce development. Data collections will allow for ongoing, 
collaborative, and actionable communications between CDC fellowship 
programs and stakeholders (e.g., fellows, supervisors/mentors, alumni). 
These collections might include short surveys, interviews, and focus 
groups. Intended use of the resulting information is to:
     Inform planning, implementation, and continuous quality 
improvement of fellowship activities and services;
     improve efficiencies in the delivery of fellowship 
activities and services; and
     determine to what extent fellowship activities and 
services are achieving established goals.
    Collection and use of information about CDC fellowship activities 
will help ensure effective, efficient, and satisfying experiences among 
fellowship program participants and stakeholders.
    CDC estimates that annually, a given fellowship program will 
conduct one query each with one of the three respondent groups: 
Fellowship applicants or fellows; mentors, supervisors, or employers; 
and alumni. The total annualized burden hours of 2,957 was determined 
as depicted in the following table.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                           Total number   Average burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                    Number of     of responses    per response     Total burde
                                                                                            respondents   per respondent    (in hours)      (in hours)
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Applicants or fellows..........................  Fellowship Data Collection Instrument..           1,848               1           30/60             924
Mentors, supervisors, or employers.............  Fellowship Data Collection Instrument..             370               1           30/60             185
Alumni.........................................  Fellowship Data Collection Instrument..           3,696               1           30/60           1,848
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,957
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-14956 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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