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)

Page Range		41305-41306
FR Document		2016-14956

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.

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

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Total Average
number of
Type of Number of burden per Total burde
Form name responses
respondent respondents response (in hours)
per (in hours)
respondent

Applicants or fellows ......................... Fellowship Data Collection Instru- 1,848 1 30/60 924
ment.
Mentors, supervisors, or employers .. Fellowship Data Collection Instru- 370 1 30/60 185
ment.
Alumni ................................................ Fellowship Data Collection Instru- 3,696 1 30/60 1,848
ment.

Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,957

Leroy A. Richardson, information, including each proposed Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, extension or reinstatement of an existing Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collection of information, and to allow Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email:
Associate Director for Science, Office of the a second opportunity for public OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and comment on the notice. Interested To obtain copies of a supporting
Prevention. persons are invited to send comments statement and any related forms for the
[FR Doc. 2016–14956 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am] regarding the burden estimate or any proposed collection(s) summarized in
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P other aspect of this collection of this notice, you may make your request
information, including any of the using one of the following:
following subjects: the necessity and 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND utility of the proposed information http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
HUMAN SERVICES collection for the proper performance of PaperworkReductionActof1995.
the agency’s functions; the accuracy of 2. Email your request, including your
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid the estimated burden; ways to enhance address, phone number, OMB number,
Services the quality, utility, and clarity of the and CMS document identifier, to
[Document Identifier: CMS–10458] information to be collected; and the use Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
of automated collection techniques or 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
Agency Information Collection other forms of information technology to (410) 786–1326.
Activities: Submission for OMB minimize the information collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Review; Comment Request burden. Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 1326.
ACTION: Notice.
information must be received by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & OMB desk officer by July 25, 2016. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing ADDRESSES: When commenting on the (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
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an opportunity for the public to proposed information collections, must obtain approval from the Office of
comment on CMS’ intention to collect please reference the document identifier Management and Budget (OMB) for each
information from the public. Under the or OMB control number. To be assured collection of information they conduct
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 consideration, comments and or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
(PRA), federal agencies are required to recommendations must be received by information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
publish a notice in the Federal Register the OMB desk officer via one of the 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
concerning each proposed collection of following transmissions: OMB, Office of includes agency requests or

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Action		Notice with comment period.
Dates		Written comments must be received on or before August 23, 2016.
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]
FR Citation		81 FR 41305

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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

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