81 FR 75405 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 210 (October 31, 2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 210 (October 31, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-26248 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 75405-75406] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26248] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-17-17BX; Docket No. CDC-2016-0103] 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 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 a proposed information collection entitled ``Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH).'' The purpose of the data collection is to collect information from the health department environmental health (EH) workforce to determine demographics, education/training, experience, areas of practice, and current and future needs to address emerging environmental issues. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 30, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016- 0103 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 [[Page 75406]] 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 Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH)--NEW--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The environmental health (EH) workforce is an essential component of the public health workforce. According to recent health department surveys, EH professionals are employed at approximately 85% of local health departments, 81% of state health departments, and 30% of tribal health departments. Describing and characterizing the EH workforce is essential to identifying gaps in staffing, training, and ultimately ensuring EH professionals are prepared to meet future challenges. CDC seeks OMB approval for a one-time, one-year information collection designed to thoroughly describe the health department EH workforce on: (1) The current supply of EH professionals; (2) EH workforce demographics and professional roles; (3) gaps in current EH education and competencies and training needs; and (4) critical skills and resources needed to meet the evolving and emerging EH issues and challenges. This information will benefit the government and other entities by providing essential data to inform and support workforce development activities and initiatives and understand areas of practice and where gaps may exist in capacity to address current EH issues and future challenges. The respondent universe will be the estimated 20,000 EH professionals working within health departments. They will be enumerated and recruited by identifying a point of contact in each state, local, tribal, and territorial health department from whom a roster of EH professionals will be requested. A list of respondents and their business email addresses will be generated and used for recruitment and survey administration. Any contact information collected will be related to the respondents' role in the organization. Participation will be voluntary. Data will be collected one time from a census of members of the public health department EH workforce using a web-based survey instrument. The UNCOVER EH Survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete per respondent, and it will take approximately 5 minutes for health department administrative staff to compile EH workforce names and email addresses into the Health Department Roster. There will be no cost to respondents other than their time. The requested time burden is 10,269 hours. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hrs.) respondent hrs.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health Department EH Administrative Staff...... Health Department Roster............... 3,231 1 5/60 269 Health Department EH Professionals............. UNCOVER EH Survey...................... 20,000 1 30/60 10,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 10,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2016-26248 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued
Average
Number of Total burden Total cost
Form name hourly wage
respondents hours burden
rate *
Post-Implementation Focus Group for Patients and Family Members ........... 72 216 c 23.23 5,017.68
Interview Guide—Baseline Practice Readiness .............................................. 12 9 a 37.40 336.60
Post-Implementation Interview Protocol—Providers ....................................... 24 36 b 94.48 3,401.28
Post-Implementation Focus Group Protocol—Practice Staff .......................... 72 216 a 37.40 8,078.40
Topic guide for Telephone Protocol—Guide Practice Champions .................. 12 36 a 37.40 1,346.40
Total .......................................................................................................... 204 525 ........................ 18,629.16
* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2015, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm.
a Based on the mean wages for Miscellaneous Health care Worker (Code 29–9090).
b Based on the mean wages for Internists, General (Code 29–1063).
c Based on the mean wages for All Occupations (Code 00–0000).
Request for Comments ACTION: Notice with comment period. Please note: All public comment
In accordance with the Paperwork should be submitted through the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Federal eRulemaking portal
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
information collection are requested
its continuing efforts to reduce public address listed above.
with regard to any of the following: (a)
burden and maximize the utility of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper government information, invites the request more information on the
performance of AHRQ health care general public and other Federal proposed project or to obtain a copy of
research and health care information agencies to take this opportunity to the information collection plan and
dissemination functions, including comment on proposed and/or instruments, contact the Information
whether the information will have continuing information collections, as Collection Review Office, Centers for
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of required by the Paperwork Reduction Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including Act of 1995. This notice invites Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
hours and costs) of the proposed comment on a proposed information Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to collection entitled ‘‘Understanding the Email: omb@cdc.gov.
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
of the information to be collected; and Vision and Emerging Roles in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH).’’ (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
collection of information upon the The purpose of the data collection is to must obtain approval from the Office of
respondents, including the use of collect information from the health Management and Budget (OMB) for each
automated collection techniques or department environmental health (EH) collection of information they conduct
other forms of information technology. workforce to determine demographics, or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
Comments submitted in response to education/training, experience, areas of requires Federal agencies to provide a
this notice will be summarized and practice, and current and future needs 60-day notice in the Federal Register
included in the Agency’s subsequent to address emerging environmental concerning each proposed collection of
request for OMB approval of the issues. information, including each new
proposed information collection. All DATES: Written comments must be proposed collection, each proposed
comments will become a matter of received on or before December 30, extension of existing collection of
public record. 2016. information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
Sharon B. Arnold, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, collection before submitting the
Deputy Director. identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– collection to OMB for approval. To
[FR Doc. 2016–26143 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] 0103 by any of the following methods: comply with this requirement, we are
BILLING CODE 4160–90–P • Federal eRulemaking Portal: publishing this notice of a proposed
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions data collection as described below.
for submitting comments. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, the proposed collection of information
HUMAN SERVICES Information Collection Review Office, is necessary for the proper performance
Centers for Disease Control and of the functions of the agency, including
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– whether the information shall have
Prevention
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
[60Day–17–17BX; Docket No. CDC–2016– Instructions: All submissions received agency’s estimate of the burden of the
0103] must include the agency name and proposed collection of information; (c)
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Docket Number. All relevant comments ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
received will be posted without change clarity of the information to be
for Public Comment and
to Regulations.gov, including any collected; (d) ways to minimize the
Recommendations
personal information provided. For burden of the collection of information
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and access to the docket to read background on respondents, including through the
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health documents or comments received, go to use of automated collection techniques
and Human Services (HHS). Regulations.gov. or other forms of information
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technology; and (e) estimates of capital Background and Brief Description exist in capacity to address current EH
or start-up costs and costs of operation, The environmental health (EH) issues and future challenges.
maintenance, and purchase of services workforce is an essential component of The respondent universe will be the
to provide information. Burden means the public health workforce. According estimated 20,000 EH professionals
the total time, effort, or financial to recent health department surveys, EH working within health departments.
resources expended by persons to professionals are employed at They will be enumerated and recruited
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or approximately 85% of local health by identifying a point of contact in each
provide information to or for a Federal departments, 81% of state health state, local, tribal, and territorial health
agency. This includes the time needed departments, and 30% of tribal health department from whom a roster of EH
to review instructions; to develop, departments. Describing and professionals will be requested. A list of
acquire, install and utilize technology characterizing the EH workforce is respondents and their business email
and systems for the purpose of essential to identifying gaps in staffing, addresses will be generated and used for
collecting, validating and verifying training, and ultimately ensuring EH recruitment and survey administration.
information, processing and professionals are prepared to meet Any contact information collected will
maintaining information, and disclosing future challenges. be related to the respondents’ role in the
and providing information; to train CDC seeks OMB approval for a one- organization. Participation will be
time, one-year information collection voluntary.
personnel and to be able to respond to
designed to thoroughly describe the Data will be collected one time from
a collection of information, to search
health department EH workforce on: (1) a census of members of the public
data sources, to complete and review
The current supply of EH professionals; health department EH workforce using a
the collection of information; and to
(2) EH workforce demographics and web-based survey instrument. The
transmit or otherwise disclose the UNCOVER EH Survey will take
professional roles; (3) gaps in current
information. EH education and competencies and approximately 30 minutes to complete
Proposed Project training needs; and (4) critical skills and per respondent, and it will take
resources needed to meet the evolving approximately 5 minutes for health
Understanding the Needs, Challenges, and emerging EH issues and challenges. department administrative staff to
Opportunities, Vision and Emerging This information will benefit the compile EH workforce names and email
Roles in Environmental Health government and other entities by addresses into the Health Department
(UNCOVER EH)—NEW—National providing essential data to inform and Roster.
Center for Environmental Health support workforce development There will be no cost to respondents
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and activities and initiatives and understand other than their time. The requested
Prevention (CDC). areas of practice and where gaps may time burden is 10,269 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of burden Total
Number of responses
Type of respondents Form name per burden
respondents per response (in hrs.)
respondent (in hrs.)
Health Department EH Administrative Health Department Roster ............... 3,231 1 5/60 269
Staff.
Health Department EH Professionals UNCOVER EH Survey .................... 20,000 1 30/60 10,000
Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 10,269
Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES PRA), federal agencies are required to
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the publish notice in the Federal Register
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid concerning each proposed collection of
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Services information (including each proposed
Prevention. extension or reinstatement of an existing
[FR Doc. 2016–26248 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
[Document Identifiers: CMS–416, CMS–
8003, CMS–10142, CMS–10396, and CMS– collection of information) and to allow
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P R–262] 60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
Agency Information Collection invited to send comments regarding our
Activities: Proposed Collection; burden estimates or any other aspect of
Comment Request this collection of information, including
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & any of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
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Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & (2) the accuracy of the estimated
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
an opportunity for the public to utility, and clarity of the information to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect be collected; and (4) the use of
information from the public. Under the automated collection techniques or
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