82 FR 4884 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

Page Range		4884-4885
FR Document		2017-00815

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4884-4885]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
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; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments 
should be received within 30 days of this notice.

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. 
Because EH professionals play a crucial role in decreasing illness in 
our communities and protecting people from traditional and emerging 
environmental factors that may adversely affect human health, the 
workforce challenges facing this critical component of the public 
health system are a concern for public and community health. CDC's goal 
is to create a strong, sustained, and prepared EH workforce to meet 
today's challenges and improve the health and safety of all. In order 
to meet this goal, it is necessary to first

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describe and characterize the EH workforce to assess their needs, 
challenges, and opportunities.
    This is a one-time 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 survey will be offered to 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. We expect approximately 80 percent of the estimated 
20,000 EH professionals (16,000 respondents) to respond to the survey.
    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. There will be no cost to respondents other 
than their time. The requested time burden is 8,269 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Health Department EH Administrative     Health Department Roster           3,231               1            5/60
 Staff.
Health Department EH Professionals....  UNCOVER EH Survey.......          16,000               1           30/60
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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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describe and characterize the EH development activities and initiatives be related to the respondents’ role in the
workforce to assess their needs, and understand areas of practice and organization. Participation will be
challenges, and opportunities. where gaps may exist in capacity to voluntary. We expect approximately 80
This is a one-time information address current EH issues and future percent of the estimated 20,000 EH
collection designed to thoroughly challenges. professionals (16,000 respondents) to
describe the health department EH The survey will be offered to the respond to the survey.
workforce on: (1) The current supply of estimated 20,000 EH professionals
EH professionals; (2) EH workforce working within health departments. Data will be collected one time from
demographics and professional roles; (3) They will be enumerated and recruited a census of members of the public
gaps in current EH education and by identifying a point of contact in each health department EH workforce using a
competencies and training needs; and state, local, tribal, and territorial health web-based survey instrument. The
(4) critical skills and resources needed department from whom a roster of EH UNCOVER EH Survey will take
to meet the evolving and emerging EH professionals will be requested. A list of approximately 30 minutes to complete
issues and challenges. This information respondents and their business email per respondent. There will be no cost to
will benefit the government and other addresses will be generated and used for respondents other than their time. The
entities by providing essential data to recruitment and survey administration. requested time burden is 8,269 hours.
inform and support workforce Any contact information collected will

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hrs.)

Health Department EH Administrative Staff ... Health Department Roster ............................. 3,231 1 5/60
Health Department EH Professionals ............. UNCOVER EH Survey ................................... 16,000 1 30/60

Leroy A. Richardson, Underground Coal Mining Safety and Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Health Applications.’’ From this Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the information collection project, NIOSH Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Associate Director for Science, Office of the seeks to provide insight into what the Email: omb@cdc.gov.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and most important barriers are from the
Prevention. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
perspective of the organizations that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
[FR Doc. 2017–00815 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] must purchase, use, approve, and (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P manufacture these safety technologies. must obtain approval from the Office of
DATES: Written comments must be Management and Budget (OMB) for each
received on or before March 20, 2017. collection of information they conduct
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
HUMAN SERVICES
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– requires Federal agencies to provide a
Centers for Disease Control and 0002 by any of the following methods: 60-day notice in the Federal Register
Prevention • Federal eRulemaking Portal: concerning each proposed collection of
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions information, including each new
[60Day-17–17KB; Docket No. CDC–2017– for submitting comments. proposed collection, each proposed
0002] • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, extension of existing collection of
Information Collection Review Office, information, and each reinstatement of
Proposed Data Collection Submitted Centers for Disease Control and previously approved information
for Public Comment and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– collection before submitting the
Recommendations D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. collection to OMB for approval. To
Instructions: All submissions received comply with this requirement, we are
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
must include the agency name and publishing this notice of a proposed
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
Docket Number. All relevant comments data collection as described below.
and Human Services (HHS).
received will be posted without change Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
ACTION: Notice with comment period. to Regulations.gov, including any the proposed collection of information
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease personal information provided. For is necessary for the proper performance
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of access to the docket to read background of the functions of the agency, including
its continuing efforts to reduce public documents or comments received, go to whether the information shall have
burden and maximize the utility of Regulations.gov. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
government information, invites the Please note: All public comment should be agency’s estimate of the burden of the
general public and other Federal submitted through the Federal eRulemaking proposed collection of information; (c)
agencies to take this opportunity to portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
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address listed above.
comment on proposed and/or clarity of the information to be
continuing information collections, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To collected; (d) ways to minimize the
required by the Paperwork Reduction request more information on the burden of the collection of information
Act of 1995. This notice invites proposed project or to obtain a copy of on respondents, including through the
comment on a proposed information the information collection plan and use of automated collection techniques
collection titled ‘‘Assessment of the instruments, contact the Information or other forms of information
Market for Electronic Technology for Collection Review Office, Centers for technology; and (e) estimates of capital

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82 FR 4884 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

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