Notice2021-15794
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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July 26, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Application for Training, which supports the management and evaluation of online training and professional development opportunities for public health and health care professionals.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40057-40058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15794]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-0017; Docket No. CDC-2021-0073]
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.
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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 and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled Application for Training, which
supports the management and evaluation of online training and
professional development opportunities for public health and health
care professionals.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 24,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0073 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f9fbf4d6f5f2f5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3bcbeb193b0b7b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
Application for Training (OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Exp. 04/30/
2022)--Revision--Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory
Services (CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This Information Collection Request (ICR) is for the Revision of a
currently approved ICR (OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Expiration 4/30/
2022. Approval is requested for three years. The mission of CDC's
Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD)
is to support the development of a competent, sustainable, and
empowered public health workforce. Professionals in public health,
epidemiology, medicine, economics, information science, veterinary
medicine, nursing, public policy, and other related professions seek
professional development opportunities (both accredited and
nonaccredited) through two CDC learning management systems. These two
learning management systems are Training and Continuing Education
Online (TCEO) (for accredited courses) and CDC TRAIN (for nonaccredited
courses developed by CDC programs, grantees, and other funded
partners). Access to quality and accredited learning programs and
products through these two systems allow for the public health
workforce to broaden their knowledge and skills to improve the science
and practice of public health for domestic and international impact.
The overarching purpose of the ICR is to continually improve CDC
training activities, and maintain CDC compliance with mandatory
accreditation organization standards by efficiently collecting
information through CDC's Training and Continuing Education Online
(TCEO) and CDC TRAIN systems, while navigating a future merger that
moves to using a single system (CDC TRAIN).
This Revision requests to extend current approval of the TCEO
forms, with one minor change, namely to add two new response options
for one question on the TCEO New Participant Registration. This
Revision also requests to add CDC TRAIN as a data collection system and
add two CDC TRAIN standard training evaluation tools (one for use
immediately after the course is taken, and one 3-6 months after the
course is taken) that will be employed on the learning management
system. This proposed change will provide CDC with an efficient,
effective, and secure electronic mechanism for collecting, processing,
and monitoring training-related information.
CDC will use information collected in both systems to evaluate and
improve courses based on learner feedback. At this time, TCEO is also
used to generate certificates of attendance and verify training
completion, review and approve proposals for educational activities to
receive continuing education accreditation, and ensure compliance with
mandatory accreditation standards.
All data will be collected online, using secure electronic web-
based
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password protected platforms. Respondents will include educational
developers requesting accreditation for their trainings and public
health and healthcare professionals who seek training. No statistical
methods will be used to analyze the information collected. CDC will use
identifiable information in TCEO to track participant completion of
educational activities to facilitate required reporting to earn
continuing education credits, hours, or units. Aggregate and non-
aggregate data from the evaluations in TCEO and CDC TRAIN will be used
to improve educational activities and assess learning outcomes.
CDC requests approval for an estimated 412,600 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Number of Number of time per Total Response
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in Burden (in
respondent hours) hours)
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Educational Developers (Health TCEO Proposal... 120 1 5 600
Educators).
Public Health and Health Care TCEO New 300,000 1 5/60 25,000
Professionals (Learners). Participant
Registration.
Public Health and Health Care TCEO Post-Course 300,000 3 10/60 150,000
Professionals (Learners). Evaluation.
Public Health and Health Care TCEO Follow-Up 30,000 3 3/60 4,500
Professionals (Learners). Evaluation.
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TCEO Sub-Total............ ................ .............. .............. .............. 180,100
Public Health and Health Care CDC TRAIN 300,000 3 15/60 225,000
Professionals (Learners). Immediate Post-
Course
Evaluation Tool.
Public Health and Health Care CDC TRAIN 30,000 3 5/60 7,500
Professionals (Learners). Delayed Follow-
Up Evaluation
Tool.
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0.33TRAIN Sub-Total....... ................ .............. .............. .............. 232,500
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Total................. ................ .............. .............. .............. 412,600
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-15794 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am]
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