Notice2022-05302
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
March 14, 2022
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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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comments on an information collection titled, CDC's Fellowship Management System (FMS). CDC uses the information collected to aid and enhance the selection of fellowship participants and host sites and to track participant information that helps strengthen the current, emerging, and ever-changing public health workforce.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14271-14272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05302]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-0765; Docket No. CDC-2022-0032]
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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comments on an information collection titled, CDC's
Fellowship Management System (FMS). CDC uses the information collected
to aid and enhance the selection of fellowship participants and host
sites and to track participant information that helps strengthen the
current, emerging, and ever-changing public health workforce.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0032 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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to regulations.gov.
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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb0b2bd9fbcbbbcf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2cdcfc0e2c1c6c18cc5cdd4">[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
Data collection for fellowship programs using CDC's Fellowship
Management System (OMB Control No. 0920-0765, Exp. 3/31/2023)--
Revision--Center for Surveillance, Education, and Laboratory Services
(CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development
(DSEPD/CSELS) requests a three-year revision to continue the use of the
CDC Fellowship Management System (FMS) to collect data under the
approved OMB Control Number (0920-0765). The mission of DSEPD is to
improve health outcomes through 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 professionals seek opportunities,
through CDC fellowships, to broaden their knowledge and skills, and to
improve the science and practice of public health. CDC fellows are
assigned to state, tribal, local, and territorial public health
agencies; federal government agencies, including CDC and Department of
Health and Human Services' (HHS) operational divisions, such as Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and to nongovernmental organizations,
including academic institutions, tribal organizations, and private
public health organizations.
CDC uses FMS to collect, process, and manage data from nonfederal
applicants seeking training or public health support services through
CDC fellowships. FMS is used to electronically submit fellowship
applications, submit fellowship host site proposals, track completion
of fellowship activities, and maintain fellowship alumni directories
online. FMS is a flexible and robust electronic information system
standardized and tailored for each CDC fellowship, collecting only the
minimum amount of information needed. The system is critical to
streamlining data management for CDC and reducing burden for
respondents. FMS is key to CDC's ability to protect the public's health
by supporting training opportunities that strengthen the public health
workforce.
The proposed Revision has two purposes: (1) Increase the number of
likely respondents and (2) change the software platform on which FMS
operates. The increase in likely respondents is a result of increased
funding that will allow DSEPD to expand many of the fellowships managed
through FMS. The change in software platform will provide CDC with an
even more efficient, effective, and secure electronic mechanism for
collecting, processing, and monitoring fellowship information. The
proposed software platform is the Microsoft[supreg] Power
Platform[supreg] (Microsoft Corporation, Cary, Washington). Integration
of the suite of Microsoft tools for data management, analysis, and
visualization will allow CDC to access
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fellowship data in real time; moreover, data cleaning and manipulation
do not need to be done outside the system, which will increase the
security of these data. These increased functionalities will facilitate
the enhanced use of administrative data collections for program
improvement and evidence building activities across CDC and other
federal agencies. The update to the software platform will also make it
easier for additional fellowships to opt in to use FMS, expanding the
benefits of the system to a broader set of CDC programs. Finally, the
platform change should also enhance user experience. This Revision does
not propose substantive changes to the nature or extent of information
collected from respondents, and will allow all respondents--fellowship
applicants, public health agencies hosting fellowship participants, and
fellowship alumni--the continued use of FMS for submission of
electronic data with increased efficiency and reduced burdens.
The burden table reflects OMB-approved changes since 2020 and
anticipated growth in fellowships from 2022 onward. CDC requests
approval for an estimated total of 14,914 annual burden hours. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Fellowship applicants......... FMS Fellowship 5146 1 87/60 7,462
Application
Information
Collection
Instrument.
Reference Letter Writers...... FMS Fellowship 6842 1 15/60 1,711
Application
Information
Collection
Instrument.
Public Health Agency or FMS Host Site 960 1 75/60 1,200
Organization Staff. Information
Collection
Instrument.
Public Health Agency or FMS Activity 555 2 30/60 555
Organization Staff. Tracking
Information
Collection
Instrument.
Fellowship Alumni............. FMS Alumni 6463 1 37/60 3,986
Tracking
Information
Collection
Instrument.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 14,914
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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. 2022-05302 Filed 3-11-22; 8:45 am]
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