Notice2023-16757
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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August 7, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52160-52162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16757]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[30Day-23-0060]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has submitted the
information collection request titled Environmental Health and Land
Reuse Certificate Training (formerly ``Assessment of Environmental
Health and Land Reuse Certification Training'') to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. ATSDR previously
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations'' notice on April 7, 2023, to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. ATSDR received no comments related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for
public and affected agency comments.
ATSDR will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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;
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(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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certificate Training (OMB
Control No. 0923-0060)--Reinstatement with Change--Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is
requesting a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for a
Reinstatement with Change information collection request (ICR) titled
Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certificate Training (formerly
Assessment of Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certification
Training) (OMB Control No. 0923-0060).
This certificate program is a collaboration between ATSDR and the
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) under a cooperative
agreement. ATSDR and NEHA have a long-standing partnership to build
capacity among environmental professionals. The EHLR certification is
geared toward NEHA members and ATSDR stakeholders who are environmental
professionals, primarily local and state health agency employees but
also planners, environmental consultants, environmental non-profits,
and students in environmental science, environmental/public health, and
planning. The certification goals and course objectives are:
<bullet> To increase participant awareness and knowledge of
environmental health and land reuse;
<bullet> To increase skills and capacity of participants to engage
in environmental health and land reuse work; and
<bullet> To assess participant feedback and assessment of their own
increased awareness, skills, and knowledge in environmental health and
land reuse.
Due to the prevalence of potentially contaminated land reuse sites
such as brownfields, the certificate program and training modules focus
on increasing skills in land reuse and redevelopment through the
integration of epidemiology, risk assessment, risk communication, and
toxicology concepts and resources.
The Environmental Health and Land Reuse (EHLR) certificate training
includes a 5-module ``EHLR Basic'' training. The EHLR Basic certificate
is offered in two modes. NEHA independently maintains its non-federally
sponsored, asynchronous ``EHLR Basic'' training through its online
learning management system (LMS). ATSDR's National Land Reuse Health
Program (Land Reuse Program) maintains its classroom version of the
training for learners who prefer virtual/classroom instruction or who
may have limited broadband.
Under the previous PRA clearance, ATSDR completed a one-time
collection of feedback by survey within 6-12 months after
participation. This follow-up survey evaluated the subsequent use of
the EHLR Basic certificate program training materials and resources to
build capacity and skills in environmental health and land reuse work.
Under this current Reinstatement with Change ICR, the follow-up survey
is no longer needed because the EHLR Basic training course content has
been successfully established based on the feedback. In addition, the
EHLR Basic training was to be administered under the CDC Training and
Continuing Education Online (TCEO) system (see ``Application for
Training'' [OMB Control No. 0920-0017; Expiration Date 09/30/2025]).
ATSDR has moved away from TCEO and will administer its own classroom
courses.
Based on its experience in the past 30 months, ATSDR estimates
approximately 100 participants per year will attend ``EHLR Basic''
classroom learning. For burden hour estimation, we assume that all
participants have completed all modules and self-assessments. In
reality, participants who download the ``EHLR Basic'' course and teach
it (e.g., in a college or workplace class) or complete it themselves,
may complete these modules on a schedule spread over several months or
over more than one year.
For the ``EHLR Basic'' course, ATSDR will administer the following
self-assessments for each of the five modules: Engaging with Your
Community, Evaluating Environmental and Health Risks, Communicating
Environmental and Health Risks to the Community, Redesigning with
Health in Mind, and Measuring Success. NEHA will assist ATSDR by
issuing certificates of completion and continuing education credits.
ATSDR is also planning a new mode of instruction for supplemental
``EHLR Immersion Training'' in three new modules: Community Engagement,
Evaluation of Environmental and Health Risks, and Communicating
Environmental and Health Risks. This training will be offered as a
face-to-face session at environmental conferences to those who have
completed the prerequisite EHLR online or classroom certification.
Regarding the supplemental immersion training, ATSDR estimates that 125
conference attendees will meet the prerequisite ``EHLR Basic''
certification requirement and will register for the training through
the conference portal. They will be asked to complete a voluntary self-
assessment for each module. An additional certificate of completion and
continuing education credits will be issued by NEHA for each of the
three supplemental immersion trainings.
For both ``EHLR Basic'' classroom and ``EHLR Immersion'' conference
training, ATSDR estimates a total of 225 registered participants. Some
of the registrations will be through conference registration portals
and some may be directly with ATSDR. We estimate the time burden per
registration will be three minutes. In keeping with Privacy Act
requirements, participants will be offered the ability to opt-out of
allowing ATSDR to share their names and email addresses with NEHA.
Those that opt-out may still take the training but will not receive a
completion certificate or continuing education credits. We anticipate
this will be a rare event but are still accounting for this
possibility.
Participation in this information collection is voluntary. The
total time burden is estimated to be 145 hours, which is an increase of
78 hours over the previously approved 67 hours. The addition of
registration and self-
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assessment forms and the discontinuation of the follow-up survey under
the previous ICR, will result in 1,600 annual responses, which is an
increase of 1,400 over the previously approved 200 responses for the
follow-up survey alone. There is no cost to respondents other than
their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Environmental Health Professionals EHLR Registration Form 225 1 3/60
and Affiliates. (Basic/Immersion) (online). 11 1 1/60
EHLR Privacy Act Opt-Out
Form (Basic/Immersion).
EHLR Basic Course Module 1 100 1 5/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Basic Course Module 2 100 1 5/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Basic Course Module 3 100 1 5/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Basic Course Module 4 100 1 5/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Basic Course Module 5 100 1 5/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Immersion Module 1 125 1 15/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Immersion Module 2 125 1 15/60
Self-assessment (online).
EHLR Immersion Module 3 125 1 15/60
Self-assessment (online).
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-16757 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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