Notice2025-16914

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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September 4, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 169 (Thursday, September 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42765-42766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-25-0017]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled ``Application for Training'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously 
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations'' notice on June 16, 2025 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to 
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days 
for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC 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;
    (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

    Application for Training (OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Exp. 9/30/
2025)--Revision--National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and 
Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of CDC's Division of Workforce Development (DWD) is to 
provide leadership in public health training and education, and manage 
innovative, evidence-based programs to prepare the health workforce to 
meet public health challenges of the 21st Century. CDC offers training 
and professional development opportunities (both accredited and non-
accredited) in the areas of public health, epidemiology, medicine, 
economics, information science, veterinary medicine, nursing, public 
policy, and other related fields.
    To administer its broad portfolio of training activities, CDC 
collects information from the developers of educational content and the 
learners who participate in professional training opportunities. 
Information has been collected through two electronic platforms: the 
CDC TRAIN learning management system and the Training and Continuing 
Education Online (TCEO) learning management system. CDC's previous 
request for OMB approval outlined a multi-year plan to decommission the 
TCEO platform and transition all learner information collection to the 
CDC TRAIN platform under a unified data collection and evaluation 
framework for all CDC course offerings.
    This Revision requests removal of data collection instruments 
relating to the TCEO learning management system, which has been 
discontinued as of January 2024. During the next OMB approval period, 
CDC plans to collect all learner data online using the secure, 
password-protected CDC TRAIN platform. This Revision also consolidates 
accredited and nonaccredited training evaluation tools into one modular 
post-course evaluation (taken immediately after a course is completed), 
and one follow-up evaluation (taken one month after the course is 
completed). Respondents will include educational developers requesting 
accreditation for their trainings and public health and healthcare 
professionals who seek training. CDC will use identifiable information 
in CDC TRAIN to track participant completion of educational activities 
to facilitate required reporting to earn continuing education credits, 
hours, or units. The Revision request includes updated estimates for 
the number of respondents, burden per response, frequency of 
information collection, and total burden hours. The proposed changes 
will reduce burden, streamline data collection efforts and provide CDC 
with a more effective, efficient, and secure mechanism for collecting, 
processing, and monitoring training-related information.
    CDC will use information collected in CDC TRAIN to evaluate and 
improve courses based on learner feedback. For accredited trainings, 
participation is required to review and approve proposals for 
educational activities to receive continuing education accreditation, 
to generate learner certificates of attendance and verify training 
completion, and to ensure compliance with mandatory accreditation 
standards. Participation in evaluation data collection for non-
accredited trainings is voluntary. Aggregate data from the evaluations 
in CDC TRAIN will be used to improve educational activities and assess 
learning outcomes.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. The total estimated 
annualized burden will decrease from 288,150 hours to 127,650 hours 
based on response rates and totals from the previous approval period. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                         Number of      Number of     burden per
           Type of respondents                     Form name            respondents   responses per    response
                                                                                       respondent     (in hours)
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Educational Developers (Health            Continuing Education (CE)             130               1            5
 Educators).                               Proposal.
Public Health and Health Care             CDC TRAIN Post-Course             250,000               2        15/60
 Professionals (Learners).                 Evaluation.
Public Health and Health Care             CDC TRAIN Follow-up                20,000               2         3/60
 Professionals (Learners).                 Evaluation.
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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. 2025-16914 Filed 9-3-25; 8:45 am]
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