Notice2026-05238
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Hazardous Waste Worker Training-42 CFR Part 65, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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March 18, 2026
Effective
March 18, 2026
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Abstract
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13043-13044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05238]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Hazardous Waste
Worker Training--42 CFR Part 65, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS)
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects
to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received by March 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Sharon D.
Beard, Director, Worker Training Program (WTP), Division of Extramural
Research and Training (DERT), NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 MD: K3-14, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-toll-free number 984-287-3237 or
Email your request, including your address to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#20424541524411604e494548530e4e49480e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a1a6a2b1a7f283adaaa6abb0edadaaabeda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested
in writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address one or
more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) 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) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways
to minimizes the burden of the collection of
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information on those who are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection Title: Hazardous Waste Worker Training
Cooperative Agreement Recipient Data Collection--42 CFR part 65, 0925-
0348, Expiration Date 07/31/2025 REVISION, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was given major responsibility
for initiating a worker safety and health training program under
Section 126 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA) for hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. A network
of non-profit organizations that are committed to protecting workers
and their communities by delivering high-quality, peer-reviewed safety
and health curricula to target populations of hazardous waste workers
and emergency responders has been developed. The NIEHS Worker Training
Program (WTP) contains the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program
(HWWTP) and the NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Program (DOE) to fund
nonprofit organizations to develop and administer model health and
safety training programs for hazardous materials or waste workers. The
Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training Program provides
occupational safety and health training for workers who may be engaged
in activities related to hazardous waste removal, containment, or
chemical emergency response. This program is the core component of WTP.
The other optional programs include the Environmental Career Worker
Training Program (ECWTP) that focuses on delivering comprehensive
training to increase the number of un- or underemployed workers in
areas such as environmental restoration, construction, hazardous
materials/waste handling, and emergency response and the HAZMAT
Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDPTP) that supports the
development and delivery of training for hazardous material and debris
cleanup commonly needed after natural and man-made disasters. The
purpose of the NIEHS/DOE Nuclear Worker Training Program is to support
the development of model programs for the training and education of
workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste
generation, removal, containment, transportation, and emergency
response within the DOE nuclear weapons complex. In thirty-seven years
(FY 1987-2024) the WTP has successfully supported 25 primary awardees
that have trained more than 5 million workers across the country and
presented over 316,561 classroom, hands-on, and online training
courses, which have accounted for over 60 million contact hours of
actual training. Generally, the grant will initially be for one year,
and subsequent continuation awards are also for one year at a time.
Awardees must submit a separate application to have the support
continued for each subsequent year. Awardees are to provide information
in accordance with S65.4(a), (b), (c) and 65.6(a) on the nature,
duration, and purpose of the training, selection criteria for trainees'
qualifications and competency of the project director and staff, the
adequacy of training plans and resources, including budget and
curriculum, and response to meeting training criteria in OSHA's
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Regulations (29 CFR
1910.120). As a cooperative agreement, there are additional
requirements for the progress report section of the application.
Awardees are to provide their information into the WTP Awardee Data
Management System. The information collected is used by the Director
through officers, employees, experts, and consultants to evaluate
applications based on technical merit to determine whether to make
awards and whether appropriate training is being conducted to support
continuation of the grant into subsequent years.
OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 800.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hour
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Awardee: Project Management Specialists......... 25 2 16 800
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Total....................................... 25 50 .............. 800
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Dated: March 13, 2026.
Jennifer Baker,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-05238 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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