[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on May 5, 1998, page 24814 and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Hazardous Waste Worker Training--42 CFR part 65. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 0925-0348 and 
expiration date 09/30/98). Need and Use of Information Collection: This 
request for OMB review and approval of the information collection is 
required by regulation 42 CFR part 65(a)(6). The NIEHS has been 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.
    During the first ten years of the NIEHS Worker Training program (FY 
1987-97), the NIEHS has successfully supported 20 primary grantees who 
have trained over 1,140,000 workers across the country and presented 
nearly 60,000 classroom and hands-on training courses, which have 
accounted for almost 20 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.
    Grantees must submit a separate application to have the support 
continued for each subsequent year. Grantees 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, 
cooperative arrangements in the case of joint applications, the 
adequacy of training plans and resources, including budget and response 
to meeting training criteria in OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and 
Emergency Response Regulations (29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1910.121). 
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.
    Frequency of Response: Biannual. Affected Public: Non-profit 
organizations. Type of Respondents: Grantees. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 20; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 2; Average Burden Hours per 
Response: 8; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 320. 
The annualized costs to respondents is estimated at: $7,000. There are 
no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) 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; and (4) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of 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.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: 
Joseph T. Hughes, Jr., Director, Worker Education and Training Program, 
Division of Extramural Research and Training, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-toll-free number (919) 
541-0217 or E-mail your request, including your address to 
[email protected].

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received October 2, 1998.

    Dated: August 17, 1998.
Samuel Wilson,
Deputy Director, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 98-23576 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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