[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71061-71062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Division of 
Extramural Research and Training; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 
Hazardous Waste Worker Training

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval.

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 February 28, 2005.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This request for OMB review 
and approval of the information collection is required by regulation 42 
CFR 65(a)(6).
    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. In seventeen years (FY 1987-2004), the NIEHS Worker 
Training program has successfully supported 20 primary grantees that 
have trained more than 1.2 million workers across the country and 
presented over 68,000 classroom and hands-on training courses, which 
have accounted for nearly 18 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 agreements in 
the case of joint applications, the adequacy of training plans and 
resources, including budget and curriculum, and response to meeting 
training criteria in OHSA'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. Grantees are to provide their information in hard copy 
as well as enter information into the WETP Grantee 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.
    Frequency of Response: Biannual.
    Affected Public: Non-profit organizations.
    Type of Respondents: Grantees.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 360.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $10,764. 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

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Branch, 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 within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: November 21, 2004.
Richard A. Freed,
NIEHS, Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. 04-26886 Filed 12-7-04; 8:45 am]
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