[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55561-55562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-0017]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Application for Training (OMB No. 0920-0017 exp. 3/31/2010)--
Revision--Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    OWCD requests an additional three years to continue CDC's and the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR's) use of the 
training application forms described below.
    CDC offers public health training activities to professionals 
worldwide. Employees of hospitals, universities, medical centers, 
laboratories, State and Federal agencies, and State and local health 
departments apply for training to learn up-to-date public health 
practices. CDC's training activities include laboratory training, 
classroom study, online training, and distance learning.
    CDC uses training application forms to collect information 
necessary to manage and conduct training pertinent to the agency's 
mission. This information allows CDC to send confirmation of 
registration to participants, provide certificates of attendance or 
continuing education credits as proof of participants' attendance, and 
generate management reports to identify training needs, design courses, 
select location for courses, and evaluate programs.
    CDC is accredited by six different continuing education (CE) 
organizations to award CE credit: (1) The International Association for 
Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to provide Continuing 
Education Units (CEUs), (2) the Accreditation Council for Continuing 
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education 
credits (CME), (3) the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to 
provide Continuing Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the National 
Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to award CHES 
credit, (5) the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to 
provide continuing pharmacy credit, and (6) the American Association of 
Veterinary State Boards to award Registry of Approved Continuing 
Education (RACE) credit. The accrediting organizations require a method 
of tracking participants who complete an educational activity, and 
demographic data allows CDC to do so. Also, several of the 
organizations require a permanent record that includes the 
participant's name, address, and phone number, to facilitate retrieval 
of historical information about when a participant completed a course 
or several courses during a time period. This information provides the 
basis for a transcript or for determining whether a person is enrolled 
in more than one course. CDC uses the e-mail address to verify the 
participant's electronic request for transcripts, verify course 
certificates, and send confirmation a participant is registered for a 
course.
    CDC uses the information on the training application forms request 
to (1) grant public health professionals the CE credits they need to 
maintain professional licenses and certifications, (2) create a 
transcript or summary of training at the participant's request, (3) 
generate management reports, and (4) maintain training statistics. 
Management reports help CDC identify training needs, design courses, 
select locations for courses, evaluate programs, and conduct impact 
analysis.
    Tracking course attendance and meeting accrediting organizations' 
standards for reporting, require uniform standardized training 
application forms. The standardized data these forms request for 
laboratory training, classroom study, online training, and distance 
learning are not requested elsewhere. In other words, these forms do 
not duplicate requests for information from participants. Data are 
collected only once per course or once per new registration.
    The annual burden table has been updated to reflect an increase in 
distance learning. There is no cost to respondents other than their 
time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per     Total burden
             Forms               Respondent type    respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Application for Training......  Laboratorians,            74,000               1            5/60            6167
                                 Doctors, Nurses.
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            6167
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    Dated: October 22, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-25910 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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