[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55391-55392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-0765]


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 Daniel Holcomb, CDC 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

    Fellowship Management System, OMB No. 0920-0765 exp. 03/31/2014--
Revision--Scientific Education and Professional Development Program 
Office (SEPDPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory 
Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    SEPDPO requests an additional three years to continue CDC's use of 
the online Fellowship Management System (FMS) for its electronic 
application and directory processes that allow individuals to apply to 
fellowships online and tracks applicant and alumni information; and a 
revision that will allow public health agencies and organizations to 
submit fellowship assignment proposals electronically, using FMS.
    The mission of SEPDPO 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. Professionals in public health, epidemiology, medicine, 
economics, information science, veterinary medicine, nursing, public 
policy, and other related professions seek opportunities, through CDC 
fellowships, to broaden their knowledge, skills, and experience to 
improve the science and practice of public health. CDC fellows are 
assigned to state, tribal, local and territorial public health 
agencies; federal government agencies, including CDC, and HHS 
operational divisions, such as Indian Health Service; and to 
nongovernmental organizations, including academic institutions, tribal 
organizations, and private public health organizations.
    FMS provides an efficient and effective way for processing 
fellowship application data, selecting qualified candidates, 
maintaining a current alumni database, documenting the impact of the 
fellowships on alumni careers, and generating reports. This proposed 
revision will provide a secure site within this existing electronic 
system for designated employees of public health agencies and 
organizations to submit fellowship assignment proposals electronically.
    Designated employees of public health agencies or organizations 
will answer a standardized set of core questions within FMS about the 
proposed assignments, including the type of public health agency or 
organization submitting the proposal; proposed fellow activities, 
including training and opportunities for service and collaboration; and 
how the fellow will be supported, including the type and extent of 
mentorship and supervision the fellow will receive.
    This revision enhances FMS to include a function that will result 
in a standardized process for submitting and reviewing host assignment 
proposals across fellowships. The electronic assignment proposal 
process that FMS provides optimizes the matching of qualified 
fellowship candidates with host sites and will result in an optimal fit 
between fellows and their assignments -- ultimately leading to

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long-term employment and sustained public health capacity of state and 
local health departments and other non-federal public health agencies 
and organizations.
    The annual burden table has been updated to reflect the number of 
respondents from nonfederal public health agencies or organizations 
that submit assignment proposals to host fellows. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours*
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                                                                                      Average
                                                                                    annualized     Average total
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of     burden per       response
                                                    respondents      response      response (in      burden in
                                                                                      hours)           hours
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Public Health Agency or Organization............             226               1            1.42             320
Fellowship applicants...........................            1122               1           40/60             748
Fellowship alumni*..............................             454               1           15/60             114
    Total.......................................            1802  ..............  ..............            1182
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* Some alumni are deceased or cannot be located. Response burden assumes response from an individual responding
  alumnus, on average, every 3 years (which is likely an overestimate of frequency).


    Dated:August 31, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-22795 Filed 9-6-11; 8:45 am]
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