[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55634-55635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23201]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Hazardous Waste 
Worker Training

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (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.
    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) 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on 
the proposed project, contact: Joseph T. Hughes, Jr., Director, Worker 
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 Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing. Proposed Collection: 
Hazardous Waste Worker Training--42 CFR part 65, 0925-0348, Expiration 
Date 12/31/2015 -EXTENSION, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This request for OMB review and approval of 
the information collection is required by regulation 42 CFR part 
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 twenty-eight years (FY 1987-2015), the NIEHS 
Worker Training program has successfully supported 20 primary grantees 
that have trained more than 3.3 million workers across the country and 
presented over 194,000 classroom and hands-on training courses,which 
have accounted for nearly 39 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 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. Grantees are to provide their information in hard copy 
as well as enter information into the WTP 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

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Respondents: 20; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2; 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 14; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 560. The annualized cost to respondents is 
estimated at: $18,200. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/
or Maintenance Costs to report.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 560.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of       Average time
             Type of respondent                  Number of      responses per    per response (    Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent       in hours)       burden hour
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Grantees....................................              20                2               14              560
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    Dated: September 1, 2015.
Joellen M. Austin,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-23201 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P