[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4058-4060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01584]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-1078]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni 
Assessment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection 
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on October 
10, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice 
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency 
comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.

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    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni Assessment (OMB 
Control No. 0920-1078, Exp. 08/31/2018)--Revision--Office for State, 
Tribal Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to 
protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign 
and in the U.S. CDC strives to fulfill this mission, in part, through a 
competent and capable public health workforce. One mechanism to 
developing the public health workforce is through training programs 
like the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP).
    The mission of PHAP is to train and provide experiential learning 
to early career professionals who contribute to the public health 
workforce. PHAP targets recent graduates with bachelors or masters 
degrees who are beginning a career in public health. Each year, a new 
cohort of up to 200 associates is enrolled in the program. Associates 
are CDC employees who complete two-year assignments in a host site 
(i.e., a state, tribal, local, or territorial health department or non-
profit organization). Host sites design their associates' assignments 
to meet their agency's unique needs while also providing on-the-job 
experience that prepare associates for future careers in public health. 
At host sites, associates are mentored by members of the public health 
workforce (referred to as ``host site supervisors''). PHAP's goal is 
that alumni will seek employment within the public health system (i.e., 
federal, state, tribal, local, or territorial health agencies, or non-
governmental organizations), focusing on public health, population 
health, or health care.
    Efforts to systematically evaluate PHAP began in 2014 and continue 
to date. Evaluation priorities focus on continuously learning about 
program processes and activities to improve the program's quality and 
documenting program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision 
making about future program direction.
    The purpose of this ICR is to collect information from two key 
stakeholder groups (host site supervisors and alumni) via two distinct 
surveys. The information collected will enable CDC to; a) learn about 
program processes and activities to improve the program's quality, and 
b) document program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision 
making about future program direction. The results of these surveys may 
be published in peer reviewed journals and/or in non-scientific 
publications such as practice reports and/or fact sheets. The revision 
includes the following adjustments: Expansion from one data collection 
instrument to two. Specifically, rather than just collect information 
from PHAP Alumni to learn of career progression and achievements post-
PHAP, the revised ICR will also include the collection of information 
from PHAP host site supervisors, another important stakeholder group. 
Data collected from this group of respondents will assess host site 
supervisors' perspectives of PHAP's value to their agencies and gather 
suggestions for improvement to ensure the program is most effective in 
facilitating a meaningful host site experience (and overall PHAP 
experience) for all involved. Together, data from these two stakeholder 
groups will inform improvements to PHAP and document evidence of 
quality and value in a more comprehensive way. The second adjustment to 
this ICR is a name change from ``Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) 
Alumni Assessment'' to ``Public Health Associate Program (PHAP): 
Assessment of Quality and Value.''
    The respondent universe is comprised of PHAP host site supervisors 
and PHAP alumni. Both surveys will be administered electronically; a 
link to the survey websites will be provided in the email invitation. 
The PHAP Host Site Supervisor survey will be deployed every year to all 
active PHAP host site supervisors. The total estimated burden is 20 
minutes per respondent per survey.
    The PHAP Alumni Survey will be administered at three different time 
points (1 year post-graduation, 3 years post-graduation, and 5 years 
post-graduation) to PHAP alumni. Assessment questions will remain 
consistent at each administration (i.e., 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years 
post-PHAP graduation). The language, however, will be updated for each 
survey administration to reflect the appropriate time period. The total 
estimated burden is 8 minutes per respondent per survey. The total 
annualized estimated burden is 213 hours. There are no costs to 
respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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PHAP Host Site Supervisors............  PHAP Host Site                       400               1           20/60
                                         Supervisor Survey.
PHAP Alumni...........................  PHAP Alumni Survey......             600               1            8/60
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-01584 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P