[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7375-7376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-0017]


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 Application for Training (OMB Control No. 
0920-0017) 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 December 
10, 2018 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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    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

    Application for Training (OMB No. 0920-0017, expiration 06/30/
2019)--Revision--Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory 
Services (CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CSELS requests a three year approval for a revision to the Training 
and Continuing Education Online (TCEO) system, which will comprise four 
data collection and management tools. Requested revisions are (1) to 
add questions to the existing TCEO New Participant Registration and (2) 
to introduce a Post-Course Evaluation and a Follow-Up Evaluation. No 
changes are requested for the existing TCEO Proposal Tool.
    TCEO provides access to CDC educational activities that offer 
continuing education to public health and healthcare professionals 
(learners) to maintain their professional licensures and 
certifications. Licensures and certifications are mandatory for certain 
health professionals to provide services that prevent and mitigate 
illness and save lives. Employees of hospitals, universities, medical 
centers, state and local health departments, and federal agencies 
participate in CDC's accredited educational activities to learn about 
current public health and healthcare practices. CDC is accredited by 
seven accreditation organizations to provide continuing education for 
public health and healthcare professionals.
    CDC and CDC-funded educational activities include classroom study, 
conferences, and electronic learning (e-learning). The TCEO Proposal 
expedites submission, review, and accreditation processes for these CDC 
and CDC-funded educational activities. The information collected from 
educational developers provides CDC with the information necessary to 
meet accreditation requirements. CDC reviews proposals to ensure 
compliance with requirements and awards continuing education when 
activities meet accreditation standards. The educational activities 
that can offer continuing education are then added to TCEO for learners 
to access.
    Accreditation organizations require a method of tracking learners 
who complete an educational activity and some require collection of 
profession-specific data, among other requirements. CDC requires health 
professionals who seek continuing education to establish an account by 
completing the TCEO New Participant Registration. CDC relies on this 
electronic form to collect information needed to coordinate learner 
registrations for educational activities.
    The proposed inclusion of two new evaluation tools is required by 
accreditation organizations to ensure compliance with accreditation 
standards. Public health professionals will be required to take the 
TCEO Post-course Evaluation after they have participated in an 
educational activity and before they can earn continuing education. 
Health professionals who have received continuing education for the 
activity will be encouraged to complete the TCEO Follow-up Evaluation 
when a link is sent to them from TCEO by email. Reports on responses to 
both tools will be submitted to accreditation organizations when they 
conduct audits or when CDC requests renewal of accreditation. Both new 
tools provide information to help CDC improve the quality of its 
educational activities.
    Proposed changes will ensure that CDC is in compliance with 
accreditation requirements, and improve the quality of educational 
activities, while continuing to offer accredited educational activities 
at no cost to learners. Because of the increasing demand for accredited 
educational activities that offer free CE for licensures and 
certifications, TCEO experiences a continued increase in educational 
activities completed each year by registered learners. Every year, the 
number of times learners complete steps to earn continuing education 
increases by approximately 15%. The two new evaluation tools will be 
shared with all learners who complete educational activities in TCEO, 
causing the annual burden estimate to increase significantly. The 
annual burden table has been updated to reflect the new TCEO Post-
course Evaluation (66,667 burden hours) and the new TCEO Follow-up 
Evaluation (2,000 burden hours), for a total of 85,934 burden hours. 
There are no costs to respondents.

                                        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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Educational Developers (Health       TCEO Proposal..............             120               1               5
 Educators).
Public Health and Health Care        TCEO New Participant                200,000               1            5/60
 Professionals (Learners).            Registration.
Public Health and Health Care        TCEO Post-course Evaluation         200,000               2           10/60
 Professionals (Learners).
Public Health and Health Care        TCEO Follow-up Evaluation..          20,000               2            3/60
 Professionals (Learners).
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-03773 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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