[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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