[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8883-8884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Hazardous Waste 
Worker Training Grantee Data Collection--42 CFR part 65 (NIEHS)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects 
to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (WTP), Division of 
Extramural Research and Training (DERT), NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 MD: K3-
14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-toll-free number (984) 
287-3271 or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: 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) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways 
to minimizes 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Hazardous Waste Worker Training Grantee 
Data Collection--42 CFR part 65, 0925-0348, Expiration Date 03/31/2019 
REINSTATEMENT WITH CHANGE, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This request for OMB review

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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 
thirty-one years (FY 1987-2018), the NIEHS WTP has successfully 
supported 20 primary grantees that have trained more than 4.1 million 
workers across the country and presented over 245,830 classroom and 
hands-on training courses, which have accounted for over 50 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 upload their 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 and whether appropriate training is being conducted to support 
continuation of the grant into subsequent years. The annualized cost to 
respondent's time is estimated at: $19,867.86. 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 616.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Information Collection          Grantee.........              22               2              14             616
 Questionnaire (Data
 Management System).
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    Total.....................  ................              22               2  ..............             616
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    Dated: March 7, 2019.
Jane M. Lambert,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIEHS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2019-04472 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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