[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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