[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12607-12608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06302]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[30Day-19-18AJA]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has submitted the
information collection request titled Assessment of Environmental
Health and Land Reuse Certification Training to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. ATSDR previously
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations'' notice on June 27, 2018 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. ATSDR did not receive comments related to
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days
for public and affected agency comments.
ATSDR 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.
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
Assessment of Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certification
Training--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH/ATSDR), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is
requesting a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Clearance for a
new Information Collection Request (ICR) entitled ``Assessment of
Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certification Training.'' The
specific activities of the ICR request is to collect participant
feedback on the environmental health land reuse certificate course
content developed by ATSDR and its collaborator. This information
collection is funded through a contract with the National Environmental
Health Association (NEHA), number 200-2013-57475.
Due to the prevalence of potentially contaminated land reuse sites
such as brownfields, ATSDR is partnering with NEHA to build capacity
among health agency staff through the certificate. The certificate
program/training modules focus on increasing skills in Land Reuse and
Redevelopment through the integration of Epidemiology, Risk Assessment,
Risk Communication, and Toxicology concepts and resources. This
certificate training will be hosted on ATSDR's website as well as
linked by NEHA's existing online Learning Management System, which
hosts a variety of certificate and credentialing courses. In addition,
CDC's Training and Communication Online (TCEO) (0920-0017; expiration
6/30/2019), a system that provides access to CDC educational activities
for continuing education (CE), will register participants and provide
continuing education credits for the certificate course.
The purpose of the information collection is to access the
registration data and evaluate the impact of the certification program.
The certification is geared to meet the following objectives:
Increase participant awareness and knowledge of
environmental health and land reuse;
Increase skills and capacity of participants to engage in
environmental health and land reuse work; and
Assess participant feedback and assessment of their own
increased awareness, skills, and knowledge in environmental health and
land reuse.
ATSDR will request registration data from TCEO and use this data to
conduct one time follow-up to assess the impact of participating in the
certification, such as increased capacity of environmental health
professionals to perform their work. Ultimately, ATSDR is interested in
long-term benefits of the certification, such as state health partners
engaging more frequently in land reuse and redevelopment projects.
Through this information collection, ATSDR would like to determine
the utility and effectiveness of the certification course content.
Subsequently, ATSDR will analyze the data provided by NEHA regarding
participants' job titles (e.g. LHD staff, environmental consultant, or
other), the pre- and post-testing built-in components of the
certification course, and a one-time collection of feedback (e.g.
within 6-11 months after participation) on use of the certification
materials and resources to build their capacity and skills in
environmental health and land reuse.
The respondents for the certification course will largely be
environmental professionals; students of environmental science, public
health, or planning; and local or state health agency professionals.
ATSDR may perform descriptive analysis to characterize certification
course participants (e.g. by job title) and to summarize their
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feedback on the course content and effectiveness. In summary, the
feedback information will help ATSDR determine impacts of the
certification course in building capacity and skills in environmental
health and land reuse. Without this information, ATSDR will not be able
to assess the effectiveness of the certification in terms of building
participants' capacity in environmental health and land reuse
activities. In addition, ATSDR can generalize feedback from course
participants to create new materials that can support additional
capacity-building for health agencies to increase their involvement in
environmental health and land reuse activities.
This one time follow up information collection will occur through
support of collaborators National Environmental Health Association
(NEHA) as well as other partners (e.g. tribal entities) who will
provide participant names and emails for users who have taken the
training in order to conduct a one time follow up survey. ATSDR will
collect feedback data about the certification course. The feedback data
will center around participant's assessment of their own potentially
increased skills in environmental health and land reuse as a result of
the certification and use of subsequent certification components.
Participation in this proposed information collection is completely
voluntary. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The
total time burden is estimated to be 67 hours.
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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Environmental health professionals and Follow-up Survey........ 200 1 20/60
graduate students.
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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. 2019-06302 Filed 4-1-19; 8:45 am]
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