[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45434-45436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16260]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-1078; Docket No. CDC-2020-0081]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled on Public Health Associate
Program (PHAP) Alumni and Host Site Assessment. This project is
designed to assess the quality and value of the Public Health Associate
Programs. The collection of information will inform program
improvements and future decision making.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 28,
2020.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0081, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments through the
Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni and Host Site
Assessment (OMB Control No. 0920-1078, Exp. 03/31/2021)--Extension--
Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to
protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign
and in the U.S. CDC strives to fulfill this mission, in part, through a
competent and capable public health workforce. One mechanism to
developing the public health workforce is through training programs
like the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP).
The mission of the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is to
train and provide experiential learning to early career professionals
who contribute to the public health workforce. PHAP targets recent
graduates with bachelors or masters degrees who are beginning a career
in public health. Each year, a new cohort of up to 200 associates is
enrolled in the program. Associates are CDC employees who complete two-
year assignments in a host site (i.e., a state, tribal, local, or
territorial health department or non-profit organization). Host sites
design their associates' assignments to meet their agency's unique
needs while also providing on-the-job experience that prepare
associates for future careers in public health. At host sites,
associates are mentored by members of the public health workforce
(referred to as ``host site supervisors''). It is the goal of PHAP that
following participation in the two-year program, alumni will seek
employment within the public health system (i.e., federal, state,
tribal, local, or territorial health agencies, or non-governmental
organizations), focusing on public health, population health, or health
care.
Efforts to systematically evaluate PHAP began in 2014 and continue
to date. Evaluation priorities focus on continuously learning about
program processes and activities to improve the program's quality and
documenting program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision
making about future program direction.
The purpose of this ICR is to collect information from two key
stakeholder groups (host site supervisors and alumni) via two distinct
surveys. The information collected will enable CDC to; a) learn about
program processes and activities to improve the program's quality, and
b) document program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision
making about future program direction. The results of these surveys may
be published in peer reviewed journals and/or in non-scientific
publications such as practice reports and/or fact sheets.
The respondent universe is comprised of PHAP host site supervisors
and PHAP alumni. Both surveys will be administered electronically; a
link to the survey websites will be provided in the email invitation.
The PHAP Host Site Supervisor survey will be deployed once every two
years to all active PHAP host site supervisors. The total estimated
burden is 20 minutes per respondent per survey.
The PHAP Alumni Survey will be administered at three different time
points (one year post-graduation, three years post-graduation, and five
years post-graduation) to PHAP alumni. Assessment questions will remain
consistent at each administration (i.e., one year, three years, or five
years post-PHAP graduation). The language, however, will be updated for
each survey administration to reflect the appropriate time period. The
total estimated burden is eight minutes per respondent per survey. The
total annualized estimated burden is 213 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per respondent (in hrs.)
respondent (in hrs.)
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PHAP Host Site Supervisors.... PHAP Host Site 400 1 20/60 133
Supervisor
Survey.
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PHAP Alumni................... PHAP Alumni 600 1 8/60 80
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 213
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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. 2020-16260 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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