[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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