[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60047-60048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-0017; Docket No. CDC-2021-0116]


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 Application for Training, which 
supports the management and evaluation of online training and 
professional development opportunities for public health and health 
care professionals.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 28, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0116 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 H21-8, 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Application for Training--(OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Exp. 04/30/
2022)--Revision--Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and

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Laboratory Services (CSELS), Division of Scientific Education and 
Professional Development (DSEPD), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC requests OMB approval for the Revision of a currently approved 
Information Collection Request (ICR) titled Application for Training 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0017). The mission of CDC's Division of 
Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD) is to support 
the development of a competent, sustainable, and empowered public 
health workforce. Professionals in public health, epidemiology, 
medicine, economics, information science, veterinary medicine, nursing, 
public policy, and other related professions, seek professional 
development opportunities (both accredited and nonaccredited) through 
two CDC learning management systems. These two learning management 
systems are Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO) (for 
accredited courses) and CDC TRAIN (for nonaccredited courses developed 
by CDC programs, grantees, and other funded partners). Access to 
quality and accredited learning programs and products through these two 
systems allow for the public health workforce to broaden their 
knowledge and skills to improve the science and practice of public 
health for domestic and international impact.
    The overarching purpose of this ICR is to continually improve CDC 
training activities and maintain CDC compliance with mandatory 
accreditation organization standards by efficiently collecting 
information through CDC's Training and Continuing Education Online 
(TCEO) and CDC TRAIN systems, while navigating a future merger that 
moves to using only one system (CDC TRAIN). This revision requests to 
extend current approval of the TCEO forms, with one minor change, 
namely to add two new response options for one question on the TCEO New 
Participant Registration. This revision also requests to add CDC TRAIN 
as a data collection system and add two CDC TRAIN standard training 
evaluation tools (one immediately after the course is taken, and one 3-
6 months after the course is taken) that will be employed on the 
learning management system. This proposed change will provide CDC with 
an efficient, effective, and secure electronic mechanism for 
collecting, processing, and monitoring training-related information.
    CDC will use information collected in both systems to evaluate and 
improve courses based on learner feedback. At this time, TCEO is also 
used to generate certificates of attendance and verify training 
completion, review and approve proposals for educational activities to 
receive continuing education accreditation, and ensure compliance with 
mandatory accreditation standards.
    All data will be collected online, using secure electronic web-
based password protected platforms. Respondents will include 
educational developers requesting accreditation for their trainings and 
public health and healthcare professionals who seek training. No 
statistical methods will be used to analyze the information collected. 
CDC will use identifiable information in TCEO to track participant 
completion of educational activities to facilitate required reporting 
to earn continuing education credits, hours, or units. Aggregate and 
non-aggregate data from the evaluations in TCEO and CDC TRAIN will be 
used to improve educational activities and assess learning outcomes.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 412,600 annual burden 
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                  Average burden
                                                     Number of       Number of       time per     Total response
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in     burden (in
                                                                    respondent        hours)          hours)
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Educational Developers (Health  TCEO Proposal...             120               1               5             600
 Educators).
Public Health and Health Care   TCEO New                 300,000               1            5/60          25,000
 Professionals (Learners).       Participant
                                 Registration.
Public Health and Health Care   TCEO Post-Course         300,000               3           10/60         150,000
 Professionals (Learners).       Evaluation.
Public Health and Health Care   TCEO Follow-up            30,000               3            3/60           4,500
 Professionals (Learners).       Evaluation.
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    TCEO Sub-Total............  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         180,100
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Public Health and Health Care   CDC TRAIN                300,000               3           15/60         225,000
 Professionals (Learners).       Immediate Post-
                                 Course
                                 Evaluation Tool.
Public Health and Health Care   CDC TRAIN                 30,000               3            5/60           7,500
 Professionals (Learners).       Delayed Follow-
                                 Up Evaluation
                                 Tool.
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    0.33TRAIN Sub-Total.......  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         232,500
                                                 ===============================================================
        Total.................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         412,600
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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. 2021-23556 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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