[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15425-15427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[60Day-22-0060; Docket No. ATSDR-2022-0002]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
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 Assessment of Environmental 
Health and Land Reuse Certification Training. This certification is a 
joint collaboration between ATSDR and the National Environmental Health 
Association (NEHA) that is designed to increase participant awareness 
and knowledge, skills and feedback on environmental health and land 
reuse.

DATES: ATSDR must receive written comments on or before May 17, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2022-0002 by either 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

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Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. ATSDR 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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; 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

    Assessment of Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certification 
Training (OMB Control No. 0923-0060, Exp. 08/31/2022)--Revision--Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

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 
Revision of an information collection request (ICR) titled 
Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certification Training (OMB Control 
No. 0923-0060, Exp. Date 08/31/2022).
    This certification is a joint collaboration between ATSDR and the 
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) under a cooperative 
agreement. ATSDR and NEHA are co-producing the certification, which is 
geared toward NEHA members and ATSDR stakeholders who are environmental 
professionals, primarily local and state health agency employees, but 
also planners, environmental consultants, environmental non-profits, 
and students in environmental science, environmental/public health, and 
planning. The certification goals and course objectives are:
     To increase participant awareness and knowledge of 
environmental health and land reuse,
     To increase skills and capacity of participants to engage 
in environmental health and land reuse work, and
     To assess participant feedback and assessment of their own 
increased awareness, skills, and knowledge in environmental health and 
land reuse.
    Due to the prevalence of potentially contaminated land reuse sites 
such as brownfields, the certificate program and 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. The certification is offered in two 
modes. The certificate registration and training is hosted on NEHA's 
existing online Learning Management System, which hosts a variety of 
certificate and credentialing courses. In addition, ATSDR's National 
Land Reuse Health Program offers registration and maintains a classroom 
version of the training for learners who prefer virtual/classroom 
instruction or who may have limited broadband. NEHA will verify and 
issue continuing education (CE) credits for the EHLR Certificate for 
both online and classroom courses.
    ATSDR plans to eliminate the currently approved one-time collection 
of feedback within 6-12 months after participation as of 08/31/2022. 
This follow-up survey was designed to evaluate the subsequent use of 
the certificate program training materials and resources to build 
capacity, and skills in environmental health and land reuse (EHLR). The 
follow-up survey will be discontinued because the training course 
content has been successfully established based on the feedback 
received to date.
    Additional revisions are also needed. Initially, the training was 
to be administered under the CDC Training and Continuing Education 
Online (TCEO) system (see ``Application for Training'' [OMB Control No. 
0920-0017, Exp. Date 04/30/2022]). ATSDR has decided to transition the 
administration of the online course to NEHA. This revision ICR will add 
the following information collections: Online and classroom 
registration, and pre- and post-tests and self-assessments for each of 
the five modules: Engaging with Your Community, Evaluating 
Environmental and Health Risks, Communicating Environmental and Health 
Risks to the Community, Redesigning with Health in Mind, and Measuring 
Success. In addition, course evaluations for each module will be added 
for online training only. ATSDR and NEHA will share this information to 
make improvements to both the online and the classroom modules.
    In the past 16 months, ATSDR and NEHA have enrolled 1,135 online 
participants (n=71 per month). Extrapolating this average over 12 
months yields an estimated annual enrollment of 852 online 
participants. Likewise, ATSDR has enrolled approximately 100 
participants per year for classroom learning. For burden hour 
estimation, we make a simplifying assumption that all students have 
completed all modules, pre- and post-tests, self-assessments, and 
evaluations (for online participants). In reality, the certification is 
self-paced, and participants are in varying stages of completion toward 
certification.
    ATSDR and NEHA are also planning a third mode of instruction for 
supplemental ``EHLR Immersive Training'' in three new modules: 
Community engagement, evaluation of environmental and health risks, and 
risk communication. This training will be offered as a face-to-face 
classroom course at environmental conferences to those who have 
completed the prerequisite EHLR online or classroom certification. 
Should COVID-19 affect live training, ATSDR may consider delivering the 
immersive training virtually.

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    Regarding the supplemental immersive training, ATSDR estimates that 
125 conference attendees will meet the prerequisite certification 
requirement and will register for the training through a conference 
portal. They will be asked to complete a self-assessment for each 
module to be submitted toward additional CE credits and to receive the 
supplemental certification.
    ATSDR plans an annual enrollment of 1,077 participants, which is an 
increase of 877 participants over the previously approved 200 
participants. Participation in this information collection is voluntary 
and there is no cost to respondents other than their time. CDC requests 
OMB for an estimated 2,424 annual burden hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (in hr)         (in hr)
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Environmental Health            EHLR                         852               1            3/60              43
 Professionals and Affiliates.   Registration
                                 (online).
                                Module 1 Pre-                852               1           10/60             142
                                 Test (online).
                                Module 1 Post-               852               1           15/60             213
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (online).
                                Module 1                     852               1            5/60              71
                                 Evaluation
                                 (online).
                                Module 2 Pre-                852               1           10/60             142
                                 Test (online).
                                Module 2 Post-               852               1           15/60             213
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (online).
                                Module 2                     852               1            5/60              71
                                 Evaluation
                                 (online).
                                Module 3 Pre-                852               1           10/60             142
                                 Test (online).
                                Module 3 Post-               852               1           15/60             213
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (online).
                                Module 3                     852               1            5/60              71
                                 Evaluation
                                 (online).
                                Module 4 Pre-                852               1           10/60             142
                                 Test (online).
                                Module 4 Post-               852               1           15/60             213
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (online).
                                Module 4                     852               1            5/60              71
                                 Evaluation
                                 (online).
                                Module 5 Pre-                852               1           10/60             142
                                 Test (online).
                                Module 5 Post-               852               1           15/60             213
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (online).
                                Module 5                     852               1            5/60              71
                                 Evaluation
                                 (online).
                                EHLR                         100               1            3/60               5
                                 Registration
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 1 Pre-                100               1           10/60              17
                                 Test
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 1 Post-               100               1           15/60              25
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 2 Pre-                100               1           10/60              17
                                 Test
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 2 Post-               100               1           15/60              25
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 3 Pre-                100               1           10/60              17
                                 Test
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 3 Post-               100               1           15/60              25
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 4 Pre-                100               1           10/60              17
                                 Test
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 4 Post-               100               1           15/60              25
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 5 Pre-                100               1           10/60              17
                                 Test
                                 (classroom).
                                Module 5 Post-               100               1           15/60              25
                                 Test and Self-
                                 assessment
                                 (classroom).
                                Immersive                    125               1            3/60               6
                                 Training
                                 Registration
                                 (conference).
                                Module 1 Self-               125               1           15/60              10
                                 assessment
                                 (conference).
                                Module 2 Self-               125               1           15/60              10
                                 assessment
                                 (conference).
                                Module 3 Self-               125               1           15/60              10
                                 assessment
                                 (conference).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,424
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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. 2022-05759 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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