[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17095-17096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Hazardous Waste 
Worker Training--National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
(NIEHS)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects 
to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Sharon D. 
Beard, Director, Worker Training Program (WTP), Division of Extramural 
Research and Training (DERT), NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233 MD: K3-14, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-toll-free number 984-287-3237 or 
Email your request, including your address to: [email protected]. 
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested 
in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address one or 
more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) 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) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways 
to minimizes the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Proposed Collection Title: Hazardous Waste Worker Training Grantee 
Data Collection--42 CFR part 65, 0925-0348, Expiration Date 07/31/2022 
REVISION, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was given major responsibility 
for initiating a worker safety and health training program under 
section 126 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(SARA) for hazardous waste workers and emergency responders. A network 
of non-profit organizations that are committed to protecting workers 
and their communities by delivering high-quality, peer-reviewed safety 
and health curricula to target populations of hazardous waste workers 
and emergency responders has been developed. The NIEHS Worker Training 
Program (WTP) contains the Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program 
(HWWTP) and the NIEHS/Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Worker 
Training Program to fund nonprofit organizations to develop and 
administer model health and safety training programs for hazardous 
materials or waste workers. The HWWTP provides occupational safety and 
health training for workers who may be engaged in activities related to 
hazardous waste removal, containment, or chemical emergency response. 
This program is the core component of WTP. The other optional programs 
include the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) that 
focuses on delivering comprehensive training to increase the number of 
disadvantaged and underrepresented workers in areas such as 
environmental restoration, construction, hazardous materials/waste 
handling, and emergency response and the HAZMAT Disaster Preparedness 
Training Program (HDPTP) that supports the development and delivery of 
training for hazardous material and debris cleanup commonly needed 
after natural and man-made disasters. The purpose of the NIEHS/DOE 
Nuclear Worker Training Program is to support the development of model 
programs for the training and education of workers engaged in 
activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, 
removal, containment, transportation and emergency response within the 
DOE nuclear weapons complex. In thirty-five years (FY 1987-2022) the 
WTP has successfully supported 25 primary grantees that have trained 
more than 4.5 million workers across the country and presented over 
278,821 classroom, hands-on, and online training courses, which have 
accounted for over 55 million contact hours of actual training. 
Generally, the grant will initially be for one year, and subsequent 
continuation awards are also for one year at a time. Grantees must 
submit a separate application to have the support continued for each 
subsequent year. Grantees are to provide information in accordance with 
S65.4 (a), (b), (c) and 65.6(a) on the nature, duration, and purpose of 
the training, selection criteria for trainees' qualifications and 
competency of the project director and staff, the adequacy of training 
plans and resources, including budget and curriculum, and response to 
meeting training criteria in OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and 
Emergency Response Regulations (29 CFR 1910.120). As a cooperative 
agreement, there are additional requirements for the progress report 
section of the application. Grantees are to provide their information 
into the WTP Grantee Data Management System. The information collected 
is used by the Director through officers, employees, experts, and 
consultants to evaluate applications based on technical merit to 
determine whether to make awards and whether appropriate training is 
being conducted to support continuation of the grant into subsequent 
years.

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    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 785.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Information Collection          Grantee.........              25               2              14             700
 Questionnaire (Data
 Management System) (HWWTP,
 DOE).
Information Collection          Grantee.........              85               1               1              85
 Questionnaire (Survey) SBIR.
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    Total.....................  ................             110             135  ..............             785
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Jane M. Lambert,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-06346 Filed 3-24-22; 8:45 am]
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