[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41320-41322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14758]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-22-0765]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request ''Fellowship Management System (FMS)'' to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously 
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations'' notice on March 14, 2022 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to 
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days 
for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) 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 submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of

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this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    Fellowship Management System (FMS) (OMB Control No. 0920-0765, Exp. 
3/31/2023)--Revision--Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and 
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development 
(DSEPD), in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory 
Services (CSELS), requests OMB approval to continue use of the CDC 
Fellowship Management System (FMS) (OMB Control No. 0920-0765), with 
changes. The mission of DSEPD is to improve health outcomes through 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 professionals seek opportunities, through CDC 
fellowships, to broaden their knowledge, and skills to improve the 
science and practice of public health. CDC fellows are assigned to 
state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies; federal 
government agencies, including CDC and Department of Health and Human 
Services' (HHS) operational divisions, such as Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services; and to nongovernmental organizations, including 
academic institutions, tribal organizations, and private public health 
organizations.
    CDC uses FMS to collect, process, and manage data from nonfederal 
applicants seeking training or public health support services through 
CDC fellowships. FMS is used to electronically submit fellowship 
applications, submit fellowship host site proposals, track completion 
of fellowship activities, and maintain fellowship alumni directories 
online. FMS is a flexible and robust electronic information system 
standardized and tailored for each CDC fellowship, collecting only the 
minimum amount of information needed. The system is critical to 
streamlining data management for CDC and reducing burden for 
respondents. FMS is key to CDC's ability to protect the public's health 
by supporting training opportunities that strengthen the public health 
workforce.
    The proposed revision has two purposes: (1) increase the number of 
likely respondents, and (2) change the software platform on which FMS 
operates. The increase in the estimated number of respondents is a 
result of increased funding that will allow DSEPD to expand many of the 
fellowships managed through FMS. The change in software platform will 
provide CDC with an even more efficient, effective, and secure 
electronic mechanism for collecting, processing, and monitoring 
fellowship information. The proposed software platform is the 
Microsoft[supreg] Power Platform[supreg] (Microsoft Corporation, Cary, 
Washington). Integration of the suite of Microsoft tools for data 
management, analysis, and visualization will allow CDC to access 
fellowship data in real time; moreover, data cleaning and manipulation 
do not need to be done outside the system, which will increase the 
security of these data. These increased functionalities will facilitate 
the enhanced use of administrative data collections for program 
improvement and evidence building activities across CDC and other 
federal agencies. The update to the software platform will also make it 
easier for additional fellowships to opt to use FMS, expanding the 
benefits of the system to a broader set of CDC programs. Finally, the 
platform change also should enhance user experience. This revision does 
not propose substantive changes to the nature or extent of information 
collected from respondents.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. The revision will allow 
all respondents--fellowship applicants, public health agencies hosting 
fellowship participants, and fellowship alumni--the continued use of 
FMS for submission of electronic data with increased efficiency and 
reduced burdens.
    The annualized burden table reflects OMB-approved changes since 
2020 and anticipated growth in fellowships from 2022 onward. There is 
no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 13,186.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Fellowship Applicants.................  FMS Application Module..           5,146               1           87/60
Reference Letter Writers..............  FMS Application Module..           6,842               1           15/60
Subset of FMS Fellowship Applicants...  FMS Application Module               220               1           30/60
                                         (13.6).
Public Health Agency or Organization    FMS Host Site Module....             960               1           75/60
 Staff.
Public Health Agency or Organization    FMS Activity Tracking                555               2           30/60
 Staff.                                  Module.
Fellowship alumni.....................  FMS Alumni Directory....           3,484               1           37/60
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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. 2022-14758 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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