[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17849-17850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06162]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-23DP; Docket No. CDC-2023-0018]


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 information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Public Health Law Fellowship Program Information Collection. The 
goal of this information collection request (ICR) is to obtain a new 
ICR using nine data collection instruments including two applications, 
five surveys, one interview guide, and one focus group guide assessing 
the quality and value of the Public Health Law Program Fellowship (PHL 
Fellowship).

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 23, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0018 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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; Telephone: 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

    Public Health Law Fellowship Program Information Collection--New--
National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce 
(NCSPHIW), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans. As part of HHS, 
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 Law Fellowship Program (PHL Fellowship).
    The mission of the PHL Fellowship is to train and provide 
experiential learning to current students and early career 
professionals in public health law and policy. The PHL Fellowship 
targets current graduate students and law students, as well as recent 
graduates of graduate and law programs with a demonstrated interest in 
public health law. It is the goal of this fellowship that following 
participation in the program, alumni will seek employment within the 
public health law system (i.e., federal, state, tribal, local, or 
territorial health agencies, or non-governmental organizations), 
focusing on health equity and/or emergency response.
    This fellowship was created pursuant to American Rescue Plan 
funding to expand on the Public Health Law Program's intern/extern 
program. There were no prior efforts to systematically evaluate the 
intern/extern program necessitating the creation of an evaluation plan 
for the PHL Fellowship. 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 data collection is to inform these evaluation 
priorities through the collection of information from two key 
stakeholder groups: (1) 40 host site supervisors; and (2) 70 fellows (n 
= 110). These data collections will be instrumental in helping CDC 
staff learn about these important stakeholder perspectives and will 
yield results that

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describe quality, impact, and value. Data will also inform program 
improvements such as refining the host site selection and matching 
process. Collection of this information moving forward will continue to 
meet these purposes and allow for longitudinal evaluation of the PHL 
Fellowship, giving program leaders opportunities to see how this 
fellowship influences alumni career progression and contributions to 
public health over time.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 151 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        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   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Prospective Fellows...........  PHL Fellow                   200               1            7/60              24
                                 Application.
Current Fellows...............  PHL Fellow                    70               1            6/60               7
                                 Welcome Survey.
Current Fellows...............  PHL Fellow End-               70               1            7/60               8
                                 of-Program
                                 Survey.
Fellowship Alumni.............  PHL Fellowship                70               1           10/60              12
                                 Alumni Survey.
Current Fellows...............  PHL Fellow Focus              30               1           60/60              30
                                 Group.
Prospective Host Sites........  PHL Fellowship                50               1           21/60              18
                                 Host Site
                                 Application.
Fellowship Host Site            PHL Fellowship                40               1            5/60               4
 Supervisors.                    Host Site
                                 Welcome Survey.
Fellowship Host Site            PHL Fellowship                40               1           12/60               8
 Supervisors.                    Host Site End-
                                 of-Program
                                 Survey.
Fellowship Host Site            PHL Fellowship                40               1           60/60              40
 Supervisors.                    Host Site
                                 Supervisor
                                 Interview.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             151
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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. 2023-06162 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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