[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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