[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60685-60686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-23-23FZ]


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 titled ``Healthcare Response and Prevention Training 
Curriculum for Health Departments'' 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 June 16, 2023 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC received one comment related to the 
previous notice. This

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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 
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

    Healthcare Response and Prevention Training Curriculum for Health 
Departments--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC funds Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antibiotic Resistance 
(HAI/AR) programs in 64 state, local and territorial health 
departments. Funding is awarded through the Epidemiology and Laboratory 
cooperative agreements (ELC). Funds are intended to provide critical 
resources to recipients in support of a broad range of healthcare 
infection prevention and control and epidemiologic surveillance 
activities to detect, monitor, mitigate, and prevent the spread of HAI/
AR in healthcare settings. Recently, HAI/AR programs have experienced 
an increase in program size and scope through COVID-19 supplemental 
funds. To better support the growing programs, CDC has developed high-
priority trainings requested by the health department programs with the 
goal of strengthening public health workforce capacity to prevent and 
respond to HAI/AR outbreaks in healthcare settings, including 
preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
    The proposed training evaluation will be used to assess whether the 
CDC-developed trainings are reaching the intended audience and 
achieving the intended goal of strengthening public health workforce 
capacity to prevent and respond to HAI/AR outbreaks, including COVID-19 
at the individual trainee and program level. CDC requests OMB approval 
for an estimated 316 annual burden hours. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        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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Public Health Trainees...............  Registration............             600                2            5/60
Public Health Trainees...............  Pre-Test................             600                2            5/60
Public Health Trainees...............  Post-test...............             600                2            5/60
HAI/AR Program Leads.................  Public Health program                 64                1           15/60
                                        impact of trainings.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-19066 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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