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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 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery—NEW—Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process to seek
feedback from the public on service
delivery, the CDC has submitted a
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.).
To request additional information,
please contact Leroy A. Richardson,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register on April 30,
2014 (79 FR 24432).
This is a new collection of
information. Respondents will be
screened and selected from Individuals
and Households, Businesses,
Organizations, and/or State, Local or
Tribal Government. Below we provide
CDC’s projected annualized estimate for
the next three years. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for
this data collection activity are 3,850.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Type of Collection
Online Surveys ............................................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..............................................................................................................................
In-person Surveys ........................................................................................................................
Usability testing ............................................................................................................................
Customer comment cards ...........................................................................................................
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–15–0765]
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The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
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1,500
800
1,000
1,500
1,000
Annual
frequency
per response
1
1
1
1
1
Hours per
response
30/60
2
30/60
30/60
15/60
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call Daniel Holcomb., the CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, at (404) 639–
5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Send written comments to CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax
to (202) 395–5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of
this notice.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
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information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (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 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
Proposed Project
Fellowship Management System,
OMB No. 0920–0765, expires 02/28/
2015—Revision—Division of Scientific
Education and Professional
Development (DSEPD), Center for
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Office of
Public Health Scientific Services
(OPHSS), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Division of Scientific Education
and Professional Development (DSEPD)
requests an additional three years to
continue CDC’s use of the Fellowship
Management System (FMS) for its
electronic application, host site, and
directory processes that allow
individuals to apply to fellowships
online, allow public health agencies to
submit fellowship assignment proposals
online, and track applicant and alumni
information.
FMS was established to support
making revisions to questions and
instructions to accurately reflect
evolving fellowship eligibility
requirements, provide clarification of
existing questions, and accommodate
changing needs of the fellowship
programs. This information collection
request is a request for revisions to the
current FMS. Revisions include features
added that support the electronic
submission (via file upload features) of
transcripts and letters of
recommendation in lieu of postal
delivery; selected questions refined and
new questions added to align with
current fellowship eligibility
requirements; and wordings of
questions and instructions clarified in
response to user feedback from current
fellows, host sites, and alumni.
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, skills, and experience 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 HHS operational divisions, such as
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; and to nongovernmental
organizations, including academic
institutions, tribal organizations, and
private public health organizations.
FMS provides an efficient and
effective electronic mechanism for
collecting and processing fellowship
application data and fellowship host
site assignment proposals; selecting
qualified candidates; matching selected
fellowship host site assignments with
applicants; maintaining a current
alumni database; generating reports; and
documenting the impact of fellowships
on alumni careers. FMS optimizes
CDC’s ability to provide continuous
fellowship service delivery that builds
and sustains public health capacity and
helps to save lives and protect people
from health threats. This proposed
revision allows CDC to continue to use
standardized electronic tools for
streamlined collection of fellowship
applications and fellowship assignment
proposals, in the process collecting
alumni information that will be used to
document the impact of public health
fellowships on career paths and on the
science and practice of public health.
This request reflects a change in
burden due to evolving fellowship
requirements, increases in nonfederal
respondents, and increases in
information voluntarily submitted. The
respondent types and burden hours for
each data collection included in this
request are limited to nonfederal
applicants, alumni, and employees of
public health agencies. The Preventive
Medicine Residency and Fellowship
(PMR/F) changed its program eligibility;
applications for PMR/F are limited to
only current CDC employees while host
sites are limited to only nonfederal
public health agencies. This request also
reflects the elimination of the all data
collections for two discontinued
fellowships: The Public Health
Prevention Service and The CDC
Experience Applied Epidemiology
Fellowship programs. Decreased burden
associated with discontinuation of
information collection from these
fellowships is offset by increases in the
number of respondents across all data
collections, and increases in
information submitted voluntarily by
applicants in the past year when
compared to amount of information
submitted in previous years.
The annual burden table has been
updated to reflect the number of
respondents from non-federal
fellowship applicants, public health
agencies, and fellowship alumni.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 4,390.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Fellowship applicants ......................................
Fellowship alumni * .........................................
Public Health Agency or Organization Staff ...
FMS Application Module ................................
FMS Alumni Directory ....................................
FMS Host Site Module ...................................
1,961
1,382
408
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
1
1
1
105/60
15/60
90/60
* Some alumni are deceased or cannot be located. Response burden assumes response from an individual responding alumnus, on average,
every 3 years (which is likely an overestimate of frequency).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014–28193 Filed 11–28–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Fee Schedule for Reference Biological
Standards and Biological Preparations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) announces that
HHS/CDC has reviewed and updated its
fee schedule for reference biological
standards and biological preparations
required by OMB Circular A–25, User
Charges. This notice also announces
current contact information to obtain
information on the availability of these
products and the fees for these products.
DATES: These fees are effective January
2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain information on the current
inventory of reference biological
standards and biological preparations
and the current fee schedule, please
contact the Division of Scientific
Resources, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop C–17, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
telephone 404–639–3466. Someone will
be available to answer your inquiry
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday, except
on Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
22, 2013 HHS/CDC published a Direct
Final Rule (DFR) titled ‘‘Distribution of
Reference Biological Standards and
Biological Preparations (78 FR 43817).
In the DFR, HHS/CDC updated the
agency name, location, and contact
information for persons interested in
obtaining reference biological standards
and biological preparations.
On August 5, 2013, HHS/CDC
published a General Notice (78 FR
47319) to inform the public that HHS/
CDC has reviewed and updated its fee
schedule per the requirements in OMB
Circular A–25 (User Charges) and to
provide contact information to obtain a
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current inventory of products and an
up-to-date fee schedule of charges (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
OMB Circular A–25 (User Charges)
requires that agencies review user
charges for agency programs every two
years. This review should include any
adjustment to reflect changes in costs or
market value. HHS/CDC has conducted
a review of the fees charged for
reference biological standards and
biological preparations. Based on this
review, some reagents are being
removed from our inventory because
they are obsolete. No prices have
increased or decreased at this time.
HHS/CDC prepares reference
biological standards and biological
preparations under the authority of 42
CFR Part 7. These regulations describe
how private entities may obtain
reference biological standards and
biological preparations from HHS/CDC
and how charges for these standards and
preparations are determined. Persons
interested in these products should
contact the Division of Scientific
Resources, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop C–17, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
telephone 404–639–3466, for the current
inventory and fee schedule. Due to the
changing inventory of the unique
biological standards or biological
preparations, some of which are
prepared only upon request, it is best to
contact HHS/CDC to determine the
availability of a particular product.
Dated: November 25, 2014.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part C (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention) of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
most recently at 79 FR 32739–32740,
dated June 7, 2014) is amended to
reflect the reorganization of the National
Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases.
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Section C–B, Organization and
Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title and the
mission and function statements for the
Immunization Services Division (CVGB)
and insert the following:
Immunization Services Division
(CVGB). The Immunization Services
Division (ISD) protects individuals and
communities from vaccine-preventable
diseases through provision of federal
funds and contracts to purchase and
distribute vaccine, provision of
technical and financial support of
immunization programs, provider and
public education, and evaluation and
research.
Office of the Director (CVGB1). (1)
Coordinates the division’s program,
policy, scientific activities and provides
leadership for domestic programmatic
activities; (2) links strategies and
priorities of the primarily programfocused ISD branches with other NCIRD
divisions working in the area of
domestic immunizations and vaccinepreventable diseases; (3) facilitates
development and ongoing
implementation of vaccine coverage
surveillance, health services and
economic research, and program
evaluation across the ISD branches; (4)
interfaces with other CDC CIOs working
in the area of immunizations and
vaccine preventable diseases; (5)
provides guidance for the protection of
research subjects, OMB/PRA
compliance, and scientific review and
clearance of manuscripts and other
written materials produced by ISD
branches; (6) provides leadership for
domestic adult immunizations in the
ISD; (7) provides leadership across the
branches with respect to linking
preparedness and response elements to
the overall influenza prevention and
control strategy, and interfaces with
other parts of CDC with this strategy; (8)
represents ISD in other preparedness
activities with vaccines as
countermeasures; (9) in close
coordination with NCIRD’s Office of
Policy, provides policy support to the
ISD; (10) as appropriate, works through
the NCIRD Office of Policy to serve as
liaison to other policy offices, other
government agencies, and external
partners on policy, program, legislative,
and budgetary issues related to ISD; (11)
conducts policy analysis; (12) advises
ISD leadership on policy and
partnership issues and supports Center
efforts in the management of
Congressional and government
relations; (13) manages cross-cutting
policy issues within ISD and, as
appropriate, with other policy offices
within the Center and CDC; (14)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-15-0765]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
Daniel Holcomb., the CDC Reports Clearance Officer, at (404) 639-5960
or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by
fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of
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information are encouraged. Your comments should address any of the
following: (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 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
Proposed Project
Fellowship Management System, OMB No. 0920-0765, expires 02/28/
2015--Revision--Division of Scientific Education and Professional
Development (DSEPD), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Office of Public Health Scientific
Services (OPHSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development
(DSEPD) requests an additional three years to continue CDC's use of the
Fellowship Management System (FMS) for its electronic application, host
site, and directory processes that allow individuals to apply to
fellowships online, allow public health agencies to submit fellowship
assignment proposals online, and track applicant and alumni
information.
FMS was established to support making revisions to questions and
instructions to accurately reflect evolving fellowship eligibility
requirements, provide clarification of existing questions, and
accommodate changing needs of the fellowship programs. This information
collection request is a request for revisions to the current FMS.
Revisions include features added that support the electronic submission
(via file upload features) of transcripts and letters of recommendation
in lieu of postal delivery; selected questions refined and new
questions added to align with current fellowship eligibility
requirements; and wordings of questions and instructions clarified in
response to user feedback from current fellows, host sites, and alumni.
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, skills, and experience 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 HHS
operational divisions, such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; and to nongovernmental organizations, including academic
institutions, tribal organizations, and private public health
organizations.
FMS provides an efficient and effective electronic mechanism for
collecting and processing fellowship application data and fellowship
host site assignment proposals; selecting qualified candidates;
matching selected fellowship host site assignments with applicants;
maintaining a current alumni database; generating reports; and
documenting the impact of fellowships on alumni careers. FMS optimizes
CDC's ability to provide continuous fellowship service delivery that
builds and sustains public health capacity and helps to save lives and
protect people from health threats. This proposed revision allows CDC
to continue to use standardized electronic tools for streamlined
collection of fellowship applications and fellowship assignment
proposals, in the process collecting alumni information that will be
used to document the impact of public health fellowships on career
paths and on the science and practice of public health.
This request reflects a change in burden due to evolving fellowship
requirements, increases in nonfederal respondents, and increases in
information voluntarily submitted. The respondent types and burden
hours for each data collection included in this request are limited to
nonfederal applicants, alumni, and employees of public health agencies.
The Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F) changed its
program eligibility; applications for PMR/F are limited to only current
CDC employees while host sites are limited to only nonfederal public
health agencies. This request also reflects the elimination of the all
data collections for two discontinued fellowships: The Public Health
Prevention Service and The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology
Fellowship programs. Decreased burden associated with discontinuation
of information collection from these fellowships is offset by increases
in the number of respondents across all data collections, and increases
in information submitted voluntarily by applicants in the past year
when compared to amount of information submitted in previous years.
The annual burden table has been updated to reflect the number of
respondents from non-federal fellowship applicants, public health
agencies, and fellowship alumni.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 4,390.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Fellowship applicants.............. FMS Application Module..... 1,961 1 105/60
Fellowship alumni *................ FMS Alumni Directory....... 1,382 1 15/60
Public Health Agency or FMS Host Site Module....... 408 1 90/60
Organization Staff.
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* Some alumni are deceased or cannot be located. Response burden assumes response from an individual responding
alumnus, on average, every 3 years (which is likely an overestimate of frequency).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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