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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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket Number CDC–2018–0006, NIOSH–
306]
Draft—National Occupational Research
Agenda for Services
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention announces the availability of
a draft NORA Agenda entitled National
Occupational Research Agenda for
Services for public comment. To view
the notice and related materials, visit
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
CDC–2018–0006 in the search field and
click ‘‘Search.’’
SUMMARY:
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• DATES
• ADDRESSES
• FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
• SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
• Background
DATES: Electronic or written comments
must be received by March 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by CDC–2018–0006 and
docket number NIOSH–306, by any of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.
Instructions: All submissions received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
[CDC–2018–0006; NIOSH–306]. All
relevant comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
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personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. All
information received in response to this
notice will also be available for public
examination and copying at the NIOSH
Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue,
Room 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.
Emily Novicki (NORACoordinator@
cdc.gov), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
Mailstop E–20, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Atlanta, GA 30329, phone (404) 498–
2581 (not a toll free number).
The
National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA) is a partnership program
created to stimulate innovative research
and improved workplace practices. The
national agenda is developed and
implemented through the NORA sector
and cross-sector councils. Each council
develops and maintains an agenda for
its sector or cross-sector.
Background: The National
Occupational Research Agenda for
Services is intended to identify the
research, information, and actions most
urgently needed to prevent occupational
illnesses and injuries in the Services
sector. The National Occupational
Research Agenda for Services provides
a vehicle for stakeholders to describe
the most relevant issues, gaps, and
safety and health needs for the sector.
Each NORA research agenda is meant to
guide or promote high priority research
efforts on a national level, conducted by
various entities, including: Government,
higher education, and the private sector.
The first National Occupational
Research Agenda for Services was
published in 2009 for the second decade
of NORA (2006–2016) and updated in
2013 and 2015. This draft is an updated
agenda for the third decade of NORA
(2016–2026). The revised agenda was
developed considering new information
about injuries and illnesses, the state of
the science, and the probability that
new information and approaches will
make a difference. As the steward of the
NORA process, NIOSH invites
comments on the draft National
Occupational Research Agenda for
Services. Comments expressing support
or with specific recommendations to
improve the Agenda are requested. A
copy of the draft Agenda is available at
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Docket Number CDC–2018–0006).
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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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 Public Health
Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni
Assessment 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 October
10, 2017 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.
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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. 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
Public Health Associate Program
(PHAP) Alumni Assessment (OMB
Control No. 0920–1078, Exp. 08/31/
2018)—Revision—Office for State,
Tribal Local and Territorial Support
(OSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
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
Associate Program (PHAP).
The mission of PHAP is to train and
provide experiential learning to early
career professionals who contribute to
the public health workforce. PHAP
targets recent graduates with bachelors
or masters degrees who are beginning a
career in public health. Each year, a new
cohort of up to 200 associates is
enrolled in the program. Associates are
CDC employees who complete two-year
assignments in a host site (i.e., a state,
tribal, local, or territorial health
department or non-profit organization).
Host sites design their associates’
assignments to meet their agency’s
unique needs while also providing onthe-job experience that prepare
associates for future careers in public
health. At host sites, associates are
mentored by members of the public
health workforce (referred to as ‘‘host
site supervisors’’). PHAP’s goal is that
alumni will seek employment within
the public health system (i.e., federal,
state, tribal, local, or territorial health
agencies, or non-governmental
organizations), focusing on public
health, population health, or health
care.
Efforts to systematically evaluate
PHAP began in 2014 and continue to
date. 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 ICR is to collect
information from two key stakeholder
groups (host site supervisors and
alumni) via two distinct surveys. The
information collected will enable CDC
to; a) learn about program processes and
activities to improve the program’s
quality, and b) document program
outcomes to demonstrate impact and
inform decision making about future
program direction. The results of these
surveys may be published in peer
reviewed journals and/or in nonscientific publications such as practice
reports and/or fact sheets. The revision
includes the following adjustments:
Expansion from one data collection
instrument to two. Specifically, rather
than just collect information from PHAP
Alumni to learn of career progression
and achievements post-PHAP, the
revised ICR will also include the
collection of information from PHAP
host site supervisors, another important
stakeholder group. Data collected from
this group of respondents will assess
host site supervisors’ perspectives of
PHAP’s value to their agencies and
gather suggestions for improvement to
ensure the program is most effective in
facilitating a meaningful host site
experience (and overall PHAP
experience) for all involved. Together,
data from these two stakeholder groups
will inform improvements to PHAP and
document evidence of quality and value
in a more comprehensive way. The
second adjustment to this ICR is a name
change from ‘‘Public Health Associate
Program (PHAP) Alumni Assessment’’
to ‘‘Public Health Associate Program
(PHAP): Assessment of Quality and
Value.’’
The respondent universe is comprised
of PHAP host site supervisors and PHAP
alumni. Both surveys will be
administered electronically; a link to the
survey websites will be provided in the
email invitation. The PHAP Host Site
Supervisor survey will be deployed
every year to all active PHAP host site
supervisors. The total estimated burden
is 20 minutes per respondent per
survey.
The PHAP Alumni Survey will be
administered at three different time
points (1 year post-graduation, 3 years
post-graduation, and 5 years postgraduation) to PHAP alumni.
Assessment questions will remain
consistent at each administration (i.e., 1
year, 3 years, or 5 years post-PHAP
graduation). The language, however,
will be updated for each survey
administration to reflect the appropriate
time period. The total estimated burden
is 8 minutes per respondent per survey.
The total annualized estimated burden
is 213 hours. There are no costs to
respondents except their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
PHAP Host Site Supervisors ..........................
PHAP Alumni ..................................................
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PHAP Alumni Survey .....................................
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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
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Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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Title: Continued Use of the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) Performance Data
Form (LPDF).
OMB No.: 0970–0449.
Description: In response to the 2010
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) report, Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program—Greater Fraud
Prevention Controls are Needed (GAO–
10–621), and in consideration of the
recommendations issued by the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) Performance
Measures Implementation Work Group,
the Office of Community Services (OCS)
required the collection and reporting of
the new performance measures by state
LIHEAP grantees and the District of
Columbia. Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approved the LIHEAP
Performance Data Form (LPDF) in
November 2014 (OMB Clearance No.
0970–0449) which expired on October
31, 2017. The LPDF provides for the
collection of the following LIHEAP
performance measures which are
considered to be developmental as part
of the Form.):
1. The benefit targeting index for high
burden households receiving LIHEAP
fuel assistance;
2. The burden reduction targeting
index for high burden households
receiving LIHEAP fuel assistance;
3. The number of instances where
LIHEAP prevented a potential home
energy crisis; and
4. The number of instances where
LIHEAP benefits restored home energy.
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All State LIHEAP grantees and the
District of Columbia are required to
complete the LPDF data through the
Administration for Children and
Families’ web-based, data collection and
reporting system, the Online Data
Collection (OLDC) which is available at
https://home.grantsolutions.gov/home.
The reporting requirements will be
described through OLDC.
The previously OMB-approved
LIHEAP Grantee Survey on sources and
uses of LIHEAP funds was added in
2014 to the LPDF in addition to the
LIHEAP performance data. No
substantive changes are being proposed
for this data collection activity. A
sample of the draft form is available for
viewing here: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/
ocs/resource/funding-applications.
Module 1. LIHEAP Grantee Survey
(Required Reporting)
Module 1 of the LPDF will continue
to require the following data from each
state for the federal fiscal year:
• Grantee information,
• sources and uses of LIHEAP funds,
• average LIHEAP household
benefits, and
• maximum income cutoffs for 4person households for each type of
LIHEAP assistance provided by each
grantee for the fiscal year.
Module 2. LIHEAP Performance
Measures (Required Reporting)
Module 2 of the LPDF will continue
to require the following data from each
state for the federal fiscal year:
• Grantee information,
• energy burden targeting,
• restoration of home energy service,
and
• prevention of loss of home energy.
Module 3. LIHEAP Performance
Measures (Optional Reporting)
Module 3 of the LPDF will continue
to voluntarily collect the following
additional information from each
interested grantee for the federal fiscal
year:
• Average annual energy usage,
• Unduplicated number of
households using supplemental heating
fuel and air conditioning,
• Unduplicated number of
households that had restoration of home
energy service, and
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• Unduplicated number of
households that had prevention of loss
of home energy.
Based on the data collected in the
LPDF:
• ACF will provide reliable and
complete LIHEAP fiscal and household
data to Congress in the Department’s
annual LIHEAP Report to Congress.
• ACF will calculate LHEAP
performance measures and report the
results through the annual budget
development process and in LIHEAP’s
annual Congressional Justification (CJ)
under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993.
• ACF and grantees will be informed
about the impact LIHEAP has with
respect to LIHEAP households’ home
energy burden (the proportion of their
income spent towards their home
heating and cooling bills), including
information on the difference between
the average recipient and high burden
recipients, restoring home energy
service, and preventing loss of home
energy service.
• ACF will be able to respond to
questions on sources and uses of
LIHEAP funds from the Congress,
Department, OMB, White House, and
other interested parties in a timely
manner.
• LIHEAP grantees will be able to
compare their own results to the results
for other states, as well as to regional
and national results, through the Data
Warehouse of the LIHEAP Performance
Management website as they manager
their programs.
ACF published a Federal Register
notice on October 11, 2017 soliciting 60
days of public comment on the renewal
of the LIHEAP Performance Data Form
without any changes and the
continuation of requiring State grantees
and the District of Columbia to
collection the data collection annually.
No comments were received during this
timeframe.
Respondents: 50 State LIHEAP
Grantees plus the District of Columbia
LIHEAP Grantee are the direct
respondents.
The table below shows the estimated
annual reporting burden for the LPDF.
These estimates are based on a small
number of interviews with grantees.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-18-1078]
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 Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni
Assessment 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 October
10, 2017 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.
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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 [email protected]. 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
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Alumni Assessment (OMB
Control No. 0920-1078, Exp. 08/31/2018)--Revision--Office for State,
Tribal Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
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 Associate Program (PHAP).
The mission of PHAP is to train and provide experiential learning
to early career professionals who contribute to the public health
workforce. PHAP targets recent graduates with bachelors or masters
degrees who are beginning a career in public health. Each year, a new
cohort of up to 200 associates is enrolled in the program. Associates
are CDC employees who complete two-year assignments in a host site
(i.e., a state, tribal, local, or territorial health department or non-
profit organization). Host sites design their associates' assignments
to meet their agency's unique needs while also providing on-the-job
experience that prepare associates for future careers in public health.
At host sites, associates are mentored by members of the public health
workforce (referred to as ``host site supervisors''). PHAP's goal is
that alumni will seek employment within the public health system (i.e.,
federal, state, tribal, local, or territorial health agencies, or non-
governmental organizations), focusing on public health, population
health, or health care.
Efforts to systematically evaluate PHAP began in 2014 and continue
to date. 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 ICR is to collect information from two key
stakeholder groups (host site supervisors and alumni) via two distinct
surveys. The information collected will enable CDC to; a) learn about
program processes and activities to improve the program's quality, and
b) document program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision
making about future program direction. The results of these surveys may
be published in peer reviewed journals and/or in non-scientific
publications such as practice reports and/or fact sheets. The revision
includes the following adjustments: Expansion from one data collection
instrument to two. Specifically, rather than just collect information
from PHAP Alumni to learn of career progression and achievements post-
PHAP, the revised ICR will also include the collection of information
from PHAP host site supervisors, another important stakeholder group.
Data collected from this group of respondents will assess host site
supervisors' perspectives of PHAP's value to their agencies and gather
suggestions for improvement to ensure the program is most effective in
facilitating a meaningful host site experience (and overall PHAP
experience) for all involved. Together, data from these two stakeholder
groups will inform improvements to PHAP and document evidence of
quality and value in a more comprehensive way. The second adjustment to
this ICR is a name change from ``Public Health Associate Program (PHAP)
Alumni Assessment'' to ``Public Health Associate Program (PHAP):
Assessment of Quality and Value.''
The respondent universe is comprised of PHAP host site supervisors
and PHAP alumni. Both surveys will be administered electronically; a
link to the survey websites will be provided in the email invitation.
The PHAP Host Site Supervisor survey will be deployed every year to all
active PHAP host site supervisors. The total estimated burden is 20
minutes per respondent per survey.
The PHAP Alumni Survey will be administered at three different time
points (1 year post-graduation, 3 years post-graduation, and 5 years
post-graduation) to PHAP alumni. Assessment questions will remain
consistent at each administration (i.e., 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years
post-PHAP graduation). The language, however, will be updated for each
survey administration to reflect the appropriate time period. The total
estimated burden is 8 minutes per respondent per survey. The total
annualized estimated burden is 213 hours. There are no costs to
respondents except 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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PHAP Host Site Supervisors............ PHAP Host Site 400 1 20/60
Supervisor Survey.
PHAP Alumni........................... PHAP Alumni Survey...... 600 1 8/60
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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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