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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–21–0017; Docket No. CDC–2021–
0073]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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 and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled Application for Training, which
supports the management and
evaluation of online training and
professional development opportunities
for public health and health care
professionals.
SUMMARY:
CDC must receive written
comments on or before September 24,
2021.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2021–
0073 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
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–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
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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–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
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
Application for Training (OMB
Control No. 0920–0017, Exp. 04/30/
2022)—Revision—Center for
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This Information Collection Request
(ICR) is for the Revision of a currently
approved ICR (OMB Control No. 0920–
0017, Expiration 4/30/2022. Approval is
requested for three years. The mission of
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CDC’s Division of Scientific Education
and Professional Development (DSEPD)
is to support the development of 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
professions seek professional
development opportunities (both
accredited and nonaccredited) through
two CDC learning management systems.
These two learning management
systems are Training and Continuing
Education Online (TCEO) (for
accredited courses) and CDC TRAIN (for
nonaccredited courses developed by
CDC programs, grantees, and other
funded partners). Access to quality and
accredited learning programs and
products through these two systems
allow for the public health workforce to
broaden their knowledge and skills to
improve the science and practice of
public health for domestic and
international impact.
The overarching purpose of the ICR is
to continually improve CDC training
activities, and maintain CDC
compliance with mandatory
accreditation organization standards by
efficiently collecting information
through CDC’s Training and Continuing
Education Online (TCEO) and CDC
TRAIN systems, while navigating a
future merger that moves to using a
single system (CDC TRAIN).
This Revision requests to extend
current approval of the TCEO forms,
with one minor change, namely to add
two new response options for one
question on the TCEO New Participant
Registration. This Revision also requests
to add CDC TRAIN as a data collection
system and add two CDC TRAIN
standard training evaluation tools (one
for use immediately after the course is
taken, and one 3–6 months after the
course is taken) that will be employed
on the learning management system.
This proposed change will provide CDC
with an efficient, effective, and secure
electronic mechanism for collecting,
processing, and monitoring trainingrelated information.
CDC will use information collected in
both systems to evaluate and improve
courses based on learner feedback. At
this time, TCEO is also used to generate
certificates of attendance and verify
training completion, review and
approve proposals for educational
activities to receive continuing
education accreditation, and ensure
compliance with mandatory
accreditation standards.
All data will be collected online,
using secure electronic web-based
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password protected platforms.
Respondents will include educational
developers requesting accreditation for
their trainings and public health and
healthcare professionals who seek
training. No statistical methods will be
used to analyze the information
TCEO and CDC TRAIN will be used to
improve educational activities and
assess learning outcomes.
CDC requests approval for an
estimated 412,600 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
collected. CDC will use identifiable
information in TCEO to track
participant completion of educational
activities to facilitate required reporting
to earn continuing education credits,
hours, or units. Aggregate and nonaggregate data from the evaluations in
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name
Educational Developers (Health Educators).
Public Health and Health Care Professionals (Learners).
Public Health and Health Care Professionals (Learners).
Public Health and Health Care Professionals (Learners).
TCEO Proposal ................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden time
per response
(in hours)
Total
Response
Burden
(in hours)
120
1
5
600
TCEO New Participant Registration
300,000
1
5/60
25,000
TCEO Post-Course Evaluation ........
300,000
3
10/60
150,000
TCEO Follow-Up Evaluation ............
30,000
3
3/60
4,500
TCEO Sub-Total ........................
Public Health and Health Care Professionals (Learners).
Public Health and Health Care Professionals (Learners).
...........................................................
CDC TRAIN Immediate Post-Course
Evaluation Tool.
CDC TRAIN Delayed Follow-Up
Evaluation Tool.
........................
300,000
........................
3
........................
15/60
180,100
225,000
30,000
3
5/60
7,500
0.33TRAIN Sub-Total ................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
232,500
Total ....................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
412,600
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. CDC–2021–0075]
Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request
for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), announces the
following meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP). This meeting is open to the
public. Time will be available for public
comment. The meeting will be webcast
live via the World Wide Web. For more
information on ACIP please visit the
ACIP website: https://www.cdc.gov/
vaccines/acip/.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will be held on
September 29, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to
5:05 p.m., EDT, and September 30,
2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:10 p.m., EDT
(times subject to change), see the ACIP
website for updates: https://
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/.
The public may submit written
comments from July 26, 2021 through
September 30, 2021.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2021–
0075 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
MS H24–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–
4027, Attn: ACIP Meeting.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received in conformance with the
https://www.regulations.gov suitability
policy will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Written
public comments submitted 72 hours
prior to the ACIP meeting will be
provided to ACIP members before the
meeting.
Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee
Management Specialist, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS–H24–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–
4027; Telephone: (404) 639–8367;
Email: ACIP@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The committee is charged
with advising the Director, CDC, on the
use of immunizing agents. In addition,
under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the committee is
mandated to establish and periodically
review and, as appropriate, revise the
list of vaccines for administration to
vaccine-eligible children through the
Vaccines for Children (VFC) program,
along with schedules regarding dosing
interval, dosage, and contraindications
to administration of vaccines. Further,
under provisions of the Affordable Care
Act, section 2713 of the Public Health
Service Act, immunization
recommendations of the ACIP that have
been approved by the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and appear on CDC
immunization schedules must be
covered by applicable health plans.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
will include discussions on cholera
vaccine, hepatitis vaccines, herpes
zoster vaccines, orthopoxvirus vaccine,
pneumococcal vaccine, and tickborne
ADDRESSES:
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-0017; Docket No. CDC-2021-0073]
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled Application for Training, which
supports the management and evaluation of online training and
professional development opportunities for public health and health
care professionals.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 24,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0073 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (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-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 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
Application for Training (OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Exp. 04/30/
2022)--Revision--Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory
Services (CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This Information Collection Request (ICR) is for the Revision of a
currently approved ICR (OMB Control No. 0920-0017, Expiration 4/30/
2022. Approval is requested for three years. The mission of CDC's
Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD)
is to support the development of 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 professions seek
professional development opportunities (both accredited and
nonaccredited) through two CDC learning management systems. These two
learning management systems are Training and Continuing Education
Online (TCEO) (for accredited courses) and CDC TRAIN (for nonaccredited
courses developed by CDC programs, grantees, and other funded
partners). Access to quality and accredited learning programs and
products through these two systems allow for the public health
workforce to broaden their knowledge and skills to improve the science
and practice of public health for domestic and international impact.
The overarching purpose of the ICR is to continually improve CDC
training activities, and maintain CDC compliance with mandatory
accreditation organization standards by efficiently collecting
information through CDC's Training and Continuing Education Online
(TCEO) and CDC TRAIN systems, while navigating a future merger that
moves to using a single system (CDC TRAIN).
This Revision requests to extend current approval of the TCEO
forms, with one minor change, namely to add two new response options
for one question on the TCEO New Participant Registration. This
Revision also requests to add CDC TRAIN as a data collection system and
add two CDC TRAIN standard training evaluation tools (one for use
immediately after the course is taken, and one 3-6 months after the
course is taken) that will be employed on the learning management
system. This proposed change will provide CDC with an efficient,
effective, and secure electronic mechanism for collecting, processing,
and monitoring training-related information.
CDC will use information collected in both systems to evaluate and
improve courses based on learner feedback. At this time, TCEO is also
used to generate certificates of attendance and verify training
completion, review and approve proposals for educational activities to
receive continuing education accreditation, and ensure compliance with
mandatory accreditation standards.
All data will be collected online, using secure electronic web-
based
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password protected platforms. Respondents will include educational
developers requesting accreditation for their trainings and public
health and healthcare professionals who seek training. No statistical
methods will be used to analyze the information collected. CDC will use
identifiable information in TCEO to track participant completion of
educational activities to facilitate required reporting to earn
continuing education credits, hours, or units. Aggregate and non-
aggregate data from the evaluations in TCEO and CDC TRAIN will be used
to improve educational activities and assess learning outcomes.
CDC requests approval for an estimated 412,600 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Number of Number of time per Total Response
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in Burden (in
respondent hours) hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Educational Developers (Health TCEO Proposal... 120 1 5 600
Educators).
Public Health and Health Care TCEO New 300,000 1 5/60 25,000
Professionals (Learners). Participant
Registration.
Public Health and Health Care TCEO Post-Course 300,000 3 10/60 150,000
Professionals (Learners). Evaluation.
Public Health and Health Care TCEO Follow-Up 30,000 3 3/60 4,500
Professionals (Learners). Evaluation.
---------------------------------------------------------------
TCEO Sub-Total............ ................ .............. .............. .............. 180,100
Public Health and Health Care CDC TRAIN 300,000 3 15/60 225,000
Professionals (Learners). Immediate Post-
Course
Evaluation Tool.
Public Health and Health Care CDC TRAIN 30,000 3 5/60 7,500
Professionals (Learners). Delayed Follow-
Up Evaluation
Tool.
---------------------------------------------------------------
0.33TRAIN Sub-Total....... ................ .............. .............. .............. 232,500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total................. ................ .............. .............. .............. 412,600
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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.
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