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universe for fellowship alumni, this ICR
is intentionally removing the host site
supervisor component included in the
original ICR. This revision will
specifically focus on fellowship alumni
only. A new ICR will be created for the
host site supervisor survey.
Each year, new cohorts ranging from
three to 200 individuals are enrolled
across these fellowship programs. While
each fellowship differs in focus area,
type of fellow, and projects, they all
have the same mission: to train and
provide learning opportunities to earlyand mid-career professionals who
contribute to the public health
workforce. Post-fellowship, it is the goal
that alumni seek employment within
the public health system (i.e., Federal,
State, Tribal, local, or Territorial health
agencies, or non-governmental
organizations).
CDC will apply a common approach
to assessing how fellowship
participation impacts the job placement,
retention in the public health workforce,
and career progression of alumni. DWD
Fellowship Alumni Surveys will be
administered to individual program
alumni at three different time points
(one year, three years, and five years
post-program completion). Each
fellowship program will invite their
program’s alumni to participate.
Fellowships will be deploying surveys
specific to their programs. Assessment
questions will remain consistent at each
administration timepoint (i.e., one year,
three years, or five years post-program
completion). The language, however,
will be updated for each survey
administration to reflect the appropriate
time period. Surveys will be
administered electronically; a link to the
survey will be provided in an email
invitation. CDC will discontinue the
Host Site Supervisor Survey previously
approved for the PHAP fellowship
alumni.
CDC will use survey findings to
document program outcomes,
demonstrate evidence of 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. OMB
approval is requested for three years.
The estimated burden is eight minutes
per respondent per survey, and the total
annualized estimated burden is 519
hours. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden time
per response
(in hours)
Total
response
burden
(in hours)
Form name
DWD Fellowship Alumni ...................
DWD Fellowship Alumni ...................
DWD Fellowship Alumni ...................
DWD Alumni 1-Year Survey ............
DWD Alumni 3-Year Survey ............
DWD Alumni 5-Year Survey ............
1300
1300
1300
1
1
1
8/60
8/60
8/60
173
173
173
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
519
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Prevention
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0088]
CDC must receive written
comments on or before December 29,
2023.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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 continuing information collection, as
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You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2023–
0088 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
ADDRESSES:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled Pulmonary
Function Testing Course Approval
Program. The program consists of an
application submitted by potential
sponsors—universities, hospitals, and
private consulting firms, who seek
NIOSH approval to conduct courses,
and if approved, notification to NIOSH
of any course or faculty changes during
the approval period, which is limited to
five years.
DATES:
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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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: 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
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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
Pulmonary Function Testing Course
Approval Program. (OMB Control
Number 0920–0138, Expiration Date 3/
31/2024)—Extension—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH has the responsibility under
the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s (OSHA) Cotton Dust
Standard, 29 CFR 1920.1043, for
approving courses to train technicians
to perform pulmonary function testing
in the cotton industry. Successful
completion of a NIOSH-approved course
is mandatory under this Standard. In
addition, regulations at 42 CFR 37.95(a)
specify that persons administering
spirometry tests for the national Coal
Workers Health Surveillance Program
must successfully complete a NIOSHapproved spirometry training course
and maintain a valid certificate by
periodically completing NIOSHapproved spirometry refresher training
courses. Also, 29 CFR
1910.1053(i)(2)(iv), 29 CFR
1910.1053(i)(3), 29 CFR
1926.1153(h)(2)(iv) and 29 CFR
1926.1153(h)(3) specify that pulmonary
function tests for initial and periodic
examinations in general industry and
construction performed under the
Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard
should be administered by a spirometry
technician with a current certificate
from a NIOSH-approved spirometry
course.
To carry out its responsibility, NIOSH
maintains a Pulmonary Function
Testing Course Approval Program. The
program consists of an application
submitted by potential sponsors
(universities, hospitals, and private
consulting firms) who seek NIOSH
approval to conduct courses, and if
approved, notification to NIOSH of any
course or faculty changes during the
approval period, which is limited to five
years. The application form and added
materials, including an agenda,
curriculum vitae, and course materials
are reviewed by NIOSH to determine if
the applicant has developed a program
which adheres to the criteria required in
the Standard. Following approval, any
subsequent changes to the course are
submitted by course sponsors via letter
or email and reviewed by NIOSH staff
to assure that the changes in faculty or
course content continue to meet course
requirements. Course sponsors also
voluntarily submit an annual report to
inform NIOSH of their class activity
level and any faculty changes.
Sponsors who elect to have their
approval renewed for an additional fiveyear period submit a renewal
application and supporting
documentation for review by NIOSH
staff to ensure the course curriculum
meets all current standard requirements.
Approved courses that elect to offer
NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher
Courses must submit a separate
application and supporting documents
for review by NIOSH staff. Institutions
and organizations throughout the
country voluntarily submit applications
and materials to become course
sponsors and carry out training.
Submissions are required for NIOSH to
evaluate a course and determine
whether it meets the criteria in the
Standard and whether technicians will
be adequately trained as mandated
under the Standard.
NIOSH will disseminate a one-time
customer satisfaction survey to course
directors and sponsor representatives to
evaluate our service to courses, the
effectiveness of the program changes
implemented since 2005, and the
usefulness of potential program
enhancements. The estimated annual
burden to respondents is 178 hours.
There will be no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondents
Form name
Potential Sponsors ............................................
Approved Sponsors ...........................................
Approved Sponsors ...........................................
Approved Sponsors ...........................................
Approved Sponsors ...........................................
Approved Sponsors ...........................................
Initial Application ...............................................
Annual Report ...................................................
Report for Course Changes ..............................
Renewal Application .........................................
Refresher Course Application ...........................
One-Time Customer Satisfaction Survey .........
3
34
24
13
3
34
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
30/60
30/60
6
8
30/60
30
17
12
78
24
17
Total ............................................................
...........................................................................
........................
........................
........................
178
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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. 2023–23859 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10434 #77]
Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On May 28, 2010, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
guidance related to the ‘‘generic’’
clearance process. Generally, this is an
expedited process by which agencies
may obtain OMB’s approval of
collection of information requests that
are ‘‘usually voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial collections,’’ do not
raise any substantive or policy issues,
and do not require policy or
methodological review. The process
requires the submission of an
overarching plan that defines the scope
of the individual collections that would
fall under its umbrella. On October 23,
2011, OMB approved our initial request
to use the generic clearance process
under control number 0938–1148
(CMS–10398). It was last approved on
April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA
process which included the publication
of 60- and 30-day Federal Register
notices. The scope of the April 2021
umbrella accounts for Medicaid and
CHIP State plan amendments, waivers,
demonstrations, and reporting. This
Federal Register notice seeks public
comment on one or more of our
collection of information requests that
we believe are generic and fall within
the scope of the umbrella. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments
regarding our burden estimates or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including: the necessity
and utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
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information to be collected, and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the applicable form number
(see below) and the OMB control
number (0938–1148). To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: CMS–10398 (#64)/OMB
control number: 0938–1148, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following
is a summary of the use and burden
associated with the subject information
collection(s). More detailed information
can be found in the collection’s
supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
Generic Information Collection
1. Title of Information Collection:
Medicaid and Continuous Eligibility for
Children; Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection; Use:
Section 5112 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) made it
mandatory for states to provide 12
months of continuous eligibility for
children under age 19, whereas
previously it was an option states could
elect to provide and there were
flexibilities it how states could design
continuous eligibly for children. States
must indicate in the state plan their
compliance with the requirement to
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provide continued coverage for
hospitalized children and in order to
comply with section 5112 of the CAA
must submit a SPA to provide
continuous eligibility for children if
they do not already do so in their
Medicaid state plan, or if their current
continuous eligibility does not comply
with the CAA requirements. Form
Number: CMS–10434 (#77) (OMB
control number: 0938–1188); Frequency:
Once and on occasion; Affected Public:
State, Local, or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 19; Total
Annual Responses: 19; Total Annual
Hours: 485. For policy questions
regarding this collection contact:
Caroline Haarmann at (667) 230–1850.
Dated: October 25, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Survey on Where Parents
Look for and Find Information and How
They Use Information When Selecting
Child Care (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is proposing to collect
nationally representative survey data to
learn more about where parents look for
and find information about Child Care
and Early Education (CCEE); how
parents assess the people, places, or
things that may offer CCEE information;
what types of CCEE information parents
look for; and how parents use
information to select CCEE. The study
aims to gather information that may be
used by Child Care Lead Agencies to
inform their consumer education efforts.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-0138; Docket No. CDC-2023-0088]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program. The program
consists of an application submitted by potential sponsors--
universities, hospitals, and private consulting firms, who seek NIOSH
approval to conduct courses, and if approved, notification to NIOSH of
any course or faculty changes during the approval period, which is
limited to five years.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 29,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0088 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
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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
Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program. (OMB Control
Number 0920-0138, Expiration Date 3/31/2024)--Extension--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NIOSH has the responsibility under the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration's (OSHA) Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR 1920.1043,
for approving courses to train technicians to perform pulmonary
function testing in the cotton industry. Successful completion of a
NIOSH-approved course is mandatory under this Standard. In addition,
regulations at 42 CFR 37.95(a) specify that persons administering
spirometry tests for the national Coal Workers Health Surveillance
Program must successfully complete a NIOSH-approved spirometry training
course and maintain a valid certificate by periodically completing
NIOSH-approved spirometry refresher training courses. Also, 29 CFR
1910.1053(i)(2)(iv), 29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(3), 29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(2)(iv)
and 29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(3) specify that pulmonary function tests for
initial and periodic examinations in general industry and construction
performed under the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard should be
administered by a spirometry technician with a current certificate from
a NIOSH-approved spirometry course.
To carry out its responsibility, NIOSH maintains a Pulmonary
Function Testing Course Approval Program. The program consists of an
application submitted by potential sponsors (universities, hospitals,
and private consulting firms) who seek NIOSH approval to conduct
courses, and if approved, notification to NIOSH of any course or
faculty changes during the approval period, which is limited to five
years. The application form and added materials, including an agenda,
curriculum vitae, and course materials are reviewed by NIOSH to
determine if the applicant has developed a program which adheres to the
criteria required in the Standard. Following approval, any subsequent
changes to the course are submitted by course sponsors via letter or
email and reviewed by NIOSH staff to assure that the changes in faculty
or course content continue to meet course requirements. Course sponsors
also voluntarily submit an annual report to inform NIOSH of their class
activity level and any faculty changes.
Sponsors who elect to have their approval renewed for an additional
five-year period submit a renewal application and supporting
documentation for review by NIOSH staff to ensure the course curriculum
meets all current standard requirements. Approved courses that elect to
offer NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher Courses must submit a
separate application and supporting documents for review by NIOSH
staff. Institutions and organizations throughout the country
voluntarily submit applications and materials to become course sponsors
and carry out training. Submissions are required for NIOSH to evaluate
a course and determine whether it meets the criteria in the Standard
and whether technicians will be adequately trained as mandated under
the Standard.
NIOSH will disseminate a one-time customer satisfaction survey to
course directors and sponsor representatives to evaluate our service to
courses, the effectiveness of the program changes implemented since
2005, and the usefulness of potential program enhancements. The
estimated annual burden to respondents is 178 hours. There will be no
cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Potential Sponsors............ Initial 3 1 10 30
Application.
Approved Sponsors............. Annual Report... 34 1 30/60 17
Approved Sponsors............. Report for 24 1 30/60 12
Course Changes.
Approved Sponsors............. Renewal 13 1 6 78
Application.
Approved Sponsors............. Refresher Course 3 1 8 24
Application.
Approved Sponsors............. One-Time 34 1 30/60 17
Customer
Satisfaction
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 178
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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.
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