[Federal Register: June 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 126)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-06-0017]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Application for Training (OMB No. 0920-0017)--Revision--Office of
Workforce and Career Development (OWCD), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The OWCD is requesting an additional three years for this ongoing
project, to continue the use of the training and continuing education
forms, specifically for CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR). The program is also requesting approval of
minor revisions made to the training forms currently being used.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through its
Centers, Institutes, and Offices (CIOs) offers training activities on
public health topics to professionals worldwide. Employees of
hospitals, universities, medical centers, laboratories, state and
federal agencies, and state and local health departments apply for
training in an effort to learn up-to-date public health practices.
CDC's training activities include laboratory training, classroom study,
online training, and distance learning activities.
The training application forms provide CDC with information
necessary to manage and conduct training activities pertinent to its
agency mission. The information collected in these forms allows CDC to
send confirmation of registration to participants, provide certificates
of attendance or continuing education credits as proof of their
attendance, and generate management reports used to identify training
needs, design courses, select location for courses, and evaluate
programs.
CDC is accredited by six different continuing education
organizations to award credit: (1) The International Association for
Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to provide Continuing
Education Units (CEUs), (2) the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education
credits (CME), (3) the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to
provide Continuing Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the National
Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to award CHES
credit, (5) the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to
provide continuing pharmacy credit, and (6) the American Association of
Veterinary State Boards to award Registry of Approved Continuing
Education (RACE) credit. The accrediting organizations require a method
of tracking an individual completing an educational activity and
demographic data allows us to do so. Also, many of the organizations
require a permanent record which lists the participant's name, address,
and phone number to retrieve historical information as to when a
particular individual completed a course or several courses over a time
period. This information provides the basis for producing a requested
transcript or determining if a person is enrolled in more than one
course. The e-mail address is used to verify the participant's
electronic request for transcripts, course certificates and
confirmation into the course.
The information requested on the forms is used to grant public
health professionals the continuing education credits they need to
maintain their licenses and certification required by their profession.
This information is also needed to create a transcript or summary of
training completed at the participant's request. In addition, the forms
are also needed to generate management reports and to maintain training
statistics. These reports assist CDC in the management of its training
programs, such as, identifying training needs, designing courses,
selecting locations for courses, evaluating programs, and conducting
impact analysis.
CDC's training application forms are used for uniformity and
standardization that are required for tracking attendance in the course
offerings. The standardized data that is required for the laboratory
training, classroom study, online training, and distance learning
activities are only provided on these forms. No other CDC component
requests this information.
The information on the Application for Training form is required in
order to meet the accrediting organizations standards and to
distinguish specific professional groups for aggregate reporting
purposes. Data is collected only once per course or once per new
registration.
The annual burden table has been updated to reflect an increase in
distanced based learning. There are no costs to the respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Forms respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Application for Training........................ 40,000 1 5/60 3,333
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Total....................................... 40,000 .............. .............. 3,333
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Dated: June 26, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-10343 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
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