[Federal Register: October 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-08-06BS]
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
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
OWCD Professional Training Program Online Application System--New--
Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the Career Development Division (CDD), Office of
Workforce and Career Development (OWCD), is to prepare an applied
public health workforce through training and service. Professionals in
public health, epidemiology, medicine, economics, information science,
veterinary medicine, nursing, public policy and other related
professions seek opportunities to broaden their knowledge and skills to
improve the science and practice of public health. Each year CDC's
professional training programs receive approximately 685 applications
from potential candidates for review and selection. Approximately 230
fellows graduate from these programs each year, and there are
approximately 2,700 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) and Preventive
Medicine Residency/Fellow (PMR/F) alumni.
The purpose of this project is to efficiently and effectively
recruit and select qualified individuals to participate in the CDD
professional training programs by collecting information through an
online application management system. Alumni of these programs will be
asked to update their profiles every three years.
This online application provides the CDD with the information
necessary to recruit qualified professionals to participate in public
health professions training programs to build critical public health
workforce capacity in epidemiology, preventive medicine, prevention
effectiveness/health economics, public health informatics, and public
health management and leadership. Further benefit from this online
application is the reduction of duplicate candidate records as well as
agency resources to administer and process paper records.
The application process includes the following: Submission of the
responses to the questions in the online application; submission of
academic transcripts, professional credentials, and letters of
recommendation; a review by selected programmatic staff and expert
panel members; selection of qualified candidates for interview;
interview of candidates; and selection of trainees for programs.
The online application questions ask for demographic data, academic
history, professional experience, references and description of
professional goals. The application questions and data collected are
necessary to the application process to determine programmatic
eligibility and to ensure that the most highly qualified candidates are
chosen for the training programs.
With the exception of their time, the cost to the candidates is
minor. One expense depends on their academic institutions since they
must obtain and submit all their academic transcripts. Another expense
depends on the cost to obtain and submit other professional credentials
including professional licenses and certifications. The final expense
is the cost to submit letters of recommendation. The total estimated
annualized burden in hours is 740.
Estimated Annualized Burden
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Fellowship Applicants.................................. 685 1 40/60
Fellowship and EIS-PMR/F Alumni........................ 1130 1 15/60
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Dated: October 25, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-21423 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]
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