[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60460-60461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24479]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-10-0765]
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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, Ph.D., CDC Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
Fellowship Management System (OMB No. 0920-0765 exp. 2/28/2011)--
Revision--Scientific Education and Professional Development Program
Office (SEPDPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory
Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
SEPDPO requests an additional three years to continue CDC's use of
the online Fellowship Management System (FMS), and a revision to
include two additional CDC fellowship applications and ten additional
CDC fellowship directories. FMS allows applicants to apply to
fellowships online and tracks fellowship applicants and alumni in one
integrated database.
The mission of the SEPDPO 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 accept applications from potential candidates for
review and selection.
FMS provides an efficient and effective way for processing
application data, selecting qualified candidates, maintaining a current
alumni database, documenting the impact of the fellowships on alumni's
careers, and generating reports. FMS reduces duplicate applicant
records as well as agency resources to administer and process paper
records. The application process includes the following: Submission of
responses to the questions in the online application; submission of
academic transcripts and letters of recommendation; a review by
selected programmatic staff and panel member experts; selection of
qualified candidates for interview; interview of candidates; and
selection of trainees for the fellowship programs.
The online application questions ask for academic history,
professional experience, names of 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. The alumni directory will allow CDC
to maintain a current, centralized electronic database. Questions such
as updates to e-mail addresses and other contact information,
professional responsibilities, medical certifications, qualifications,
and scientific skills are asked of alumni. This information is
collected in the event it becomes necessary to contact alumni
possessing mission-critical skills to meet a national public health
emergency or an urgent public health need. Alumni data will also be
used by CDC to document the impact of the fellowships on the career
paths of participants, and thus, on the science and practice of public
health, and by the alumni for maintaining their professional networks
for finding jobs, staffing jobs, collaborating, and interacting with
their fellow alumni.
Alumni will have two options for the level of information they wish
to be visible to other alumni of their fellowship. They will have the
option of displaying only their name, fellowship year, and professional
information or all of their information. The default is to display only
their name, fellowship year, and professional information. This
information is already in the public domain.
The annual burden table has been updated to reflect an increase in
the number of fellowships participating in FMS. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Total
Number of Number of Average burden burden
Type of respondents respondents responses per response (in (in
respondent hours) hours)
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Fellowship applicants................................... 1122 1 40/60 748
Fellowship alumni....................................... 454 1 15/60 114
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Total................................................... 1576 .............. .............. 862
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Dated: September 23, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-24479 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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