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teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron 

Yeow, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050 

or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General 

information about the CASAC, as well 

as any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice, may be found 

on the EPA Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/casac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CASAC was established pursuant to the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 

1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to 

review air quality criteria and NAAQS 

and recommend any new NAAQS and 

revisions of existing criteria and 

NAAQS as may be appropriate. The 

CASAC shall also provide advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator on the scientific and 

technical aspects of issues related to the 

criteria for air quality standards, 

research related to air quality, sources of 

air pollution, and of adverse effects 

which may result from various strategies 

to attain and maintain air quality 

standards. The CASAC is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Section 

109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the 

Agency periodically review and revise, 

as appropriate, the air quality criteria 

and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air 

pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen. 

EPA is currently reviewing the primary 

(health-based) NAAQS for nitrogen 

dioxide (NO2), as an indicator for health 

effects caused by the presence of oxides 

of nitrogen in the ambient air. 

For purposes of the review of the 

oxides of nitrogen air quality criteria for 

health and the primary NAAQS for 

nitrogen dioxide, the CASAC Oxides of 

Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards Review Panel was 

formed following a request for public 

nominations of experts (77 FR 63827– 

63828) and met on March 12–13, 2014 

(as noticed in 79 FR 8701–8703) to peer 

review EPA’s Integrated Science 

Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen— 

Health Criteria (External Review Draft— 

November 2013) and Integrated Review 

Plan for the Primary National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen 

Dioxide (External Review Draft). 

Information about these review 

activities may be found on the CASAC 

Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the Chartered 

CASAC and the CASAC Oxides of 

Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel 

will hold a public teleconference to 

discuss its draft reviews of these two 

EPA documents. The CASAC Oxides of 

Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel 

and the CASAC will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Technical Contacts: Any technical 

questions concerning the Integrated 

Science Assessment for Oxides of 

Nitrogen—Health Criteria (External 

Review Draft—November 2013) should 

be directed to Dr. Molini Patel 

(patel.molini@epa.gov) and technical 

questions concerning the Integrated 

Review Plan for the Primary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review 

Draft) should be directed to Ms. Beth 

Hassett-Sipple (hassett-sipple.beth@

epa.gov). 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

Prior to the meeting, the review 

documents, agenda and other materials 

will be accessible through the calendar 

link on the blue navigation bar at http:// 

www.epa.gov/casac/. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to EPA. Members of the public 

can submit comments for a federal 

advisory committee to consider as it 

develops advice for EPA. Interested 

members of the public may submit 

relevant written or oral information on 

the topic of this advisory activity, and/ 

or the group conducting the activity, for 

the CASAC to consider during the 

advisory process. Input from the public 

to the CASAC will have the most impact 

if it provides specific scientific or 

technical information or analysis for 

CASAC panels to consider or if it relates 

to the clarity or accuracy of the 

technical information. Members of the 

public wishing to provide comment 

should contact the DFO directly. Oral 

Statements: In general, individuals or 

groups requesting an oral presentation 

on a public teleconference will be 

limited to three minutes. Each person 

making an oral statement should 

consider providing written comments as 

well as their oral statement so that the 

points presented orally can be expanded 

upon in writing. Interested parties 

should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, 

in writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted above by 

April 30, 2014 to be placed on the list 

of public speakers. Written Statements: 

Written statements should be supplied 

to the DFO via email at the contact 

information noted above by April 30, 

2014 so that the information may be 

made available to the Panel members for 

their consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied in one of the 

following electronic formats: Adobe 

Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS 

PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– 

PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is 

the SAB Staff Office general policy to 

post written comments on the Web page 

for the advisory meeting or 

teleconference. Submitters are requested 

to provide an unsigned version of each 

document because the SAB Staff Office 

does not publish documents with 

signatures on its Web sites. Members of 

the public should be aware that their 

personal contact information, if 

included in any written comments, may 

be posted to the CASAC Web site. 

Copyrighted material will not be posted 

without explicit permission of the 

copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron 

Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@

epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact Mr. Yeow 

preferably at least ten days prior to each 

meeting to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: March 20, 2014. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06958 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0215; FRL–9907–97] 

Registration Review; Pesticide 

Dockets Opened for Review and 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: With this document, EPA is 

opening the public comment period for 

several registration reviews. Registration 

review is EPA’s periodic review of 

pesticide registrations to ensure that 

each pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without unreasonable 

adverse effects on human health or the 

environment. Registration review 

dockets contain information that will 

assist the public in understanding the 

types of information and issues that the 

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Agency may consider during the course 

of registration reviews. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. This document 

also announces the Agency’s intent not 

to open registration review dockets for 

endosulfan, tall oil fatty acids and K 

salts, thiophanate-ethyl, and thiazopyr. 

The registrants have decided not to 

support continued registration of these 

pesticides and, therefore, EPA is not 

planning to open dockets for these 

pesticides under the registration review 

program. EPA is also announcing the 

availability of an amended final work 

plan (FWP) for chlorinated 

isocyanurates. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

III.A., by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information contact: 

The Chemical Review Manager or 

Regulatory Action Leader identified in 

the table in Unit III.A. for the pesticide 

of interest. 

For general information contact: 

Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8015; fax number: 

(703) 308–8005; email address: 

dumas.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, 

farmworker, and agricultural advocates; 

the chemical industry; pesticide users; 

and members of the public interested in 

the sale, distribution, or use of 

pesticides. Since others also may be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. Authority 

EPA is initiating its reviews of the 

pesticides identified in this document 

pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural 

Regulations for Registration Review at 

40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) 

of FIFRA provides, among other things, 

that the registrations of pesticides are to 

be reviewed every 15 years. Under 

FIFRA, a pesticide product may be 

registered or remain registered only if it 

meets the statutory standard for 

registration given in FIFRA section 

3(c)(5). When used in accordance with 

widespread and commonly recognized 

practice, the pesticide product must 

perform its intended function without 

unreasonable adverse effects on the 

environment; that is, without any 

unreasonable risk to man or the 

environment, or a human dietary risk 

from residues that result from the use of 

a pesticide in or on food. 

III. Registration Reviews 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), 

EPA is reviewing the pesticide 

registrations identified in the table in 

this unit to assure that they continue to 

satisfy the FIFRA standard for 

registration—that is, they can still be 

used without unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. A pesticide’s registration 

review begins when the Agency 

establishes a docket for the pesticide’s 

registration review case and opens the 

docket for public review and comment. 

At present, EPA is opening registration 

review dockets for the cases identified 

in the following table. 

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TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING

Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Chemical review manager or regulatory action leader, 

telephone No., email address 

Aminopyralid (Case 7267) ................................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0749 Veronica Dutch, (703) 308–8585, dutch.veronica@

epa.gov. 

Azadioxabicyclooctane (Case 3023) ................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0604 Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, oneill.sandra@

epa.gov. 

Bacillus licheniformis strain SB3086 (Case 6014) ........... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0184 Michael Glikes, (703) 305–6231, glikes.michael@

epa.gov. 

Clopyralid (Case 7212) ..................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0167 Steven Snyderman, (703) 347–0249, 

snyderman.steven@epa.gov. 

Fenamidone (Case 7033) ................................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0048 Christina Scheltema, (703) 308–2201, 

scheltema.christina@epa.gov. 

Formic acid (Case 6073) .................................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0105 Leonard Cole, (703) 305–5412, cole.leonard@epa.gov. 

Imazethapyr (Case 7208) ................................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0774 Katherine St. Clair, (703) 347–8778, stclair.katherine@

epa.gov. 

Kaolin (Case 6039) ........................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0107 Gina Burnett, (703) 605–0513, burnett.gina@epa.gov. 

Lithium hypochlorite (Case 3084) ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0606 Donna Kamarei, (703) 347–0443, kamarei.donna@

epa.gov. 

MCPA (Case 0017) .......................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0180 Khue Nguyen, (703) 347–0248, nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

MCPB and salts (Case 2365) ........................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0181 Khue Nguyen, (703) 347–0248, nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

Organic esters of phosphoric acid (Case 4122) ............... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0373 SanYvette Williams, (703) 305–7702, williams.sanyvette@epa.gov. 

Potassium hypochlorite (Case 5076) ............................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0157 Donna Kamarei, (703) 347–0443, kamarei.donna@

epa.gov. 

TAED (Case 5105) ........................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0608 SanYvette Williams, (703) 305–7702, williams.sanyvette@epa.gov. 

Tepraloxydim (Case 7257) ............................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0246 Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308–8025, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov. 

Thiabendazole and salts (Case 2670) ............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0175 Ricardo Jones, (703) 347–0493, jones.ricardo@

epa.gov, Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, 

oneill.sandra@epa.gov. 

Thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim (Case 2680) ........ EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0004 Russell Wasem, (703) 305–6979, wasem.russell@

epa.gov, Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, 

oneill.sandra@epa.gov. 

EPA is also announcing that it will 

not be opening dockets for endosulfan, 

tall oil fatty acids and K salts, 

thiophanate-ethyl, and thiazopyr. Since 

EPA published a cancellation order on 

November 10, 2010, announcing that the 

last endosulfan use will end on July 21, 

2016 (75 FR 69065), endosulfan will not 

be evaluated under registration review. 

For tall oil fatty acids and K salts, 

thiophanate-ethyl, and thiazopyr, EPA 

will not be opening registration review 

dockets because these pesticides are not 

included in any products actively 

registered under FIFRA section 3. The 

Agency will take separate actions to 

cancel any remaining FIFRA section 

24(c) Special Local Needs registrations 

with this active ingredient and to 

propose revocation of any affected 

tolerances that are not supported for 

import purposes only. Finally, EPA is 

announcing the availability of an 

amended FWP for chlorinated 

isocyanurates, docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2012–0794. This FWP has 

been amended to incorporate a change 

to the data requirements for registration 

review. 

B. Docket Content 

1. Review dockets. The registration 

review dockets contain information that 

the Agency may consider in the course 

of the registration review. The Agency 

may include information from its files 

including, but not limited to, the 

following information: 

• An overview of the registration 

review case status. 

• A list of current product 

registrations and registrants. 

• Federal Register notices regarding 

any pending registration actions. 

• Federal Register notices regarding 

current or pending tolerances. 

• Risk assessments. 

• Bibliographies concerning current 

registrations. 

• Summaries of incident data. 

• Any other pertinent data or 

information. 

Each docket contains a document 

summarizing what the Agency currently 

knows about the pesticide case and a 

preliminary work plan for anticipated 

data and assessment needs. Additional 

documents provide more detailed 

information. During this public 

comment period, the Agency is asking 

that interested persons identify any 

additional information they believe the 

Agency should consider during the 

registration reviews of these pesticides. 

The Agency identifies in each docket 

the areas where public comment is 

specifically requested, though comment 

in any area is welcome. 

2. Other related information. More 

information on these cases, including 

the active ingredients for each case, may 

be located in the registration review 

schedule on the Agency’s Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/

registration_review/schedule.htm. 

Information on the Agency’s registration 

review program and its implementing 

regulation may be seen at http://

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_

review. 

3. Information submission 

requirements. Anyone may submit data 

or information in response to this 

document. To be considered during a 

pesticide’s registration review, the 

submitted data or information must 

meet the following requirements: 

• To ensure that EPA will consider 

data or information submitted, 

interested persons must submit the data 

or information during the comment 

period. The Agency may, at its 

discretion, consider data or information 

submitted at a later date. 

• The data or information submitted 

must be presented in a legible and 

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useable form. For example, an English 

translation must accompany any 

material that is not in English and a 

written transcript must accompany any 

information submitted as an 

audiographic or videographic record. 

Written material may be submitted in 

paper or electronic form. 

• Submitters must clearly identify the 

source of any submitted data or 

information. 

• Submitters may request the Agency 

to reconsider data or information that 

the Agency rejected in a previous 

review. However, submitters must 

explain why they believe the Agency 

should reconsider the data or 

information in the pesticide’s 

registration review. 

As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the 

registration review docket for each 

pesticide case will remain publicly 

accessible through the duration of the 

registration review process; that is, until 

all actions required in the final decision 

on the registration review case have 

been completed. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 20, 2014. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06814 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications will also be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than April 2, 2014. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 

1. Minier Financial, Inc. Employee 

Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) 

Provisions, Minier, Illinois; to increase 

its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc., 

Minier, Illinois, from 37 percent to 51 

percent, and thereby indirectly acquire 

shares of First Farmers State Bank, 

Minier, Illinois. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 

Community Affairs Officer) 90 

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota 55480–0291: 

1. Alerus Financial Corporation, 

Grand Forks, North Dakota, to acquire 

100 percent of Private Bancorporation, 

Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 

thereby indirectly acquire Private Bank 

Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 25, 2014. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Assistant Secretary of the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: 

‘‘Evaluation of the Educating the 

Educator (EtE) Workshop.’’ In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ 

invites the public to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

Evaluation of the Educating the 

Educator (EtE) Workshop 

AHRQ’s Educating the Educator (EtE) 

workshop training project is an Agency 

knowledge translation and 

dissemination project that aims to 

increase knowledge about and use of 

AHRQ’s EHC Program products among 

health care professionals. For the EtE 

project, AHRQ is sponsoring the 

development of an accredited, inperson, train-the-trainer workshop 

program for health care professionals to 

educate them on how to use AHRQ’s 

EHC Program materials and resources in 

shared decision making (SDM) with 

patients/caregivers. As a train-thetrainer program, the workshop also 

provides education on effectively 

training other health care professionals 

to facilitate the dissemination of the key 

competencies taught by the program. 

Additionally, as part of the EtE project, 

a collection of new stand-alone tools are 

being developed to facilitate the 

implementation and use of AHRQ EHC 

Program materials. The new tools will 

be integrated into the EtE workshop 

training program and made available to 

workshop participants. These new tools 

also will be publicly-accessible through 

the AHRQ Web site for easy referral, 

access, and use by both workshop 

participants and other health care 

professionals. 

AHRQ recognizes the importance of 

ensuring that its dissemination activities 

are useful, well implemented, and 

effective in achieving their intended 

goals. Therefore, an evaluation is 

associated with the EtE project. The EtE 

evaluation is comprised of two key 

components. One component has been 

designed to support both a processoriented formative evaluation and a 

summative (impact) evaluation of the 

EtE train-the-trainer workshop program. 

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