[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36700-36701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-00-38]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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 for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne E. O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    NIOSH Training Grants, 42 CFR Part 86, Application and Regulations 
(OMB No. 9020-0261)--Extension--National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH). Public law 91-596 requires CDC/NIOSH to 
provide an adequate supply of professionals to carry out the purposes 
of the Act to assure a safe and healthful work environment. NIOSH 
supports educational programs through training grant awards to academic 
institutions for the training of industrial hygienists, occupational 
physicians, occupational health nurses and safety professionals. Grants 
are provided to 15 Education and Research Centers (ERCs) which provide 
multi-disciplinary graduate academic and research training for 
professionals, continuing education for practicing professionals and 
outreach programs in the Region. There are also currently 41

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Training Project Grants (TPGs) which provide single discipline academic 
and technical training throughout the country. 42 CFR Part 86, Grants 
for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health, Subpart B-
Occupational Safety and Health Training, provides guidelines for 
implementing Public Law 91-596.
    The training grant application form (CDC2.145.A) is used by the 
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to collect 
information from new grant applicants submitting competing 
applications, and from existing applicants for competing renewal 
grants. The information is used to determine the eligibility of 
applicants for grant review and by peer reviewers during the peer 
review process to evaluate the merit of the proposed training project. 
CDC Form 2.145B is used for non-competing awards to evaluate the annual 
progress of the applicant during the approved project period.
    Extramural training grant awards are made annually following an 
extramural review process of the training grant applications, review by 
an internal Training Grants Council and an internal review of non-
competing applicants.
    The total cost to respondents is $220,170.

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                                                                      No. of        Avg. burden
                   Respondents                        No. of        responses/     per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         (hrs)
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Universities....................................              61               1             101           6,161
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,161
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    Dated: June 5, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-14583 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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