Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 193 / Friday, October 6, 2023 / Notices 69635 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22311 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–23DP] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘Public Health 

Law Fellowship (PHL Fellowship) 

Program: Assessment of Quality and 

Value’’ to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

CDC previously published a ‘‘Proposed 

Data Collection Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations’’ 

notice on March 23, 2023 to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. CDC received one comment 

related to the previous notice. This 

notice serves to allow an additional 30 

days for public and affected agency 

comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

(a) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(d) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including, through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and 

(e) Assess information collection 

costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570. 

Comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Direct written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice to the 

Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written 

comments within 30 days of notice 

publication. 

Proposed Project 

Public Health Law Fellowship (PHL 

Fellowship) Program: Assessment of 

Quality and Value—New—National 

Center for STLT Public Health 

Infrastructure and Workforce 

(NCSTLTPHIW), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The mission of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) is to 

enhance the health and well-being of all 

Americans. As part of HHS, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) works to protect America from 

health, safety, and security threats, both 

foreign and in the U.S. CDC strives to 

fulfill this mission, in part, through a 

competent and capable public health 

workforce. One mechanism to 

developing the public health workforce 

is through training programs like the 

Public Health Law Fellowship Program 

(PHL Fellowship). 

The mission of the PHL Fellowship is 

to train and provide experiential 

learning to current students and early 

career professionals in public health law 

and policy. The PHL Fellowship targets 

current graduate students and law 

students, as well as recent graduates of 

graduate and law programs with a 

demonstrated interest in public health 

law. It is the goal of this fellowship that 

following participation in the program, 

alumni will seek employment within 

the public health law system (i.e., 

Federal, State, Tribal, local, or 

Territorial health agencies, or nongovernmental organizations), focusing 

on health equity and/or emergency 

response. 

This fellowship was created pursuant 

to American Rescue Plan funding to 

expand on the Public Health Law 

Program’s intern/extern program. There 

were no prior efforts to systematically 

evaluate the intern/extern program 

necessitating the creation of a 

systematic plan for administering, 

monitoring, and evaluating the PHL 

Fellowship. Evaluation priorities focus 

on continuously learning about program 

processes and activities to improve the 

program’s quality and documenting 

program outcomes to demonstrate 

impact and inform decision-making 

about future program direction. The 

purpose of this data collection is to 

inform these evaluation priorities 

through the collection of information 

from host site supervisors (n=40), 

fellowship participants (current cohort 

of fellows in a given year, n=70), and 

alumni (n=70). These data collections 

will be instrumental in helping CDC 

staff learn about these important 

stakeholder perspectives and will yield 

results that describe quality, impact, 

and value. Data will also inform 

program improvements such as refining 

the host site selection and matching 

process. Collection of this information 

moving forward will continue to meet 

these purposes and allow for 

longitudinal assessment of the PHL 

Fellowship, giving program leaders 

opportunities to see how this fellowship 

influences alumni career progression 

and contributions to public health over 

time. 

OMB approval is requested for three 

years. Participation in the PHL 

Fellowship Program is voluntary but 

participation in data collection is 

required. There are no costs to 

respondents other than their time. The 

total estimated annualized burden is 

149 hours. 


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69636 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 193 / Friday, October 6, 2023 / Notices 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

PHL Fellowship Applicants ............................. PHL Fellow Application .................................. 200 1 7/60 

PHL Fellowship Participants ........................... PHL Fellow Welcome Survey ........................ 70 1 6/60 

PHL Fellowship Participants ........................... PHL Fellow End-of-Program Survey .............. 70 1 7/60 

PHL Fellowship Participants ........................... PHL Fellow Focus Group ............................... 30 1 60/60 

PHL Fellowship Alumni ................................... PHL Fellowship Alumni Survey ...................... 70 1 10/60 

PHL Fellowship Host Site Applicants ............. PHL Fellowship Host Site Application ........... 50 1 21/60 

PHL Fellowship Host Site Supervisors ........... PHL Fellowship Host Site Welcome Survey .. 40 1 5/60 

PHL Fellowship Host Site Supervisors ........... PHL Fellowship Host Site End-of-Program 

Survey.

40 1 12/60

PHL Fellowship Host Site Supervisors ........... PHL Fellowship Host Site Supervisor Interview.40 1 60/60

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22272 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the World Trade 

Center Health Program Scientific/ 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), within 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), is seeking nominations 

for membership on the World Trade 

Center (WTC) Health Program 

Scientific/Technical Advisory 

Committee (WTCHP–STAC), in 

accordance with provisions of the James 

Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation 

Act of 2010. The WTCHP–STAC 

consists of 17 members including 

experts in fields associated with 

occupational medicine, pulmonary 

medicine, environmental medicine, 

environmental health, industrial 

hygiene, epidemiology, toxicology, and 

mental health, and representatives of 

WTC responders as well as 

representatives of certified-eligible WTC 

survivors. 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the STAC must be received no later than 

November 20, 2023. Packages received 

after this time will not be considered for 

the current membership cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

mailed to NIOSH Docket 229–K, c/o Mia 

Wallace, Committee Management 

Specialist, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 

Mailstop V24–4, Atlanta, Georgia 

30329–4027, or emailed to 

nioshdocket@cdc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tania Carreo ́n-Valencia, Ph.D., MS, 

Designated Federal Officer, World Trade 

Center Health Program Scientific/ 

Technical Advisory Committee, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop R–12, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027. 

Telephone: (513) 841–4515 (this is not 

a toll-free number); Email: 

TCarreonValencia@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The World 

Trade Center (WTC) Health Program 

Scientific/Technical Advisory 

Committee (WTCHP–STAC) reviews 

scientific and medical evidence and 

makes recommendations to the 

Administrator of the WTC Health 

Program on additional Program 

eligibility criteria and additional WTCrelated health conditions, reviews and 

evaluates policies and procedures used 

to determine whether sufficient 

evidence exists to support adding a 

health condition to the List of WTCRelated Health Conditions, makes 

recommendations regarding individuals 

to conduct independent peer reviews of 

the scientific and technical evidence 

underlying a final rule adding a 

condition to the List of WTC-Related 

Health Conditions, and provides 

consultation on research regarding 

certain health conditions related to the 

September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 

Nominations are sought for 

individuals with the expertise and 

qualifications necessary to accomplish 

the Committee’s objectives. The 

Administrator of the WTC Health 

Program is seeking nominations for 

members fulfilling the following 

categories: 

• Two representatives of certifiedeligible survivors; 

• Mental health professional;

• Industrial hygienist;

• Occupational physician with

expertise in treating WTC rescue and 

recovery workers; 

• Physician with expertise in

pulmonary medicine; and 

• Representative of WTC responders.

Members may be invited to serve for

four-year terms. Selection of members is 

based on candidates’ qualifications to 

contribute to accomplishing WTCHP– 

STAC objectives. More information on 

the Committee is available at https://

www.cdc.gov/wtc/stac.html. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) policy stipulates that 

committee membership be balanced in 

terms of points of view represented and 

the committee’s function. Appointments 

shall be made without discrimination 

on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, 

gender, sexual orientation, gender 

identity, HIV status, disability, and 

cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 

status. Nominees must be U.S. citizens 

and cannot be full-time employees of 

the U.S. Government. Current 

participation on Federal workgroups or 

prior experience serving on a Federal 

advisory committee does not disqualify 

a candidate; however, HHS policy is to 

avoid excessive individual service on 

advisory committees and multiple 

committee memberships. Committee 

members are Special Government 

Employees, requiring the filing of 

financial disclosure reports at the 

beginning of and annually during their 

terms. NIOSH identifies potential 

candidates and provides a slate of 

nominees for consideration to the 

Director of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) for STAC 

membership each year; CDC reviews the 


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