[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32177]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Hazardous
Waste Worker Training
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the NIEHS, the National Institutes of Health,
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request
for review and approval of the information collection listed below.
This proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 16, 2015, Pages 55634-55635, and allowed
60-days for public comment. No public comments were received. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and
the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, or request more information on the
proposed project, contact: Joseph T. Hughes, Jr., Director, Worker
Training Program, Division of Extramural Research and Training, NIEHS,
P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-toll-free
number (919) 541-0217 or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection Hazardous Waste Worker Training--42 CFR part
65, (NIEHS), 0925-0348, Expiration Date 12/31/2015--EXTENSION, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes
of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This request for OMB review
and approval of the information collection is required by regulation 42
CFR part 65(a)(6). The National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) was given major responsibility for initiating a worker
safety and health training program under Section 126 of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) for hazardous waste
workers and emergency responders. A network of non-profit organizations
that are committed to protecting workers and their communities by
delivering high-quality, peer-reviewed safety and health curricula to
target populations of hazardous waste workers and emergency responders
has been developed. In twenty-eight years (FY 1987-2015), the NIEHS
Worker Training program has successfully supported 20 primary grantees
that have trained more than 3.3 million workers across the country and
presented over 194,000 classroom and hands-on training courses, which
have accounted for nearly 39 million contact hours of actual training.
Generally, the grant will initially be for one year, and subsequent
continuation awards are also for one year at a time. Grantees must
submit a separate application to have the support continued for each
subsequent year. Grantees are to provide information in accordance with
S65.4(a), (b), (c) and 65.6(a) on the nature, duration, and purpose of
the training, selection criteria for trainees' qualifications and
competency of the project director and staff, cooperative agreements in
the case of joint applications, the adequacy of training plans and
resources, including budget and curriculum, and response to meeting
training criteria in OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response Regulations (29 CFR 1910.120). As a cooperative agreement,
there are additional requirements for the progress report section of
the application. Grantees are to provide their information in hard copy
as well as enter information into the WTP Grantee Data Management
System. The information collected is used by the Director through
officers, employees, experts, and consultants to evaluate applications
based on technical merit to determine whether to make awards.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 560.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response ( Total annual
respondents respondent in hours) burden hour
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Grantees.................................... 20 2 14 560
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Dated: December 15, 2015.
Jane M. Lambert,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIEHS.
[FR Doc. 2015-32177 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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