Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
EHS-Net Kitchen Manager Certification Study Form	New
EHS-NET Program Food Service Establishment Cooling Practices Study Form	New
Supporting Statement Part B- EHS-Net.doc Supporting Statement B	2008-03-05
Attachment 3- Example of retail food service workers data collection.doc Supplementary Document	2008-04-15
60 day FRN-E7-14389.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-03-05
Attachment 2- 60 day FRN.doc Supplementary Document	2008-03-05
Supporting Statement Part A- EHS-Net (2).doc Supporting Statement A	2008-03-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197287	EHS-Net Kitchen Manager Certification Study Form	New
188941	EHS-NET Program Food Service Establishment Cooling Practices Study Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0920-0792	ICR Reference No: 200804-0920-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/21/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/25/2008
Terms of Clearance: CDC is required to submit each data collection request to OMB as a generic IC. In addition to the data collection instrument itself, supplemental materials for each generic IC should include a description of the goals of the study, study design, sampling approach, and data analysis plan. If the clearance is associated with an imenent public health concern, CDC should call OIRA to convey the urgency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,375	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	15,563	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purposes of this research program are to: 1) identify and understand environmental factors associated with food- and water-borne illness, and 2) identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses of environmental public health regulatory programs. To meet these purposes, this research program involves approximately 20 data collections per year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can use the information from these data collections to determine effective food and water safety prevention methods and improve environmental public health regulatory programs. Additionally, CDC can disseminate the information learned from the data collections to environmental public health regulatory programs and food and water industries, which can use the information to improve their food and water safety programs. Ultimately, these actions will lead to increased regulatory program effectiveness, increased industry effectiveness, increased food and water safety, and decreased food- and water-borne illness. This food and water safety research program is conducted by the Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net), a collaborative project of the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and nine states (California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Tennessee). EHS-Net data collections can involve collecting data from 1) retail food service establishment workers, 2) water system operators, and 3) environmental public health program regulators. EHS-Net data collections support CDC's research agenda goal of "Decreasing health risks from environmental exposures," as food- and water-borne illness are environmental exposure health risks.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 301 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 42 USC 301 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 40884	07/25/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 14256	03/17/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EHS-NET Program Food Service Establishment Cooling Practices Study	none, none	Recruiting Screener ,   Data Collection Instrument
EHS-Net Kitchen Manager Certification Study	none, none, none, none, none, none	Manager Recruitment Screener ,   Manager Interview ,   Manager survey ,   Kitchen observation ,   Worker interview ,   Worker screener and consent

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10,375	0	10,375	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,563	0	15,563	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,672,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/25/2008

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