No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
08/01/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2026
03/31/2026
18,212
17,762
13,477
13,186
1,531,249
1,499,849
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) uses Fellowship Management System (FMS) to
collect, process, and manage data from nonfederal applicants
seeking training or public health support services through CDC
fellowships. FMS is used to electronically submit fellowship
applications, submit fellowship host site proposals, track fellows’
activities during their fellowships, and maintain fellowship alumni
directories online. FMS is a key tool in CDC’s efforts to maintain
and develop a robust public health workforce. This change request
removes PMR/F and PH-TIPP from the Fellowship and Host Site
Application modules and describes the addition of a new fellowship
program (the CDC Evaluation Fellowship) to the Fellowship
Management System’s Fellowship Application and Host Site
Application modules.
US Code:
42
USC 301 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
CDC transitioned the Evaluation
Fellowship from one organizational unit to another, and this change
facilitated the addition of the fellowship to FMS. The removal of
PMR/F and PH-TIPP from the Fellowship and Host Site Application
modules will reduce the burden on the public. An estimated 40 fewer
respondents will be included in the Fellowship Application module’s
annual burden estimate along with 60 fewer letter of recommendation
writers. From PMR/F’s exclusion 20 fewer respondents will be
counted toward the annual burden of the Host Site Application
module. The Evaluation Fellowship’s fellow and host site
applications are moderate in length, compared to those for other
fellowship programs using FMS for these functions. Therefore, the
average burden to complete each type of form is not affected by
this addition. Adding the Evaluation Fellowship to FMS does
increase the expected number of respondents per form, however,
based on past trends, the maximum annual number of fellow
applicants per year to this fellowship is estimated to be 180
people, and as part of the application, each applicant requests a
letter of recommendation from two individuals (for a potential of
up to 360 people submitting letters of recommendation per year).
The vast majority of fellow applicants and recommenders are members
of the public (e.g., students graduating from masters’ programs,
employees of non-federal organizations). Currently only CDC
programs are eligible to be host sites, and all respondents to the
Host Site Application are federal staff operating within their
professional duties. Based on past experience, for this change
request, maximum number of host site applications per year is
estimated to be 30.
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:
(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;
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.