Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its seventeenth meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

The NTP announces the availability of the draft background document for cobalttungsten carbide powders and hard metals by October 10, 2008 on the RoC Web site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29679) or in printed text

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Title 5, U.S.C. 431 4(c)(4) of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95454, requires that the appointment of Performance Review Board Members be published in the Federal Register.

The following persons may be named to serve on the Performance Review Boards of Panels, which oversee the evaluation of performance appraisals of

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Spencer Chemical Company/Jayhawk Works near Pittsburg, Kansas, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

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concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Y12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On August 15,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case:

Peili Gu, PhD., Baylor College of Medicine: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and an initial review conducted by the Office of Research

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case:

Kirk Sperber, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) and additional analysis conducted by the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d6d) to provide targeted liability protections for anthrax countermeasures based on a credible risk that the threat of exposure to Bacillus anthracis and the resulting disease constitutes a public health emergency.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this notice pursuant to section 564(b)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 360bbb3(b)(4), to justify the emergency use of doxycycline hyclate tablets accompanied by emergency use information, contained in emergency kits for eligible United

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting.

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Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Executive Subcommittee.

Time and Date:
October 14, 2008, 1 p.m.5 p.m.
October 15, 2008, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards Subcommittee.

Time and Date: October 14, 2008 8:30 a.m.12 p.m.

Place: Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the third meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Redesignation of Head Start Grantees, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5:30

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (NTP BSC). The NTP BSC is a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists from the public and private sectors that provides primary scientific oversight to the NTP Director and evaluates the scientific merit of the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

The CERHR plans to convene an expert panel to conduct updated evaluations of the scientific evidence
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regarding the potential reproductive and/or developmental toxicity associated with exposure to genistein and soy formula begun in 2006. The expert panel will consist of approximately 1012 scientists selected for their scientific

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding a public teleconference. The meeting is open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This final rule exempts four systems of records (SORs) from subsections (c)(3), (d)(1) through (d)(4), (e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2): The Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN) Complaint/ Incidents Tracking System (ACTS), HHS/CMS, System No. 09700565; the Health Insurance Portability and

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This notice announces the 22nd meeting of the American Health Information Community Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This notice announces the 30th meeting of the American Health Information Community Consumer Empowerment Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This notice announces the 26th meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Records Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department

This notice announces the 18th meeting of the American Health Information Community Personalized Healthcare Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department