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[FR Doc E8-30743] 1. Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request
Published: 2008-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30686] 2.
The Office of Global Health Affairs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (``HHS'') is issuing this final rule to clarify that recipients of HHS funds to implement HIV/AIDS programs and activities under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (the ``Leadership Act''), Public Law 10825
Published: 2008-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30614] 3.
The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office within the Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The activities of this Committee are governed by
Published: 2008-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30274] 4.AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is publishing the following summary of a proposed information collection request for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30510] 5.Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act
Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d6d) to provide targeted liability protections for pandemic influenza diagnostics, personal respiratory protection devices, and respiratory support devices based on a credible risk that an avian influenza virus spreads and evolves into a strain capable of causing a
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30288] 6.AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National
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 and evaluates the scientific merit of the NTP's intramural
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30150] 7.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the availability of a new Webbased system,
MedicalCountermeasures.gov. MedicalCountermeasures.gov will enable
external stakeholders to request meetings with personnel from the
organizations that comprise the Public Health Emergency Medical
Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) regarding
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30151] 8.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) announce the opportunity for both private sector and nonprofit entities to cosponsor an annual training summit. The focus of this training is medical and public health preparedness and response
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28388] 9. State Long-Term Care Partnership Program: Reporting Requirements for
This final rule sets forth reporting requirements for private insurers that issue qualified longterm care insurance policies in States participating in the State LongTerm Care Partnership Program established under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) (Pub. L. 109 171). Section 6021 of the DRA requires that the Secretary of Health and Human
Published: 2008-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-30024] 10.
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Technical
Reports Review Subcommittee (TRR Subcommittee). The primary agenda
topic is the peer review of the findings and conclusions presented in six draft NTP Technical Reports of rodent toxicology and
carcinogenicity studies in
Published: 2008-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28345] 11.
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is proposing to establish a new system of records, called the Partnership for Long Term Care Data Set. The Partnership allows states to offer special Medicaid asset disregards to persons purchasing specially
Published: 2008-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29391] 12.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory in Middletown, Connecticut, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On October 24, 2008,
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29235] 13.
This notice proposes updated requirements that the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) would employ to test and approve closedcircuit respirators used for escaping atmospheres considered to be immediately dangerous to life
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29236] 14. Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to update existing quality assurance requirements under 42 CFR Part 84 for the manufacture of all respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (``NIOSH'') of Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion (CDC), HHS. The proposed new requirements would
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29247] 15.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant in St. Louis, Missouri, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29245] 16.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29244] 17.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Vitro Manufacturing in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29246] 18. Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the
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 Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory in Middletown, Connecticut, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-29203] 19. Findings of Scientific Misconduct
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:
Homer D. Venters, Jr., M.D., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (UIUC) and extensive
Published: 2008-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28389] 20. Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request
Published: 2008-12-01 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28369] 21.
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Public Health and Science, is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled, ``Guidance on Important Considerations for When Participation of Human Subjects in Research is Discontinued,'' and is seeking comment on the draft guidance. The draft guidance document, when
Published: 2008-12-01 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28203] 22.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the seventh and eighth meetings of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 (Committee). These meetings will be open to the public. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Published: 2008-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28012] 23. Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Debts
Section 30.13 of the Department of Health and Human Services' claims collection regulations (45 CFR Part 30) provides that the Secretary shall charge an annual rate of interest as fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury after taking into consideration private consumer rates of interest prevailing on the date that HHS becomes entitled to
Published: 2008-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28202] 24.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees for the Standard Oil Development Company, Linden, New Jersey, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
Published: 2008-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
[FR Doc E8-28233] 25. Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal
The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Fiscal Year 2010 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percentages will be effective from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. This notice announces the calculated ``Federal Medical Assistance Percentages''
Published: 2008-11-26 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health and Human Services Department
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