This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Focus Groups on Consumer Engagement in Developing Electronic Health Information Systems.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NIH Advisory Board for Clinical Research.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice announces a Town Hall meeting in accordance with section 503 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2009 applications for addon payments for new medical services and technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The contract proposals and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of a Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting.

A Special Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in fields related to health care research who are invited by the Agency for Healthcare Research and

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Notice of Meeting.

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the meeting of the President's Cancer Panel.

The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice announces the first semiannual winter meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel) for 2008. The purpose of the Panel is to review the APC groups and their associated weights and to advise

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice makes available for public comment the priority data needs for six priority hazardous substances (see Table 1) as part of the continuing development and implementation of the ATSDR SubstanceSpecific Applied Research Program (SSARP). The notice also serves as a continuous call for voluntary research proposals.

The exposure and

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The contract proposals and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing regulations to permit FDA Center Directors to grant exceptions or alternatives to certain regulatory labeling requirements applicable to human drugs, biological products, or
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medical devices that are or will be included in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Under this rule, the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration

Notice of Closed Meetings.

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and/or contract

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Under the Medicaid program, Federal payment is available for the costs of administrative activities ``as found necessary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan.'' This final rule eliminates Federal Medicaid payment for the costs of certain schoolbased administrative and transportation activities because the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Part F of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), (Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 123, pp. 3524635247, dated Wednesday, June 27, 2007) is amended to reflect the abolishment of the 10 Regional Offices and the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of meetings of the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine.

The meetings will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

This notice announces the annual adjustment in the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process. The adjustment to the AIC threshold amounts will be effective for requests for ALJ hearings and judicial review filed on or after January 1, 2008. The

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the [[Page 72921]]
animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's name from Altana, Inc., to Nycomed US, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of meetings of the AIDS Research Advisory Committee, NIAID.

The meetings will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

Part C (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 6777276, dated October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as amended most recently at 72 FR 67308, dated November 28, 2007) is amended to

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This notice announces the 11th meeting of the American Health Information Community Personalized Healthcare 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