Department: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc E8-30510] 51.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 E8-30330] 52.Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 30 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Indian Health Service
[FR Doc E8-30288] 53.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 E8-30297] 54.Compliance Policy Guide; Radiofrequency Identification Feasibility Studies and
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the expiration date of compliance policy guide (CPG) Sec. 400.210 entitled ``Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) Feasibility Studies and Pilot Programs for Drugs'' to December 31, 2010.
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration
[FR Doc E8-30284] 55.Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health Resources and Services Administration
[FR Doc E8-30329] 56.Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 30 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Indian Health Service
[FR Doc E8-30286] 57.Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health Resources and Services Administration
[FR Doc E8-30440] 58.Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Tissue Expander.'' This draft guidance document describes a means by which the tissue expander device type may comply with the requirement of special controls for class II devices. Elsewhere in this issue
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration
[FR Doc E8-30298] 59.National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps; Notice of
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting:
Name: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps.
Dates and Times: January 8, 2009, 3 p.m.4:45 p.m.; January 9, 2009, 9 a.m.4:45 p.m.; and January 10, 2009, 8:45 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Health Resources and Services Administration
[FR Doc E8-30300] 60.Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Grants
Announcement Type: New and Competing Continuations.
Funding Announcement Number: HHS2010IHSNARCHVI0001.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (s): 93.933.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent Deadline: March 15, 2009.
Application Deadline Date: May 14, 2009.
Review Date: October, 2009.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: June
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc E8-30382] 61.Notice of Draft Document Available for Public Comment
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of the following draft document available for public comment entitled ``Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters When Fighting Fires in Unoccupied Structures.'' The draft document and instructions
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[FR Doc E8-30452] 62.Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Clinical Laboratory Improvement
This notice announces that CMS has granted exemption from CLIA requirements to laboratories located within the State of New York that possess a valid permit under Article Five of Title V of the Public Health Law of the State of New York and its implementing regulations at 10 N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs., Title V, Part 58.
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30453] 63.Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for
This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the update notice published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2008, entitled ``Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2009.''
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30454] 64.Medicare Program; Request for Nominations to the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory
This notice solicits nominations of five new members to the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel). There will be five vacancies on the Panel as of August 16, 2009.
The purpose of the Panel is to review the APC groups and their associated weights and to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30324] 65.National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed 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 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
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health
[FR Doc E8-30172] 66.Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Grantee Implementation Evaluation.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration
[FR Doc E8-30325] 67.National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed 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 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
Published: 2008-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health
[FR Doc E8-30267] 68. Medicaid Program; Fiscal Year Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and
This notice announces the final Federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2007 and the preliminary Federal share DSH allotments for FFY 2009. This notice also announces the final FFY 2007 and the preliminary FFY 2009 limitations on aggregate DSH payments that States may make to institutions for
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30151] 69.
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 E8-30001] 70. Medicare Program; First Semi-Annual Meeting of the Advisory Panel on
This notice announces the first semi-annual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel) for 2009. The purpose of the Panel is to review the APC groups and their associated weights and to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) and the Administrator
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30000] 71. Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
This final rule sets forth the data elements necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 1923(j) of the Social Security Act (Act) related to auditing and reporting of disproportionate share hospital payments under State Medicaid programs. These requirements were added by Section 1001(d) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Wage and Hour Division
[FR Doc E8-30162] 72. Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage
This notice announces that a public meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) (``Committee'') will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. The Committee generally provides advice and recommendations concerning the adequacy of scientific evidence needed to determine whether certain medical items and
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-29662] 73. Medicaid Program; State Option To Establish Non-Emergency Medical
This final rule implements section 6083 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which provides States with additional State plan flexibility to establish a nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) brokerage program, and to receive the Federal medical assistance percentage matching rate. This authority supplements the current authority that States
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[FR Doc E8-30118] 74. Center for Scientific Review; 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 applications and the
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health
[FR Doc E8-30155] 75. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Food and Drug Administration
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