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National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; The Board of Scientific

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), CDC and NCEH/ATSDR announce the following meetings of the aforementioned committee.

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.10 a.m., December 6, 2006.

Location: Hilton Atlanta Hotel, 255 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Supplementary Information: The BSC will convene a plenary session at the 2006 National Environmental Public Health Conference. The session topic is ``Planning for the Present and Future''. The meeting will be held in a town hall forum. Registration may be required.

Time and Date: 1:30 p.m.4:15 p.m., December 6, 2006.

Location: Hilton Atlanta Hotel, 255 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.

Supplementary Information: Beginning of full Board Meeting. See matters to be discussed below.

Time and Date: 9 a.m.3 p.m., December 7, 2006.

Location: 1825

National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; The Health Department

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), CDC, NCEH/ATSDR announces a meeting of the aforementioned subcommittee.

Time and Date: 5 p.m.7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, December 5, 2006.

Place: Hilton Atlanta Hotel, 255 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Status: Open to the public, limited by the available space. The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.

Purpose: Under the charge of the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR, the HDS will provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice and recommendations on local and state health department issues and concerns that pertain to the mandates and mission of NCEH/ATSDR.

Matters To Be Discussed: A review of agenda and approval of November conference call minutes; discussion of workforce
accomplishments; update on BSC presentation; discussion of external membership recommendations; discussion of BSC presentation; discussion of measures to improve NCEH/ATSDR interaction with local health departm

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Delegation of Authority

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with authority to redelegate, the following authorities vested in the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under Title III of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response (PHSBPR) Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107188) as amended hereafter, insofar as these authorities pertain to the functions assigned to the

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, ``Record of Individuals Authorized Entry to the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA) Building via a Card Key Access System (RICKS), System No. 09703001'' last modified 66 FR 15264 (March 16, 2001). The name of the Agency has been changed from HCFA to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We will modify the system name to read: ``Record of Individuals Authorized Entry to the CMS Building via a Card Key Access System (RICKS).'' We propose to assign a new CMS identification number to this system to simplify the obsolete and confusing numbering system originally designed to identify the Bureau, Office, or Center that maintained information in the HCFA systems of records. The new assigned identifying number for this system should read: System No. 09700518.

We propose to modify existing routine use number 1 that permits disclosure to agency contractors and cons

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR titled, ``MedicareCancer Registry Record System (MCR), System No. 09700042,'' established at 53 FR 38082 (September 29, 1988), and most recently modified at 65 FR 37792 (June 16, 2000). We propose to assign a new CMS identification number to this system to simplify the obsolete and confusing numbering system originally designed to identify the Bureau, Office, or Center that maintained information in the Health Care Financing Administration systems of records. The new assigned identifying number for this system should read: System No. 09700509.

We propose to modify existing routine use number 2 that permits disclosure to agency contractors and consultants to include disclosure to CMS grantees who perform a task for the agency. CMS grantees, charged with completing projects or activities that require CMS data to carry out that activity, are classified separately from CMS contractors and

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System of Records

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, ``National Claims History (NCH),'' System No. 09700005, last published at 67 FR 57015 (September 6, 2002). We propose to assign a new CMS identification number to this system to simplify the obsolete and confusing numbering system originally designed to identify the Bureau, Office, or Center that maintained information in the Health Care Financing Administration systems of records. The new assigned identifying number for this system should read: System No. 09700558.

We propose to modify existing routine use number one that permits disclosure to agency contractors and consultants to include disclosure to CMS grantees who perform a task for the agency. CMS grantees, charged with completing projects or activities that require CMS data to carry out that activity, are classified separate from CMS contractors and/or consultants. The modified routine use will remain as routine use number one. We will b

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System of Records

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, ``Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Patient Assessment Instrument (IRFPAI),'' System No. 09701518, last published at 66 Federal Register 56681 (November 9, 2001). Information maintained in this system will continue to contain clinical assessment information for all Medicare Part A feeforservice patients receiving the services of a Medicare approved IRF. This information will be useful in developing core measures that provide meaningful information on patient characteristics and outcomes across postacute care settings and will be used by CMS to fulfill its responsibility for validating surveys conducted by accrediting agencies. We propose to assign a new CMS identification number to this system to simplify the obsolete and confusing numbering system originally designed to identify the Bureau, Office, or Center that maintained information in the Health Care Financing Administration systems of

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, American Health Information Community Quality

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

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

Delegation of Authority

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), with authority to redelegate, the authority vested in the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Title III, Part B, Section 319F4, titled ``Covered Countermeasure Process,'' of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109148), only insofar as it pertains to the compensation program.

This delegation shall be exercised under the Department's existing delegation of authority and policy on regulations.

This delegation is effective upon signature. In addition, I hereby affirmed and ratified any actions taken by the HRSA Administrator or other HRSA officials which involved the exercise of this authority prior to the effective date of this delegation.

This delegation is effective upon date of signature.

Dated: November 8, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Circulating Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk in the NHLBI's Framingham

Mon, Nov 20 2006 11:00:00 GMT

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seeks partners in a biomarker consortium to promote research on novel serum/ plasma/urine biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related risk factors including atherosclerosis, obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. An immediate consequence of this project will be the development of new diagnostic tests to identify individuals at high risk for CVD and its risk factors at a time when intervention is most feasible. A downstream result of the
identification of novel biomarkers of CVD (and its risk factors) will be the discovery of disease promoting pathways, which may serve as new therapeutic targets for treating and preventing our nation's leading cause of death.

Background: Despite steady declines in CVD mortality, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the developed world. The NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (FHS) has been instrumental in the
identification and elucidation of key modifiable risk factors f