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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) allow the proposed information collection project: ``Pilot Study of Proposed Medical Office Surveys on Patient Safety.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: National Directory of New Hires.

OMB No.: 09700166.

Description: Public Law 104193, the ``Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,'' requires the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to operate a National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to improve the ability of State child support enforcement agencies to locate noncustodial parents and collect child support across State lines. The law requires employers to report newly hired employees to States. States are then required to periodically transmit new hire data received from employers to the NDNH, and to transmit wage and
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unemployment compensation claims data to the NDNH on a quarterly basis. Federal agencies are required to report new hires and quarterly wage data directly to the NDNH. All data is transmitted to the NDNH electronically.

Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Enforcement Agencies, State Workforce Agencies, Federal Agencies.

President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Notice of Quarterly Meeting

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice is hereby given that the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will hold its quarterly meeting by telephone conference call. The conference call will be open to the public to listen, with callins limited to the number of telephone lines available. Individuals who plan to call in and need special assistance, such as TTY, assistive listening devices, or materials in alternative format, should inform Ericka Alston, Executive Assistant, President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Telephone2026190634, Fax2022059519, Email:
ealston@acf.hhs.gov, no later than December 6, 2006. Efforts will be made to meet special requests received after that date, but availability of special needs accommodations to respond to these requests cannot be guaranteed.

Agenda: Committee members will hear from Ms. Madeleine Will, Vic

Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public.

Name of Committee: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee.

General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be held on January 26, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, and C, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.

Contact Person: Janet L. Scudiero, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ410), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 2402763737, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 18007418138 (3014430572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512513. Please call the Information Line for uptodate information on this meeting.

Agenda: The committee will discuss and make recommendations on a prem

Office of the Secretary, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Office of the Secretary; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

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, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.

Title of Information Collection: The Heart Truth Professional Materials Pro

Solicitation for the Nomination of Candidates To Serve as Voting Members and Representatives of the National Vaccine

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office within the Office of Public Health and Science, DHHS, is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members and representatives to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The activities of this Committee are governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

Consistent with the National Vaccine Plan, the Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health in his/ her capacity as the Director of the National Vaccine Program, on matters related to the Program's responsibilities.

Specifically, the Committee studies and recommends ways to encourage the availability of an adequate supply of safe and effective vaccination products in the United States; recommends research priorities and other measures to enhance the safety and efficacy of vaccines. The Committee also advises the Assistant Secretary for Health in the implementation of Sections 2102 and 21

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Meeting

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This notice amends the announcement of the tenth meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health information technology (IT).

Announcement of a Funding Priority for Service Multiple Counties Under the Fiscal Year 2007 New Access Points in High

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The President's Health Center Initiative, which began in fiscal year (FY) 2002, was established to significantly impact 1,200 communities by creating new or expanded health center access points. Building on the successes of this Initiative, a second health center initiative has been proposed by the President for FY 2007 to continue to increase access to high quality comprehensive primary health care for the most vulnerable populations in the Nation. The goal of the President's new High Poverty Counties Health Center Initiative is to increase access to primary health care in 200 of the Nation's poorest counties that do not have a health center. This new Initiative is subject to the availability of funds in the FY 2007 Health Center Program appropriation.

The President's High Poverty Counties Health Center Initiative contains two components, New Access Point and Planning grants to be funded under the Consolidated Health Center Program, as authorized by section 330 of the Public Health Service

HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 99-02

Wed, Dec 6 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) Policy Notice 99-02 entitled, The Use of Ryan White CARE Act funds for Housing Referral Services and Shortterm or Emergency Housing Needs, provides grantees with guidance on the use of Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act funds for shortterm and emergency housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The current policy does not establish a time limit for such assistance under the Ryan White CARE Act. An amendment to Policy Notice 9902 is proposed, which places a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months on shortterm and emergency housing assistance under the Ryan White CARE Act.

This proposed amendment results from an Office of Inspector General audit encouraging HRSA to clarify the definition of shortterm housing and emergency housing assistance. This amendment will help align the HRSA definition of shortterm housing with the widely accepted program standard used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Continuum o