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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

Thu, Dec 6 2007 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) approve the proposed information collection project ``Voluntary Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing to Pretest Home Health Care CAHPS Questions and Methodology.'' This activity is being conducted under AHRQ's generic pretesting clearance OMB 09350125. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Thu, Dec 6 2007 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 renewal of the generic information collection project: ``Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.'' 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.

This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 15, 2007 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No comments were received. A 30day Federal Register notice was published on October 19, 2007 to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. No comments were received. However, changes to the estimated annual respondent burden hours and the methodologies that will be used for the data collection require an additional 30 days for public com

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 6395960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 3956974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project

Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP)RevisionNational Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

CDC is requesting a 3year revision with change for this project. The objectives of GISP are to monitor trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the U

Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 4046395960 and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MSD74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collecte

Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of New York State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) State

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on January 16, 2008, at the CMS New York Regional Office, 38110A, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278, to reconsider CMS' decision to disapprove New York SCHIP SPA 10.

Closing Date: Requests to participate in the hearing as a party must be received by the presiding officer by December 21, 2007.

Office of Community Services

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This notice cancels the standing program announcement for the Assets for Independence (AFI) Program (HHS2005ACFOCSEI0053) that was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2005.

A new standing program announcement for the AFI program will be published at the Administration for Children and Families' Grant Opportunities Web page at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html. The new standing program announcement and application package will also be available at http://www.grants.gov. Interested parties should register with http://www.grants.gov to receive email alerts announcing publication, application due dates,

516, 558, and 589

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS act) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) to authorize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the agency) to establish new regulatory procedures that provide incentives intended to make more drugs legally available to veterinarians and animal owners for the treatment of minor animal species and uncommon diseases in major animal species. At this time, FDA is issuing final regulations to implement section 572 of the act entitled ``Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species.'' These regulations establish administrative procedures and criteria for index listing a new animal drug for use in a minor species. Such indexing provides a basis for legally marketing an unapproved new animal drug intended for use in a minor species.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:

Facility: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [[Page 68884]]

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees.

Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945; and

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors, who worked in the Hood Building.

Period of Employment: January 13, 1946 through December 31, 1963.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

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 SAM Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:

Facility: SAM Laboratories, Columbia University.

Location: New York, New York.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers.

Period of Employment: January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1947.