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selected to serve the interests of the
blood, blood products, tissue and organ
professional organizations or business
sectors. The representative members are
selected from the following groups: The
AABB (formerly the American
Association of Blood Banks); American
Association of Tissue Banks; Eye Bank
Association of America; Association of
Organ Procurement Organizations; and
one of either the American National Red
Cross or America’s Blood Centers on a
rotating basis. The Committee
composition can include additional
representation from either the plasma
protein fraction community or a trade
organization; a manufacturer of blood,
plasma, or other tissue/organ test kits; a
manufacturer of blood, plasma or other
tissue/organ equipment; a major
hospital organization; or a major
hospital accreditation organization.
Where more than one company
produces a specified product or process,
representatives from those companies
shall rotate on the same schedule as
public members.
All ACBTSA members are authorized
to receive the prescribed per diem
allowance and reimbursement for travel
expenses that are incurred to attend
meetings and conduct Committeerelated business, in accordance with
Standard Government Travel
Regulations. Individuals who are
appointed to serve as public members
are authorized also to receive a stipend
for attending Committee meetings and
to carry out other Committee-related
business. Individuals who are appointed
to serve as representative members for a
particular interest group or industry are
not authorized to receive a stipend for
the performance of these duties.
This announcement is to solicit
nominations of qualified candidates to
fill nine public member positions that
are scheduled to be vacated on the
ACBTSA.
Nominations
In accordance with the charter,
persons nominated for appointment as
members of the ACBTSA should be
among authorities knowledgeable in
blood banking, tissue banking,
transfusion medicine, organ or tissue
transplantation, plasma therapies,
transfusion and transplantation safety,
bioethics, and/or related disciplines.
Nominations should be typewritten. The
following information should be
included in the package of material
submitted for each individual being
nominated for consideration of
appointment: (a) The name, return
address, daytime telephone number and
affiliation(s) of the individual being
nominated, the basis for the individual’s
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nomination, the category for which the
individual is being nominated, and a
statement bearing an original signature
of the nominated individual that, if
appointed, he or she is willing to serve
as a member of the Committee; (b) the
name, return address, and daytime
telephone number at which the
nominator may be contacted.
Organizational nominators must
identify a principal contact person in
addition to the contact; and (c) a copy
of a current curriculum vitae or resume
for the nominated individual.
Individuals can nominate themselves
for consideration of appointment to the
Committee. All nominations must
include the required information.
Incomplete nominations will not be
processed for consideration. The letter
from the nominator and certification of
the nominated individual must bear
original signatures; reproduced copies
of these signatures are not acceptable.
The Department is legally required to
ensure that the membership of HHS
Federal advisory committees is fairly
balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the functions to be
performed by the advisory committee.
Every effort is made to ensure that the
views of women, all ethnic and racial
groups, and people with disabilities are
represented on HHS Federal Advisory
committees and, therefore, the
Department encourages nominations of
qualified candidates from these groups.
The Department also encourages
geographic diversity in the composition
of the committee. Appointment to this
Committee shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, and cultural, religious, or
socioeconomic status.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Employees of the Executive Branch are
applicable to individuals who are
appointed as public members of Federal
advisory committees. Individuals
appointed to serve as public members of
Federal advisory committees are
classified as special government
employees (SGEs). The federal conflict
of interest laws are applicable to SGEs.
Therefore, individuals appointed to
serve as public members of the ACBTSA
are subject to an ethics review. The
ethics review is conducted to determine
if the individual has any interests and/
or activities in the private sector that
may conflict with performance of their
official duties as a member of the
Committee. Individuals appointed to
serve as public members of the
committee will be required to disclose
information regarding financial
holdings, consultancies, and research
grants and/or contracts.
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Dated: January 22, 2015.
James J. Berger,
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30-Day–15–0931]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning
Prevention Surveillance System
(HHLPPSS)(OMB Control No. 0920–
0931, Expiration April 30, 2015)—
Extension—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) and
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The overarching goal of the Healthy
Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Surveillance System (HHLPPSS) is to
support healthy homes surveillance
activities at the state and national levels.
HHLPSS is not a research study; rather
it is a systematic assessment of
programmatic activities under the
healthy homes cooperative agreement.
CDC is requesting a three-year extension
of Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for up to 40 local and
state Healthy Homes Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP)
and the state-based Adult Blood Lead
Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES)
programs. The programs will continue
to report information (e.g., presence of
lead paint, age of housing, occupation of
adults and type of housing) via
encrypted files and submit,
electronically, to HHLPPB staff at CDC.
The electronic files will be kept in
accordance with CDC Records Control
Schedules.
Over the last three years, 7 states have
adopted the HHLPPSS and 13 are in
beta-testing. In October 2014, CDC
began funding 40 state and local blood
lead surveillance programs. Many of
these programs and their subcontractors
at the local level will come on line with
HHLPPSS in the next year.
The objectives for this surveillance
system are two-fold. First, the HHLPPSS
allows CDC to systematically track how
the state and local programs conduct
case management and follow-up of
residents with housing-related health
outcomes. Second, the system allows for
identification and collection of
information on other housing-related
risk factors. Childhood and adult lead
poisoning is just one of many adverse
health conditions that are related to
common housing deficiencies. Multiple
hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin,
radon and the lack of safety devices)
continue to adversely affect the health
of residents. HHLPPSS offers a
coordinated, comprehensive, and
systematic public health approach to
eliminate multiple housing-related
health hazards.
HHLPPSS enables flexibility to
evaluate housing where the risk for lead
poisoning is high, regardless of whether
children less than 6 years of age
currently reside there. Thus, HHLPPSS
supports CDC efforts for primary
prevention of childhood and adult lead
poisoning. Over the past several decades
there has been a remarkable reduction
in environmental sources of lead,
improved protection from occupational
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing
trend in the prevalence of elevated
blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults.
As a result, the U.S. national BLL
geometric mean among adults was 1.2
mg/dL during 2009–2010. Nonetheless,
lead exposures continue to occur at
unacceptable levels. Current research
continues to find that BLLs previously
considered harmless can have harmful
effects in adults, such as decreased renal
function and increased risk for
hypertension and essential tremor at
BLLs <10 mg/dL.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 640.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
State and Local Health Departments .............
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Surveillance Variables (HHLPPSS).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Refugee Microenterprise and
Refugee Home-Based Child Care
Microenterprise Development Programs
OMB No.: 0970
Description: The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) within the
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Administration for Children and
families (ACF) is responsible for
resettling thousands of refugees every
year from all over the world. The main
goal of the ORR (US) refugee domestic
resettlement program is to assist the
refugees in becoming self-reliant at the
shortest time possible. ORR has many
different discretionary grants that it
employs to accomplish this goal. Two of
the discretionary grants are the Refugee
Microenterprise Development (MED)
and the Refugee Home-Based Child Care
Microenterprise Development (HBCC
MED) Programs. The goals of the MED
program are to assist refugees in
becoming economically self-sufficient,
assist refugee serving organizations
galvanize resources to strengthen their
capacities to expand and continue their
microenterprise services at an expanded
and sustainable level, and enhance the
integration to the mainstream and
realize the American Dream. The focus
of the HBCC Program is on women that
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have limited opportunity to get
employment at livable wages because of
limited transferable skills and lack of
knowledge of the English language.
Through the program women refugees
are provided basic training in child care
and development, state and local legal
requirements to get a license and to
establish a home-based child care
service. The ultimate goal of the
program is to enable the women
refugees establish a home-based child
care service in their neighborhood.
ORR works with nonprofit
organizations in implementing these
projects. Currently, there are 22 projects
in the Refugee Microenterprise
Development Program and 23 projects
in the Refugee Home-Based Child Care
Microenterprise Development Program.
It is critical to collect data through a
semi-annual report in order to
determine whether or not the programs
are achieving their intended goals, to
address concerns, issues, and challenges
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day-15-0931]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Surveillance System
(HHLPPSS)(OMB Control No. 0920-0931, Expiration April 30, 2015)--
Extension--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The overarching goal of the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning
Prevention Surveillance System (HHLPPSS) is to support healthy homes
surveillance activities at the state and national levels. HHLPSS is not
a research study; rather it is a systematic assessment of programmatic
activities under the healthy homes cooperative agreement. CDC is
requesting a three-year extension of Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for up to 40 local and state Healthy Homes Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) and the state-based Adult
Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) programs. The programs
will continue to report information (e.g., presence of lead paint, age
of housing, occupation of adults and type of housing) via encrypted
files and submit, electronically, to HHLPPB staff at CDC. The
electronic files will be kept in accordance with CDC Records Control
Schedules.
Over the last three years, 7 states have adopted the HHLPPSS and 13
are in beta-testing. In October 2014, CDC began funding 40 state and
local blood lead surveillance programs. Many of these programs and
their subcontractors at the local level will come on line with HHLPPSS
in the next year.
The objectives for this surveillance system are two-fold. First,
the HHLPPSS allows CDC to systematically track how the state and local
programs conduct case management and follow-up of residents with
housing-related health outcomes. Second, the system allows for
identification and collection of information on other housing-related
risk factors. Childhood and adult lead poisoning is just one of many
adverse health conditions that are related to common housing
deficiencies. Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, radon
and the lack of safety devices) continue to adversely affect the health
of residents. HHLPPSS offers a coordinated, comprehensive, and
systematic public health approach to eliminate multiple housing-related
health hazards.
HHLPPSS enables flexibility to evaluate housing where the risk for
lead poisoning is high, regardless of whether children less than 6
years of age currently reside there. Thus, HHLPPSS supports CDC efforts
for primary prevention of childhood and adult lead poisoning. Over the
past several decades there has been a remarkable reduction in
environmental sources of lead, improved protection from occupational
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing trend in the prevalence of
elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the U.S.
national BLL geometric mean among adults was 1.2 [micro]g/dL during
2009-2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures continue to occur at
unacceptable levels. Current research continues to find that BLLs
previously considered harmless can have harmful effects in adults, such
as decreased renal function and increased risk for hypertension and
essential tremor at BLLs <10 [micro]g/dL.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 640.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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State and Local Health Departments.. Healthy Homes and Lead 40 4 4
Poisoning Prevention
Surveillance Variables
(HHLPPSS).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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