Solicitation for Written Comments on the Proposed Changes to Healthy People 2010 Through the Midcourse Review, 47206-47207 [05-16047]
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Reporting Individuals
The OGE Form 450 is to be filed by
each reporting individual with the
designated agency ethics official at the
executive department or agency where
he or she is or will be employed.
Reporting individuals are regular
employees whose positions have been
designated by their agency under 5 CFR
2634.904 as requiring confidential
financial disclosure in order to help
avoid conflicts with their assigned
responsibilities. Under that section, all
special Government employees (SGE)
are also generally required to file.
Agencies may, if appropriate under the
OGE regulation, exclude certain regular
employees or SGEs as provided in 5
CFR 2634.905. (This citation appears as
5 CFR 2634.904(b) in the proposed rule
issued concurrently with this notice.)
Reports are normally required to be filed
within 30 days of entering a covered
position (or earlier if required by the
agency concerned), and again annually
if the employee serves for more than 60
days in the position.
Most of the persons who file this
report are current executive branch
Government employees at the time they
complete their report. However, some
filers are private citizens who are asked
by their prospective agency to file a new
entrant report prior to entering
Government service in order to permit
advance checking for any potential
conflicts of interest and resolution
thereof by agreement to recuse or divest,
obtaining of a waiver, etc.
Reporting Burden
Based on OGE’s annual agency ethics
program questionnaire responses for
2002 through 2004, OGE estimates that
an average of approximately 277,215
OGE Form 450 reports will be filed each
year for the next three years throughout
the executive branch. This estimate is
based on the number of reports filed
branchwide for 2002 through 2004
(272,755 in 2002, and 263,463 in 2003,
and 295,426 in 2004) for a total of
831,644, with that number then divided
by three and rounded, to give the
projected annual average of 277,215
reports. Of these reports, OGE estimates
that 7.6 percent, or some 21,068 per
year, will be filed by private citizens.
Private citizen filers are those potential
(incoming) regular employees whose
positions are designated for confidential
disclosure filing as well as potential
special Government employees whose
agencies require that they file their new
entrant reports prior to assuming
Government responsibilities. No
termination reports are required for the
OGE Form 450.
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Each filing is estimated to take an
average of one and one-half hours to
complete. This yields an annual
reporting burden of 31,602 hours, an
increase of 31,587 hours compared to 15
hours (OGE’s current OMB inventory)
for this information collection. The
current burden hours account for
private citizen filers whose reports were
filed each year only with OGE itself. (In
the past, the number of private citizens
whose reports were filed each year with
OGE itself was less than 10, but
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(4)(i), the
lower limit for this general regulatorybased requirement is set at 10 private
persons. Thus, OGE reported the current
annual burden of 15 hours.) The
proposed estimate of burden hours
includes private citizen reports filed
with departments and agencies
throughout the executive branch
(including OGE).
Consideration of Comments
As noted, public comment is invited
on the proposed modified OGE Form
450 as set forth in this notice. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), public comments are
invited specifically on the need for and
practical utility of this proposed
modified collection of information, the
accuracy of OGE’s burden estimate, the
enhancement of quality, utility and
clarity of the information collected, and
the minimization of burden (including
the use of information technology).
The Office of Government Ethics is
planning to submit to OMB, after this
notice and comment period, a modified
OGE Form 450 for three-year extension
of approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Comments received in
response to this notice will be
summarized for, and may be included
with, OGE’s future request for OMB
paperwork approval for the proposed
modified OGE Form 450. Any
comments received will also become a
matter of public record. After reviewing
any comments and deciding on the
proposed modifications to the OGE
Form 450, OGE will publish a second
paperwork notice in the Federal
Register to inform the agencies and the
public at the time it submits the request
for OMB paperwork approval.
In addition, OGE invites comments on
the changes to the OGE Form 450 that
are intended to make it easier for filers
to complete. Comments regarding the
changes to the content of the form, i.e.,
the information to be reported, should
be made in response to the proposed
financial disclosure rule being
published concurrently in the Federal
Register with this notice.
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Approved: August 5, 2005.
Marilyn L. Glynn,
General Counsel, Office of Government
Ethics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Solicitation for Written Comments on
the Proposed Changes to Healthy
People 2010 Through the Midcourse
Review
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 200u.
The Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP), Office of Public Health and
Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
acting on behalf of HHS and its lead
agencies, as part of the process of
conducting the Midcourse Review of
Healthy People 2010, is soliciting
written comments for consideration on
changes and revisions proposed to the
Healthy People 2010 objectives. Healthy
People 2010, a set of national health
objectives, was published by HHS in
2000. The Midcourse Review (MCR),
conducted at the midpoint of the
decade, is the process through which
the Healthy People 2010 objectives are
reviewed by HHS, the lead agencies,
and other experts, to assess the data
trends during the first half of the
decade, consider new science and
available data, and make changes that
ensure that Healthy People 2010
remains current, accurate, and relevant.
The proposed revisions take the form of:
establishing baselines and targets for
formerly developmental objectives (i.e.,
objectives that had no baseline data or
target when Healthy People 2010 was
released in 2000); changes to the
language of objectives and
subobjectives; deletions of objectives
and subobjectives; new subobjectives;
and baseline and target revisions.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted via the Internet Web site by
the close of business Eastern Standard
Time on September 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The proposed revisions to
Healthy People 2010 objectives can be
viewed and commented on at https://
www.healthypeople.gov/data/
midcourse.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E-mail the Office of Disease Prevention
SUMMARY:
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and Health Promotion, Office of Public
Health and Science, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, at
hp2010@osophs.dhhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: HHS has led a nationwide
process to formulate and monitor
national disease prevention and health
promotion objectives since 1979. The
Healthy People initiative began in 1979
with Healthy People: The Surgeon
General’s Report on Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention, which
presented general goals for reducing
preventable death and injury in
different age groups by 1990. These
general goals were followed in 1980 by
the publication of Promoting Health/
Preventing Disease: Objectives for the
Nation, which identified five
overarching goals supported by a set 226
objectives organized in 15 strategic areas
to be achieved by 1990. The five goals
targeted mortality and morbidity for five
distinct age groups.
In 1990, HHS published Healthy
People 2000, which established three
overarching goals and contained 319
objectives in 22 priority areas. The
Healthy People 2000 goals were (1)
increase the span of healthy life, (2)
reduce health disparities, and (3)
provide access to preventive health
services.
Building on the experiences of the
first two decades of objectives, public
hearings, and a public comment process
that generated more than 11,000 public
comments, in January 2000, HHS issued
Healthy People 2010, the third
generation of 10-year disease prevention
and health promotion objectives for the
Nation. Healthy People 2010 is a
comprehensive set of national health
objectives, based on science, for the first
decade of the 21st century. It identifies
two overarching goals (i.e., increase the
quality and years of healthy life, and
eliminate health disparities) that are
supported by 467 objectives in 28 focus
areas. For more information about
Healthy People 2010 and its history,
visit the Healthy People 2010 Internet
Web site at https://
www.healthypeople.gov.
Through the Healthy People 2010
Midcourse Review, the lead agencies for
the 28 Healthy People 2010 focus areas
have proposed revisions to the Healthy
People 2010 objectives that are now
available for public review and
comment. Public comment on the
objectives will be considered by the
appropriate lead agencies. ODPHP,
within the OPHS, serves as the overall
coordinator for the dissemination and
processing of the public comments.
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A new HHS report entitled Healthy
People 2010 Midcourse Review,
featuring the revisions and a status
report on progress from 2000 to 2005
toward achieving the targets for the year
2010, is scheduled for publication in
2006.
Electronic Comments: By this notice,
on behalf of HHS and its lead agencies,
ODPHP is soliciting the submission of
electronic comments for consideration
on changes and revisions proposed to
the Healthy People 2010 objectives as a
result of the Midcourse Review process.
The public is invited to comment
through the Internet Web site on:
Objectives and subobjectives that are
moving from developmental to
measurable objective status; objectives
and subobjectives with revisions to their
overall language; the deletion of
objectives and subobjectives; the
addition of new subobjectives; the
establishment of new baselines, targets,
and target setting methods; and changes
to data sources. Written comments
received in response to this notice will
be reviewed and considered by the lead
agencies for the objectives to which they
pertain.
Dated: August 12, 2005.
Penelope S. Royall,
CAPT, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Blood Safety and Availability
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on
Blood Safety and Availability will meet
to review progress and solicit additional
comments from the Committee
regarding numerous recommendations
made over the past year. Specifically,
the Committee will hear updates of
previous recommendations. In addition,
the Committee will be asked to continue
its deliberation on strategies for vigilant
detection and management of emerging
or re-emerging infectious diseases, since
it is a necessary first step toward the
goal of reducing the risk of transfusiontransmitted diseases as well as disease
transmission through other vital
products such as bone marrow,
progenitor cells, tissues, and organs.
DATES: The meeting will take place
Monday, September 19, 2005 and
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be open
to the public after 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center, 5701
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda,
Maryland 20852 (301–984–0004).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
A. Holmberg, PhD, Executive Secretary,
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety
and Availability, Office of Public Health
and Science, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Room 250, Rockville, MD
20852, (240) 453–8809, FAX (240) 453–
8456, e-mail
jholmberg@osophs.dhhs.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
comment will be solicited at the
meeting and will be limited to five
minutes per speaker. Anyone planning
to comment is encouraged to contact the
Executive Secretary at his/her earliest
convenience. Those who wish to have
printed material distributed to Advisory
Committee members should submit
thirty (30) copies to the Executive
Secretary prior to close of business
September 15, 2005. Likewise, those
who wish to utilize electronic data
projection to the Committee must
submit their materials to the Executive
Secretary prior to close of business
September 15, 2005.
Dated: August 5, 2005.
Jerry A. Holmberg,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on
Blood Safety and Availability.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee (CFSAC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, September 12, 2005 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and
Human Services; Room 705A Hubert A.
Humphrey Building; 200 Independence
Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20201
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Solicitation for Written Comments on the Proposed Changes to
Healthy People 2010 Through the Midcourse Review
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 200u.
SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP),
Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), acting on behalf of HHS and its lead
agencies, as part of the process of conducting the Midcourse Review of
Healthy People 2010, is soliciting written comments for consideration
on changes and revisions proposed to the Healthy People 2010
objectives. Healthy People 2010, a set of national health objectives,
was published by HHS in 2000. The Midcourse Review (MCR), conducted at
the midpoint of the decade, is the process through which the Healthy
People 2010 objectives are reviewed by HHS, the lead agencies, and
other experts, to assess the data trends during the first half of the
decade, consider new science and available data, and make changes that
ensure that Healthy People 2010 remains current, accurate, and
relevant. The proposed revisions take the form of: establishing
baselines and targets for formerly developmental objectives (i.e.,
objectives that had no baseline data or target when Healthy People 2010
was released in 2000); changes to the language of objectives and
subobjectives; deletions of objectives and subobjectives; new
subobjectives; and baseline and target revisions.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted via the Internet Web site by
the close of business Eastern Standard Time on September 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The proposed revisions to Healthy People 2010 objectives can
be viewed and commented on at https://www.healthypeople.gov/data/
midcourse.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E-mail the Office of Disease
Prevention
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and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, at hp2010@osophs.dhhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: HHS has led a nationwide process
to formulate and monitor national disease prevention and health
promotion objectives since 1979. The Healthy People initiative began in
1979 with Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention, which presented general goals for
reducing preventable death and injury in different age groups by 1990.
These general goals were followed in 1980 by the publication of
Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation, which
identified five overarching goals supported by a set 226 objectives
organized in 15 strategic areas to be achieved by 1990. The five goals
targeted mortality and morbidity for five distinct age groups.
In 1990, HHS published Healthy People 2000, which established three
overarching goals and contained 319 objectives in 22 priority areas.
The Healthy People 2000 goals were (1) increase the span of healthy
life, (2) reduce health disparities, and (3) provide access to
preventive health services.
Building on the experiences of the first two decades of objectives,
public hearings, and a public comment process that generated more than
11,000 public comments, in January 2000, HHS issued Healthy People
2010, the third generation of 10-year disease prevention and health
promotion objectives for the Nation. Healthy People 2010 is a
comprehensive set of national health objectives, based on science, for
the first decade of the 21st century. It identifies two overarching
goals (i.e., increase the quality and years of healthy life, and
eliminate health disparities) that are supported by 467 objectives in
28 focus areas. For more information about Healthy People 2010 and its
history, visit the Healthy People 2010 Internet Web site at https://
www.healthypeople.gov.
Through the Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review, the lead agencies
for the 28 Healthy People 2010 focus areas have proposed revisions to
the Healthy People 2010 objectives that are now available for public
review and comment. Public comment on the objectives will be considered
by the appropriate lead agencies. ODPHP, within the OPHS, serves as the
overall coordinator for the dissemination and processing of the public
comments.
A new HHS report entitled Healthy People 2010 Midcourse Review,
featuring the revisions and a status report on progress from 2000 to
2005 toward achieving the targets for the year 2010, is scheduled for
publication in 2006.
Electronic Comments: By this notice, on behalf of HHS and its lead
agencies, ODPHP is soliciting the submission of electronic comments for
consideration on changes and revisions proposed to the Healthy People
2010 objectives as a result of the Midcourse Review process. The public
is invited to comment through the Internet Web site on: Objectives and
subobjectives that are moving from developmental to measurable
objective status; objectives and subobjectives with revisions to their
overall language; the deletion of objectives and subobjectives; the
addition of new subobjectives; the establishment of new baselines,
targets, and target setting methods; and changes to data sources.
Written comments received in response to this notice will be reviewed
and considered by the lead agencies for the objectives to which they
pertain.
Dated: August 12, 2005.
Penelope S. Royall,
CAPT, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion).
[FR Doc. 05-16047 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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