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Agency Contacts For program technical assistance, contact: Craig Carlson, MPH, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services, Telephone: 202–205–5228, Email: craig.carlson@hhs.gov. For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: DeWayne Wynn, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootten Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (240) 453–8822, E-Mail Address: DeWayne.Wynn.os@hhs.gov. BILLING CODE 4150–37–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: 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: ‘‘Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.’’ In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (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 July 5, 2006 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. Comments on this notice must be received by October 12, 2006. DATES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room #5036, Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be obtained from AHRQ’s Reports Clearance Officer. ADDRESSES: Proposed Project ‘‘Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’’. AHRQ’s newly-established Eisenberg Center is an innovative effort aimed at improving communication of findings to a variety of audiences (‘‘customers’’), including consumers, clinicians, payers, and health care policy makers. The Eisenberg Center, one of three components of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program announced in September 2005, is directed through a contract by the Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Medicine, located in Portland, Oregon. The Eisenberg Center intends to employ the latest survey research techniques to (1) determine how well its products and services are meeting customers’ current and anticipated needs; (2) identify problem areas with existing products and services and determine what improvements should be made to improve these products and services; and (3) identify and develop new products and services. To address customer requirements and to evaluate current and future AHRQ products and services, the Eisenberg Center must periodically determine how well the Eisenberg Center products and services are meeting customers’ current and anticipated needs. Work conducted under this clearance will improve the products and services the Center develops for AHRQ for a three year period. The health care environment changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide appropriately refined products and services. A generic clearance for this work will facilitate AHRQ’s timely response to customers’ needs. Methods of Collection Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477. Participation in survey testing will be fully voluntary and non-participation will have no affect on eligibility for, or receipt of, future AHRQ health services research support, on future opportunities to participate in research or to obtain informative research results. Specific estimation procedures, when used, will be described when we notify OMB as to actual studies conducted under the clearance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Annual Respondent Burden FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Number of respondents Type of survey Average hours per response 30 50 1 .75 Focus groups for needs assessment ...................................................................................... Individual interviews for needs assessment ............................................................................ VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 53695 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 Total hours 30 37.5 53696 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices Number of respondents Average hours per response Total hours Formative focus groups for information tools .......................................................................... Cognitive testing of information tools ...................................................................................... Clinician interviews for information tools ................................................................................. Decision aid laboratory testing ................................................................................................ Formative focus groups for decision aids ............................................................................... Automated/web-based surveys for product evaluation ........................................................... Telephone interviews for product evaluation ........................................................................... Focus groups for product evaluation ....................................................................................... 120 500 160 100 60 600 100 20 1 1 .75 1 1 .163 1 1 120 500 120 100 60 98 100 20 Totals ................................................................................................................................ 1,740 Type of survey Estimated Costs to the Federal Government DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES The maximum cost to the Federal Government is $750,000 annually for FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009. Most of the work will be carried out through contracts. The costs were estimated at $200 for each face-to-face interview, $100 for each telephone interview, $5,000 for each focus group, $10,000 for Web-based surveys, and $20,000 for each laboratory testing module. Any deviation from these limits will be noted in reports made to OMB with respect to a particular study or studies conducted under the clearance. Food and Drug Administration Request for Comments sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES In accordance with the above-cited legislation, comments on AHRQ’s information collection are requested with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of health care information dissemination functions of AHRQ, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of the proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: August 31, 2006. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director. [FR Doc. 06–7585 Filed 9–11–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 [Docket No. 2006D–0344] Draft Guidance for Industry on Drug Interaction Studies—Study Design, Data Analysis, and Implications for Dosing and Labeling; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Drug Interaction Studies—Study Design, Data Analysis, and Implications for Dosing and Labeling.’’ This document is intended to provide recommendations to sponsors of new drug applications (NDAs), and biologic license applications (BLAs) for therapeutic biologics (drugs) on carrying out in vitro or in vivo drug-drug interaction studies. 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PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NA 1,186 Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to https:// www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shiew-Mei Huang, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD– 850), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 21, rm. 4550, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–1541, or Toni Stifano, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM– 600), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301– 827–6190. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Drug Interaction Studies—Study Design, Data Analysis, and Implications for Dosing and Labeling.’’ FDA previously published two guidance documents on the use of in vitro and in vivo approaches to study metabolism and metabolic drug-drug interactions entitled ‘‘Drug Metabolism/Drug Interaction Studies in the Drug Development Process: Studies in Vitro’’ and ‘‘In Vivo Drug Metabolism/Drug Interaction Studies—Study Design, Data Analysis, and Recommendations for Dosing and Labeling.’’ The draft guidance, when finalized, will replace these guidance documents. This draft guidance discusses study design, choice of interacting drugs, data analysis, and provides recommendations for dosing and labeling. This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA’s good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53695-53696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7585]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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: ``Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance 
for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.'' In accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (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 July 5, 2006 and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 12, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 5036, 
Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data 
collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden 
can be obtained from AHRQ's Reports Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports 
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Project

    ``Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality''.
    AHRQ's newly-established Eisenberg Center is an innovative effort 
aimed at improving communication of findings to a variety of audiences 
(``customers''), including consumers, clinicians, payers, and health 
care policy makers. The Eisenberg Center, one of three components of 
AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program announced in September 2005, is 
directed through a contract by the Oregon Health and Science 
University, Department of Medicine, located in Portland, Oregon. The 
Eisenberg Center intends to employ the latest survey research 
techniques to (1) determine how well its products and services are 
meeting customers' current and anticipated needs; (2) identify problem 
areas with existing products and services and determine what 
improvements should be made to improve these products and services; and 
(3) identify and develop new products and services.
    To address customer requirements and to evaluate current and future 
AHRQ products and services, the Eisenberg Center must periodically 
determine how well the Eisenberg Center products and services are 
meeting customers' current and anticipated needs. Work conducted under 
this clearance will improve the products and services the Center 
develops for AHRQ for a three year period. The health care environment 
changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide 
appropriately refined products and services. A generic clearance for 
this work will facilitate AHRQ's timely response to customers' needs.

Methods of Collection

    Participation in survey testing will be fully voluntary and non-
participation will have no affect on eligibility for, or receipt of, 
future AHRQ health services research support, on future opportunities 
to participate in research or to obtain informative research results. 
Specific estimation procedures, when used, will be described when we 
notify OMB as to actual studies conducted under the clearance.

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden

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                                                                    Number of     Average hours
                         Type of survey                            respondents    per response     Total hours
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Focus groups for needs assessment..............................              30           1                 30
Individual interviews for needs assessment.....................              50            .75              37.5

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Formative focus groups for information tools...................             120           1                120
Cognitive testing of information tools.........................             500           1                500
Clinician interviews for information tools.....................             160            .75             120
Decision aid laboratory testing................................             100           1                100
Formative focus groups for decision aids.......................              60           1                 60
Automated/web-based surveys for product evaluation.............             600            .163             98
Telephone interviews for product evaluation....................             100           1                100
Focus groups for product evaluation............................              20           1                 20
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     Totals....................................................           1,740          NA              1,186
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Estimated Costs to the Federal Government

    The maximum cost to the Federal Government is $750,000 annually for 
FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009. Most of the work will be carried out 
through contracts. The costs were estimated at $200 for each face-to-
face interview, $100 for each telephone interview, $5,000 for each 
focus group, $10,000 for Web-based surveys, and $20,000 for each 
laboratory testing module. Any deviation from these limits will be 
noted in reports made to OMB with respect to a particular study or 
studies conducted under the clearance.

Request for Comments

    In accordance with the above-cited legislation, comments on AHRQ's 
information collection are requested with regard to any of the 
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of health care information 
dissemination functions of AHRQ, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden 
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of the proposed 
information collection. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: August 31, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 06-7585 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-90-M
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