Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review, 56150-56151 [E6-15703]

Download as PDF 56150 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 26, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup ACTION: Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the second meeting of the American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., app.) DATES: October 4, 2006 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 4090 (you will need a photo ID to enter a Federal building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ workgroups.html. ADDRESSES: During the meeting, the Workgroup will continue their discussion on a core set of quality measures and an environmental scan. The meeting will be available via Internet access. Go to https:// www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ qualitylinstruct.html for additional information on the meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4150–24–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [30Day–06–05BS] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review BILLING CODE 4150–24–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Electronic Health Record Workgroup Meeting Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the tenth meeting of the American Health Information Community Electronic Health Record Workgroup in accordance pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES Dated: September 20, 2006. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 06–8243 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dated: September 19, 2006. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 06–8192 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] ACTION: with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.). DATES: October 13, 2006 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 4090 (please bring photo ID for entry to a Federal building). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ ehr_main.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workgroup discussion will include, but not be limited to, ‘‘financial incentives’’ as one critical component to electronic health records, including cost implications, maintenance and training, etc. The meeting will be available via Web cast at https://www.eventcenterlive.com/ cfmx/ec/login/login1.cfm?BID=67. 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) 639–5960 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) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Human Behavior in Fire Study— New—National Center for Injury Adults—screened and eligible ................................................................................... Adults—screened but are ineligible or refused ......................................................... 21:03 Sep 25, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Background and Brief Description This project will characterize the behaviors of individuals who were involved in a residential fire and determine which behaviors are associated with injuries sustained in the fire incident. Behaviors related to fire escape planning and practice, smoke alarm installation and maintenance, physical and visual access to escape routes, etc. will be studied. In the United States each year, there are approximately 400,000 residential fires, with 14,000 non-fatal and 3,000 fatal civilian injuries. In line with ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ objectives, NCIPC works to reduce and eliminate non-fatal and fatal injuries from residential fires. In order to develop effective fire-related injury prevention programs, a better understanding of human behavior in fires is needed. The design of this study will be a matched-pair, case-control study. Cases will be defined as individuals who were injured in a residential fire and controls will be individuals who were involved in a residential fire, but were not injured. Fire incidents involving a fatality will be excluded from this study. Local fire departments throughout the United States will submit fire incident reports to contract personnel, who will select incidents based on geographical location and then screen further for eligibility using a brief telephone interview. For those selected, interviewers will conduct in-depth, computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with participants. The sequence of events surrounding the fire and the behaviors of interviewees will be ascertained using the Behavioral Sequence Interview Technique (BSIT); (Keating & Loftus, 1984). In addition, information on the nature of injuries sustained; characteristics of the fire and home structure; other occupants present; previous fire experiences; safety training; and demographics on the persons interviewed will be collected. The only cost to the respondents is their time. The total annual burden hours are 552. Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours No. of respondents Respondents VerDate Aug<31>2005 Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 No. of responses per respondent 434 109 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 1 1 26SEN1 Average burden per response 15/60 5/60 56151 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 26, 2006 / Notices No. of respondents Respondents Adult—cases and controls ......................................................................................... Dated: September 20, 2006. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6–15703 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announcement Opportunity for Businesses To Partner With National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on a Research Project To Evaluate the Reusability of Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR) Used for Protection Against Infectious Aerosols Authority: 29 U.S.C. Sections 651 et seq. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACTION: Notice. pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), NIOSH, is conducting research to determine the reusability of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) exposed to infectious aerosols. One aim of this research is to address whether NIOSHcertified FFR are suitable for reuse after decontamination. NIOSH proposes to study the effects of decontaminating a diverse array of FFR including NIOSHcertified N95, P100, and N95 filtering facepiece respirator/surgical mask. This project will also study the survivability of a simulant influenza virus on FFR. NIOSH plans to include in the research study some of the respirator models that have been stockpiled by the U.S government to be used in the event of an influenza pandemic. NIOSH also plans to include models that have head straps versus those that do not have head straps, as well as models with and without exhalation valves. Through this announcement, NIOSH is seeking to identify FFR products or prototypes that possess anti-viral or other novel technologies that disinfect or sterilize infectious aerosols (e.g., VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:03 Sep 25, 2006 Jkt 208001 434 viruses) as part of their materials of construction. Program funding constraints may limit the number of candidate respirators that may be included in the research program. NIOSH will give consideration to the incorporation of novel anti-viral technologies into this research study using the following hierarchy for selection of candidate FFR products and prototypes: (1) The FFR proposed for consideration in this study are commercially available and are currently certified to meeting 42 CFR part 84 requirements, (2) the FFR proposed for consideration is in the process of being certified by NIOSH to meet 42 CFR part 84 requirements, (3) the FFR proposed for consideration are either a prototype or a commercially available product that has not been submitted to NIOSH for certification and the manufacturer submitting the letter of interest has received NIOSH certification for other respiratory protection products, and (4) the FFR prototype contains a unique technology for disinfecting or sterilizing infectious aerosol particles trapped on the exterior surface of the FFR and complements the diversity of technologies already considered in the research design. Candidate companies will be evaluated based on their capability to achieve the identified criteria in sufficient quantities for testing. Candidates selected could be requested to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). This announcement does not obligate NIOSH to enter into a contractual agreement with any respondents. NIOSH reserves the right to establish a partnership based on scientific analysis and capabilities found by way of this announcement or other searches, if determined to be in the best interest of the government. DATES: Submit letters of interest within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Interested manufacturers should submit a letter of interest with information about their capabilities to: NIOSH, National Personal Protection Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Attn: Jonathan Szalajda, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, E-mail address: zfx1@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CDC recommends the use of disposable N95, N99, or N100 filtering facepiece particulate respirators (FFR) as the PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 No. of responses per respondent 1 Average burden per response 1 minimum level of respiratory protection against transmission of influenza virus. During a respirator shortage, it is important to consider whether a previously worn FFR can be used again. Reuse guidelines in the NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified under 42 CFR 84 recommend reuse based on loading of the filter and functioning of the respirator. Hospital settings tend to have relatively low concentrations of particulates, but the potential for infectious agents exists. Thus, reuse is more dependent upon infection control procedures than on respirator loading considerations. Respirators exposed to viruses are considered to be potentially harmful because of the possibility for the respirator to act as a fomite and the potential for the viral particle to become dislodged during a sneeze/cough or from rough handling. Thus, respirators worn in the presence of a potentially infected patient or co-worker should be disposed of as infectious waste, and touching of the outside of the respirator should be avoided. In January, 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to conduct an assessment of measures that can be taken that would permit the reuse of disposable N95 particulate filtering respirators in healthcare settings and to report the status of current knowledge about the need and development of reusable N95 respirators for healthcare providers and the general public. Some of the key recommendations from that study were that research studies should be conducted to (1) understand the efficacy of simple decontamination methods that could be used without negative effects on respirator integrity; and (2) understand the risks associated with handling a respirator that has been used for protection against a viral threat (e.g., study the likelihood that the exterior surface of the respirator might harbor pathogenic microorganisms and thus serve as a fomite). This research project addresses the major research gaps related to the reusability of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) during an influenza pandemic. NIOSH/NPPTL plans to conduct a variety of tasks in this research project, including: (1) Determining the effect of decontamination on FFR filtration E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-05BS]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Human Behavior in Fire Study--New--National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This project will characterize the behaviors of individuals who 
were involved in a residential fire and determine which behaviors are 
associated with injuries sustained in the fire incident. Behaviors 
related to fire escape planning and practice, smoke alarm installation 
and maintenance, physical and visual access to escape routes, etc. will 
be studied.
    In the United States each year, there are approximately 400,000 
residential fires, with 14,000 non-fatal and 3,000 fatal civilian 
injuries. In line with ``Healthy People 2010'' objectives, NCIPC works 
to reduce and eliminate non-fatal and fatal injuries from residential 
fires. In order to develop effective fire-related injury prevention 
programs, a better understanding of human behavior in fires is needed.
    The design of this study will be a matched-pair, case-control 
study. Cases will be defined as individuals who were injured in a 
residential fire and controls will be individuals who were involved in 
a residential fire, but were not injured. Fire incidents involving a 
fatality will be excluded from this study. Local fire departments 
throughout the United States will submit fire incident reports to 
contract personnel, who will select incidents based on geographical 
location and then screen further for eligibility using a brief 
telephone interview. For those selected, interviewers will conduct in-
depth, computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with participants. The 
sequence of events surrounding the fire and the behaviors of 
interviewees will be ascertained using the Behavioral Sequence 
Interview Technique (BSIT); (Keating & Loftus, 1984). In addition, 
information on the nature of injuries sustained; characteristics of the 
fire and home structure; other occupants present; previous fire 
experiences; safety training; and demographics on the persons 
interviewed will be collected. The only cost to the respondents is 
their time. The total annual burden hours are 552.

Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                               No. of        No. of responses    Average burden
                      Respondents                           respondents       per respondent      per response
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Adults--screened and eligible..........................                434                  1              15/60
Adults--screened but are ineligible or refused.........                109                  1               5/60

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Adult--cases and controls..............................                434                  1                  1
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    Dated: September 20, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-15703 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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