Leadership Conference on Medical Education in Substance Abuse, 47243-47244 [E8-18672]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 13, 2008 / Notices 2. Reports from the Chairman, Commissioners, Chief of Staff, and Section Administrators AGENCY CONTACT: Thomas W. Hutchison, Chief of Staff, United States Parole Commission, (301) 492–5990. Dated: August 6, 2008. Rockne J. Chickinell, General Counsel, U.S. Parole Commission. [FR Doc. E8–18564 Filed 8–8–08; 3:30 pm] BILLING CODE 4410–31–M DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor on Request Under ERISA Section 104(a)(6) ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Department of Labor (the Department) conducts a preclearance consultation program so that the general public and other federal agencies can comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This program helps to ensure that the data the Department gathers arrive in the desired format, that the reporting burden on the public (time and financial resources) is minimized, that the public understands the collection instruments, and that the Department can accurately assess the impact of collection requirements on respondents. By this notice, the Department is soliciting comments on the information collection provisions of regulations pertaining to section 104(a)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The statute and the regulatory provisions codified at 29 CFR 2520.104a–8 require the administrator of an employee benefit plan subject to Part 1 of Title I of ERISA to furnish the Secretary of Labor with certain documents relating to the plan upon request. A copy of the information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ICRs submitted to OMB also are available at https://www.RegInfo.gov. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the addresses section on or before October 14, 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:38 Aug 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 Interested parties are invited to submit written comments regarding the information collection request and burden estimates to: Gerald B. Lindrew, Office of Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–5647, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693–8410; Fax: (202) 219–4745. These are not toll-free numbers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Background Pursuant to section 101(a)(6) of ERISA, the administrator of any employee benefit plan subject to Part 1 of Title I of ERISA is required to furnish to the Secretary of Labor, on request, any documents related to the employee benefit plan including but not limited to, the latest SPD (including any summaries of plan changes not contained in the SPD), and the bargaining agreement, trust agreement, contract, or other instrument under which the plan is established or operated. The Department issued a final implementing regulation under this provision on January 7, 2002 (67 FR 777), which is codified at 29 CFR 2520.104a–8. The ICR relating to the regulation was approved following publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 5, 1999 (64 FR 42797). The ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2008. II. Desired Focus of Comments The Department is particularly interested in comments that: • 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; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; • 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. III. Current Actions The Employee Benefits Security Administration is requesting an PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47243 extension of the currently approved ICR for the Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor under ERISA section 104(a)(6) and 29 CFR 2520.104a–8. The Department is not proposing or implementing changes to the regulation or to the existing ICR. A summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates follows: Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Agency: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Title: Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor on Request under ERISA. OMB Number: 1210–0112. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-profit institutions; not-for-profit institutions. Total Respondents: 1,000. Total Responses: 1,000. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 95. Estimated Annual Burden Cost: $4,000. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR. They will also become a matter of public record. Dated: August 7, 2008. Joseph S. Piacentini, Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. E8–18632 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY Leadership Conference on Medical Education in Substance Abuse Office of National Drug Control Policy. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: A White House Leadership Summit on Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Abuse, bringing together leaders in the field of medical education and healthcare policy will be held on Friday, September 5th, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC, starting at 9 a.m. and concluding at 3 p.m. The overall objectives of the White House Summit are to recognize the advances achieved and the remaining challenges by the field in the widespread use of screening and brief intervention procedures designed to identify and promote behavioral change in populations engaged in risky, problematic substance use, or that have E:\FR\FM\13AUN1.SGM 13AUN1 47244 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 13, 2008 / Notices a diagnosis of abuse/addiction. Abuse of illicit drugs, alcohol, or prescription drugs adversely affects the health of millions of Americans. Wide-spread implementation of screening and brief intervention procedures is a publichealth approach that can have a major, positive impact on public health. The specific conference objectives are: (1) To share with health care professionals the positive benefits of screening and brief interventions; (2) To alert them to recent, rapid advances in the field on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) procedures for substance abuse in various healthcare settings; (3) to promote adoption and use of new reimbursable healthcare procedural codes (screening and brief intervention) and examine cost-effectiveness of implementing the codes; (4) To address best practices for performing these procedures in various healthcare settings; (5) To identify challenges to and enlist their support to devise strategies to implement and sustain system-wide change for implementing these preventive medicine procedures (6) To disseminate and expand on the cost-effectiveness and analysis of these procedures (7) To inform educators of new teaching materials for widespread dissemination of these practices. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should telephone ONDCP’s Leadership Conference on Medical Education telephone line at (202) 395–6750 to arrange building access. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Sivilli at (202) 395–5526. Dated: August 5, 2008. Linda V. Priebe, Assistant General Counsel. [FR Doc. E8–18672 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3180–02–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby given that three meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate): Literature (application review): September 10–12, 2008 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on September 12th, will be VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:38 Aug 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on September 10th and 11th, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on September 12th, will be closed. Learning in the Arts (application review): September 18–19, 2008 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on September 19th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 18th and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 19th, will be closed. Learning in the Arts (application review): September 22–25, 2008 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on September 25th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 22nd–24th, and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on September 25th, will be closed. The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of February 28, 2008, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel’s discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 5532, TDY-TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691. Dated: August 8, 2008. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E8–18721 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883). Date and Time: October 14–15, 2008, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Place: National Science Foundation, Room 555, Stafford II Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22230. Type of Meeting: Open. Contact Person: Dr. Craig Foltz, Acting Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–4909. Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual interest and concern to the agencies. Agenda: To hear presentations of current programming by representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss current and potential areas of cooperation between the agencies; to formulate recommendations for continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving them. Dated: August 8, 2008. Susanne E. Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–18694 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47243-47244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18672]


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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY


Leadership Conference on Medical Education in Substance Abuse

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A White House Leadership Summit on Screening and Brief 
Intervention for Substance Abuse, bringing together leaders in the 
field of medical education and healthcare policy will be held on 
Friday, September 5th, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC, starting at 9 a.m. and 
concluding at 3 p.m. The overall objectives of the White House Summit 
are to recognize the advances achieved and the remaining challenges by 
the field in the widespread use of screening and brief intervention 
procedures designed to identify and promote behavioral change in 
populations engaged in risky, problematic substance use, or that have

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a diagnosis of abuse/addiction. Abuse of illicit drugs, alcohol, or 
prescription drugs adversely affects the health of millions of 
Americans. Wide-spread implementation of screening and brief 
intervention procedures is a public-health approach that can have a 
major, positive impact on public health.
    The specific conference objectives are: (1) To share with health 
care professionals the positive benefits of screening and brief 
interventions; (2) To alert them to recent, rapid advances in the field 
on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) 
procedures for substance abuse in various healthcare settings; (3) to 
promote adoption and use of new reimbursable healthcare procedural 
codes (screening and brief intervention) and examine cost-effectiveness 
of implementing the codes; (4) To address best practices for performing 
these procedures in various healthcare settings; (5) To identify 
challenges to and enlist their support to devise strategies to 
implement and sustain system-wide change for implementing these 
preventive medicine procedures (6) To disseminate and expand on the 
cost-effectiveness and analysis of these procedures (7) To inform 
educators of new teaching materials for widespread dissemination of 
these practices. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting 
should telephone ONDCP's Leadership Conference on Medical Education 
telephone line at (202) 395-6750 to arrange building access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Sivilli at (202) 395-5526.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Linda V. Priebe,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E8-18672 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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