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whether: (1) This hazard identification
is an accurate reflection of the available
scientific studies; (2) the NIOSH
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CONTACT PERSONS FOR TECHNICAL
INFORMATION: Kathleen MacMahon,
DVM; telephone (513) 533–8547;
Mailstop C–32, Robert A. Taft
Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.
Reference: ‘‘NIOSH Criteria Document
Update: Occupational Exposure to
Hexavalent Chromium’’ (public review
draft). Web address for this document:
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/
public/144/.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Notice of Public Meeting and
Availability for Public Comment
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and
availability for Public Comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the opportunity for the
public to provide input regarding the
plan (protocol) for a cohort study of
persons formerly employed at the IBM
facility in Endicott, New York.
Public Meeting Time and Date: 9
a.m.–4 p.m., November 8, 2008.
Place: Broome County Health
Department, 225 Front Street,
Binghamton, New York 13905.
Status: The meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the space
available (the room accommodates
approximately 120 people). Broad
participation is desired. Former
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workers, representatives of professional
societies, organized labor, employers,
researchers, health professionals, and
government officials are encouraged to
attend. Those who cannot attend in
person are encouraged to e-mail or mail
comments to Dr. Douglas Trout (see
below). Deadline for all comments is
December 8, 2008.
Participants wishing to provide
stakeholder comments may do so via
e-mail or may request an opportunity to
make a five minute presentation.
Participants making a presentation at
the meeting must submit their
comments in writing at the time of the
meeting. All participants (whether
making a presentation or not) must
register for the free meeting by sending
an e-mail to Dr. Douglas Trout at
DTrout@cdc.gov with their name,
affiliation, whether they are requesting
time to speak briefly, and, if so, the
general topic(s) on which they wish to
speak. Participants wishing to speak are
encouraged to register early.
Background: In response to public
interest in the conduct of a study of
cancer among former workers at IBM—
Endicott, NIOSH conducted a feasibility
effort to evaluate whether employee
records were adequate to conduct a
research study (a retrospective cohort
mortality and cancer incidence study).
This study protocol being developed
makes extensive use of the information
gathered during the feasibility effort, as
well as a follow-up review of additional
industrial hygiene, medical, and
personnel records.
The protocol being reviewed
describes the plan for a cohort study of
persons formerly employed at the IBM
facility in Endicott, New York, between
1965 and 2002. The health problems to
be evaluated in the proposed study
include mortality and cancer incidence
among workers, as well as birth defects
among offspring of these workers.
Approximately 28,000 workers were
employed by IBM—Endicott for at least
one year during the period between
1965 and 2002.
The meeting will consist of two parts:
(1) External peer review of the research
protocol. Peer reviewers external to CDC
will be present to provide their
individual technical (scientific) review
comments for the project officers to
maximize the relevance and quality of
the proposed research; and (2)
Stakeholder meeting. The latter part of
the meeting will be structured to hear
stakeholder comments on important
occupational safety and health issues
related to this research.
Contact Person for Technical
Information: Dr. Douglas Trout, MD,
MHS, Associate Director for Science,
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Division of Surveillance, Hazard
Evaluations, and Field Studies, NIOSH,
telephone (513) 841–4428. Comments,
meeting registrations, and requests for a
copy of the protocol may be e-mailed to
DTrout@cdc.gov or sent via mail to Dr.
Douglas Trout, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia
Parkway, Mailstop R12, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project:
Title: Evaluation of the Community
Healthy Marriage Initiative—Impact
Evaluation Wave 2.
OMB No.: 0970–0322.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is conducting a
demonstration and evaluation called the
Community Healthy Marriage Initiative
(CHMI). Demonstration programs have
been funded through Healthy Marriage
and Responsible Fatherhood grants
authorized under section 403(a)(2) of
the Social Security Act to support
healthy marriage directly and to
encourage community changes that
increase support for healthy marriages
and improve child and family wellbeing. The objective of the evaluation is
to: (1) Assess the implementation of
community interventions designed to
provide marriage education by
examining the way the projects operate
and by examining child support
outcomes among low-income families in
the community; and (2) evaluate the
community impacts of these
interventions on marital stability and
satisfaction, child well-being and child
support outcomes among low income
families.
The purpose of this information
collection is to conduct a follow-up
survey of respondents from Wave 1 who
live in the communities where CHMI
demonstrations are operating, and a
survey of CHMI program participants.
The impact evaluation will assess the
effects of community healthy marriage
initiatives by comparing family and
child well-being outcomes in the CHMI
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communities with similar outcomes in
comparison communities that are well
matched to the demonstration project
sites.
Respondents: Community members
and program participants in CHMI
treatment and comparison communities.
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Wave 2 Survey ................................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,090.
Additional Information:
In compliance with the requirements
of section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
Dated: September 30, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Proposed Project:
Title: Compassion Capital Fund
Impact Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970–0293.
Description: This proposed
information collection activity is an
extension of the follow-up survey of
faith-based and community
organizations participating in the
Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Impact
Evaluation. The currently approved
information collection will expire on
December 31, 2008. This information
collection request will include the
agency’s request for an extension of the
initial survey instruments for an
additional three years.
Number of
respondents
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Follow-up Survey .............................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 191.
Additional Information:
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
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Average
burden hours
per response
.75
Total burden
hours
3,090
The CCF evaluation is an important
opportunity to examine the
effectiveness of the Compassion Capital
Fund Demonstration program in
meeting its objective of improving the
capacity of faith-based and community
organizations. The evaluation includes
selected CCF-funded intermediary
organizations that provide capacitybuilding services and the faith-based
and community organizations that
sought those services. The follow-up
survey will be used to collect
information from the faith-based and
community-based organizations on
various areas of organizational capacity.
The study design includes the random
assignment of faith-based and
community organizations to either a
treatment group that receives capacitybuilding services from a CCF
intermediary grantee or to a control
group that does not. The impact of the
services provided by intermediaries,
primarily through sub-awards and/or
technical assistance (TA), will be
determined by comparing the changes
reported through the survey in
organizational and service capacity of
the recipient organizations with those of
the control group.
Respondents: Faith-based and
community organizations included in
the CCF impact evaluation.
Annual Burden Estimates
Number of
responses per
respondent
455
collection. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment:
OMB is required to make a decision
concerning the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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number of
responses per
respondent
4,120
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Instrument
Annual Burden Estimates
1
Average
burden hours
per response
.42
Total annual
burden hours
191
information collection should be sent
directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project:
Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative--
Impact Evaluation Wave 2.
OMB No.: 0970-0322.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a
demonstration and evaluation called the Community Healthy Marriage
Initiative (CHMI). Demonstration programs have been funded through
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants authorized under
section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act to support healthy
marriage directly and to encourage community changes that increase
support for healthy marriages and improve child and family well-being.
The objective of the evaluation is to: (1) Assess the implementation of
community interventions designed to provide marriage education by
examining the way the projects operate and by examining child support
outcomes among low-income families in the community; and (2) evaluate
the community impacts of these interventions on marital stability and
satisfaction, child well-being and child support outcomes among low
income families.
The purpose of this information collection is to conduct a follow-
up survey of respondents from Wave 1 who live in the communities where
CHMI demonstrations are operating, and a survey of CHMI program
participants. The impact evaluation will assess the effects of
community healthy marriage initiatives by comparing family and child
well-being outcomes in the CHMI
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communities with similar outcomes in comparison communities that are
well matched to the demonstration project sites.
Respondents: Community members and program participants in CHMI
treatment and comparison communities.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average
Number of number of Average Total burden
Instrument respondents responses per burden hours hours
respondent per response
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Wave 2 Survey................................... 4,120 1 .75 3,090
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,090.
Additional Information:
In compliance with the requirements of section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: September 30, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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