Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting, 64959 [E8-25992]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 212 / Friday, October 31, 2008 / Notices Dated: October 17, 2008. Alexandra Huttinger, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E8–25992 Filed 10–30–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting ebenthall on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting: Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). Date and Time: November 18, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Place: Parklawn Building (and via audio conference call), Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. The ACCV will meet on Tuesday, November 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). The public can join the meeting via audio conference call by dialing 1–888–324–9432 on November 18 and providing the following information: Leader’s Name: Dr. Geoffrey Evans. Password: ACCV. Agenda: The agenda items for the November meeting will include, but are not limited to: updates from the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation (DVIC), Department of Justice, National Vaccine Program Office, Immunization Safety Office (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (National Institutes of Health), and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Food and Drug Administration). Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Public Comments: Persons interested in providing an oral presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of their presentation to: Michelle Herzog, DVIC, Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Room 11C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or e-mail: mherzog@hrsa.gov. Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, and any business or professional affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are requested to combine their comments and present them through a single representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate the level of expressed interest. DVIC will notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their assigned presentation time. Persons who do not file an advance request for a presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may announce it at the time of the comment period. These persons will be allocated time as it permits. For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information regarding the ACCV should contact Michelle Herzog, DVIC, HSB, HRSA, Room 11C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone (301) 443– 6593 or e-mail: mherzog@hrsa.gov. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:31 Oct 30, 2008 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Behavioral Health Preventive Care Assessment Focus Group Guide Note: The purpose of this second announcement is to provide another opportunity for public comment. The previous Federal Register notice was published on August 19, 2008, FR Doc. E8– 19050. Indian Health Service, HHS. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 30 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection project was previously published in the Federal Register (73 FR 23254) on April 29, 2008 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted directly to OMB. Proposed Collection: Title: 0917– NEW, ‘‘Behavioral Health Preventative Care Assessment Focus Group.’’ Type of Information Collection Request: Three year approval for this new information collection, 091 7–NEW, ‘‘Behavioral Health Preventive Care Assessment Focus Group Guide.’’ Form Number(s): None. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission, IHS uses the Government Performance Act (GPRA) to assess quality of care among its Federal, urban, and Tribal health programs. The IHS has been largely successful in meeting GPRA targets for selected clinical performance measures at the national level. However, there is PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64959 significant variability in performance among IHS and Tribal service units. Until this time, IHS has not undertaken any comprehensive studies to evaluate the reasons for that variability or the factors that contribute to high quality care at the local level. The IHS has three GPRA measures relating to behavioral health, a high priority for the Agency and one of the IHS Director’s Initiatives. This study will focus on these three GPRA behavioral health measures: Depression Screening in adults age 18 and over, Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence screening in women ages 15–40 and Alcohol Screening (to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) in women ages 15– 44. Tribal programs voluntarily report their GPRA results quarterly and annually for national reporting. GPRA data collected for these three behavioral health measures includes: The number of patients eligible for a screening (denominator), number of eligible patients who receive a screening (numerator), and the resulting screening rate (percentage). IHS has developed a methodology to identify superior and poor performers on these measures in both Tribal and Federal sites using fiscal year 2005, 2006, and 2007 GPRA performance results. IHS will convene focus groups with employees at 17 of these programs (7 IHS and 10 Tribal) in order to identify the factors contributing to (and when appropriate, the barriers preventing) the provision of high quality behavioral health care at the local level. These focus groups will allow employees to provide detailed data regarding program practices, screening and documentation procedures, initiatives, resources, and other factors relating to the provision of behavioral health preventive care at their health program. A total of two to three focus groups, organized by occupational specialty, will be convened at each program. Using the Chronic Care Model and Institute of Medicine recommendations, IHS will analyze the information collected during these site visits, along with background information that is publicly available (e.g., information found on clinic Web pages) on other qualitative and quantitative features of individual programs, such as staffing and funding levels, community demographics, and organizational structure, to develop a behavioral health preventive care model relevant to the unique system of IHS delivery. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Tribal employees at Tribal health programs. E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: November 18, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
    Place: Parklawn Building (and via audio conference call), 
Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    The ACCV will meet on Tuesday, November 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. (EST). The public can join the meeting via audio conference 
call by dialing 1-888-324-9432 on November 18 and providing the 
following information:
    Leader's Name: Dr. Geoffrey Evans.
    Password: ACCV.
    Agenda: The agenda items for the November meeting will include, 
but are not limited to: updates from the Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation (DVIC), Department of Justice, National Vaccine Program 
Office, Immunization Safety Office (Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
(National Institutes of Health), and Center for Biologics Evaluation 
and Research (Food and Drug Administration). Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Comments: Persons interested in providing an oral 
presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of 
their presentation to: Michelle Herzog, DVIC, Healthcare Systems 
Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 
Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or e-mail: 
mherzog@hrsa.gov. Requests should contain the name, address, 
telephone number, and any business or professional affiliation of 
the person desiring to make an oral presentation. Groups having 
similar interests are requested to combine their comments and 
present them through a single representative. The allocation of time 
may be adjusted to accommodate the level of expressed interest. DVIC 
will notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their assigned 
presentation time. Persons who do not file an advance request for a 
presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may announce it 
at the time of the comment period. These persons will be allocated 
time as it permits.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the ACCV should contact Michelle Herzog, DVIC, HSB, HRSA, 
Room 11C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone (301) 
443-6593 or e-mail: mherzog@hrsa.gov.

    Dated: October 17, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-25992 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]
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