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EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED COST—Continued
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized
cost
Data Processing and Analysis .................................................................................................................................
Publication of Results ..............................................................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................................
Overhead .................................................................................................................................................................
70,569
41,420
68,908
76,320
47,046
27,613
45,939
50,880
Total ..................................................................................................................................................................
$399,961
266,641
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act 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
AHRQ’s health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, 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 Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 9, 2009.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, this notice
announces a meeting of the National
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Advisory Council for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, April 3, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Eisenberg Conference Center,
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland
20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related
information, please contact Karen
Migdail at (301) 427–1855.
If sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodation for a
disability is needed, please contact Mr.
Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of
Equal Employment Opportunity
Program, Program Support Center, on
(301) 443–1144, no later than March 27,
2009. The agenda, roster, and minutes
are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland
20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is
(301) 427–1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality was
established in accordance with Section
921 (now Section 931) of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In
accordance with its statutory mandate,
the Council is to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Director, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of
AHRQ to enhance the quality, improve
the outcomes, and reduce the costs of
health care services; improve access to
such services through scientific
research; and promote improvements in
clinical practice and in the organization,
financing, and delivery of health care
services.
The Council is composed of members
of the public, appointed by the
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Secretary, and Federal ex-officio
members.
II. Agenda
On Friday, April 3, the Council
meeting will convene at 9 a.m., with the
call to order by the Council Chair and
approval of previous Council minutes.
The AHRQ director will present her
update on current research, programs,
and initiatives. The agenda will include
a discussion of AHRQ budget for FY09,
the comparative effectiveness program,
and the AHRQ activities under
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA).
The final agenda will be available on
the AHRQ Web site at https://
www.ahrg.gov no later than March 30,
2009.
Dated: March 9, 2009.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Alternate Certifying Officer Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Subcommittee on Procedures
Reviews, Advisory Board on Radiation
and Worker Health (ABRWH), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), CDC announces the
following meeting for the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., March 24,
2009.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395
Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018.
Telephone (859) 334–4611, Fax (859) 334–
4619.
Status: Open to the public, but without a
public oral comment period. To access by
conference call dial the following
information 1 (866) 659–0537, Participant
Pass Code 9933701.
Background: The Advisory Board was
established under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program
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Act of 2000 to advise the President on a
variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively
manage the new compensation program. Key
functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of
probability of causation guidelines that have
been promulgated by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final
rule; advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been
promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice
on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the compensation
program; and advice on petitions to add
classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to CDC.
NIOSH implements this responsibility for
CDC. The charter was issued on August 3,
2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and
will expire on August 3, 2009.
Purpose: The Advisory Board is charged
with (a) Providing advice to the Secretary,
HHS, on the development of guidelines
under Executive Order 13179; (b) providing
advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the
scientific validity and quality of dose
reconstruction efforts performed for this
program; and (c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on
whether there is a class of employees at any
Department of Energy facility who were
exposed to radiation but for whom it is not
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and
whether there is reasonable likelihood that
such radiation doses may have endangered
the health of members of this class. The
Subcommittee on Procedures Reviews was
established to aid the Advisory Board in
carrying out its duty to advise the Secretary,
HHS, on dose reconstruction. It will be
responsible for overseeing, tracking, and
participating in the reviews of all procedures
used in the dose reconstruction process by
the NIOSH Office of Compensation Analysis
and Support (OCAS) and its dose
reconstruction contractor.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the
Subcommittee meeting includes: A
discussion of proposed new versions of the
computer-assisted telephone interview
scripts and procedures NIOSH uses to
interview claimants at the outset of the dose
reconstruction process; a discussion of
ORAUT–OTIB–0054 (‘‘Fission and
Activation Product Assignment for Internal
Dose-Related Gross Beta and Gross Gamma
Analyses’’), ORAUT–OTIB–0066
(‘‘Calculation of Dose from Intakes of Special
Tritium Compounds’’), and ORAUT–OTIB–
0052 (‘‘Parameters for Processing Claims for
Construction Workers’’); and, a continuation
of the comment-resolution process for other
dose reconstruction procedures under review
by the Subcommittee.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend,
written comments may be submitted. Any
written comments received will be provided
at the meeting and should be submitted to
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the contact person below in advance of the
meeting.
This meeting was previously scheduled to
convene on January 29, 2009, but was
cancelled due to inclement weather and
airport and facility inaccessibility. The
meeting was scheduled to reconvene as soon
as possible; therefore, this Federal Register
notice is being published less than fifteen
days prior to the meeting date.
For Further Information Contact: Theodore
Katz, Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600
Clifton Road, Mailstop E–20, Atlanta GA
30333, Telephone (513) 533–6800, Toll Free
1 (800) CDC–INFO, E-mail ocas@cdc.gov.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket Number NIOSH–145]
Notice of Public Comment Period for
the NIOSH Childhood Agricultural
Injury Prevention Initiative
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 669(a).
AGENCY: 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 Document Available
for Public Comment.
SUMMARY: The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the availability of the
following document which
encompasses progress to-date and
planned future activities of the NIOSH
Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention Initiative. The document,
NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention Initiative: Progress and
Proposed Future Activities, can be
found at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
review/public/145/.
Public Comment Period: March 16,
2009 to May 15, 2009.
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Purpose: To seek comments on the
progress and proposed future activities
of the Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention Initiative begun by NIOSH in
October 1996, in order to ensure that the
program is meeting the needs of
stakeholders (e.g., national youth
agricultural injury prevention
organizations, agricultural youth injury
prevention groups, individuals, etc.)
and other interested members of the
public, and to identify ways in which
the program can be improved to
increase its impact on the safety of
children in agriculture. A review of
progress and public comment on the
proposed future activities of the NIOSH
Childhood Agricultural injury
Prevention Initiative is desired
periodically to assess whether the
NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention Initiative is addressing the
most pressing issues and areas of
childhood agricultural injury
prevention. NIOSH will compile and
consider all comments received through
the NIOSH docket and use them in
making decisions on how to proceed
with the Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention Initiative.
Background: The problem of children
being injured while living, working, or
visiting agricultural work environments
(farms) has been recognized for several
decades. The most recent data suggest
about 100 youths under the age of 20 die
on farms each year and about 27,600
farm-related injuries occur to the same
age group. Many individuals and groups
have advocated for the prevention of
agricultural injuries experienced by
youths, and media attention has been
generated on the issue, but until 1996 a
national coordinated effort to address
the problem had not existed.
In April 1996, the National Committee
for Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention (NCCAIP) published a report
entitled Children and Agriculture:
Opportunities for Safety and Health, A
National Action Plan to promote the
health and safety of children exposed to
agricultural hazards. The National
Action Plan recommends leadership,
surveillance, research, education, and
public policy. The plan specifically
recommended that NIOSH serve as the
lead federal agency in preventing
childhood agricultural injury. Due in
large part to the efforts by NCCAIP to
raise awareness and concern about
childhood agricultural injury issues, in
October 1996, NIOSH began
implementing a Childhood Agricultural
Injury Prevention Initiative. In July,
1999, a review was conducted by
NIOSH to seek input on the progress
and direction of the Childhood
Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subcommittee on Procedures Reviews, Advisory Board on Radiation
and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), CDC announces the following meeting for
the aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., March 24, 2009.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, Hebron,
Kentucky 41018. Telephone (859) 334-4611, Fax (859) 334-4619.
Status: Open to the public, but without a public oral comment
period. To access by conference call dial the following information
1 (866) 659-0537, Participant Pass Code 9933701.
Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
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Act of 2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and
technical functions required to implement and effectively manage the
new compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board
include providing advice on the development of probability of
causation guidelines that have been promulgated by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on methods
of dose reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a
final rule; advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes
of the compensation program; and advice on petitions to add classes
of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for
funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH implements this
responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001,
renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2009.
Purpose: The Advisory Board is charged with (a) Providing advice
to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under
Executive Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS,
on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction
efforts performed for this program; and (c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of
employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to
radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their
radiation dose, and whether there is reasonable likelihood that such
radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of this
class. The Subcommittee on Procedures Reviews was established to aid
the Advisory Board in carrying out its duty to advise the Secretary,
HHS, on dose reconstruction. It will be responsible for overseeing,
tracking, and participating in the reviews of all procedures used in
the dose reconstruction process by the NIOSH Office of Compensation
Analysis and Support (OCAS) and its dose reconstruction contractor.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the Subcommittee meeting
includes: A discussion of proposed new versions of the computer-
assisted telephone interview scripts and procedures NIOSH uses to
interview claimants at the outset of the dose reconstruction
process; a discussion of ORAUT-OTIB-0054 (``Fission and Activation
Product Assignment for Internal Dose-Related Gross Beta and Gross
Gamma Analyses''), ORAUT-OTIB-0066 (``Calculation of Dose from
Intakes of Special Tritium Compounds''), and ORAUT-OTIB-0052
(``Parameters for Processing Claims for Construction Workers'');
and, a continuation of the comment-resolution process for other dose
reconstruction procedures under review by the Subcommittee.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may
be submitted. Any written comments received will be provided at the
meeting and should be submitted to the contact person below in
advance of the meeting.
This meeting was previously scheduled to convene on January 29,
2009, but was cancelled due to inclement weather and airport and
facility inaccessibility. The meeting was scheduled to reconvene as
soon as possible; therefore, this Federal Register notice is being
published less than fifteen days prior to the meeting date.
For Further Information Contact: Theodore Katz, Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta GA
30333, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC-INFO, E-mail
ocas@cdc.gov.
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining
to announcements of meetings and other committee management
activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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