National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning, 67890-67891 [E9-30299]

Download as PDF 67890 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 243 / Monday, December 21, 2009 / Notices 51 This is a newly recognized Tribe, as documented at 67 FR 46329, July 12, 2002. The counties listed were designated administratively as the SDA, to function as a CHSDA, for the purposes of operating a CHS program pursuant to the ISDEAA, Public Law 93–638. 52 The Secretary acting through the Service is directed to provide contract health services to Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians that reside in Trenton Service Area of Divide, Mackenzie, and Williams Counties in the state of North Dakota and the adjoining counties of Richland, Roosevelt, and Sheridan in the state of Montana (Sec. 815, Pub. L. 94–437). 53 Historically part of the Tunica Biloxi Service Unit population since 1982. 54 Members of the Tribe residing in Martha’s Vineyard [are] deemed to be living ‘‘on or near an Indian reservation’’ for the purposes of eligibility for Federal services (Sec. 12, Pub. L. 100–95). 55 Public Law 100–89, Restoration Act for Ysleta Del Sur and Alabama and Coushatta Tribes of Texas establishes service areas for ‘‘members of the Tribe’’ by sections 101(3) and 105(a) for the Pueblo and sections 201(3) and 206(a) respectively. Dated: December 11, 2009. Yvette Roubideaux, Director, Indian Health Service. [FR Doc. E9–30213 Filed 12–18–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–16–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund Research Program; Request for Information (NOT–ES–10–003): Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS. ACTION: Request for information. SUMMARY: The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), in response to recommendations of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program External Advisory Panel convened in 2009, is seeking input to develop a strategic plan to provide direction to achieve its mandates described in SARA Section 311(a). Information provided will be used to develop a 5-year strategic plan to direct programmatic focus and enhance the impact of the SRP program. SRP welcomes input from sister Superfund agency representatives (i.e. United States Environmental Protection Agency, US EPA; and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR), other government officials, environmental health researchers, academics, members of the private sector, policy makers, the lay public, and others with an interest in the effects of hazardous substances on public health. SRP is using an online questionnaire and public meetings to receive input. DATES: Please respond online at the Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning web page by January 29, 2010, at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/ strategicplan. Meeting dates and locations, when available, will be listed at the same Web page. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Other correspondence regarding this RFI should be directed to either (1) Ms. Beth Anderson, SRP Program Analyst, P.O. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:14 Dec 18, 2009 Jkt 220001 Box 12233, MD K3–04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919– 541–4481, (e-mail) tainer@niehs.nih.gov or (2) Dr. Heather Henry, SRP Program Administrator, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3– 04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919–541–5330, (e-mail) henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919)316– 4606. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Requested The SRP requests input on the following: 1. Respondent Affiliation: University—SRP-funded (current or past grantee); University—not SRP-funded, US EPA (office/division); ATSDR; Other Federal Government; State/Local Government; Industry; Small Business; Not-for-Profit; General Public; Other. 2. Respondent Additional Contact Information: e-mail, address, phone. Scope of Science. Part of the SRP strategic planning process is to identify ways to prioritize programmatic direction and to achieve balance given the many competing demands for research on hazardous substances. Respondents may wish to consider: potential for exposure; contaminant recalcitrance; elucidating new toxicity modalities; balance between: hazardous waste & hazardous substances, basic & applied research; emerging & established contaminants, human health & ecological health. 3. Given the breadth of Program mandates, what prioritization criteria should SRP use to guide inclusion of themes and issues to achieve Program balance? Provide specific examples as necessary. Interdisciplinary Research. To address the complexity of environmental health issues, SRP endorses interdisciplinary research, or, interactions between researchers from a wide range of disciplines relevant to Program mandates. 4. What approaches (research or otherwise) will mostly effectively foster interdisciplinary interactions? Training. To fulfill SARA mandates, SRP supports graduate training within funded grants. Given the interdisciplinary context of SRP, graduate trainees are exposed to multiple disciplines and, therefore, are PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 well positioned to meet the complex challenges in environmental health as well as mitigation and management of hazardous substances. 5. What approaches or activities should SRP consider to enhance the impact of graduate training? Identifying Stakeholders. SRP defines ‘‘stakeholders’’ as individuals, groups, or organizations likely to benefit from the SRP. In order to maximize the impact of program science, it is important to know the SRP stakeholders and how to reach them. 6. Who are SRP’s stakeholders and what approaches or mechanisms can SRP use to most effectively interact with them? Research Translation. Research translation is a concerted effort to ensure research is accessible to endusers. SRP supports research translation activities with the goal of accelerating the useful application of SRP science advances. Respondents may wish to consider how the program can accelerate research translation through: effective methods of communication, data sharing, technology transfer, etc… 7. What are the best ways for SRP to achieve its goal of accelerating research translation? Community Engagement. Community outreach has been a long tradition of the SRP. SRP seeks input to most appropriately focus its community involvement, given the context of a grant program mandated to address hazardous substances. Respondents may wish to consider: which communities to target, what the community needs, what approach is most effective, how to engage communities, etc... 8. What approaches to community engagement are most appropriate for SRP? 9. What disciplines are needed to make the greatest impact in community engagement? Grant Mechanisms. As a university-based grant program, SRP has flexibility to offer a number of grant mechanisms. Grant mechanisms specify the structure of the research team (such as single-project, multi-project), the size of the teams, the disciplines represented, etc. Please consider the following question from this perspective. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 243 / Monday, December 21, 2009 / Notices 10. What research team structure(s) and/or disciplines are needed to make the greatest advances in SRP Program mandates? 11. Additional Comments. The SRP Web site provides information about the program that may aid in answering the questions. The site can be accessed at https:// www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/ srp/. All questions, except for affiliation, are optional. Please limit each response to 300 words. Responses will be compiled and posted on the SRP Strategic Planning Web site (https:// www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan), using affiliation as the only identifier. Information may be summarized and used at a later date. If you submit your responses in a word doc, we ask that you prepare your responses by restating the question in your responses. You may use a variety of tools to respond to the questionnaire; however, all responses must be received not later than January 29, 2010. The following are acceptable ways to submit your responses: 1. Fill out the online questionnaire available on the Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning web page: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/ strategicplan. 2. Copy and paste the above questions into the body of an e-mail message and send your responses to: srpinfo@niehs.nih.gov. 3. Mail or fax your responses in a letter to the attention of ‘‘SRP Strategic Planning’’ at the below address. Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 12233 (MD K3–04), Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Fax) 919–316–4606. In addition to the questionnaire above, SRP will be holding face-to-face and web-based seminars to receive input from the public. For more information about these seminars and the strategic planning process, please visit: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/ strategicplan. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Attendance, Registration, and Remote Access Participation is free and open to the public. Registration requirements are provided on the meeting web pages available from the SRP Strategic Planning Web site: https:// www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan. Individuals with disabilities who require special reasonable accommodations should contact Dr. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:14 Dec 18, 2009 Jkt 220001 67891 Heather Henry at least seven days prior to the event: (phone) 919–541–5330, (email) henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919) 316–4606. • Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received go to https:// www.regulations.gov. Dated: December 14, 2009. William A. Suk, Director, Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences, Director, Superfund Research Program, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E9–30299 Filed 12–18–09; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyn Rahilly, Privacy Officer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20536 (202–732–3300), or Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528 (703– 235–0780). BILLING CODE 4140–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DHS–2009–0144] Privacy Act of 1974; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS/ICE– 004 Bond Management Information System (BMIS) System of Records Privacy Office; DHS. Notice of amended Privacy Act system of records. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement system of records titled DHS/ICE–004 Bond Management Information System (Sept. 11, 2008) to expand the categories of records. The categories of records have been updated to include the collection of certain additional information about individuals who post cash bonds for the release of detained aliens in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. DATES: The established system of records will be effective January 20, 2010. Written comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2010. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DHS–2009–0144 by one of the following methods: • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 703–483–2999. • Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. • Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 I. Background In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) system of records titled DHS/ICE–004 Bond Management Information System (73 FR 52865, Sept. 11, 2008) to expand the categories of records and to update the address of one of the system managers. This system of records contains paper and electronic records maintained by ICE to support its immigration bond administration and financial management activities related to the immigration bonds that are posted for detained aliens. The system of records is being amended to include the collection of certain additional information about individuals who post cash bonds for the release of detained aliens in ICE custody (called ‘‘obligors’’), specifically the obligor’s citizenship or immigration status, and the type and number of governmentissued identification used by the obligor when posting the cash bond. Some of the information in this system of records is maintained in BMIS–Web, an immigration bond management database used by the ICE Office of Financial Management to track the life cycle of immigration bonds from the time an individual posts the bond at an ICE Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) field office until the bond is considered closed. The BMIS Web PIA was recently updated to reflect (1) the collection of additional information from the obligor as described above, (2) the establishment of new system connections with the ICE eBONDS application and ICE Federal Financial Management System (FFMS), and (3) the termination of a system connection due to the retirement of an ICE system known as the Debt Collection System (DCOS). The BMIS Web PIA Update is available on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Office Web site at www.dhs.gov/privacy. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund 
Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund 
Research Program Strategic Planning

AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), in response to 
recommendations of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program External 
Advisory Panel convened in 2009, is seeking input to develop a 
strategic plan to provide direction to achieve its mandates described 
in SARA Section 311(a). Information provided will be used to develop a 
5-year strategic plan to direct programmatic focus and enhance the 
impact of the SRP program. SRP welcomes input from sister Superfund 
agency representatives (i.e. United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, US EPA; and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 
ATSDR), other government officials, environmental health researchers, 
academics, members of the private sector, policy makers, the lay 
public, and others with an interest in the effects of hazardous 
substances on public health. SRP is using an online questionnaire and 
public meetings to receive input.

DATES: Please respond online at the Superfund Research Program 
Strategic Planning web page by January 29, 2010, at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan. Meeting dates and locations, when 
available, will be listed at the same Web page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Other correspondence regarding this 
RFI should be directed to either (1) Ms. Beth Anderson, SRP Program 
Analyst, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
(phone) 919-541-4481, (e-mail) tainer@niehs.nih.gov or (2) Dr. Heather 
Henry, SRP Program Administrator, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919-541-5330, (e-mail) 
henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919)316-4606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information Requested

    The SRP requests input on the following:
    1. Respondent Affiliation: University--SRP-funded (current or past 
grantee); University--not SRP-funded, US EPA (office/division); ATSDR; 
Other Federal Government; State/Local Government; Industry; Small 
Business; Not-for-Profit; General Public; Other.
    2. Respondent Additional Contact Information: e-mail, address, 
phone.
    Scope of Science. Part of the SRP strategic planning process is to 
identify ways to prioritize programmatic direction and to achieve 
balance given the many competing demands for research on hazardous 
substances. Respondents may wish to consider: potential for exposure; 
contaminant recalcitrance; elucidating new toxicity modalities; balance 
between: hazardous waste & hazardous substances, basic & applied 
research; emerging & established contaminants, human health & 
ecological health.
    3. Given the breadth of Program mandates, what prioritization 
criteria should SRP use to guide inclusion of themes and issues to 
achieve Program balance? Provide specific examples as necessary.
    Interdisciplinary Research. To address the complexity of 
environmental health issues, SRP endorses interdisciplinary research, 
or, interactions between researchers from a wide range of disciplines 
relevant to Program mandates.
    4. What approaches (research or otherwise) will mostly effectively 
foster interdisciplinary interactions?
    Training. To fulfill SARA mandates, SRP supports graduate training 
within funded grants. Given the interdisciplinary context of SRP, 
graduate trainees are exposed to multiple disciplines and, therefore, 
are well positioned to meet the complex challenges in environmental 
health as well as mitigation and management of hazardous substances.
    5. What approaches or activities should SRP consider to enhance the 
impact of graduate training?
    Identifying Stakeholders. SRP defines ``stakeholders'' as 
individuals, groups, or organizations likely to benefit from the SRP. 
In order to maximize the impact of program science, it is important to 
know the SRP stakeholders and how to reach them.
    6. Who are SRP's stakeholders and what approaches or mechanisms can 
SRP use to most effectively interact with them?
    Research Translation. Research translation is a concerted effort to 
ensure research is accessible to end-users. SRP supports research 
translation activities with the goal of accelerating the useful 
application of SRP science advances. Respondents may wish to consider 
how the program can accelerate research translation through: effective 
methods of communication, data sharing, technology transfer, 
etc[hellip]
    7. What are the best ways for SRP to achieve its goal of 
accelerating research translation?
    Community Engagement. Community outreach has been a long tradition 
of the SRP. SRP seeks input to most appropriately focus its community 
involvement, given the context of a grant program mandated to address 
hazardous substances. Respondents may wish to consider: which 
communities to target, what the community needs, what approach is most 
effective, how to engage communities, etc...
    8. What approaches to community engagement are most appropriate for 
SRP?
    9. What disciplines are needed to make the greatest impact in 
community engagement? Grant Mechanisms. As a university-based grant 
program, SRP has flexibility to offer a number of grant mechanisms. 
Grant mechanisms specify the structure of the research team (such as 
single-project, multi-project), the size of the teams, the disciplines 
represented, etc. Please consider the following question from this 
perspective.

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    10. What research team structure(s) and/or disciplines are needed 
to make the greatest advances in SRP Program mandates?
    11. Additional Comments.
    The SRP Web site provides information about the program that may 
aid in answering the questions. The site can be accessed at https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/srp/. All questions, except for 
affiliation, are optional. Please limit each response to 300 words. 
Responses will be compiled and posted on the SRP Strategic Planning Web 
site (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan), using affiliation as 
the only identifier. Information may be summarized and used at a later 
date. If you submit your responses in a word doc, we ask that you 
prepare your responses by restating the question in your responses. You 
may use a variety of tools to respond to the questionnaire; however, 
all responses must be received not later than January 29, 2010. The 
following are acceptable ways to submit your responses:
    1. Fill out the online questionnaire available on the Superfund 
Research Program Strategic Planning web page: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan.
    2. Copy and paste the above questions into the body of an e-mail 
message and send your responses to: srpinfo@niehs.nih.gov.
    3. Mail or fax your responses in a letter to the attention of ``SRP 
Strategic Planning'' at the below address.

Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 12233 (MD K3-04), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (Fax) 919-316-4606.

    In addition to the questionnaire above, SRP will be holding face-
to-face and web-based seminars to receive input from the public. For 
more information about these seminars and the strategic planning 
process, please visit: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan.

Attendance, Registration, and Remote Access

    Participation is free and open to the public. Registration 
requirements are provided on the meeting web pages available from the 
SRP Strategic Planning Web site: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan. Individuals with disabilities who require special 
reasonable accommodations should contact Dr. Heather Henry at least 
seven days prior to the event: (phone) 919-541-5330, (e-mail) 
henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919) 316-4606.

    Dated: December 14, 2009.
William A. Suk,
Director, Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences, Director, Superfund 
Research Program, Division of Extramural Research and Training, 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-30299 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]
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