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Dated: January 10, 2012.
John C. Thomas,
Deputy Director, Office of Committee and
Regulatory Management, Office of
Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–622 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am]
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Office of Asset and Transportation
Management; Privately Owned Vehicle
Mileage Reimbursement Rates
Office of Governmentwide
Policy (OGP), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of FTR Bulletin 12–02,
Calendar Year (CY) 2012 Privately
Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement
Rates.
AGENCY:
The General Services
Administration’s (GSA) annual privately
owned vehicle (POV) mileage
reimbursement rate review has resulted
in no rate changes when employees use
their privately owned automobile
(POA), their POA when Government
owned automobiles (GOA) are
authorized, their privately owned
airplane, and/or their privately owned
motorcycle for official purposes. FTR
Bulletin 12–02 indicates that there will
be no POV rate changes beginning on
January 1, 2012. This notice announcing
FTR Bulletin 12–02 is the only
notification of this decision.
FTR Bulletin 12–02 and all other FTR
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Mileage Reimbursement Rate Web site is
www.gsa.gov/mileage.
DATES: This notice is effective on
January 17, 2012 and applies to travel
performed on or after January 1, 2012,
through December 31, 2012, unless
changed by a subsequent bulletin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
clarification of content, please contact
Mr. Cy Greenidge, Office of
Governmentwide Policy, Office of Asset
and Transportation Management, at
(202) 219–2349, or by email at travel
policy@gsa.gov. Please cite Notice of
FTR Bulletin 12–02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Change in Standard Procedure
GSA’s annual privately owned vehicle
(POV) mileage reimbursement rate
review has resulted in no rate changes
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when employees use their privately
owned automobile (POA), their POA
when Government owned automobiles
(GOA) are authorized, their privately
owned airplane, and/or their privately
owned motorcycle for official purposes.
Historically, GSA has determined these
rates by reviewing the annual standard
automobile study conducted by the
Internal Revenue Service, as well as
conducting independent automobile,
motorcycle, and aircraft studies, and/or
by applying consumer price index data.
GSA will continue to monitor these
costs on a monthly basis and will adjust
the rate if warranted. Any adjustments
will be posted in the Federal Register
and posted as a bulletin on GSA’s Web
site (www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins) and on
our POV Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Web site (www.gsa.gov/mileage).
GSA posts the POV mileage
reimbursement rates, formerly
published in 41 CFR Chapter 301, solely
on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/ftr. This
process, implemented in FTR
Amendment 2010–07 (75 FR 72965,
Nov. 29, 2010), ensures more timely
updates in mileage reimbursement rates
by GSA for Federal employees on
official travel.
Notices published periodically in the
Federal Register, such as this one, and
the changes posted on the GSA Web
site, now constitute the only notification
of revisions to privately owned vehicle
reimbursement rates for Federal
agencies.
Dated: January 6, 2012.
Janet Dobbs,
Deputy Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–new; 30-Day
Notice]
Agency Information Collection
Request. 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
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information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, email your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@
hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance
Office on (202) 690–5683. Send written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections within
30 days of this notice directly to the OS
OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
(202) 395–5806.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the
effectiveness of an educational
interactive video on research integrity—
OMB No. 0990–New–Office of Research
Integrity.
Abstract: The Office of Research
Integrity (ORI) proposes to conduct a
nine-month evaluation study of the
effectiveness of an educational
interactive video on research integrity.
The study seeks to answer two
questions: (a) Objectively, is the
Educational Interactive Video for
Research Integrity (EIVRI) effective in
achieving learning outcomes? (b)
Subjectively, do learners and teachers
perceive the video simulation as
effective in helping them learn and
teach research integrity? To answer the
first question, a pretest-posttest control
group experimental design is used to
assess the effectiveness of individual
learning of research integrity principles
and concepts through the use of the
video simulation. The video simulation
instruction will be incorporated into an
existing syllabus for a research integrity
or research ethics course for the
treatment group. The control group will
use the existing syllabus with no video
simulation in class. Participants will be
graduate students enrolled in these
ethics courses to learn and apply the
responsible conduct of research at
educational institutions. Participants
will fill out a demographics form to
discern if they have had prior training
experience in research integrity. Those
who have prior training experience and
those who do not have prior training
experience will be randomly assigned to
either the treatment group or the control
group. The random assignment will be
done by picking the last digit of each
individual’s social security number for
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the two groups. The video simulation
will be approximately four-hour long
total. All students will take a pre-test
quiz when they fill out the
demographics form. Once the treatment
is completed, all students will be asked
to take a post-test quiz and answer a
post-viewing questionnaire to capture
part of the study, in person or on the
phone, before and after he/she uses the
video simulation. Participants for the
focus groups will be selected from the
students who participate in the first part
of the study. The focus group will last
one hour.
their perceptions of the video
simulation.
To answer the second question, the
study will collect qualitative data from
semi-structured interviews as well as
focus groups. The semi-structured
interviews will be conducted twice with
faculty who teach the courses in the first
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Forms
Type of respondent
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
(in hours)
per response
Total
burden
hours
Educational Interactive Video ...........
Individuals/Households ....................
3000
1
14/60
700
Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–632 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Public Meeting of the Presidential
Commission for the Study of
Bioethical Issues
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Presidential
Commission for the Study of Bioethical
Issues, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Presidential Commission
for the Study of Bioethical Issues will
conduct its eighth meeting in February.
At this meeting, the Commission will
discuss issues of privacy and access
related to human genome sequence data.
The Commission will also be discussing
neuroscience and related ethical issues.
DATES: The meeting will take place
February 2, 2012 from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5:15 p.m. and on
February 3, 2012 from 9 a.m. to
approximately 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Millberry Union, University
of California, San Francisco, 500
Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA
94143, (415) 476–2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hillary Wicai Viers, Communications
Director, Presidential Commission for
the Study of Bioethical Issues, 1425
New York Avenue NW., Suite C–100,
Washington, DC 20005. Telephone:
(202) 233–3960. Email: Hillary.Viers@
bioethics.gov. Additional information
may be obtained at https://
www.bioethics.gov.
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SUMMARY:
Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of 1972, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C.
app. 2, notice is hereby given of the
eighth meeting of the Presidential
Commission for the Study of Bioethical
Issues (the Commission). The meeting
will be held from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5:15 p.m. on Thursday,
February 2, 2012, and from 9 a.m. to
approximately 12 p.m. on Friday,
February 3, 2012, in San Francisco,
California. The meeting will be open to
the public with attendance limited to
space available. The meeting will also
be webcast at https://www.bioethics.gov.
Under authority of Executive Order
13521, dated November 24, 2009, the
President established the Commission.
The Commission is an advisory panel of
the nation’s leaders in medicine,
science, ethics, religion, law, and
engineering. The Commission advises
the President on bioethical issues
arising from advances in biomedicine
and related areas of science and
technology. The Commission seeks to
identify and promote policies and
practices that ensure scientific research,
health care delivery, and technological
innovation are conducted in a socially
and ethically responsible manner. The
main agenda item for the Commission’s
eighth meeting is to discuss issues of
privacy and access related to human
genome sequence data. The Commission
will also be discussing neuroscience
and related ethical issues. The draft
meeting agenda and other information
about PCSBI, including information
about access to the webcast, will be
available at https://www.bioethics.gov.
The Commission welcomes input from
anyone wishing to provide public
comment on any issue before it.
Respectful debate of opposing views
and active participation by citizens in
public exchange of ideas can enhance
decisions that are reached and the
overall public understanding of them.
The Commission is particularly
interested in receiving comments and
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questions during the meeting that are
responsive to specific sessions. Written
comments will be accepted at the
registration desk and comment forms
will be provided for members of the
public to write down questions and
comments for the Commission as they
arise. To accommodate as many
individuals as possible, the time for
each question or comment may be
limited. If the number of individuals
wishing to pose a question or make a
comment is greater than can reasonably
be accommodated during the scheduled
meeting, the Commission may make a
random selection. Anyone planning to
attend the meeting who needs special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify Esther
Yoo by telephone at (202) 233–3960, or
email at Esther.Yoo@bioethics.gov in
advance of the meeting. The
Commission will make every effort to
accommodate persons who need special
assistance. Written comments will also
be accepted in advance of the meeting
and are especially welcome. Please
address written comments by email to
info@bioethics.gov, or by mail to the
following address: Public Commentary,
Presidential Commission for the Study
of Bioethical Issues, 1425 New York
Ave. NW., Suite C–100, Washington, DC
20005. Comments will be publicly
available, including any personally
identifiable or confidential business
information that they contain. Trade
secrets should not be submitted.
Dated: January 6, 2012.
Valerie H. Bonham,
Executive Director, Presidential Commission
for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new; 30-Day Notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
(202) 395-5806.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational
interactive video on research integrity--OMB No. 0990-New-Office of
Research Integrity.
Abstract: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) proposes to
conduct a nine-month evaluation study of the effectiveness of an
educational interactive video on research integrity.
The study seeks to answer two questions: (a) Objectively, is the
Educational Interactive Video for Research Integrity (EIVRI) effective
in achieving learning outcomes? (b) Subjectively, do learners and
teachers perceive the video simulation as effective in helping them
learn and teach research integrity? To answer the first question, a
pretest-posttest control group experimental design is used to assess
the effectiveness of individual learning of research integrity
principles and concepts through the use of the video simulation. The
video simulation instruction will be incorporated into an existing
syllabus for a research integrity or research ethics course for the
treatment group. The control group will use the existing syllabus with
no video simulation in class. Participants will be graduate students
enrolled in these ethics courses to learn and apply the responsible
conduct of research at educational institutions. Participants will fill
out a demographics form to discern if they have had prior training
experience in research integrity. Those who have prior training
experience and those who do not have prior training experience will be
randomly assigned to either the treatment group or the control group.
The random assignment will be done by picking the last digit of each
individual's social security number for
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the two groups. The video simulation will be approximately four-hour
long total. All students will take a pre-test quiz when they fill out
the demographics form. Once the treatment is completed, all students
will be asked to take a post-test quiz and answer a post-viewing
questionnaire to capture their perceptions of the video simulation.
To answer the second question, the study will collect qualitative
data from semi-structured interviews as well as focus groups. The semi-
structured interviews will be conducted twice with faculty who teach
the courses in the first part of the study, in person or on the phone,
before and after he/she uses the video simulation. Participants for the
focus groups will be selected from the students who participate in the
first part of the study. The focus group will last one hour.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of respondent Number of responses per (in hours) per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Educational Interactive Video................... Individuals/Households............ 3000 1 14/60 700
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-632 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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