Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request, 3267-3268 [2012-1188]

Download as PDF TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 14 / Monday, January 23, 2012 / Notices paragraphs (h)(2)((i–iii) of Section 20.18, which are the location accuracy requirements for handset-based carriers. OMB approved the information collection for those rule paragraphs, which the Second Report and Order adopted, on March 30, 2011, under OMB Control No. 3060–1147. The Commission announced OMB’s approval and the effective date in 76 FR 23713 of the Federal Register. As a result, under the new rule section adopted by Third Report and Order, all new CMRS providers in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service, must satisfy the handsetbased location accuracy standard at either a county-based or Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic level. Similarly, in accordance with the new rule and under the paragraph provision of Section 20.18(h)(2)(iii), new CMRS providers may exclude up to 15 percent of the counties or PSAP areas they serve due to heavy forestation that limits handsetbased technology accuracy in those counties or areas. Therefore, new CMRS providers will be required to file a list of the specific counties or portions of counties where they are utilizing their respective exclusions. In its September 2010 Second Report and Order, 75 FR 70604, the Commission found that permitting this exclusion properly but narrowly accounts for the known technical limitations of handset-based location accuracy technologies, while ensuring that the public safety community and the public at large are sufficiently informed of these limitations. When they have begun deploying their new networks, the new CMRS providers must submit initial reports, as the Commission will announce after OMB approval of this revised information collection, with a list of the areas that they are permitted to exclude from the handset-based location accuracy requirements. Accordingly, the Commission will specify the procedures for electronic filing into PS Docket No. 07–114, consistent with the current OMB approved information collection for handset-based carriers, and new CMRS providers must send copies of the exclusion reports to the National Emergency Number Association, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, and the National Association of State 9–1–1 Administrators. Further, the rules adopted by the Commission’s September 2010 Second Report and Order, 75 FR 70604, also require that, two years after January 18, 2011, wireless carriers provide confidence and uncertainty data on a VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Jan 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 per call basis to PSAPs. Because the new rule adopted by the Third Report and Order considers new CMRS providers as providers covered under the definition of CMR providers pursuant to section 20.18 of the Commission’s rules, new CMRS providers will also be subject to the information collection requirement to provide this confidence and uncertainty data. Additionally, in view of the amended location accuracy requirements and the timeframes and benchmarks for handset-based wireless carriers to comply with them, in its September 2010 Second Report and Order, 75 FR 70604, the Commission recognized that the waiver process is suitable to address individual or unique problems, where the Commission can analyze the particular circumstances and the potential impact to public safety. Thus, similarly, the supporting statement for this information collection revision recognizes that new CMRS providers might file waiver requests and, therefore, be subject to a collection and reporting requirement. The Third Report and Order found that requiring all new CMRS network providers to comply with the Commission’s handset-based location accuracy standard is consistent with the regulatory principle of ensuring technological neutrality. Providers deploying new CMRS networks are free to use network-based location techniques, or to combine network and handset-based techniques, to provide 911 location information, provided that they meet the accuracy criteria applicable to handset-based providers. Given the long-term goal of universal support for one location accuracy standard, the Commission believed that such a mandate allows appropriate planning and ensures that new technology will comply with the most stringent location accuracy standard that applies to existing technology. Section 47 CFR 20.18(h)(2)(iv) requires that providers of new CMRS networks that meet the definition of covered CMRS providers under paragraph (a) of this section must comply with the requirements of paragraphs (h)(2)(i) (iii) of this section. For this purpose, a ‘‘new CMRS network’’ is a CMRS network that is newly deployed subsequent to the effective date of the Third Report and Order in PS Docket No. 07–114 and that is not an expansion or upgrade of an existing CMRS network. The information provided by wireless carriers deploying new CMRS networks to report the counties or PSAP service PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3267 areas where the carriers cannot provide E911 location accuracy at either the county or the PSAP level will furnish the Commission, affected PSAPs, state and local emergency agencies, public safety organizations and other interested stakeholders the supplementary data necessary for public safety awareness of those areas where it is most difficult to measure location accuracy during the benchmark periods for handset-based wireless carriers. The provision of confidence and uncertainty data to PSAPs by the new CMRS providers and the SSPs responsible for transporting that data between them and PSAPs will enhance the PSAPs’ ability to efficiently direct first responders to the correct location of emergencies to achieve the emergency response goals of the nation in responding expeditiously to emergency crisis situations and in ensuring homeland security. Federal Communications Commission. Bulah P. Wheeler, Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2012–1164 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier: OS–0990–0263; 30Day 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 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 AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1 3268 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 14 / Monday, January 23, 2012 / Notices 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: Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance Identification/IRB Certification/ Declaration of Exemption Form Extension—OMB No. 0990–0263— Office for Human Research Protections. Abstract: The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, known as the Common Rule, requires that before engaging in non-exempt human subjects research that is conducted or supported by a Common Rule department or agency, each institution must: (1) Hold an applicable assurance of compliance [Section 103(a)]; and (2) certify to the awarding department or agency that the application or proposal for research has been reviewed and approved by an IRB designated in the assurance [Sections 103(b) and (f)]. The Office for Human Research Protections is requesting a three-year extension of the Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance Identification/IRB Certification/ Declaration of Exemption Form. That form is designed to promote uniformity among departments and agencies, and to help ensure common means of ascertaining institutional review board certifications and other reporting requirements relating to the protection of human subjects in research. Respondents are institutions engaged in research involving human subjects where the research is supported by HHS. Institutional use of the form is also relied upon by other federal departments and agencies that have codified or follow the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule). There are an estimated total of 25,000 human research studies supported each year, an average of 2 certifications per institution and an estimated one-half hour per certification, for a total burden of 12,000 hours. Data is collected as needed. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN IN HOURS FOR IRB CERTIFICATION BURDEN Form name Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Hours per response Response burden hours Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance Identification/IRB Certification/ Declaration of Exemption ............................................................................. 12,000 2 30/60 12,000 Keith A. Tucker, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–1188 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–36–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public attendance and comment. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public comment session should register at https://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac, email nvpo@hhs.gov or call (202) 690–5566 and provide name, organization, and email address. DATES: The meeting will be held on February 7–8, 2012. The meeting times TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:12 Jan 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 and agenda will be posted on the NVAC Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/ nvac as soon they become available. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The National Vaccine Program Office, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Room 715–H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 690–5566; Fax: (202) 690– 4631; email: nvpo@hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2101 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services was mandated to establish the National Vaccine Program to achieve optimal prevention of human infectious diseases through immunization and to achieve optimal prevention against adverse reactions to vaccines. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee was established to provide advice and make recommendations to the Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the Program’s responsibilities. The Assistant Secretary for Health serves as Director of the National Vaccine Program. The topics to be discussed at the NVAC meeting will include seasonal PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 influenza, implementation of the National Vaccine Plan, and vaccine safety. The meeting agenda will be posted on the NVAC Web site: https:// www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac prior to the meeting. Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the National Vaccine Program Office at the address/phone listed above at least one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments at the NVAC meeting, limited to five minutes per speaker, during the public comment periods on the agenda. Individuals who would like to submit written statements should email or fax their comments to the National Vaccine Program Office at least five business days prior to the meeting. Dated: January 17, 2012. Mark Grabowsky, Deputy Director, National Vaccine Program Office, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, National Vaccine Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 2012–1228 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–44–P E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3267-3268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1188]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0263; 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

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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: Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance 
Identification/IRB Certification/Declaration of Exemption Form 
Extension--OMB No. 0990-0263--Office for Human Research Protections.
    Abstract: The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, 
known as the Common Rule, requires that before engaging in non-exempt 
human subjects research that is conducted or supported by a Common Rule 
department or agency, each institution must: (1) Hold an applicable 
assurance of compliance [Section 103(a)]; and (2) certify to the 
awarding department or agency that the application or proposal for 
research has been reviewed and approved by an IRB designated in the 
assurance [Sections 103(b) and (f)]. The Office for Human Research 
Protections is requesting a three-year extension of the Protection of 
Human Subjects: Assurance Identification/IRB Certification/Declaration 
of Exemption Form. That form is designed to promote uniformity among 
departments and agencies, and to help ensure common means of 
ascertaining institutional review board certifications and other 
reporting requirements relating to the protection of human subjects in 
research. Respondents are institutions engaged in research involving 
human subjects where the research is supported by HHS. Institutional 
use of the form is also relied upon by other federal departments and 
agencies that have codified or follow the Federal Policy for the 
Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule). There are an estimated 
total of 25,000 human research studies supported each year, an average 
of 2 certifications per institution and an estimated one-half hour per 
certification, for a total burden of 12,000 hours. Data is collected as 
needed.

                        Estimated Annualized Burden in Hours for IRB Certification Burden
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                                                                  Number of
                  Form name                      Number of      responses per      Hours per     Response burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response           hours
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Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance               12,000                2            30/60           12,000
 Identification/IRB Certification/
 Declaration of Exemption...................
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1188 Filed 1-20-12; 8:45 am]
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