Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request, 4819-4820 [2012-2038]

Download as PDF 4819 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 2012 / Notices recordkeeping requirements for qualified financial contracts (QFCs) held by insured depository institutions in troubled condition. Request for Comment Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 25th day of January, 2012. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. appointing authority relative to the performance of the senior executive. Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., Chairman. The Members of the Performance Review Board: 1. Joseph E. Brennan, Commissioner 2. Mario Cordero, Commissioner 3. Rebecca F. Dye, Commissioner 4. Michael A. Khouri, Commissioner 5. Clay G. Guthridge, Administrative Law Judge 6. Erin M. Wirth, Administrative Law Judge 7. Florence A. Carr, Deputy Managing Director 8. Lowry A. Crook, Chief of Staff 9. Rebecca A. Fenneman, General Counsel 10. Karen V. Gregory, Secretary 11. Vern W. Hill, Director, Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services 12. Peter J. King, Director, Bureau of Enforcement 13. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau of Certification and Licensing 14. Ronald D. Murphy, Managing Director 15. Austin L. Schmitt, Director, Bureau of Trade Analysis [FR Doc. 2012–1982 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P [FR Doc. 2012–1949 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Document Identifier OS–0990–0260] FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request Performance Review Board Federal Maritime Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given of the names of the members of the Performance Review Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harriette H. Charbonneau, Director of Human Resources, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4314(c)(1) through (5) of title 5, U.S.C., requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more performance review boards. The board shall review and evaluate the initial appraisal of a senior executive’s performance by the supervisor, along with any recommendations to the wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 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 (HHS), is publishing the following summary of a proposed information collection request 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 AGENCY: 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email address within 60 days. Proposed Project: Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance of Compliance with Federal Policy/IRB Review/IRB Recordkeeping/Informed Consent/Consent Documentation—OMB No. 0990–0260—Office for Human Research Protections. Abstract: Section 491(a) of Public Law 99–158 states that the Secretary of HHS shall by regulation require that each entity applying for HHS support (e.g., a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement) to conduct research involving human subjects submit to HHS assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that it has established an institutional review board (IRB) to review the research in order to ensure protection of the rights and welfare of the human research subjects. IRBs are boards, committees, or groups formally designated by an entity to review, approve, and have continuing oversight of research involving human subjects. Pursuant to the requirement of the Public Law 99–158, HHS promulgated regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A, the basic HHS Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. The June 18, 1991 adoption of the common Federal Policy (56 FR 28003) by 15 departments and agencies implements a recommendation of the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research which was established on November 9, 1974, by Public Law 95– 622. The Common Rule is based on HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A, the basic HHS Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—DOLLARS Total burden hours Total ............................................................................................................................................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Jan 30, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1,138,000 E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 Hourly wage rate $23.20 Total burden dollars $26,400,000 4820 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 31, 2012 / Notices Keith A. Tucker, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–2038 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–36–P Dated: January 25, 2012. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–2001 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting for the aforementioned committee: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Times and Dates: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., February 16, 2012, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., February 17, 2012. Place: CDC, Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. Please register for the meeting at www.cdc.gov/hicpac. Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services, the Director, CDC, the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), and the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion regarding (1) the practice of healthcare infection control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include updates on CDC’s activities for Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI), CDC’s dialysis HAI activities, and CDC’s long-term care HAI activities, draft guideline for prevention of infections among patients in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), draft guideline for infection control in healthcare personnel, draft guideline for the prevention of surgical site infections, update from the HICPAC surveillance working group, and updates on HAI surveillance definitions. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person for More Information: Erin Stone, M.S., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, l600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639–8692, Email: hicpac@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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meetings of the aforementioned committee: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Jan 30, 2012 Jkt 226001 Committee Public Meeting Times and Dates: (All times are Eastern Standard Time.) 12 p.m.–5 p.m., February 15, 2012. 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., February 16, 2012. Public Comment Times and Dates: (All times are Eastern Standard Time.) 3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m., on February 15, 2012. 8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m., on February 16, 2012. Place: Jacob J. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278. This meeting is also available by teleconference. Please dial 1–800–593–0693 and enter code 37121. Status: Open to the public, limited by the capacity of the room, which is about 70 persons, and the number of telephone lines. The conference line will accommodate up to 300 callers; therefore it is suggested that those interested in calling in to listen to the committee meeting share a line when possible. Please note that the public comment periods end at the times indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Members of the public who want to comment must sign up. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. You can sign up before the meeting by mail, facsimile, email, or telephone until all slots are filled. When you sign up you must indicate if you will be making your comments by telephone or in person. Advance sign up will conclude at 5 p.m. on February 13, 2012. If time slots are still available, you will be able to sign up at the meeting beginning at 11 a.m. on February 15 for the public comment period that day, or beginning at 8 a.m. on February 16, for the public comment period that day. To sign up in advance of the meeting, use the contact information that follows. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Facsimile: (513) 533–8285. Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov. Telephone: (513) 533–8611. Written comments will also be accepted (see below). Security Considerations: Due to mandatory security clearance procedures at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, in-person attendees must present valid government-issued picture identification to security personnel upon entering the building and go through an airport-type security check. Non-U.S. citizens are encouraged to participate in the audio conferencing due to the extra clearance involved with in-person attendance. To attend in person, a non-U.S. citizen will have to call or send an email to the contact person in this Notice before February 1, 2012, and provide passport information. You will be notified if clearance to attend the meeting in person is received; otherwise, you will not be able to attend the meeting in person. Background: The Advisory Committee was established by Public Law 111–347 (The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act), enacted on January 2, 2011 and codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm–300mm–61. Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to review scientific and medical evidence and to make recommendations to the World Trade Center (WTC) Program Administrator regarding additional WTC Health Program eligibility criteria and potential additions to the list of covered WTC-related health conditions. Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act established within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, to be administered by the WTC Program Administrator. The WTC Health Program provides: (1) Medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers (including those who are Federal employees) who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers in New York City, who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks (‘‘survivors’’). Certain specific activities of the WTC Program Administrator are reserved to the Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her discretion; other WTC Program Administrator duties not explicitly reserved to the Secretary, HHS, are assigned to the Director, NIOSH. The administration of the Advisory Committee established under Section 300mm–1(a) is left to the Director of NIOSH in his role as WTC Program Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide funding, staffing, and administrative support services for the Advisory Committee. The charter was issued on May 12, 2011, and will expire on May 12, 2013. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Committee meeting includes: discussion of the petition to add cancer to the list of covered WTC-related health E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4819-4820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0260]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 (HHS), is publishing the 
following summary of a proposed information collection request 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. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance of 
Compliance with Federal Policy/IRB Review/IRB Recordkeeping/Informed 
Consent/Consent Documentation--OMB No. 0990-0260--Office for Human 
Research Protections.
    Abstract: Section 491(a) of Public Law 99-158 states that the 
Secretary of HHS shall by regulation require that each entity applying 
for HHS support (e.g., a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement) to 
conduct research involving human subjects submit to HHS assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary that it has established an institutional 
review board (IRB) to review the research in order to ensure protection 
of the rights and welfare of the human research subjects. IRBs are 
boards, committees, or groups formally designated by an entity to 
review, approve, and have continuing oversight of research involving 
human subjects.
    Pursuant to the requirement of the Public Law 99-158, HHS 
promulgated regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A, the basic HHS 
Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. The June 18, 1991 adoption 
of the common Federal Policy (56 FR 28003) by 15 departments and 
agencies implements a recommendation of the President's Commission for 
the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral 
Research which was established on November 9, 1974, by Public Law 95-
622. The Common Rule is based on HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 46, 
subpart A, the basic HHS Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.

                                   Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Dollars
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                                                                   Total burden     Hourly wage    Total burden
                                                                       hours           rate           dollars
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Total...........................................................       1,138,000          $23.20     $26,400,000
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Keith A. Tucker,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-2038 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-36-P
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