Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board, 13129 [2012-5200]
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[FR Doc. 2012–5215 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the National Biodefense
Science Board
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the
National Biodefense Science Board
(NBSB) will be holding two closed
sessions by teleconference under
exemption 9(B) of the Government in
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c).
DATES: The March 29, 2012, and April
30, 2012, NBSB closed sessions by
teleconference are tentatively scheduled
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The agenda and
time are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
ADDRESSES: The closed sessions will
occur by teleconference and will not be
open to the public as stipulated under
exemption 9(B) of the Government in
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MacKenzie Robertson, Acting Executive
Director, NBSB, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services; Email:
NBSB@HHS.GOV.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant
to section 319M of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and
section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of
Health and Human Services established
the National Biodefense Science Board.
The Board shall provide expert advice
and guidance to the Secretary on
scientific, technical, and other matters
of special interest to the Department of
Health and Human Services regarding
current and future chemical, biological,
nuclear, and radiological agents,
whether naturally occurring, accidental,
or deliberate. The Board may also
provide advice and guidance to the
Secretary and/or the Assistant Secretary
for Preparedness and Response on other
matters related to public health
emergency preparedness and response.
Background: The Board is being asked
to review and evaluate the 2012 Public
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Health Emergency Medical
Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)
Strategy and Implementation Plan (SIP).
Until a final document is approved by
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), the
development of PHEMCE SIP requires
consideration and discussion of
procurement-sensitive information that
should not be released to the public
prior to the Secretary’s final decision.
Premature public disclosure of the draft
PHEMCE SIP would limit the
Secretary’s decision-making ability to
effectively prioritize HHS expenditures
on critical medical countermeasures.
Therefore, the Board’s deliberations on
the new task will be conducted in
closed sessions in accordance with
provisions set forth under exemption
9(B) of the Government in Sunshine
Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c), and with
approval by the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response.
Availability of Materials: All public
materials will be posted on the NBSB
Web site at www.phe.gov/nbsb.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
All written comments should be sent by
email to NBSB@HHS.GOV with ‘‘NBSB
Public Comment’’ as the subject line.
Dated: February 27, 2012.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: National Child Abuse and
Neglect Data System.
OMB No: 0980–0229.
Description: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families in the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) established the National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
(NCANDS) to respond to the 1988 and
1992 amendments (Pub. L. 100–294 and
Pub. L. 102–295) to the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), which called for the
creation of a coordinated national data
collection and analysis program, both
universal and case specific in scope, to
examine standardized data on false,
unfounded, or unsubstantiated reports.
In 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act was amended by
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Public Law 104–235 to require that any
State receiving the Basic State Grant
work with the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to provide specific data
on child maltreatment, to the extent
practicable. These provisions were
retained in the 2010 reauthorization of
CAPTA (Pub. L. 113–320).
Each State to which a grant is made
under this section shall annually work
with the Secretary to provide, to the
maximum extent practicable, a report
that includes the following:
1. The number of children who were
reported to the State during the year as
victims of child abuse or neglect.
2. Of the number of children
described in paragraph (1), the number
with respect to whom such reports
were—
A. substantiated;
B. unsubstantiated; or
C. determined to be false.
3. Of the number of children
described in paragraph (2)—
A. the number that did not receive
services during the year under the State
program funded under this section or an
equivalent State program;
B. the number that received services
during the year under the State program
funded under this section or an
equivalent State program; and
C. the number that were removed
from their families during the year by
disposition of the case.
4. The number of families that
received preventive services, including
use of differential response, from the
State during the year.
5. The number of deaths in the State
during the year resulting from child
abuse or neglect.
6. Of the number of children
described in paragraph (5), the number
of such children who were in foster
care.
7.A. The number of child protective
service personnel responsible for the—
i. intake of reports filed in the
previous year;
ii. screening of such reports;
iii. assessment of such reports; and
iv. investigation of such reports.
B. The average caseload for the
workers described in subparagraph (A).
8. The agency response time with
respect to each such report with respect
to initial investigation of reports of child
abuse or neglect.
9. The response time with respect to
the provision of services to families and
children where an allegation of child
abuse or neglect has been made.
10. For child protective service
personnel responsible for intake,
screening, assessment, and investigation
of child abuse and neglect reports in the
State—
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that
the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding two closed
sessions by teleconference under exemption 9(B) of the Government in
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c).
DATES: The March 29, 2012, and April 30, 2012, NBSB closed sessions by
teleconference are tentatively scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
agenda and time are subject to change as priorities dictate.
ADDRESSES: The closed sessions will occur by teleconference and will
not be open to the public as stipulated under exemption 9(B) of the
Government in Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MacKenzie Robertson, Acting Executive
Director, NBSB, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Email:
NBSB@HHS.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7f) and section 222 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of Health and Human
Services established the National Biodefense Science Board. The Board
shall provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on
scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest to the
Department of Health and Human Services regarding current and future
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether
naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The Board may also
provide advice and guidance to the Secretary and/or the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response on other matters related to
public health emergency preparedness and response.
Background: The Board is being asked to review and evaluate the
2012 Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
(PHEMCE) Strategy and Implementation Plan (SIP). Until a final document
is approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the development of PHEMCE SIP requires consideration
and discussion of procurement-sensitive information that should not be
released to the public prior to the Secretary's final decision.
Premature public disclosure of the draft PHEMCE SIP would limit the
Secretary's decision-making ability to effectively prioritize HHS
expenditures on critical medical countermeasures. Therefore, the
Board's deliberations on the new task will be conducted in closed
sessions in accordance with provisions set forth under exemption 9(B)
of the Government in Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c), and with
approval by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
Availability of Materials: All public materials will be posted on
the NBSB Web site at www.phe.gov/nbsb.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: All written comments should
be sent by email to NBSB@HHS.GOV with ``NBSB Public Comment'' as the
subject line.
Dated: February 27, 2012.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2012-5200 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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