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death distributions suggested that cases
once reported as SIDS were
subsequently being reported as
accidental suffocation and strangulation
in bed or as cause unknown/
unspecified. Because SIDS, by
definition, is nonspecific, there is
substantial variation in how these
deaths are reported by the medical
examiner or coroner in the jurisdiction
of record. Some variation in the
classification of infant deaths may be
due to inconsistent use of terms and
definitions, and some variation may
reflect limitations of investigation and
documentation. Uncertainties in
classification negatively impact
understanding of the causes of infant
mortality and the ability to develop
appropriate public health responses.
CDC requests OMB approval to
conduct the first national,
geographically representative survey of
medical examiners and coroners that
concerns SUID diagnostic and reporting
practices. Information will be collected
to elucidate how medical examiners and
coroners interpret and report SUID and
the extent to which their interpretation
and reporting practices vary. The
practices and training, knowledge and
opinions about topics related to sudden
unexpected and unexplained infant
death, demographic characteristics, and
jurisdiction-specific training and
resource needs. Respondents will also
review hypothetical infant death case
descriptions and indicate how they
would classify the cause of death for
those cases. The questionnaire does not
request the respondent’s name, and
response data will be de-linked from the
information used for recruitment
purposes. Data analysis will be
conducted using de-identified
responses.
Survey findings will be used to
develop educational publications and
presentations aimed at improving the
consistent use of standardized terms
and definitions in determining the cause
of unexpected infant deaths. Findings
may also be applicable to the
development of public health programs
aimed at reducing unexpected infant
deaths.
OMB approval is requested for one
year. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
proposed activity is part of CDC’s
mission, as described in Section 241 of
the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C.
241].
CDC’s data collection contractor will
draw a sample of medical examiners
and coroners as follows. First, U.S.
counties will be selected (with
replacement) with probability
proportional to the number of SUIDrelated deaths reported from 2005–2009.
A sampling frame will be established for
each county and the appropriate
number of names will be randomly
selected from the list. An interviewer
will telephone approximately 800
offices to verify the name and contact
information of the individual
responsible for certifying infant deaths.
Paper questionnaires will then be
distributed to approximately 80 medical
examiners and 720 coroners by mail.
CDC expects to receive approximately
64 completed questionnaires from
medical examiners and 576 completed
questionnaires from coroners.
Questionnaires will take about 30
minutes to complete and will contain
questions about each respondent’s
reporting jurisdiction, reporting
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Receptionist or Operator ...................
Medical Examiner .............................
Telephone Screener .........................
National Survey of Medical Examiners and Coroners.
National Survey of Medical Examiners and Coroners.
Coroner .............................................
Total ...........................................
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Dated: November 13, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Occupational Safety and Health
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Board Public Meeting Times and Dates (All
times are Eastern Time): 8:15 a.m.–5:45 p.m.,
December 11, 2012. 8:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.,
December 12, 2012.
Public Comment Times and Dates (All
times are Eastern Time): 6:00 p.m.–7:00
p.m.,* December 11, 2012.
* Please note that the public comment
periods may end before the times indicated,
following the last call for comments.
Members of the public who wish to provide
public comments should plan to attend
public comment sessions at the start times
listed.
Place: Hilton Knoxville, 501 West Church
Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902; Phone:
865–251–2573; Fax: 865–546–1716. Audio
Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The
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(Pub. L. 92–463), and pursuant to the
requirements of 42 CFR 83.15(a), the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), announces the
following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
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0537 with a pass code of 9933701.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting space
accommodates approximately 150 people.
Background: The Advisory Board was
established under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program
Act of 2000 to advise the President on a
variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively
manage the new compensation program. Key
functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of
probability of causation guidelines which
have been promulgated by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final
rule, advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been
promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice
on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the compensation
program, and advice on petitions to add
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classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the
CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility
for CDC. The charter was issued on August
3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
and will expire on August 3, 2013.
Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged
with (a) providing advice to the Secretary,
HHS, on the development of guidelines
under Executive Order 13179; (b) providing
advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the
scientific validity and quality of dose
reconstruction efforts performed for this
program; and (c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on
whether there is a class of employees at any
Department of Energy facility who were
exposed to radiation but for whom it is not
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and
on whether there is reasonable likelihood
that such radiation doses may have
endangered the health of members of this
class.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for
the Advisory Board meeting includes: NIOSH
Program Update; Department of Labor
Program Update; Department of Energy
Program Update; Update on 10-Year Review
Implementation; SEC petitions for: Hanford
(1987–1989; petition #155), Battelle
Laboratories—King Avenue (Columbus, OH),
Savannah River Site, General Steel Industries
(Granite City, IL), Baker Brothers (Toledo,
OH), and Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply
Co. (Fort Wayne, IN); SEC Petitions Status
Update; and Board Work Sessions.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend,
written comments may be submitted in
accordance with the redaction policy
provided below. Any written comments
received will be provided at the meeting and
should be submitted to the contact person
below well in advance of the meeting.
Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting
Transcripts (Public Comment): (1) If a person
making a comment gives his or her name, no
attempt will be made to redact that name. (2)
NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure
that individuals making public comment are
aware of the fact that their comments
(including their name, if provided) will
appear in a transcript of the meeting posted
on a public Web site. Such reasonable steps
include: (a) A statement read at the start of
each public comment period stating that
transcripts will be posted and names of
speakers will not be redacted; (b) A printed
copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above
will be displayed on the table where
individuals sign up to make public
comments; (c) A statement such as outlined
in (a) above will also appear with the agenda
for a Board Meeting when it is posted on the
NIOSH Web site; (d) A statement such as in
(a) above will appear in the Federal Register
Notice that announces Board and
Subcommittee meetings. (3) If an individual
in making a statement reveals personal
information (e.g., medical information) about
themselves that information will not usually
be redacted. The NIOSH FOIA coordinator
will, however, review such revelations in
accordance with the Freedom of Information
Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and if deemed appropriate, will redact such
information. (4) All disclosures of
information concerning third parties will be
redacted. (5) If it comes to the attention of the
DFO that an individual wishes to share
information with the Board but objects to
doing so in a public forum, the DFO will
work with that individual, in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to
find a way that the Board can hear such
comments.
Contact Person for More Information:
Theodore Katz, Executive Secretary, NIOSH,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS
E–20, Atlanta GA 30333, telephone: (513)
533–6800, toll free: 1–800–CDC–INFO, email:
dcas@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.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Child Care and Development
Fund Annual Financial Report (ACF–
696T) for Tribes.
OMB No.: 0970–0195.
Description: Tribes use the Financial
Report Form ACF–696T to report Child
Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
expenditures. Authority to collect and
report this information is found in
Section 658G of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990,
as revised. In addition to the Program
Reporting Requirements set forth in 45
CFR Part 98, Subpart H, the regulations
at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1)
authorize the Secretary to require
financial reports as necessary.
Tribal grantees submit the ACF–696T
report on an annual basis on behalf of
the Tribal Lead Agency administering
the Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF).
The collection will not duplicate
other information.
Respondents: Tribes and Tribal
Organizations that are CCDF grantees.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total
burden
hours
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,632.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
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Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.
gov. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
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functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory
Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and pursuant to the requirements of 42
CFR 83.15(a), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee:
Board Public Meeting Times and Dates (All times are Eastern
Time): 8:15 a.m.-5:45 p.m., December 11, 2012. 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
December 12, 2012.
Public Comment Times and Dates (All times are Eastern Time):
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.,* December 11, 2012.
* Please note that the public comment periods may end before the
times indicated, following the last call for comments. Members of
the public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend
public comment sessions at the start times listed.
Place: Hilton Knoxville, 501 West Church Avenue, Knoxville,
Tennessee 37902; Phone: 865-251-2573; Fax: 865-546-1716. Audio
Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free, dial-in
number is 1-866-659-0537 with a pass code of 9933701.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting space accommodates approximately 150 people.
Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to
advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation
program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing
advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines
which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final
rule, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes
of the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add
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classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for
funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements
this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3,
2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3,
2013.
Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged with (a) providing
advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under
Executive Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS,
on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction
efforts performed for this program; and (c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of
employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to
radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their
radiation dose, and on whether there is reasonable likelihood that
such radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of
this class.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Board
meeting includes: NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program
Update; Department of Energy Program Update; Update on 10-Year
Review Implementation; SEC petitions for: Hanford (1987-1989;
petition 155), Battelle Laboratories--King Avenue
(Columbus, OH), Savannah River Site, General Steel Industries
(Granite City, IL), Baker Brothers (Toledo, OH), and Joslyn
Manufacturing and Supply Co. (Fort Wayne, IN); SEC Petitions Status
Update; and Board Work Sessions.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may
be submitted in accordance with the redaction policy provided below.
Any written comments received will be provided at the meeting and
should be submitted to the contact person below well in advance of
the meeting.
Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting Transcripts (Public
Comment): (1) If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no
attempt will be made to redact that name. (2) NIOSH will take
reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comment
are aware of the fact that their comments (including their name, if
provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting posted on a
public Web site. Such reasonable steps include: (a) A statement read
at the start of each public comment period stating that transcripts
will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted; (b) A
printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above will be
displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make public
comments; (c) A statement such as outlined in (a) above will also
appear with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it is posted on the
NIOSH Web site; (d) A statement such as in (a) above will appear in
the Federal Register Notice that announces Board and Subcommittee
meetings. (3) If an individual in making a statement reveals
personal information (e.g., medical information) about themselves
that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH FOIA
coordinator will, however, review such revelations in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such
information. (4) All disclosures of information concerning third
parties will be redacted. (5) If it comes to the attention of the
DFO that an individual wishes to share information with the Board
but objects to doing so in a public forum, the DFO will work with
that individual, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, to find a way that the Board can hear such comments.
Contact Person for More Information: Theodore Katz, Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-20, Atlanta GA 30333,
telephone: (513) 533-6800, toll free: 1-800-CDC-INFO, email:
dcas@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.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-28023 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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