Working Group on Access to Information on Prescription Drug Container Labels, 74827-74828 [2012-30413]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2012 / Notices Tuesday, January 8, 2013 individuals would use the on-line complaint form annually. Frequency of Responses Complainants need only submit one on-line form for each building or facility at which they have found accessibility barriers, regardless of the number of barriers they found. Most complainants file only one ABA complaint. Complainants will need to submit a separate form for each additional building or facility at which they have found an accessibility barrier. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents Approximately 30 minutes per respondent total time is all that will be needed to complete the on-line complaint form, for a total of 100 hours annually. Comments Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information from respondents; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. David M. Capozzi, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2012–30375 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8150–01–P ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD Meetings Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) plans to hold its regular committee and Board meetings in Washington, DC, Monday through Wednesday, January 7–9, 2013 on the times and location listed below. DATES: The schedule of events is as follows: emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: Monday, January 7, 2013 10:30–4:00 p.m. Ad Hoc Rulemaking Committees: Closed to Public VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:29 Dec 17, 2012 Jkt 229001 9:30–11:00 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee on Frontier Issues 11:00–Noon Planning and Evaluation Committee 1:30–2:30 p.m. Technical Programs Committee 3:00–3:30 Ad Hoc Committee on Accessible Design in Education 3:30–4:00 Budget Committee Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:30 a.m.–Noon Ad Hoc Committee on Information and Communications Technologies: Closed to Public 1:30–3:00 p.m. Board Meeting ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the meetings, please contact David Capozzi, Executive Director, (202) 272–0010 (voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the Board meeting scheduled on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 9, the Access Board will consider the following agenda items: • Administer Oath of Office to new appointees • Approval of the draft September 12, 2012 meeting minutes (vote) • Approval of the draft November 13– 14, 2012 meeting minutes (vote) • Planning and Evaluation Committee Report • Technical Programs Committee Report • Budget Committee Report • Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Outdoor Developed Areas, final rule conforming amendment (vote); Transportation Vehicles, charter for new Rail Advisory Committee (vote) • Executive Director’s Report • Public Comment, Open Topics All meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. An assistive listening system, computer assisted real-time transcription (CART), and sign language interpreters will be available at the Board meeting and committee meetings. Persons attending Board meetings are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants (see www.access-board.gov/about/policies/ fragrance.htm for more information). David M. Capozzi, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2012–30473 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8150–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74827 ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD Working Group on Access to Information on Prescription Drug Container Labels Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act authorizes the Access Board to convene a stakeholder working group to develop best practices for making information on prescription drug container labels accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. The working group will hold its first meeting on January 10 and 11, 2013. DATES: The Working Group will meet on January 10, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on January 11, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Access Board’s Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20004–1111. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Crawford, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004–1111. Telephone number (202) 272–0029. Electronic mail address: crawford@access-board.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2012, the President signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112–144, 126 Stat. 993). Section 904 of the Act authorizes the Access Board to convene a stakeholder working group to develop best practices for making information on prescription drug container labels accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. See 29 U.S.C. 792 note. The Act exempts the working group from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Board has formed an 18-member working group with equal representation from national organizations representing blind and visually-impaired individuals, the elderly, and industry groups representing retail, mail order, and independent community pharmacies to develop best practices for pharmacies on providing independent access to prescription drug container labels. The working group will explore various alternatives, including braille, large print labels, and various auditory technologies such as ‘‘talking bottles’’ and radio frequency identification tags. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with 74828 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2012 / Notices The group’s recommendations, which are to be developed within one year, will be advisory only, not mandatory, and will not have the force of guidelines or standards. The law also calls upon the National Council on Disability to conduct an informational and educational campaign in cooperation with the stakeholder working group to inform the public, including people with disabilities and pharmacists, of the best practices. The Government Accountability Office will undertake a review at a later date to assess the extent to which pharmacies are following the best practices and to what extent barriers to information on prescription drug container labels remain. The working group will hold its first meeting on January 10 and 11, 2013. The agenda for the meeting includes initial remarks, introduction of working group members, discussion of administrative issues, discussion of prescription label access needs of consumer members, discussion of current practices, discussion and review of evaluation criteria to use to determine best practices, hands-on demonstrations of recommended practices, evaluation of recommended practices, and discussion of next steps. The preliminary meeting agenda, along with information about the working group, is available at https://www.access-board.gov/news/ drug-labels-working-group.htm. Working group meetings are open to the public and interested persons can attend the meetings and communicate their views. Members of the public will have opportunities to address the working group on issues of interest to them during public comment periods scheduled on each day of the meeting. The meetings will be accessible to persons with disabilities. An assistive listening system, computer assisted realtime transcription (CART), and sign language interpreters will be provided. Persons attending the meetings are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants (see www.access-board.gov/about/policies/ fragrance.htm for more information). Persons wishing to provide handouts or other written information to the working group are requested to provide electronic formats to Susan Crawford via email prior to the meetings so that alternate formats can be distributed to working group members. David M. Capozzi, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2012–30413 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8150–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:29 Dec 17, 2012 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Docket No. 120913451–2681–02] Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice extending application deadline. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is amending the Notice and Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program (IBP) for calendar year 2014 (January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014) published at 77 FR 61,740 (Oct. 11, 2012) to extend the deadline for receipt of applications from December 10, 2012 to December 21, 2012. The IBP was established in the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–418, codified at 15 U.S.C. 4724) to bring international buyers together with U.S. firms by promoting leading U.S. trade shows in industries with high export potential. The IBP emphasizes cooperation between the DOC and trade show organizers to benefit U.S. firms exhibiting at selected events and provides practical, hands-on assistance such as export counseling and market analysis to U.S. companies interested in exporting. Specifically, through the IBP, the DOC selects domestic trade shows which will receive DOC assistance in the form of global promotion in foreign markets, providing export counseling to exhibitors, and providing export counseling and matchmaking services at the trade show. This notice covers selection for IBP participation during calendar year 2014. It also extends the deadline for applications to a new pilot initiative for the IBP, which will allow up to 20% of the 2014 IBP shows to be preselected for IBP participation in calendar year 2015 (January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015) without having to reapply for the second year. Eligibility for this pilot initiative is limited to annual trade shows that participated in the IBP in calendar years 2011 or 2012. Applicants interested in being considered for this pilot must indicate so in the application. For more information about the IBP, including eligibility, participation fees, the responsibilities of the show organizers and the DOC, and how to apply, please see the prior notice, which is also available on the IBP Web site https:// www.export.gov/IBP. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Applications for the IBP must be received by December 21, 2012. ADDRESSES: The IBP application may be downloaded from https:// www.export.gov/IBP. Applications may be submitted by any of the following methods: (1) Mail/Hand Delivery Service: International Buyer Program, Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 800M—Mezzanine Level—Atrium North, Washington DC 20004. Telephone (202) 482–0691; (2) Facsimile: (202) 482–7800; or (3) email: IBP2014@trade.gov. Facsimile and email applications will be accepted as interim applications, but must be followed by a signed original application that is received by the program no later than five (5) business days after the application deadline. To ensure that applications are timely received by the deadline, applicants are strongly urged to send applications by hand delivery service (e.g., U.S. Postal Service Express Delivery, Federal Express, UPS, etc.). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rand, Acting Director, International Buyer Program, Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Ronald Reagan Building, Suite 800M—Mezzanine Level—Atrium North, Washington DC 20004; Telephone (202) 482–0691; Facsimile: (202) 482–7800; Email: IBP2014@trade.gov. DATES: Elnora Moye, Trade Program Assistant. [FR Doc. 2012–30250 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee), will hold a meeting via teleconference on Friday, January 11, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss the NCST Advisory Committee’s draft annual SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74827-74828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30413]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Working Group on Access to Information on Prescription Drug 
Container Labels

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act 
authorizes the Access Board to convene a stakeholder working group to 
develop best practices for making information on prescription drug 
container labels accessible to people who are blind or visually 
impaired. The working group will hold its first meeting on January 10 
and 11, 2013.

DATES: The Working Group will meet on January 10, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. and on January 11, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Access Board's Conference 
Room, 1331 F Street NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-1111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Crawford, Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street NW., suite 
1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone number (202) 272-0029. 
Electronic mail address: board.gov">crawford@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2012, the President signed into 
law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 
112-144, 126 Stat. 993). Section 904 of the Act authorizes the Access 
Board to convene a stakeholder working group to develop best practices 
for making information on prescription drug container labels accessible 
to people who are blind or visually impaired. See 29 U.S.C. 792 note. 
The Act exempts the working group from the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. The Board has formed an 18-member working group with equal 
representation from national organizations representing blind and 
visually-impaired individuals, the elderly, and industry groups 
representing retail, mail order, and independent community pharmacies 
to develop best practices for pharmacies on providing independent 
access to prescription drug container labels. The working group will 
explore various alternatives, including braille, large print labels, 
and various auditory technologies such as ``talking bottles'' and radio 
frequency identification tags.

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The group's recommendations, which are to be developed within one year, 
will be advisory only, not mandatory, and will not have the force of 
guidelines or standards.
    The law also calls upon the National Council on Disability to 
conduct an informational and educational campaign in cooperation with 
the stakeholder working group to inform the public, including people 
with disabilities and pharmacists, of the best practices. The 
Government Accountability Office will undertake a review at a later 
date to assess the extent to which pharmacies are following the best 
practices and to what extent barriers to information on prescription 
drug container labels remain.
    The working group will hold its first meeting on January 10 and 11, 
2013. The agenda for the meeting includes initial remarks, introduction 
of working group members, discussion of administrative issues, 
discussion of prescription label access needs of consumer members, 
discussion of current practices, discussion and review of evaluation 
criteria to use to determine best practices, hands-on demonstrations of 
recommended practices, evaluation of recommended practices, and 
discussion of next steps. The preliminary meeting agenda, along with 
information about the working group, is available at https://www.access-board.gov/news/drug-labels-working-group.htm.
    Working group meetings are open to the public and interested 
persons can attend the meetings and communicate their views. Members of 
the public will have opportunities to address the working group on 
issues of interest to them during public comment periods scheduled on 
each day of the meeting.
    The meetings will be accessible to persons with disabilities. An 
assistive listening system, computer assisted real-time transcription 
(CART), and sign language interpreters will be provided. Persons 
attending the meetings are requested to refrain from using perfume, 
cologne, and other fragrances for the comfort of other participants 
(see www.access-board.gov/about/policies/fragrance.htm for more 
information). Persons wishing to provide handouts or other written 
information to the working group are requested to provide electronic 
formats to Susan Crawford via email prior to the meetings so that 
alternate formats can be distributed to working group members.

David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-30413 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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