Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting, 23941-23942 [2013-09507]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2013 / Notices animal safety studies to justify omission of specific biocompatibility tests; (5) assessment of known or potentially toxic chemical entities; and (6) contents of a biocompatibility test report. II. Significance of Guidance This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA’s good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the Agency’s current thinking on the use of International Standard ISO–10993, ‘‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing.’’ It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statute and regulations. III. Electronic Access Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do so by using the Internet. 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BILLING CODE 4160–01–P The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the extension of the Early Feasibility Study Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Applications pilot program to May 8, 2014, for sponsors who have already been accepted for the program. DATES: This notice is effective April 23, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Brown, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1676, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–5640, sheila.brown@fda.hhs.gov. SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of November 10, 2011 (76 FR 70150), FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled ‘‘Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) for Early Feasibility Medical Device Clinical Studies, Including Certain First in Human (FIH) Studies.’’ This guidance document is intended to facilitate early feasibility studies of medical devices, using appropriate risk mitigation strategies, under the IDE requirements. Concurrent with the publication of the draft guidance, FDA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting: Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM). Dates and Times: April 24, 2013, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., April 25, 2013, 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Place: Virtual via Webinar. Status: The meeting is open to the public. For more information on registration and webinar details, please visit the ACIM Web site: https://www.hrsa.gov/ advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/ InfantMortality. Adobe Connect: https:// hrsa.connectsolutions.com/ infantmortality/. Teleconference Number: (888) 790–1958. Participant passcode: 461–8352. Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 23942 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2013 / Notices Health and Human Services (HHS) on the following: HHS programs that focus on reducing infant mortality and improving the health status of infants and pregnant women; and factors affecting the continuum of care with respect to maternal and child health care. ACIM accesses the outcomes following childbirth; strategies to coordinate the myriad federal, state, local, and private programs and efforts that are designed to deal with the health and social problems impacting on infant mortality; and the implementation of the Healthy Start program and Healthy People 2020 infant mortality objectives. Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: Updates from federal agencies including the Health Resources and Services Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; improving the health of women (Maternal Health Initiative); updates from partnering agencies and organizations; and, ACIM’s recommendations for the HHS National Strategy to Address Infant Mortality. Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Time will be provided for public comments. Each public comment is limited to five minutes. Comments are to be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 19, 2013. For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should contact Michael C. Lu, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18–05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, telephone: (301) 443–2170. Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have questions regarding the meeting should contact David S. de la Cruz, Ph.D., M.P.H., ACIM Designated Federal Official, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, telephone: (301) 443–0543, or email: David.delaCruz@hrsa.hhs.gov. The logistical challenges of scheduling the meeting hindered an earlier publication of this meeting notice. Dated: April 16, 2013. Bahar Niakan, Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination. [FR Doc. 2013–09507 Filed 4–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: The Agricultural Health Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men and Women in Agriculture (NCI) In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Apr 22, 2013 Jkt 229001 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on the proposed project contact: Jane Hoppin, Sc.D., Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, PO Box 12233, MD A3–05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, or call non-toll-free number 919–541–7622, or email your request, including your address to: hoppin1@niehs.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication. Proposed Collection: The Agricultural Health Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men and Women in Agriculture, 0925–0406, Expiration Date 5/31/2013, REVISION, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this information collection is to request initiation of a new dust specimen PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 component as part of the ongoing Study of Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA) as well as continue and complete phase IV (2013– 2015) of the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) and continue buccal cell collection. Phase IV will continue to update the occupational and environmental exposure information as well as medical history information for licensed pesticide applicators and their spouses enrolled in the AHS. The new BEEA dust component will include a brief paper-and-pen questionnaire mailed to the participant in advance of the home visit; at the home visit, the study phlebotomist will to collect and review the questionnaire, and collect the participant’s disposable vacuum bag (or empty the dust from vacuums without disposable bags). The dust component will use similar procedures to ones that have been employed on other NCI studies to obtain information about the dust specimen and to collect and ship the dust specimen. The primary objectives of the study are to determine the health effects resulting from occupational and environmental exposures in the agricultural environment. Secondary objectives include evaluating biological markers that may be associated with agricultural exposures and risk of certain types of cancer. Phase IV questionnaire data are collected by using self-administered computer assisted web survey (CAWI); self-administered paper-and-pen (Paper/ pen); or an interviewer administered computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) and in-person interview (CAPI) systems for telephone screeners and home visit interviews, respectively. Some respondents are also asked to participate in the collection of biospecimens and environmental samples, including blood, urine, buccal cells (loose cells from the respondent’s mouth), and vacuum dust. The findings will provide valuable information concerning the potential link between agricultural exposures and cancer and other chronic diseases among Agricultural Health Study cohort members, and this information may be generalized to the entire agricultural community. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 10,679. E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23941-23942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09507]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Dates and Times: April 24, 2013, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., April 25, 
2013, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    Place: Virtual via Webinar.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public. For more information 
on registration and webinar details, please visit the ACIM Web site: 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality.

Adobe Connect: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/infantmortality/.
Teleconference Number: (888) 790-1958.
Participant passcode: 461-8352.

    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of

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Health and Human Services (HHS) on the following: HHS programs that 
focus on reducing infant mortality and improving the health status 
of infants and pregnant women; and factors affecting the continuum 
of care with respect to maternal and child health care. ACIM 
accesses the outcomes following childbirth; strategies to coordinate 
the myriad federal, state, local, and private programs and efforts 
that are designed to deal with the health and social problems 
impacting on infant mortality; and the implementation of the Healthy 
Start program and Healthy People 2020 infant mortality objectives.
    Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: 
Updates from federal agencies including the Health Resources and 
Services Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services; improving the health of women (Maternal Health 
Initiative); updates from partnering agencies and organizations; 
and, ACIM's recommendations for the HHS National Strategy to Address 
Infant Mortality.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate. Time will be provided for public comments. Each public 
comment is limited to five minutes. Comments are to be submitted in 
writing no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 19, 2013.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the Committee should contact Michael C. Lu, M.D., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 18-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, telephone: (301) 443-2170.
    Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have 
questions regarding the meeting should contact David S. de la Cruz, 
Ph.D., M.P.H., ACIM Designated Federal Official, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
telephone: (301) 443-0543, or email: David.delaCruz@hrsa.hhs.gov. 
The logistical challenges of scheduling the meeting hindered an 
earlier publication of this meeting notice.

    Dated: April 16, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-09507 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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