Request for Nominations of Candidates to Serve on the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR), 49759-49760 [2013-19809]
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surveillance registries (including
MACDP) to identify cases and study
birth defects causes in participating
states/municipalities across the United
States.
BD–STEPS is a case-control study that
is similar to the previous CDC-funded
birth defects case-control study, NBDPS,
which stopped interviewing
participants in 2013. As with NBDPS,
control infants will be randomly
selected from birth certificates or birth
hospital records; mothers of case and
control infants will be interviewed
using a computer-assisted telephone
interview.
The BD–STEPS interview takes
approximately forty-five minutes to
complete. A maximum of 275
interviews are planned per year per
center, 200 cases and 75 controls. With
seven centers planned, the maximum
interview burden for all centers
combined would be approximately
1,444 hours. As with NBDPS, parents in
BD–STEPS will be asked to collect
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples
from themselves and their infants. The
collection of saliva cells by the mother,
father and infant takes about 15 minutes
per person. For the infant sample, the
parent will rub long-handled sponges
between the infant’s cheek and gum;
parents will be asked to swab a total of
5 sponges per infant. The infant’s
mother and father will be asked to
provide their own saliva samples by
spitting into a funnel connected to small
collection tubes. Collection of the saliva
samples takes approximately 2–5
minutes per person, but the estimate of
burden is 15 minutes per person to
account for reading and understanding
the consent form and specimen
collection instructions and mailing back
the completed kits. The anticipated
maximum burden for collection of the
saliva samples for all centers combined
would be approximately 1,444 hours.
Information gathered from both the
interviews and the DNA specimens has
been and will continue to be used to
study independent genetic and
environmental factors as well as geneenvironment interactions for a broad
range of carefully classified birth
defects.
This request is submitted to obtain
OMB clearance for three additional
years.
There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Type of respondents
Form name
Mothers (interview) ...........................
1,925
1
45/60
1,444
Mothers, fathers, infants (saliva samples).
Telephone consent and BD–STEPS
questionnaire.
Written consent for saliva collection
and collection of saliva samples.
5,775
1
15/60
1,444
TOTAL .......................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
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2,888
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Request for Nominations of
Candidates to Serve on the Board of
Scientific Counselors, National Center
for Environmental Health/Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR)
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is soliciting
nominations for membership on the
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR. The BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR consists of 16 experts
knowledgeable in the field of
environmental public health or in
related disciplines, who are selected by
the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). The
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice
and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the
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Director, CDC; and the Director, NCEH/
ATSDR, regarding program goals,
objectives, strategies, and priorities in
fulfillment of the agencies’ mission to
protect and promote people’s health.
The Board provides advice and
guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work
more efficiently and effectively with its
various constituents and to fulfill its
mission in protecting America’s health.
Nominations are being sought for
individuals who have expertise and
qualifications necessary to contribute to
the accomplishments of the Board’s
objectives. Nominees will be selected
from experts having experience in
preventing human diseases and
disabilities caused by environmental
conditions. Experts in the disciplines of
toxicology, epidemiology,
environmental or occupational
medicine, behavioral science, risk
assessment, exposure assessment, and
experts in public health and other
related disciplines will be considered.
Members may be invited to serve up to
four-year terms.
The HHS policy stipulates that
committee membership be balanced in
terms of points of view represented and
the board’s function. Consideration is
given to a broad representation of
geographic areas within the U.S., as well
as gender, race, ethnicity, persons with
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disabilities, and several factors
including: (1) The committee’s mission;
(2) the geographic, ethnic, social,
economic, or scientific impact of the
advisory committee’s recommendations;
(3) the types of specific perspectives
required, for example, those of
consumers, technical experts, the public
at-large, academia, business, or other
sectors; (4) the need to obtain divergent
points of view on the issues before the
advisory committee; and (5) the
relevance of State, local, or tribal
governments to the development of the
advisory committee’s recommendations.
Nominees must be U.S. citizens.
The following information must be
submitted for each candidate: Name,
affiliation, address, telephone number,
and current curriculum vitae. Email
addresses are requested if available.
Nominations should be sent, in writing,
and postmarked by September 30, 2013,
to: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR,
CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,
Mailstop F61, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,
Email address: sym6@CDC.GOV.
Telephone and facsimile submissions
cannot be accepted.
Candidates invited to serve will be
asked to submit the ‘‘Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form
450) for Special Government Employees
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Serving on Federal Advisory
Committees at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.’’ This form
allows CDC to determine whether there
is a statutory conflict between that
person’s public responsibilities as a
Special Government Employee and
private interests and activities, or the
appearance of a lack of impartiality, as
defined by Federal regulation. The form
may be viewed and downloaded at
https://www.usoge.gov/forms/
oge450_pdf/oge450_accessible.pdf.
This form should not be submitted as
part of a nomination.
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.
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
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of the Head Start
Designation Renewal System
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: In the fall of 2011, the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) within the US
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) significantly expanded
its accountability provisions with the
implementation of the Head Start
Designation Renewal System (DRS). The
DRS is designed to identify which Head
Start and Early Head Start grantees are
providing high quality, comprehensive
services to the children and families in
their communities. Where they are not,
grantees are denied automatic renewal
of their grant and must apply for
continuing funding through an open
competition process. Determinations are
based on seven conditions designed to
measure service quality, program
operational quality, and fiscal and
internal integrity.
The ACF is proposing to conduct an
evaluation of the DRS. The purpose of
the evaluation is to understand if the
DRS is working as intended, as a valid,
reliable, and transparent method for
identifying high-quality programs that
can receive continuing five-year grants
without competition and as a system
that encourages overall program quality
improvement. It also seeks to
understand how the system is working,
the circumstances in which it works
more or less well, and the contextual,
demographic, and program factors and
program actions associated with how
well the system is working. The study
will employ a mixed-methods design
that integrates and layers administrative
and secondary data sources,
observational measures, and interviews
to develop a rich knowledge base about
what the DRS accomplishes and how it
does so.
Respondents: Head Start program
directors; other program managers
including grantee agency directors,
center directors, and education services
coordinators; Head Start teachers; and
members of Head Start governing bodies
and local policy councils.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
(appendix)
Total number
of respondents
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Quality Measures Follow Up Interview: Teachers .............
Quality Measures Follow Up Interview: Center Directors
Quality Measures Follow Up Interview: Program Directors
DRS Telephone Interview: Program Directors ..................
DRS In-Depth Interview: Agency Directors .......................
DRS In-Depth Interview: Program Directors .....................
DRS In-Depth Interview: Policy Council/Governing Body
DRS In-Depth Interview: Program Managers ....................
Competition In-Depth Interview: Agency and Program Directors .............................................................................
Competition In-Depth Interview: Policy Council/Governing
Body ...............................................................................
Competition In-Depth Interview: Program Managers ........
Competition Data Capture Sheet .......................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 670.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. All requests should
be identified by the title of the
information collection. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
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Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
560
300
70
35
15
15
75
45
280
150
35
18
8
8
38
23
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.4
1.85
1.1
1.25
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
112
278
39
23
8
12
57
35
18
9
1
1.25
12
45
27
500
23
14
250
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
0.15
35
21
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collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
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Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Request for Nominations of Candidates to Serve on the Board of
Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting
nominations for membership on the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR
consists of 16 experts knowledgeable in the field of environmental
public health or in related disciplines, who are selected by the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS;
the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program
goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities in fulfillment of the
agencies' mission to protect and promote people's health. The Board
provides advice and guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently
and effectively with its various constituents and to fulfill its
mission in protecting America's health.
Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishments of the
Board's objectives. Nominees will be selected from experts having
experience in preventing human diseases and disabilities caused by
environmental conditions. Experts in the disciplines of toxicology,
epidemiology, environmental or occupational medicine, behavioral
science, risk assessment, exposure assessment, and experts in public
health and other related disciplines will be considered. Members may be
invited to serve up to four-year terms.
The HHS policy stipulates that committee membership be balanced in
terms of points of view represented and the board's function.
Consideration is given to a broad representation of geographic areas
within the U.S., as well as gender, race, ethnicity, persons with
disabilities, and several factors including: (1) The committee's
mission; (2) the geographic, ethnic, social, economic, or scientific
impact of the advisory committee's recommendations; (3) the types of
specific perspectives required, for example, those of consumers,
technical experts, the public at-large, academia, business, or other
sectors; (4) the need to obtain divergent points of view on the issues
before the advisory committee; and (5) the relevance of State, local,
or tribal governments to the development of the advisory committee's
recommendations. Nominees must be U.S. citizens.
The following information must be submitted for each candidate:
Name, affiliation, address, telephone number, and current curriculum
vitae. Email addresses are requested if available. Nominations should
be sent, in writing, and postmarked by September 30, 2013, to: Sandra
Malcom, Committee Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, 4770 Buford
Highway, NE., Mailstop F61, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Email address:
sym6@CDC.GOV. Telephone and facsimile submissions cannot be accepted.
Candidates invited to serve will be asked to submit the
``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE Form 450) for Special
Government Employees
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Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.'' This form allows CDC to determine whether
there is a statutory conflict between that person's public
responsibilities as a Special Government Employee and private interests
and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined
by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded at https://www.usoge.gov/forms/oge450_pdf/oge450_accessible.pdf.
This form should not be submitted as part of a nomination.
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.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-19809 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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