Office of Health Assessment and Translation Webinar on Lessons Learned in Application of the OHAT Framework for Systematic Review and Evidence Integration to Case Studies; Notice of Public Webinar and Registration Information, 36078-36079 [2014-14740]

Download as PDF 36078 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 122 / Wednesday, June 25, 2014 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Non-Competitive Program Expansion Supplement for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part D Program, for Coordinated HIV Services and Access for Women, Infants, Children and Youth Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of a Non-Competitive Program Expansion Supplement to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part D Program for Coordinated HIV Services and Access for Women, Infants, Children and Youth. AGENCY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will issue a non-competitive program expansion supplement to up to 115 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part D program grantees to support interventions that will positively impact the HIV health outcomes of women, infants, children, and youth in communities where Part D grantees are located. HRSA will provide such one-time program expansion supplemental awards for Part D grantees, in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $150,000 or 25 percent of each fiscal year (FY) 2014 grant award. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No additional information. SUMMARY: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Authority: Section 2671 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff– 71). CFDA Number: 93.918. Project period: The period of support for this award is 11 months. The project period is from August 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. This is explained below in further detail. Justification for the Exception to Competition: The programmatic supplements will support the women, infants, children, and youth (WICY) populations served by Part D grantees and are designed to support interventions that will positively impact the HIV health outcomes in Part D grantee communities. The Part D Program Expansion Supplements will fund HIV Care Continuum interventions: (1) To enhance the competencies and skills of the HIV workforce (including health educators, linkage/retention staff, nurses, case managers/care coordinators, etc.) located at the Part D grantee site and partner sites to assist people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in engagement and retention in HIV care; and (2) in medication adherence to achieve viral VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:01 Jun 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 load suppression. The numbers of PLWH to be impacted include more than 200,000 women, infants, children, and youth that are served by current Part D grantees. All currently funded Part D grantees (115) are eligible for this supplemental funding opportunity and the maximum cumulative total awards will not exceed $12,177,374. To conform to HRSA’s efforts to align project/budget period start dates with the standard quarterly dates, in the FY 2012 re-competition of the entire Part D program, the project period end date was established as June 30, 2015. As a result, the FY 2014 budget period for the Part D program grantees will be 11 months from August 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. John Fanning, Senior Policy Advisor, Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs, HAB, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, by email jfanning@hrsa.gov, or by phone at (301) 443–8367. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: June 16, 2014. Mary K. Wakefield, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2014–14873 Filed 6–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of the Director Notice of Charter Renewal In accordance with Title 41 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Section 102–3.65(a), notice is hereby given that the Charter for the NIH ADVISORY BOARD FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH (ABCR) was renewed for an additional two-year period on April 26, 2014. It is determined that the ABCR is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the National Institutes of Health by law, and that these duties can best be performed through the advice and counsel of this group. Inquires may be directed to Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (Mail Code 4875), Telephone (301) 496– 2123, or spaethj@od.nih.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: June 19, 2014. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–14737 Filed 6–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Notice of Charter Renewal In accordance with Title 41 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Section 102–3.65(a), notice is hereby given that the Charter for the National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee was renewed for an additional two-year period on April 14, 2014. It is determined that the National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health by law, and that these duties can best be performed through the advice and counsel of this group. Inquiries may be directed to Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (Mail code 4875), Telephone (301) 496– 2123, or spaethj@od.nih.gov. Dated: June 19, 2014. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–14739 Filed 6–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of Health Assessment and Translation Webinar on Lessons Learned in Application of the OHAT Framework for Systematic Review and Evidence Integration to Case Studies; Notice of Public Webinar and Registration Information The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces a public webinar, ‘‘Lessons Learned in Application of the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) Framework for Systematic Review and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 122 / Wednesday, June 25, 2014 / Notices Evidence Integration to Case Studies.’’ The OHAT, Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will host the webbased meeting and the public can register to participate at https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629. DATES: Webinar: July 31, 2014, 12:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Registration for Webinar: June 17, 2014 through July 28, 2014. ADDRESSES: Webinar Web page: https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrew Rooney, Deputy Director, OHAT, Division of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2–04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Phone: 919–541–2999, Fax: 301–480–3299, Email: Andrew.Rooney@nih.gov. Hand Delivery/Courier: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2154, Morrisville, NC 27560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The OHAT has developed a systematic review framework, the OHAT Approach, to address environmental health questions by extending approaches developed for clinical medicine to address the greater range of data relevant to environmental health sciences (e.g., human, animal, and mechanistic studies) (available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38673). The OHAT adapted guidance from authorities on systematic review and sought advice during development of the OHAT Approach through consultation with technical experts in systematic review and human health assessment as well as scientific advisory groups and the public. The approach includes seven steps that provide a framework for incorporating systematic review and evidence integration into NTP literaturebased, non-cancer health assessments. The framework, released as the Draft OHAT Approach in February 2013 and published in April 2014 (https:// ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307972/), was assessed and refined through application of the procedures to casestudy evaluations. The OHAT applied the approach to two case studies: (1) An evaluation of the association of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure with obesity and (2) an evaluation of the association of perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure with immunotoxicity. The purpose of this webinar is to present lessons learned during the casestudy process. The meeting will be conducted in a presentation and discussion format. The first part of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:01 Jun 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 webinar will consist of a series of topic or ‘‘lesson’’ focused presentations, followed by a short question-andanswer period. The second part of the webinar will be a general discussion period when the public can make brief comments on or ask questions about the application of the OHAT Approach to the case studies and lessons learned. Webinar and Registration: The webinar is scheduled for July 31, 2014, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and may end early if discussions are finished. Registration for the webinar is required and is open from June 17, 2014, through July 28, 2014, at https:// ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629. Registrants will receive instructions by email on accessing the webinar on or before July 28, 2014. Registrants are encouraged to access the Web site to stay abreast of current information about this event. Public Participation: As noted above, the meeting format includes time after each lesson-presentation and during the general discussion session for the public to ask questions or make brief remarks. Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in this event should contact Dr. Andrew Rooney (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay Service at (800) 877– 8330. Requests should be made at least 5 business days in advance of the webbased meeting. Background Information on OHAT: The OHAT was established to serve as an environmental health resource to the public and regulatory and health agencies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC3094430). This office conducts evaluations to assess the evidence that environmental chemicals, physical substances, or mixtures (collectively referred to as ‘‘substances’’) cause adverse health effects and provides opinions on whether these substances may be of concern given what is known about current human exposure levels. The OHAT also organizes workshops or state-of-thescience evaluations to address issues of importance in environmental health sciences. The OHAT assessments are published as NTP Monographs. Information about the OHAT is found at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ohat. Dated: June 17, 2014. John R. Bucher, Associate Director, National Toxicology Program. [FR Doc. 2014–14740 Filed 6–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36079 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Adverse Outcome Pathways: From Research to Regulation Workshop; Notice of Public Meeting and Registration Information The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) announces a workshop on ‘‘Adverse Outcome Pathways: From Research to Regulation.’’ The workshop proposes to initiate stakeholder interaction and collaboration to enhance scientific development of the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) concept with the goal of improving regulatory assessment of chemical toxicity. Registration is requested for attendance and required to access the webcast. Information about the meeting and registration is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41374. DATES: Meeting: September 3–5, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 3 and 4 and from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT on September 5. A poster session will be held on September 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Meeting Registration: Registration is open through August 15, 2014. Registration to view the plenary sessions of the workshop via webcast is required. ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: William H. Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Meeting Web page: The preliminary agenda, registration, and other meeting materials are at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ go/41374. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Warren S. Casey, Director, NICEATM; email: warren.casey@nih.gov; telephone: (919) 316–4729. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Traditional toxicology test methods expose multiple animals to test substances and observe adverse outcomes; these methods may not efficiently serve future scientific and regulatory needs. To improve the regulatory assessment of chemical toxicity, NICEATM is evaluating the use of AOPs, a conceptual framework relating toxic exposures to illness or injury in an individual or a population through specific molecular and cellular changes. Through plenary presentations, case studies, and breakout sessions, the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of Health Assessment and Translation Webinar on Lessons 
Learned in Application of the OHAT Framework for Systematic Review and 
Evidence Integration to Case Studies; Notice of Public Webinar and 
Registration Information

SUMMARY: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces a public 
webinar, ``Lessons Learned in Application of the Office of Health 
Assessment and Translation (OHAT) Framework for Systematic Review and

[[Page 36079]]

Evidence Integration to Case Studies.'' The OHAT, Division of the 
National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences (NIEHS) will host the web-based meeting and the public 
can register to participate at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629.

DATES: 
    Webinar: July 31, 2014, 12:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
    Registration for Webinar: June 17, 2014 through July 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Webinar Web page: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrew Rooney, Deputy Director, 
OHAT, Division of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-04, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709. Phone: 919-541-2999, Fax: 301-480-3299, Email: 
Andrew.Rooney@nih.gov. Hand Delivery/Courier: 530 Davis Drive, Room 
K2154, Morrisville, NC 27560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The OHAT has developed a systematic review framework, 
the OHAT Approach, to address environmental health questions by 
extending approaches developed for clinical medicine to address the 
greater range of data relevant to environmental health sciences (e.g., 
human, animal, and mechanistic studies) (available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/38673). The OHAT adapted guidance from authorities 
on systematic review and sought advice during development of the OHAT 
Approach through consultation with technical experts in systematic 
review and human health assessment as well as scientific advisory 
groups and the public.
    The approach includes seven steps that provide a framework for 
incorporating systematic review and evidence integration into NTP 
literature-based, non-cancer health assessments. The framework, 
released as the Draft OHAT Approach in February 2013 and published in 
April 2014 (https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307972/), was assessed and 
refined through application of the procedures to case-study 
evaluations. The OHAT applied the approach to two case studies: (1) An 
evaluation of the association of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure with 
obesity and (2) an evaluation of the association of perflurooctanoic 
acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure with 
immunotoxicity.
    The purpose of this webinar is to present lessons learned during 
the case-study process. The meeting will be conducted in a presentation 
and discussion format. The first part of the webinar will consist of a 
series of topic or ``lesson'' focused presentations, followed by a 
short question-and-answer period. The second part of the webinar will 
be a general discussion period when the public can make brief comments 
on or ask questions about the application of the OHAT Approach to the 
case studies and lessons learned.
    Webinar and Registration: The webinar is scheduled for July 31, 
2014, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and may end early if discussions are 
finished. Registration for the webinar is required and is open from 
June 17, 2014, through July 28, 2014, at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/41629. Registrants will receive instructions by email on accessing the 
webinar on or before July 28, 2014. Registrants are encouraged to 
access the Web site to stay abreast of current information about this 
event.
    Public Participation: As noted above, the meeting format includes 
time after each lesson-presentation and during the general discussion 
session for the public to ask questions or make brief remarks. 
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in 
this event should contact Dr. Andrew Rooney (See FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). TTY users should contact the Federal TTY Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8330. Requests should be made at least 5 business 
days in advance of the web-based meeting.
    Background Information on OHAT: The OHAT was established to serve 
as an environmental health resource to the public and regulatory and 
health agencies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094430). 
This office conducts evaluations to assess the evidence that 
environmental chemicals, physical substances, or mixtures (collectively 
referred to as ``substances'') cause adverse health effects and 
provides opinions on whether these substances may be of concern given 
what is known about current human exposure levels. The OHAT also 
organizes workshops or state-of-the-science evaluations to address 
issues of importance in environmental health sciences. The OHAT 
assessments are published as NTP Monographs. Information about the OHAT 
is found at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ohat.

    Dated: June 17, 2014.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
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