Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 7560-7562 [2020-02541]

Download as PDF 7560 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 2020 / Notices monitoring. This information includes an Environmental Public Health Tracking Workplan Template, a Performance Measure Report, a Communication Plan, a Partnership Plan, and a website Analytics Template. Each of these forms are collected annually as documents emailed to the Tracking Program. A public health action (PHA) report is submitted at least once and up to four times a year via email to the Tracking Program as funded SLHD have PHA to report. Over the past three years, these data were used to identify funded SLHD in some cases, the data at the source are centralized and easily extracted. In other cases, like for radon data, the data are not. In those cases, the number of hours for extracting and standardizing the data is much greater. Four respondents have been added to the 26 SLHDs the program currently funds to account for the data voluntarily received from unfunded SLHDs and to allow for potential program growth over the next three years. need of additional technical assistance, identify common challenges and successes, improve communication between funded SLHD and CDC, and to monitor funded SLHD compliance with funding requirements. There are no costs for the respondents other than their time. The total estimated time burden is 21,860 hours. This estimate includes the time it takes to extract the data from the original data source(s), standardize and format the data to match the corresponding Tracking Network data form, and submit the data to the Tracking Network. In ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of responses per respondent Avg. burden per response (in hrs.) Total burden (in hrs.) Form name State and local health departments .. Birth defects prevalence .................. Childhood lead blood levels ............. Community drinking water monitoring. Emergency department visits ........... Hospitalizations ................................ Radon testing ................................... Metadata records ............................. EPHT Work Plan .............................. Public Health Action Report ............. Performance Measure Report .......... Communications plan ....................... Partnership plan ............................... Website analytics ............................. 22 18 30 1 1 1 80 80 100 1760 1440 3000 30 30 18 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 1 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 2 80 80 100 20 40 20 20 20 20 1 2400 2400 1800 3600 1200 2400 600 600 600 60 ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 21,860 Total ........................................... Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2020–02542 Filed 2–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–20–0260; Docket No. CDC–2020– 0008] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Number of respondents Type of respondent The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Health Hazard Evaluations/ Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems. This proposed collection, in accordance with mandates under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, allows the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to respond to requests for HHEs to identify chemical, biological or physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States. CDC must receive written comments on or before April 10, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 0008 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS– D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1 7561 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 2020 / Notices concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help: 1. Evaluate 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; 2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems (OMB Control No. 0920–0260, Exp. 10/ 31/2020)—Revision—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description In accordance with its mandates under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, NIOSH responds to requests for Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) to identify chemical, biological or physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States. Each year, NIOSH receives approximately 250 such requests. Most HHE requests come from workplaces in the following industrial sectors: contact card may take five minutes or less. The number of employees monitored for workplace exposures per on-site evaluation is estimated to be 25 per site. NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard evaluations, excluding personal identifiers, to: Requesters, employers, employee representatives; the Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration or Mine Safety and Health Administration, as appropriate); state health departments; and, as needed, other state and federal agencies. NIOSH administers a follow-back program to assess the effectiveness of its HHE program in reducing workplace hazards. This program entails the mailing of follow-back questionnaires to employer and employee representatives at all the workplaces where NIOSH conducted an on-site evaluation. In a small number of instances, a followback on-site evaluation may be completed. The first follow-back questionnaire is sent shortly after the first visit for an on-site evaluation and takes about 10 minutes to complete. A second follow-back questionnaire is sent after the final report is completed and requires about 20 minutes to complete. At 12 months, a third follow-back questionnaire is sent which takes about 15 minutes to complete. For requests where NIOSH does not conduct an on-site evaluation, the requestor receives the first follow-back questionnaire after our response letter is sent and a second one 12 months after our response. The first questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and the second questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete. Because of the number of investigations conducted each year; the need to respond quickly to requests for assistance; the diverse and unpredictable nature of these investigations; and its follow-back program to assess evaluation effectiveness, NIOSH requests a consolidated clearance for data collections performed within the domain of its HHE program. The total estimated burden hours is 1715. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. Services, manufacturing, health and social services, transportation, and construction. A printed HHE request form is available in English and in Spanish. The form is also available on the internet and differs from the printed version only in format and in the fact that it can be submitted directly from the website. The request form takes an estimated 12 minutes to complete. The form provides the mechanism for employees, employers, and other authorized representatives to supply the information required by the regulations governing the NIOSH HHE program (42 CFR 85.3–1). NIOSH reviews the HHE request to determine if an on-site evaluation is needed. The primary purpose of an on-site evaluation is to help employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational health hazards. For 25% of the requests received, NIOSH determines an on-site evaluation is needed. In about 70% of on-site evaluations, employees are interviewed in an informal manner to help further define concerns. Interviews may take approximately 15 minutes per respondent. The interview questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards. However, interviews are based on standard medical practices. In approximately 30% of on-site evaluations questionnaires are distributed to the employees (averaging about 100 employees per site). Questionnaires may require approximately 30 minutes to complete. The survey questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards, however, items in the questionnaires are derived from standardized or widely used medical and epidemiologic data collection instruments. About 70% of the on-site evaluations involve employee exposure monitoring in the workplace. Employees participating in on-site evaluations by wearing a sampler or monitoring device to measure personal workplace exposures are offered the opportunity to get notification of their exposure results. To indicate their preference and, if interested, provide contact information, employees complete a contact information post card. Completing the jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondents Employees and Representatives ...... VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Feb 07, 2020 Number of respondents Form name Health Hazard Evaluation Request Form. Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent 175 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 1 10FEN1 Average burden per response (in hrs.) 12/60 Total burden (in hrs.) 35 7562 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 2020 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Form name Employers * ....................................... Health Hazard Evaluation Request Form. Health Hazard Evaluation specific interview example. Health Hazard Evaluation specific questionnaire example. Contact information post card .......... First follow-back questionnaire ........ Employees ........................................ Employees ........................................ Employees ........................................ Employees and Representatives; Employers—Year 1 (on-site evaluation). Employees and Representatives; Employers—Year 2 (on-site evaluation). Employees and Representatives; Employers—Year 1 (without onsite evaluation). Employees and Representatives; Employers—Year 2 (without onsite evaluation). Total ........................................... 12/60 15 1,470 1 15/60 368 2,100 1 30/60 1,050 1,225 140 1 1 5/60 10/60 102 23 Second follow-back questionnaire ... Third follow-back questionnaire ....... 140 140 1 1 20/60 15/60 47 35 First follow-back questionnaire ........ 94 1 10/60 16 Second follow-back questionnaire ... 94 1 15/60 24 ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,715 BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–1095] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Electronic Submission Process for Voluntary Allegations to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Notice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information voluntarily submitted to the Center for jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Feb 07, 2020 Total burden (in hrs.) 1 [FR Doc. 2020–02541 Filed 2–7–20; 8:45 am] ACTION: Average burden per response (in hrs.) 75 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. AGENCY: Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Type of respondents Jkt 250001 Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) on actual or potential health risk concerns about a medical device or radiological product or its use. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection of information by April 10, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before April 10, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of April 10, 2020. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date. Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https:// www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else’s Social Security number, or PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. • If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). Written/Paper Submissions Submit written/paper submissions as follows: • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. • For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA– 2017–N–1095 for ‘‘Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Electronic Submission Process for Voluntary Allegations to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.’’ Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7560-7562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02541]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-0260; Docket No. CDC-2020-0008]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Health Hazard Evaluations/
Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems. This proposed collection, 
in accordance with mandates under the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, allows 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to 
respond to requests for HHEs to identify chemical, biological or 
physical hazards in workplaces throughout the United States.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0008 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register

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concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate 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;
    2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging 
Problems (OMB Control No. 0920-0260, Exp. 10/31/2020)--Revision--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In accordance with its mandates under the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 
NIOSH responds to requests for Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) to 
identify chemical, biological or physical hazards in workplaces 
throughout the United States. Each year, NIOSH receives approximately 
250 such requests. Most HHE requests come from workplaces in the 
following industrial sectors: Services, manufacturing, health and 
social services, transportation, and construction.
    A printed HHE request form is available in English and in Spanish. 
The form is also available on the internet and differs from the printed 
version only in format and in the fact that it can be submitted 
directly from the website. The request form takes an estimated 12 
minutes to complete. The form provides the mechanism for employees, 
employers, and other authorized representatives to supply the 
information required by the regulations governing the NIOSH HHE program 
(42 CFR 85.3-1). NIOSH reviews the HHE request to determine if an on-
site evaluation is needed. The primary purpose of an on-site evaluation 
is to help employers and employees identify and eliminate occupational 
health hazards. For 25% of the requests received, NIOSH determines an 
on-site evaluation is needed.
    In about 70% of on-site evaluations, employees are interviewed in 
an informal manner to help further define concerns. Interviews may take 
approximately 15 minutes per respondent. The interview questions are 
specific to each workplace and its suspected diseases and hazards. 
However, interviews are based on standard medical practices.
    In approximately 30% of on-site evaluations questionnaires are 
distributed to the employees (averaging about 100 employees per site). 
Questionnaires may require approximately 30 minutes to complete. The 
survey questions are specific to each workplace and its suspected 
diseases and hazards, however, items in the questionnaires are derived 
from standardized or widely used medical and epidemiologic data 
collection instruments.
    About 70% of the on-site evaluations involve employee exposure 
monitoring in the workplace. Employees participating in on-site 
evaluations by wearing a sampler or monitoring device to measure 
personal workplace exposures are offered the opportunity to get 
notification of their exposure results. To indicate their preference 
and, if interested, provide contact information, employees complete a 
contact information post card. Completing the contact card may take 
five minutes or less. The number of employees monitored for workplace 
exposures per on-site evaluation is estimated to be 25 per site.
    NIOSH distributes interim and final reports of health hazard 
evaluations, excluding personal identifiers, to: Requesters, employers, 
employee representatives; the Department of Labor (Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration or Mine Safety and Health Administration, as 
appropriate); state health departments; and, as needed, other state and 
federal agencies.
    NIOSH administers a follow-back program to assess the effectiveness 
of its HHE program in reducing workplace hazards. This program entails 
the mailing of follow-back questionnaires to employer and employee 
representatives at all the workplaces where NIOSH conducted an on-site 
evaluation. In a small number of instances, a follow-back on-site 
evaluation may be completed. The first follow-back questionnaire is 
sent shortly after the first visit for an on-site evaluation and takes 
about 10 minutes to complete. A second follow-back questionnaire is 
sent after the final report is completed and requires about 20 minutes 
to complete. At 12 months, a third follow-back questionnaire is sent 
which takes about 15 minutes to complete.
    For requests where NIOSH does not conduct an on-site evaluation, 
the requestor receives the first follow-back questionnaire after our 
response letter is sent and a second one 12 months after our response. 
The first questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and the 
second questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete.
    Because of the number of investigations conducted each year; the 
need to respond quickly to requests for assistance; the diverse and 
unpredictable nature of these investigations; and its follow-back 
program to assess evaluation effectiveness, NIOSH requests a 
consolidated clearance for data collections performed within the domain 
of its HHE program. The total estimated burden hours is 1715. There is 
no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Employees and Representatives.  Health Hazard                175               1           12/60              35
                                 Evaluation
                                 Request Form.

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Employers *...................  Health Hazard                 75               1           12/60              15
                                 Evaluation
                                 Request Form.
Employees.....................  Health Hazard              1,470               1           15/60             368
                                 Evaluation
                                 specific
                                 interview
                                 example.
Employees.....................  Health Hazard              2,100               1           30/60           1,050
                                 Evaluation
                                 specific
                                 questionnaire
                                 example.
Employees.....................  Contact                    1,225               1            5/60             102
                                 information
                                 post card.
Employees and Representatives;  First follow-                140               1           10/60              23
 Employers--Year 1 (on-site      back
 evaluation).                    questionnaire.
                                Second follow-               140               1           20/60              47
                                 back
                                 questionnaire.
Employees and Representatives;  Third follow-                140               1           15/60              35
 Employers--Year 2 (on-site      back
 evaluation).                    questionnaire.
Employees and Representatives;  First follow-                 94               1           10/60              16
 Employers--Year 1 (without on-  back
 site evaluation).               questionnaire.
Employees and Representatives;  Second follow-                94               1           15/60              24
 Employers--Year 2 (without on-  back
 site evaluation).               questionnaire.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,715
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-02541 Filed 2-7-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P


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