Department of Health and Human Services February 14, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Fogarty International Center, the 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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are announcing a public workshop entitled ``Emerging Clostridial Disease.'' This public workshop is intended to develop a draft research agenda to better understand the virulence, pathogenesis, host factors, and nonantimicrobial risk factors contributing to reports of morbidity and mortality associated with Clostridium sordellii (C. sordellii) and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). Additionally, our goals are to identify research needs and priorities that will enable rapid progress as well as to develop and provide recommendations for detecting cases and conducting surveillance of diseases and organisms. DATES: The public workshop will be held on May 11, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See section III of this document for information on how to register to attend or present at the workshop. You must register by close of business on April 15, 2006, to attend or participate. We are opening a docket to receive your written or electronic comments (see ADDRESSES). Written or electronic comments must be submitted to the docket by June 15, 2006.