Department of Health and Human Services April 11, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This announcement seeks applications from public and nonprofit private entities to establish and operate one general training and technical assistance project in Public Health Service (PHS) Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico). The purpose of the family planning general training program is to ensure that all levels of personnel working in Title X family planning service projects have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the effective delivery of high quality family planning services. General training also includes specialized technical assistance which consists of specific, specialized or highly skilled family planning training that is usually provided to a single organization based on identified need. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and overall management of the general training program that provides training for Title X service grantee personnel in PHS Region VI.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 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 Form FDA 3038, Interstate Shellfish Dealers Certificate.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal of a draft guidance that was issued on July 11, 2001.

The NTP continuously solicits and accepts nominations for toxicological studies to be undertaken by the program. Nominations of substances of potential human health concern are received from federal agencies, the public, and other interested parties. These nominations are subject to several levels of review before selections for testing are made and toxicological studies are designed and implemented. This notice (1) provides brief background information and study recommendations regarding 10 nominations for study by the NTP (Table 1), (2) solicits public comment on the nominations and study recommendations, and (3) requests the submission of additional relevant information for consideration by the NTP in its continued review of these nominations. An electronic copy of this announcement, supporting documents for each nomination, and further information on the NTP and the NTP Study Nomination and Review Process can be accessed through the NTP Web site (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/; select ``Nominations to the Testing Program'').