Department of Health and Human Services August 28, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is announcing the publication of Reducing Administrative Burden for Researchers: Animal Care and Use in Research, a report by the NIH, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The report describes the recommendations of the 21st Century Cures Act, Section 2034(d), Working Group and decisions of the agencies.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. 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 or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to revise the existing overarching generic clearance for Grant Reviewer Recruitment (GRR) forms to expand the focus from recruiting just grant reviewers to recruiting expert reviewers in general.

This is to notify the public that the meeting of the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC), previously scheduled for September 17, 2019, through September 18, 2019, is cancelled. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 87 on Monday, February 25, 2019 (FR Doc. 2019-03180 Filed 2-22-19). Future meetings will occur in calendar year 2020 and be announced through the Federal Register at a later date.