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Respondents Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden

per response

(in hrs.) 

Recruitment and consent ............................................................................................................. 512 1 2/60 

Household Part A ........................................................................................................................ 360 1 7/60 

Household Part B ........................................................................................................................ 720 3 5/60 

Individuals .................................................................................................................................... 45 1 15/60 

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel: Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463) of October 6, 1972, that the 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, has been renewed for a 2-year 

period, through September 18, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph E. Salter, Committee 

Management Officer, CDC, 37 Executive 

Park Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, 

telephone (404) 498–0090. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register

Notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates To Serve on the Advisory 

Committee on Immunization Practices, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Department of Health and 

Human Services 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 

nominations for possible membership 

on the Advisory Committee on 

Immunization Practices (ACIP). This 

committee provides advice and 

guidance to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, and the Director of the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

regarding the most appropriate 

application of antigens and related 

agents for effective communicable 

disease control in the civilian 

population. The committee reviews and 

reports regularly on immunization 

practices and recommends 

improvements in the national 

immunization efforts. 

The committee also establishes, 

reviews, and as appropriate, revises the 

list of vaccines for administration to 

children eligible to receive vaccines 

through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) 

Program. 

Nominations are being sought for 

individuals who have expertise and 

qualifications necessary to contribute to 

the accomplishments of the committee’s 

objectives. Nominees will be selected 

based upon expertise in the field of 

immunization practices; multidisciplinary expertise in public health; 

expertise in the use of vaccines and 

immunologic agents in both clinical and 

preventive medicine; knowledge of 

vaccine development, evaluation, and 

vaccine delivery; or knowledge about 

consumer perspectives and/or social 

and community aspects of 

immunization programs. Federal 

employees will not be considered for 

membership. Members may be invited 

to serve up to four-year terms. 

Consideration is given to 

representation from diverse geographic 

areas, both genders, ethnic and minority 

groups, and the disabled. Nominees 

must be U.S. citizens. 

The following information must be 

submitted for each candidate: Name, 

affiliation, address, telephone number, 

and a current curriculum vitae. E-mail 

addresses are requested if available. 

Nominations should be sent in 

writing and postmarked by November 

19, 2004 to: Demetria Gardner, National 

Immunization Program, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E–61, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone and 

facsimile submissions cannot be 

accepted. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry.

Dated: September 23, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Safety and 

Occupational Health Study Section 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following committee 

meeting. 

Name: Safety and Occupational 

Health Study Section (SOHSS), National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health (NIOSH). 

Times and Dates:

8 a.m.–5 p.m., October 19, 2004

8 a.m.–5 p.m., October 20, 2004

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 

Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 

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22314, telephone 703/684–5900, fax 

703/684–1403. 

Status:

Open 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., October 19, 2004

Closed 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., October 19, 

2004

Closed 8 a.m.–5 p.m., October 20, 2004

Purpose: The Safety and Occupational 

Health Study Section will review, 

discuss, and evaluate grant 

application(s) received in response to 

the Institute’s standard grants review 

and funding cycles pertaining to 

research issues in occupational safety 

and health, and allied areas. 

It is the intent of NIOSH to support 

broad-based research endeavors in 

keeping with the Institute’s program 

goals. This will lead to improved 

understanding and appreciation for the 

magnitude of the aggregate health 

burden associated with occupational 

injuries and illnesses, as well as to 

support more focused research projects, 

which will lead to improvements in the 

delivery of occupational safety and 

health services, and the prevention of 

work-related injury and illness. It is 

anticipated that research funded will 

promote these program goals. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting 

will convene in open session from 8–

8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2004, to 

address matters related to the conduct of 

Study Section business. The remainder 

of the meeting will proceed in closed 

session. The purpose of the closed 

sessions is for the study section to 

consider safety and occupational healthrelated grant applications. These 

portions of the meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in Section 

552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, pursuant to Section 10(d) 

Pub. L. 92–463. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH Health 

Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 

Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

telephone 404/498–2511, fax 404/498–

2569. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry.

Dated: September 20, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

National Indian Health Board

AGENCY: Indian Health Services, HHS.

ACTION: Notice to supplement the singlesource cooperative agreement with the 

National Indian Health Board. 

SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service 

(IHS) announces a supplement to the 

single-source cooperative agreement 

award to the National Indian Health 

Board (NIHB) for costs in providing 

advice and technical assistance to 

federally recognized Tribes in the area 

of health care policy analysis and 

program development. Under the 

original cooperative agreement 

published in the Federal Register, 69 FR 

11447, on March 10, 2004, the NIHB 

provides advice, consultation, and 

health care advocacy to the IHS based 

on Tribal input through a broad-based 

consumer network involving the Area 

Health Boards or Health Board 

representatives from each of the 12 IHS 

Areas. In addition, the NIHB 

communicates with Tribes and Tribal 

organizations concerning health issues, 

disseminates health care information, 

improves and expands access for 

American Indians and Alaska Native 

(AI/AN) Tribal Governments to all 

available programs in the Department of 

Health and Human services (HHS), and 

coordinates the Tribal consultation 

activities associated with formulating 

the IHS annual budget request. The 

program supplement to the singlesource cooperative agreement is for 

$622,730 of one time funding for use 

during the current budget period in 

effect from 03/15/2004 to 12/31/2004. 

The annual funding levels of this singlesource cooperative agreement is 

approximately $230,000, subject to the 

availability of appropriations. 

Justification for Program Expansion 

Supplement 

The program expansion supplement is 

issued under the authority of the Public 

Health Service Act, Section 301(a), and 

is included under the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.933. 

This supplemental funding is related to 

the original goals of the cooperative 

agreement and does represent an 

expansion of activities within the 

present scope of work. The Federal 

Register notice for the sole-source 

cooperative agreement award can be 

found in 69 FR 11447, published on 

March 10, 2004. The specific objectives 

and justifications for this program 

supplement are as follows: 

1. Assistance to States, Tribal 

Governments, and the HHS Policy 

Academy to address the needs of young 

AI/AN adults with disabilities. 

Assistance on this joint initiative of 

the Office of Disability, HHS and the 

IHS will result in the development of an 

action plan to address the needs of 

young AI/AN adults with disabilities 

who are between 16–30 years of age. It 

is necessary that the HHS Office of 

Disabilities and the States have access to 

the expertise and experience of the 

NIHB in order to meet the culturally 

diverse needs if AI/AN youth with 

disabilities. The involvement of NIHB in 

the Policy Academy will ensure that the 

HHS Office of Disabilities and the States 

are kept informed of the AI/AN 

consumer perspective throughout all 

activities. This task is consistent with 

the NIHB goal of improving access for 

AI/AN people to the programs of HHS. 

2. Assistance to the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

for outreach and education within the 

AI/AN community. 

Funding has been transferred through 

an Intra-Agency agreement between 

CMS and the IHS to supplement the 

NIHB cooperative agreement. The NIHB 

will be tasked with implementing 

outreach and education activities 

specific to AI/AN beneficiaries 

regarding the Medicare-approved drug 

discount card and the transitional 

assistance program, both of which are 

authorized under the provisions of the 

Medicare Modernization Act. The CMS 

support for this initiative is in 

recognition of NIHB’s capability to 

systematically disseminate pertinent 

and timely health care information to 

AI/AN Tribal Governments and Health 

Boards. The NIHB’s dissemination 

activity is funded within the 

organization’s present scope of work. 

This effort is also consistent with the 

NIHB goal of expanding access by AI/

ANs to other programs of the HHS. 

3. Assistance to the CMS in the 

development of a strategic plan for AI/

ANs.

In recognition of the NIHB’s status as 

the only national Indian organization 

that is representative of Tribal 

Governments and has expertise in AI/

AN health issues, the CMS has 

transferred funds through a second 

Intra-Agency Agreement between CMS