5352 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 

The second day of the meeting will be 

conducted in two parts. The first part will be 

a hearing in which the Subcommittee will 

gather information about the effects of the 

regulation on schools. The Subcommittee 

will invite representatives of affected groups 

to provide information about how the 

regulation has affected the level of privacy 

and confidentiality for protected health 

information, best practices for 

implementation of the regulation, and 

information that might help to identify and 

resolve barriers to compliance. The second 

part will consist of Subcommittee discussion 

of the testimony it has heard and 

deliberations about possible 

recommendations to the Secretary. 

Persons wishing to submit written 

testimony only (which should not exceed 

five double-spaced typewritten pages) should 

endeavor to submit it by that date. Unfilled 

slots for oral testimony will also be filled on 

the days of the meeting as time permits. 

Please consult Ms. Squire for further 

information about these arrangements. 

Additional information about the hearing 

will be provide on the NCVHS Web site at 

http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov shortly before the 

hearing date. 

Contact person for more information:

Information about the content of the hearing 

and matters to be considered may be 

obtained from Kathleen H. Fyffe, Lead Staff 

Person for the NCVHS Subcommittee on 

Privacy and Confidentiality, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 440D Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 690–

7152, e-mail Kathleen.Fyffe@hhs.gov or from 

Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, 

NCVHS, NCHS, CDC, Room 2413, 

Presidential Building IV, 3311 Toledo Road, 

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 

458–4245. 

Information about the committee, 

including summaries of past meetings and a 

roster of committee members, is available on 

the Committee’s Web site at http://

www.ncvhs.hhs.gov.

Dated: January 28, 2004. 

James Scanlon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science 

and Data Policy, OASPE.

[FR Doc. 04–2280 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–04–26] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

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 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call the CDC Reports 

Clearance Officer on (404) 498–1210. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Send comments to Seleda 

Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 

MS–E11, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project: Development of an 

Assistive Technology and 

Environmental Assessment Instrument 

for National Surveys—New—National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). Recent federal policy 

initiatives have targeted the removal of 

environmental barriers and increased 

access to assistive and universally 

designed technologies in order to 

increase participation in major life 

activities by persons of all ages with 

disabilities. Yet, few statistics are 

available to quantify the potential 

demand for assistive technologies and 

no criteria exist to evaluate the potential 

impact of broadened access. 

CDC is seeking OMB approval to 

cognitively test and pilot a survey 

instrument that collects information on 

disabled persons’ access to, and use of, 

assistive technologies and 

environmental modifications that can be 

implemented in national health surveys. 

This information will help policy 

makers and scientists understand the 

interface among disability, assistive 

devices, and environmental 

modifications. Through a cooperative 

agreement with the National Institute on 

Aging, the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 

has funded researchers at the Polisher 

Research Institute and Johns Hopkins 

University to develop the new measures 

to be tested. The testing will be 

conducted by the National Center for 

Health Statistics with funding from the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

Approximately 300 interviews will be 

conducted with adults with disabilities 

living in the community. These 

interviews will be 45 minutes in length. 

To the extent possible, different modes 

of administration will be utilized (e.g.

in-person, telephone, or mixed) and 

racially diverse samples of persons with 

disabilities in both rural and urban 

settings will be selected to maximize the 

sensitivity of the instrument across 

diverse populations. There is no cost to 

the respondents other than their time.

Respondents Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondents 

Average burden per response

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

(in hrs.) 

Adult with Disabilities ....................................................................................... 300 1 45/60 225 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 225 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 5353

Dated: January 27, 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 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Career Survey of 

Biomedical Researchers Receiving 

Loan Repayment Benefits

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Loan of Loan 

Repayment and Scholarship (OLRS), 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve the information collection 

listed below. This proposed information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register on July 17, 2002, 

pages 46994–46995, and allowed 60 

days for public comment. No public 

comments were received. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

30 days for public comment. The NIH 

may not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection that has 

been extended, revised, or implemented 

on or after October 1, 1995 unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Proposed Collection 

Title: Career Survey of Biomedical 

Researchers. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: NEW. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This survey is part of a 

comprehensive evaluation of the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan 

Repayment Program (LRP), the purpose 

of which is to evaluate the success of 

the LRP in raising the probability that a 

qualified scientist will stay in the 

intramural research program and pursue 

a long-term career as a biomedical 

researcher. The survey will document 

the actual career outcomes of current 

and former LRP participants and 

comparable non-participants. Such 

information will be used to gauge 

whether the program is meeting the 

expectations of program managers and 

how the program could be improved in 

the future. It will be used to address the 

outcome and impact study questions 

related to short and long-term retention, 

both at NIH and in research generally. 

In addition to informing OLRS about 

the effectiveness of the program, the 

results of the LRP evaluation will 

become the basis for recommendations 

on how the program could be modified 

to improve outcomes. Indeed, some of 

the findings may be useful to the Office 

of the Director in terms of human 

resources policy and NIH policy 

generally. Also, the information 

collection will help our nation’s leaders 

in setting policies to ensure a solid 

infrastructure for biomedical research. 

Encouraging the nation’s brightest 

minds to pursue careers in biomedical 

research, both in public service such as 

NIH and in private laboratories, is 

critical to this effort. 

Frequency of Responses: One time 

data collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Type of Respondents: Current and 

former NIH biomedical researchers. The 

annualized cost to respondents is 

estimated at $11,110. There are no 

Capital Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs 

to report. The annual reporting burden 

is as follows:

Type of

respondent 

Number of

respondents 

Response 

per

respondent 

Hours per

response 

Total burden

hours 

LRP Program Participant ......................................................................................................... 300 1 .33 99 

Comparison Group .................................................................................................................. 450 1 .33 149 

Total .................................................................................................................................. 750 1 .33 248 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) 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) Ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Direct Comments to OMB: Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the item(s) contained in this notice, 

especially regarding the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, shall be directed to the: Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 

Officer for NIH. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and instruments, contact: Marc S. 

Horowitz, J.D., Office of Loan 

Repayment and Scholarship, National 

Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive 

Boulevard, Room 206, Bethesda, 

Maryland, 20892 or call non-toll-free 

number 301–402–5666 or e-mail your 

request, including your address, to 

lrp@nih.gov or access the Loan 

Repayment Programs on the Internet at 

http://www.lrp.nih.gov.

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of the date of 

this publication.

Dated: January 28, 2004. 

Raynard S. Kington, 

Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Biomedical 

Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections