60628 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 12, 2004 / Notices 

STATUS: Parts will be open to the public 

and parts closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Parts Open to the Public 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

September 20, 2004, Board member 

meeting. 

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report 

by the Executive Director. 

3. Investment policy quarterly review. 

Parts Closed to the Public 

4. Procurement. 

5. Personnel matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.

Dated: October 6, 2004. 

Elizabeth S. Woodruff, 

Secretary to the Board, Federal Retirement 

Thrift Investment Board.

[FR Doc. 04–22900 Filed 10–6–04; 4:02 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of 

proposed collections for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

#1 Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; 

Title of Information Collection:

Reporting of Suspected Research in 

Biomedical and Behavioral Research; 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; 

Use: The purpose of this information 

collection is to collect data on the 

observation of suspected research 

misconduct and the reporting of such 

misconduct to appropriate authorities to 

determine whether suspected research 

misconduct is underreported. 

Frequency: One time; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household, not-for-profit institutions; 

Annual Number of Respondents

5,200; 

Total Annual Responses: 3,900; 

Average Burden Per Response: 20 

minutes; 

Total Annual Hours: 1,300; 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS 

document identifier, to 

Naomi.Cook@hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690–

6162. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 30 days of this notice directly to 

the OMB Desk Officer at the address 

below: 

OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, 

OMB Human Resources and Housing 

Branch, Attention: (OMB #0990–New), 

New Executive Office Building, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of 

proposed collections for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

#1 Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; 

Title of Information Collection: Wave 

4 Survey of Youth for the Federal 

Evaluation of Initiatives Funded Under 

Section 510 of the Maternal and Child 

Health Block Grant; 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; 

Use: This data collection will support 

the Health and Human Service’s effort 

to document the impact of a select 

group of programs funded through the 

abstinence education provisions of the 

Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconcilation Act of 1996 

as part of the Congressionally mandated 

evaluation of these programs. 

Frequency: Reporting; 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

governments, individuals or 

households, not for profit institutions; 

Annual Number of Respondents:

2,572; 

Total Annual Responses: 2,572; 

Average Burden Per Response: 45 

minutes; 

Total Annual Hours: 1,929. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS 

document identifier, to 

naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports 

Clearance Office on (202) 690–8356. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 60 days of this notice directly to 

the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

designated at the following address: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Assistant Secretary for Budget, 

Technology, and Finance, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Attention: Naomi Cook (0990–New), 

Room 531–H, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–22778 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am] 

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