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and issues related to the use of e-signatures 

and electronic prescribing. The morning of 

the 10th will focus on updates from the 

industry workgroups on the codified SIG, 

formulary and benefits standards, and the 

HL7/NCPDP harmonization, which will be 

followed by Subcommittee discussion. 

For Further Information Contact:

Substantive program information as well as 

summaries of meetings and a roster of 

Committee members may be obtained from 

Maria Friedman, Health Insurance Specialist, 

Security and Standards Group, Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services, MS: C5–

24–04, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

MD 21244–1850, telephone: (410) 786–6333 

or Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive 

Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for 

Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Room 1100, 3311 Toledo 

Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 

telephone: (301) 458–4245. Information also 

is available on the NCVHS home page of the 

HHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/

where an agenda for the meeting will be 

posed when available. 

Should you require reasonable 

accommodation, please contract the CDC 

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on 

(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

James Scanlon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science 

and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 04–26553 Filed 12–01–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4151–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects:

Title: Grants for Battered Women’s 

Shelters. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: This information 

collection is authorized under Title III 

of the Child Abuse Amendments of 

1984, Public Law 98–457, as amended. 

In response to the program 

announcement, the respondents submit 

information about their services 

program and their eligibility. 

Information that is collected is used to 

award grants under the Grants for 

Battered Women’s Shelters program. 

Respondents: State agencies 

administering the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services program. 

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total

burden

hours 

State FVPSA Agencies .................................................................................................... 53 1 6 318

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 318. 

In compliance with the requirements 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments 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) 

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. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: November 24, 2004. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26534 Filed 12–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2004N–0516]

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; 2005 Food Safety 

Survey

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: 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 and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

a voluntary consumer survey about food 

safety.

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by January 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http://www.fda.gov/

dockets/ecomments. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

information to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All 

comments should be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peggy Robbins, Office of Management 

Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1223.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal