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Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation (see 

GSAR 552.215–73); and solicitations 

under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of 

Commercial Items (see GSAR 512.301). 

This includes information collection 

requirements found in GSA Federal 

Supply Schedule (FSS) solicitations. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 2,597,377. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 2,597,377. 

Hours Per Response: .40. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,038,950. 

C. Public Comments 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register at 85 FR 62731 on October 5, 

2020. Two comments were received. No 

changes were made to the information 

collection requirements or supporting 

statement as a result of the public 

comments, because they were not 

applicable to the policy. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, 

by calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 3090–0163, Information 

Specific to a Contract or Contracting 

Action (Not Required by Regulation), in 

all correspondence. 

Jeffrey Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28187 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Solicitation for Nominations for 

Members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Solicits nominations for new 

members of the USPSTF. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites 

nominations of individuals qualified to 

serve as members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF). 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

electronically by March 15th of a given 

year to be considered for appointment to 

begin in January of the following year. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your responses 

electronically via: https://

uspstfnominations.ahrq.gov/register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lydia Hill at coordinator@uspstf.net; 

301–427–1587. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Arrangement for Public Inspection 

Nominations and applications are 

kept on file at the Center for Evidence 

and Practice Improvement, AHRQ, and 

are available for review during business 

hours. AHRQ does not reply to 

individual nominations, but considers 

all nominations in selecting members. 

Information regarded as private and 

personal, such as a nominee’s social 

security number, home and email 

addresses, home telephone and fax 

numbers, or names of family members 

will not be disclosed to the public in 

accord with the Freedom of Information 

Act. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6); 45 CFR 5.31(f). 

Nomination Submissions 

Nominations must be submitted 

electronically, and should include: 

1. The applicant’s current curriculum 

vitae and contact information, including 

mailing address, and email address; and 

2. A letter explaining how this 

individual meets the qualification 

requirements and how he or she would 

contribute to the USPSTF. The letter 

should also attest to the nominee’s 

willingness to serve as a member of the 

USPSTF. 

AHRQ will later ask people under 

serious consideration for USPSTF 

membership to provide detailed 

information that will permit evaluation 

of possible significant conflicts of 

interest. Such information will concern 

matters such as financial holdings, 

consultancies, non-financial scientific 

interests, and research grants or 

contracts. 

To obtain a diversity of perspectives, 

AHRQ particularly encourages 

nominations of women, members of 

underrepresented populations, and 

persons with disabilities. Interested 

individuals can nominate themselves. 

Organizations and individuals may 

nominate one or more people qualified 

for membership on the USPSTF at any 

time. Individuals nominated prior to 

March 15, 2020, who continue to have 

interest in serving on the USPSTF 

should be re-nominated. 

Qualification Requirements 

To qualify for the USPSTF and 

support its mission, an applicant or 

nominee should, at a minimum, 

demonstrate knowledge, expertise and 

national leadership in the following 

areas: 

1. The critical evaluation of research 

published in peer-reviewed literature 

and in the methods of evidence review; 

2. Clinical prevention, health 

promotion and primary health care; and 

3. Implementation of evidence-based 

recommendations in clinical practice 

including at the clinician-patient level, 

practice level, and health-system level. 

Additionally, the Task Force benefits 

from members with expertise in the 

following areas: 

D Public Health. 

D Health Equity and The Reduction 

Of Health Disparities. 

D Application of Science to Health 

Policy. 

D Dissemination and Implementation. 

D Behavioral Medicine/Clinical 

Health Psychology. 

D Communication of Scientific 

Findings to Multiple Audiences 

Including Health Care Professionals, 

Policy Makers and the General Public. 

Candidates with experience and skills 

in any of these areas should highlight 

them in their nomination materials. 

Applicants must have no substantial 

conflicts of interest, whether financial, 

professional, or intellectual, that would 

impair the scientific integrity of the 

work of the USPSTF and must be 

willing to complete regular conflict of 

interest disclosures. 

Applicants must have the ability to 

work collaboratively with a team of 

diverse professionals who support the 

mission of the USPSTF. Applicants 

must have adequate time to contribute 

substantively to the work products of 

the USPSTF. 

Nominee Selection 

Nominated individuals will be 

selected for the USPSTF on the basis of 

how well they meet the required 

qualifications and the current expertise 

needs of the USPSTF. It is anticipated 

that new members will be invited to 

serve on the USPSTF beginning in 

January, 2022. All nominated 

individuals will be considered; 

however, strongest consideration will be 

given to individuals with demonstrated 

training and expertise in the areas of 

Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, 

Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

and Advanced Practice Nursing. AHRQ 

will retain and may consider for future 

vacancies nominations received this 

year and not selected during this cycle. 

Some USPSTF members without 

primary health care clinical experience 

may be selected based on their expertise 

in methodological issues such as metaanalysis, analytic modeling, or clinical 

epidemiology. For individuals with 

clinical expertise in primary health care, 

additional qualifications in 

methodology would enhance their 

candidacy. 


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Background 

Under Title IX of the Public Health 

Service Act, AHRQ is charged with 

enhancing the quality, appropriateness, 

and effectiveness of health care services 

and access to such services. 42 U.S.C. 

299(b). AHRQ accomplishes these goals 

through scientific research and 

promotion of improvements in clinical 

practice, including clinical prevention 

of diseases and other health conditions. 

See 42 U.S.C. 299(b). 

The USPSTF, an independent body of 

experts in prevention and evidencebased medicine, works to improve the 

health of all Americans by making 

evidence-based recommendations about 

the effectiveness of clinical preventive 

services and health promotion. The 

recommendations made by the USPSTF 

address clinical preventive services for 

adults and children, and include 

screening tests, counseling services, and 

preventive medications. 

The USPSTF was first established in 

1984 under the auspices of the U.S. 

Public Health Service. Currently, the 

USPSTF is convened by the Director of 

AHRQ, and AHRQ provides ongoing 

scientific, administrative, and 

dissemination support for the USPSTF’s 

operation. USPSTF members serve four 

year terms. New members are selected 

each year to replace those members who 

are completing their appointments. 

The USPSTF is charged with 

rigorously evaluating the effectiveness, 

appropriateness and cost-effectiveness 

of clinical preventive services and 

formulating or updating 

recommendations regarding the 

appropriate provision of preventive 

services. See 42 U.S.C. 299b–4(a)(1). 

Current USPSTF recommendations and 

associated evidence reviews are 

available on the internet 

(www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.

org). USPSTF members currently meet 

three times a year for two days in the 

Washington, DC area. A significant 

portion of the USPSTF’s work occurs 

between meetings during conference 

calls and via email discussions. Member 

duties include prioritizing topics, 

designing research plans, reviewing and 

commenting on systematic evidence 

reviews of evidence, discussing and 

making recommendations on preventive 

services, reviewing stakeholder 

comments, drafting final 

recommendation documents, and 

participating in workgroups on specific 

topics and methods. Members can 

expect to receive frequent emails, can 

expect to participate in multiple 

conference calls each month, and can 

expect to have periodic interaction with 

stakeholders. AHRQ estimates that 

members devote approximately 200 

hours a year outside of in-person 

meetings to their USPSTF duties. The 

members are all volunteers and do not 

receive any compensation beyond 

support for travel to in person meetings. 

Dated: December 16, 2020. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28131 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[OMB #0970–0004] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Annual Statistical Report on 

Children in Foster Homes and Children 

in Families Receiving Payment in 

Excess of the Poverty Income Level 

From a State Program Funded Under 

Part A of Title IV of the Social Security 

Act 

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Family 

Assistance (OFA), Administration for 

Children and Families, is requesting a 3- 

year extension of the form ACF–4125: 

Annual Statistical Report on Children in 

Foster Homes and Children in Families 

Receiving Payment in Excess of the 

Poverty Income Level from a State 

Program Funded Under Part A of Title 

IV of the Social Security Act (OMB 

#0970–0004, expiration 3/21/2021). 

There are no changes requested to the 

form. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. 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. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can 

also be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 

(ESEA), section 1124 of Title I, as 

amended by Public Law 114–95, 

requires the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services to determine the 

number of children aged 5 to 17, 

inclusive, that (1) are being supported in 

foster homes with public funds; or (2) 

are from families receiving assistance 

payments in excess of the current 

poverty income level for a family of 

four. The information gathered is to be 

passed on to the Secretary of Education 

for purposes of allocating grants 

authorized under this law. The statute 

requires that the formula to allocate 

these grants and distribute funds be 

based, in part, on October caseload data 

on the number of children in foster care 

or in families receiving payments from 

state programs funded under Title IV–A 

of the Social Security Act [Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families]. The 

purpose of this annual survey is to 

provide annually updated data so that 

funds may be allocated in accordance 

with the ESEA. 

Respondents: State agencies 

(including the District of Columbia and 

Puerto Rico) administering child welfare 

and public assistance programs. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Annual Statistical Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children Receiving Payments ............................................................................................... 52 1 264.35 13,746.20 


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