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much more common than homicides. 

The FBI ́s Supplemental Homicide 

Report system (SHRs) collects basic 

information about the victim-suspect 

relationship and circumstances, 

however it does not link violent deaths 

that are part of one incident such as 

homicide-suicides. It also is a voluntary 

system in which some 10–20 percent of 

police departments nationwide do not 

participate. The FBI ́s National Incident 

Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 

addresses some of these deficiencies, 

but it covers less of the country than 

SHRs, includes only homicides, and 

collects only police information. Also, 

the Bureau of Justice Statistics Reports 

do not use data that is less than two 

years old. 

CDC therefore proposes to continue a 

state-based surveillance system for 

violent deaths that will provide more 

detailed and timely information. It taps 

into the case records held by medical 

examiners/coroners, police, and crime 

labs. Data is collected centrally by each 

state in the system, stripped of 

identifiers, and then sent to the CDC. 

Information is collected from these 

records about the characteristics of the 

victims and suspects, the circumstances 

of the deaths, and the weapons 

involved. States use standardized data 

elements and software designed by CDC. 

Ultimately, this information will guide 

states in designing programs that reduce 

multiple forms of violence. 

Neither victim families nor suspects 

are contacted to collect this information. 

All data comes from existing records 

and is collected by state health 

department staff or their subcontractors. 

Health departments incur an average of 

2.0 hours per death to complete data 

collection. This is the time required to 

identify the deaths from death 

certificates, contact police and medical 

examiners to get copies of or to view the 

relevant records and enter the 

information into the database. Public 

agencies working with NVDRS states 

incur an average of 0.5 hours per death 

to retrieve and then refile records. 

This revision provides updates to the 

coding manual which reflects improved 

guidance to system users for coding 

information to be entered into the 

system. The improved coding guidance 

in the manual ensures that data is 

consistently entered across users. 

There are no costs to the respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annual burden hours are 

67,500. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

State Health Departments ............................. Completion of case abstraction .................... 27 1,000 2 .0 

Public Agencies ............................................. Retrieving and refile records ......................... 27 1,000 30/60 

Dated: September 13, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science, Office 

of the Director, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23047 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket No. CDC–2012–0011] 

Interagency Task Force on 

Antimicrobial Resistance (ITFAR): An 

Update of A Public Health Action Plan 

to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA), and 

National Institutes of Health (NIH), all 

located within the Department of Health 

and Human Services, announce a public 

meeting and opening of a docket 

concerning antimicrobial resistance. 

The purpose of the meeting is twofold. 

First, the meeting will provide an 

opportunity for public comment on 

progress made by Federal agencies in 

accomplishing activities outlined in ‘‘A 

Public Health Action Plan to Combat 

Antimicrobial Resistance (Action 

Plan)’’. Secondly, the meeting will 

solicit input from the public regarding 

the Interagency Task Force on 

Antimicrobial Resistance (ITFAR) 

activities including the Annual Progress 

Report and the Action Plan. The 

meeting will take place at the Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building in Washington, DC, 

on Thursday, November 15, 2012, from 

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. After welcome 

and introductory remarks, the meeting 

will be open for comments from the 

public. The agenda is subject to change 

without notice. Persons wishing to 

participate, including those who wish to 

make an oral presentation, must register 

in advance and provide a copy of their 

presentations by 12:00 p.m. EDT, 

Thursday, October 25, 2012. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Thursday, November 15, 2012 in 

Washington, DC. The meeting will begin 

at 1 p.m. and end no later than 3:30 p.m. 

Written public comment will be 

accepted through 5 p.m. EST, November 

5, 2012. 

Deadline for Registration for all 

Attendees: All attendees must register 

by 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, October 

25, 2012. 

Deadline for Requests for Special 

Accommodation: Special 

accommodation requests must be 

submitted by 12 p.m. EDT, Thursday, 

October 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Department of Health and 

Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

http://www.hhs.gov/about/ 

hhhmap.html. Telephone: 1–877–696– 

6775. 

Participants should be aware that the 

meeting location is a Federal 

government building; therefore, Federal 

security measures are applicable. Please 

see Building and Security Guidelines for 

additional information on security 

requirements. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket No. CDC–2012–0011 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Marsha Jones, Office of 

Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop C–12, 

Atlanta, GA 30333. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

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personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marsha A. Jones, Office of Antimicrobial 

Resistance, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

Mailstop C–12, Atlanta, GA 30333; 

telephone 404–639–4111; Email 

MJones@cdc.gov. 

Registration and Special 

Accommodations: Persons wishing to 

participate or who need special 

accommodations or both must register at 

ARplancomments@cdc.gov or by 

contacting Marsha Jones at 

MJones@cdc.gov. See Registration to 

Attend or Participate in the Public 

Meeting for instructions on how to 

submit electronic notices of 

participation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

The Interagency Task Force on 

Antimicrobial Resistance (ITFAR) was 

created in 1999 in recognition of the 

increasing importance of antimicrobial 

resistance (AR) as a public health threat. 

The ITFAR coordinates the activities of 

federal agencies in addressing 

antimicrobial resistance (AR) and is cochaired by HHS/CDC, HHS/FDA, and 

HHS/NIH. Other HHS Task Force 

members include the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS), the Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA), and the HHS Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Health (HHS/ 

OASH). Non-HHS Task Force members 

include the Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), the Department of Defense 

(DoD), the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), and the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA). 

In 2001, the ITFAR developed an 

initial Action Plan to combat AR. This 

Plan, titled ‘‘A Public Health Action 

Plan to Combat Antimicrobial 

Resistance’’, outlined specific goals, 

actions, and implementation steps 

important for addressing the problem of 

antimicrobial resistance. Action items 

were organized into four focus areas: 

Surveillance, Prevention and Control, 

Research, and Product Development. 

The Action Plan and Annual Report are 

available at www.regulations.gov docket 

number CDC–2012–0011. In 2012, a 

revised version of the Action Plan 

addressing the evolving threat of 

antimicrobial resistance was published. 

These background documents are also 

included in the docket. 

2. Public Comment and Meeting 

The public meeting process provides 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the activities of the ITFAR 

to date. In addition, the ITFAR invites 

written comments or oral presentations 

by interested persons on the Annual 

Report as well as the four focus areas of 

the Action Plan: Surveillance, 

Prevention and Control, Research, and 

Product Development. Written 

comments should be submitted 

following the instructions provided in 

ADDRESSES. 

Comments and suggestions from the 

public on the Annual Report or any of 

the focus areas of the Action Plan will 

be reviewed and carefully considered by 

the ITFAR. The public should be aware 

that this meeting agenda does not 

include development of consensus 

positions, guidelines, interrogatories, or 

discussions or endorsement of specific 

commercial products. 

3. Registration To Attend or Participate 

in the Public Meeting 

Participants are asked to preregister to 

ensure sufficient space. Seating capacity 

is limited to 200 persons. Those wishing 

to make an oral presentation during the 

open public comment period of the 

hearing should state your intention to 

present on your registration submission. 

To register, please send an electronic 

mail message to 

ARplancomments@cdc.gov by 12 p.m. 

EDT, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Your 

email should include your name, email 

address, and a written statement 

identifying each focus area you wish to 

address and the approximate time 

requested to make your presentation. 

Organizations should provide this 

information as well as the names and 

email addresses of all participants. 

Because of time restrictions, the number 

of presenters will be limited to the first 

12 to 15 registrants submitting requests 

to make presentations. The final number 

of presenters will be determined by the 

approximate time requested by each 

presenter. If the number and time 

requested for presentations exceed the 

time allotted for public comment, the 

length of presentations may be limited; 

registered presenters will be notified of 

the approximate time scheduled for 

their presentation prior to the meeting. 

All other comments may be submitted 

in writing following the instructions 

listed in ADDRESSES. 

4. Building and Security Guidelines 

The Hubert H. Humphrey Building is 

the headquarters of the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services and is 

located at the foot of Capitol Hill at 200 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. The Humphrey 

Building is served by Metrorail and 

Metrobus. The closest Metrorail station 

is the Federal Center SW station, which 

is served by the Blue and Orange lines. 

The meeting is being held in a Federal 

government building; therefore, Federal 

security measures are applicable. In 

planning your arrival, please take 

account of the need to clear security. All 

visitors must enter through the HHS 

Hubert H. Humphrey Building main 

entrance and present government-issued 

photo identification (e.g., a valid 

Federal identification badge, state 

driver’s license, state non-driver’s 

license, or passport). 

All persons entering the building 

must pass through a metal detector. 

Visitors are issued a visitor’s ID 

wristband in the main lobby and are 

escorted in groups of five to the meeting 

room. All items brought to HHS are 

subject to inspection. 

Dated: September 13, 2012. 

Tanja Popovic, 

Deputy Associate Director for Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23041 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 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 

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

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR11–145: 

International Research in Infectious Diseases 

including AIDS (IRIDA). 

Date: October 10, 2012. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Embassy Suites DC Convention 

Center, 900 10th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20001. 


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