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1Public Law 111–5. 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 74 FR 65535, on December 

10, 2009. No public comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments including 

suggestions for reducing this burden to: 

FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a 

copy to the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 

4041, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775 or e-mail 

ernest.woodson@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The patent coverage in FAR subpart 

27.2 requires the contractor to report 

each notice of a claim of patent or 

copyright infringement that came to the 

contractor’s attention in connection 

with performing a Government contract 

(sections 27.202–1 and 52.227–2). The 

contractor is also required to report all 

royalties anticipated or paid in excess of 

$250 for the use of patented inventions 

by furnishing the name and address of 

licensor; date of license agreement; 

patent application serial number, or 

other basis on which the royalty is 

payable; brief description of item or 

component, percentage or dollar rate of 

royalty per unit, unit price of contract 

item, and number of units (sections 

27.204–1, 52.227–6, and 52.227–9). The 

information collected is to protect the 

rights of the patent holder and the 

interest of the Government. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 30. 

Average Burden Hours per Response: 

.5. 

Total Burden Hours: 15. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0096, 

Patents, in all correspondence. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3686 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Biodefense 

Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Biodefense Science Board 

(NBSB) will be holding a public 

meeting. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The NBSB will hold a public 

meeting on March 26, 2010 from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. ET. The agenda is subject to 

change as priorities dictate. 

ADDRESSES: Washington, DC Metro 

Area. The venue details will be posted 

on the NBSB Web page at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb/ 

index.html as they become available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email: NBSB@HHS.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 319M of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and 

section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of 

Health and Human Services established 

the National Biodefense Science Board. 

The Board shall provide expert advice 

and guidance to the Secretary on 

scientific, technical, and other matters 

of special interest to the Department of 

Health and Human Services regarding 

current and future chemical, biological, 

nuclear, and radiological agents, 

whether naturally occurring, accidental, 

or deliberate. The Board may also 

provide advice and guidance to the 

Secretary on other matters related to 

public health emergency preparedness 

and response. 

Background: The Board will discuss 

and consider recommendations from the 

National Biodefense Science Board’s 

Medical Countermeasure Enterprise 

Working Group report regarding the 

issues and challenges facing the Public 

Health Emergency Medical 

Countermeasure Enterprise (PHEMCE). 

Availability of Materials: The meeting 

agenda and other materials will be 

posted on the NBSB Web site at 

http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb/ 

index.html prior to the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Any member of the public providing 

oral comments at the meeting must signin at the registration desk and provide 

his/her name, address, and affiliation. 

All written comments must be received 

prior to March 25, 2010, and should be 

sent by e-mail to NBSB@HHS.GOV with 

‘‘NBSB Public Comment’’ as the subject 

line. Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should email NBSB@HHS.GOV. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Nicole Lurie, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3670 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office for Civil Rights; Workshop on 

the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s DeIdentification Standard; Notice of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

workshop organized by the Office for 

Civil Rights (OCR). The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

General Purpose of the Meeting: 

Section 13424 (c) of the Health 

Information Technology for Clinical and 

Economic Health (HITECH) Act, part of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA),1

requires HHS to issue guidance on 

methods for de-identification of 

protected health information as 

designated in the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act 

(HIPAA) Privacy Rule. In response to 

this mandate, OCR is soliciting 

stakeholder input from experts with 

practical technical and policy 

experience to inform the creation of 

guidance materials. OCR is collecting 

views regarding de-identification 

approaches, best practices for 


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2 45 CFR 164.514(b). 

implementation and management of the 

current de-identification standard and 

potential changes to address policy 

concerns. 

To facilitate timely collection of 

information, OCR is organizing an inperson two (2)-day workshop that will 

consist of multiple panels. Each panel 

will address a specific topic related to 

the Privacy Rule’s de-identification 

methodologies and policies. The 

workshop will be open to the public and 

each panel presentation will be 

followed by a question-answer period. 

At the present time, this is the only 

workshop planned. 

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held 

on March 8, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 

p.m./Eastern Time and March 9, 2010 

from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

LOCATION: Washington Marriott at Metro 

Center, 775 12th Street NW., 

Washington, District of Columbia 20005. 

The hotel telephone number is 202– 

737–2200. 

CONTACT PERSON: Andra Wicks, Office 

for Civil Rights, HHS, 200 Independence 

Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202– 

205–2292, Fax: 202–205–4786, e-mail: 

andra.wicks@hhs.gov. Please call the 

contact person for information on this 

meeting, view workshop updates on our 

Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

privacy, or register for the workshop at 

https://www.fedmeetings.net/common/ 

registration.cfm?mid=2852. 

Agenda: The two (2)-day workshop 

will explore the following topics related 

to the de-identification of protected 

health information standard 2: 

—Methodological Issues Associated 

with HIPAA Privacy Rule DeIdentification. 

—Statistical Disclosure Control and 

HIPAA Privacy Rule Protections. 

—Anonymization and the HIPAA 

Privacy Rule. 

—Policy Interpretations of HIPAA 

Privacy Rule De-Identification 

Requirements. 

—De-Identification and Legal Contracts. 

Each ninety (90) minute panel will 

include presentations by industry 

experts followed by a discussion period. 

The discussion will include questions 

posed by workshop participants and the 

general public attending the meeting inperson and via Web cast. 

OCR intends to make background 

material available to the public no later 

than two (2) business days prior to the 

meeting. If OCR is unable to post the 

background material on its Web site 

prior to the meeting, it will be made 

publicly available at the location of the 

workshop, and the background material 

will be posted on OCR’s Web site after 

the meeting, at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

privacy. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the workshop. Written 

submissions may be made to 

OCRPrivacy@hhs.gov, with the 

workshop title ‘‘Workshop on the 

HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De-Identification 

Standard’’ in the subject line on or 

before Friday, March 5, 2010. 

Oral comments from the public will 

be permitted after each panel. Time 

allotted for each presentation is limited 

to three minutes. If the number of 

speakers requesting to comment is 

greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

open public hearing session, OCR will 

take written comments after the meeting 

until Friday, March 12, 2010. 

After the workshop, OCR will 

synthesize the input from workshop 

panelists and general comments to 

incorporate into guidance. The guidance 

will be posted on the OCR Web site for 

public comment. OCR may provide 

revised guidance incorporating the 

public comment. 

OCR welcomes the attendance of the 

public at this workshop. Seating is 

limited at the location, and OCR will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

special needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Andra Wicks at least 

seven (7) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Dated: February 17, 2010. 

Zinethia L. Clemmons, 

Health Information Privacy Specialist, Office 

for Civil Rights, Health Information Privacy 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3663 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4153–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day-10–0215] 

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 404–639–5960 or send 

comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Death Index (NDI), (OMB 

No. 0920–0215)—Extension—National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on the extent and nature of 

illness and disability of the population 

of the United States. 

The National Death Index (NDI) is a 

national data base containing 

identifying death record information 

submitted annually to NCHS by all the 

State vital statistics offices, beginning 

with deaths in 1979. Searches against 

the NDI file provide the states and dates 

of death, and the death certificate 

numbers of deceased study subjects. 

Using the NDI Plus service, 

researchers have the option of also 

receiving cause of death information for 

deceased subjects, thus reducing the 

need to request copies of death 

certificates from the States. The NDI 

Plus option currently provides the ICD 

codes for the underlying and multiple 

causes of death for the years 1979–2007. 

Health researchers must complete five 

administrative forms in order to apply 

for NDI services, and submit records of 

study subjects for computer matching 

against the NDI file. A three-year 

clearance is requested. There is no cost 

to respondents except for their time. 


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