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Name of Committee: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Special Emphasis Panel, P41 MRI center (2015/05).

Date: March 23–25, 2015. Time: 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Marriott Courtyard San Francisco Downtown, 299 2nd St., San Francisco, CA
94105.

Contact Person: Ruixia Zhou, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Democracy Two Building, Suite 957, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–4773, zhour@mail.nih.gov.

Dated: December 17, 2014. David Clary Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**National Institutes of Health**

**National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed**  **Meeting**

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 meeting.

The meeting 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 contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel; Pathology Support for The National Toxicology Program and The Division of Intramural Research, NIEHS.

Date: January 15–16, 2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals.

Place: Hilton Garden Inn Durham Southpoint, 7007 Fayetteville Road, Durham, NC 27713.

Contact Person: RoseAnne M. McGee, Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training Nat. Institute of Environmental Health, Sciences P.O. Box 12233, MD EC–30, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 541–
0752 mcgee1@niehs.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—Health Risks from Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: December 17, 2014. Carolyn Baum, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**National Institutes of Health**

**Center for Scientific Review: Notice of Closed Meeting** 

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 meeting.

The meeting 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 : Digestive, Kidney and Urological Systems Integrated Review Group Clinical, Integrative and Molecular Gastroenterology Study Section.

Date : January 26–27, 2015
Time : 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda : To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place : Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW., Washington, DC 20015.

Contact Person : Mushtaq A. Khan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2176, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
1778, khanm@csr.nih.gov

. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: December 17, 2014. David Clary, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Various Contract Related**  **Forms That Will Be Included in the Homeland Security Acquisition**  **Regulation, DHS Form 0700–01, DHS Form 0700–02, DHS Form 0700–03,**  **DHS FORM 0700–04**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS.

**ACTION :**  30-day notice and request for comments; extension without change,
1600–0002.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 79 FR 60178 for a 60- day public comment period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

**DATES :**  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 22, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent via electronic mail to oira

_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This information collection under the HSAR is necessary in order to implement applicable parts of the FAR (48 CFR). The four forms under this collection of information request are used by offerors, contractors, and the general public to comply with requirements in contracts awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The four


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forms are DHS Form 0700–01, Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation Statement; DHS Form 0700–02, Contractor’s Assignment of Refund, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts; DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s Release; and DHS Form 0700–04, Employee Claim for Wage Restitution. These four forms will be used by contractors and/or contract employees during contract administration.

The information will be used by DHS contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts and to complete reports required by other Federal agencies such as the General Services Administration and the Department of Labor. If this information is not collected, the DHS could inadvertently violate statutory or regulatory requirements and the DHS’s interest concerning inventions and contractor’s claims would not be protected.

There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this collection. An adjustment in annual burden is necessary at this time in the amount of 902 actions and hours. The initial annual burden was based on a lower number of contract actions which related to the fact that DHS was a new agency with consolidated acquisition procedures, processes, and policies. Although, there is an increase in the estimated burdened hours, there is no change in the information being collected.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments which:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis Agency: Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS.

Title: Various Contract Related Forms That Will Be Included in the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation.

OMB Number: 1600–0002. Frequency: On Occasion. Affected Public: Private Sector. Number of Respondents: 9537. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hours.

Total Burden Hours: 9537.
Dated: December 11, 2014. Carlene C. Ileto, Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office.
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**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Regulation on Agency**  **Protests**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, DHS.

**ACTION :**  30-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without Change,
1600-0004.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and Legislation Office, will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 79 FR 60178 for a 60- day public comment period. One comment was received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30 days for public comments.

**DATES :**  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 22, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent via electronic mail to oira

_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 48 CFR Chapter 1 provides general procedures on handling protests submitted by contractors to federal agencies. This regulation provides detailed guidance for contractors doing business with acquisition offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the FAR. FAR Part 33.103, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals prescribe policies and procedures for filing protests and for processing contract disputes and appeals.

DHS will not be asking for anything outside of what is already required in the FAR. Should anything outside the FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. The prior information collect request for OMB No. 1600–004 was approved through May 31, 2014 by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.

The information being collected will be obtained from contractors as part of their submissions whenever they file a bid protest with the Department’s Components. The information will be used by DHS officials in deciding how the protest should be resolved. Failure to collect this information would result in delayed resolution of agency protests.

According to Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), the number of protest has increased each year over the past two years in annual respondent and burden hours. This increase in current protest activity is not the result of a deliberate program change, but from a new estimate of actions that are not controllable by the Federal government. Although, the number of protest has increased, there has not been any change in the information being collected.

The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments which:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,