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accommodated during the scheduled open 

public hearing session, ONC will take written 

comments after the meeting until close of 

business. 

Persons attending ONC’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

ONC welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee meetings. 

Seating is limited at the location, and ONC 

will make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Judy 

Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of 

the meeting. 

ONC is committed to the orderly conduct 

of its advisory committee meetings. Please 

visit our Web site at http://healthit.hhs.gov 

for procedures on public conduct during 

advisory committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). 

Dated: July 28, 2009. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Office of Programs and Coordination, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology. 

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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 September 25, 2009 from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 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: 

CAPT Leigh A. Sawyer, D.V.M., M.P.H., 

Executive Director, National Biodefense 

Science Board, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services, 330 C Street, SW., 

Switzer Building Room 5127, 

Washington, DC 20201; 202–205–3815; 

fax: 202–205–8508; e-mail address: 

leigh.sawyer@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 tentative agenda 

includes updates from the chairs of the: 

Pandemic Influenza Working Group, 

MCM Markets and Sustainability 

Working Group, Disaster Medicine 

Working Group, Personal Preparedness 

Working Group, and the Disaster Mental 

Health Subcommittee. Additional topics 

surrounding the current H1N1 influenza 

outbreak will be considered during the 

public meeting. This agenda is subject 

to change as priorities dictate. 

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 September 17, 2009, and should 

be sent by e-mail to NBSB@hhs.gov with 

‘‘NBSB Public Comment’’ as the subject 

line, or mailed to Leigh Sawyer, 330 C 

Street, SW., Switzer Building Room 

5127, Washington, DC 20201. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the designated contact person. 

Dated: July 24, 2009. 

Nicole Lurie, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Biodefense Science Board: 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the National Biodefense Science 

Board (NBSB) will hold three 

teleconference meetings. The meetings 

are open to the public. Pre-registration 

is NOT required, however, individuals 

who wish to participate in the public 

comment session should e-mail 

NBSB@HHS.GOV to RSVP. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

August 14, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

EDT, October 14, 2009, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

EDT, and on November 13, 2009, 12 

p.m. to 2 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will occur by 

teleconference. To attend, please call 

1–866–395–4129, pass-code ‘‘ASPR.’’ 

Please call 15 minutes prior to the 

beginning of the conference call to 

facilitate attendance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Erin Fults, National Biodefense Science 

Board, Department of Health and 

Human Services, Room 5128, Switzer 

Building, 330 C St., SW., Washington, 

DC 20201. Phone: 202–260–1201; 

E-mail: 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. 

These are special meetings of the 

NBSB. Discussions will surround issues 

related to Novel Influenza A H1N1. 

For these special meetings, members 

of the public are invited to attend by 

teleconference via a toll-free call-in 

phone number. The call-in number will 

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of the public the opportunity to provide 

comments to the Board. Public 

participation and ability to comment 

will be limited to time and space 

available. Public comment will be 

limited to no more than 3 minutes per 

speaker. To be placed on the public 

participant list, you should notify the 

operator when you enter the call-in 

number. 

Any members of the public who wish 

to have printed material distributed to 

the NBSB should submit materials via 

email at NBSB@HHS.GOV, with ‘‘NBSB 

Public Comment’’ as the subject line, 

prior to the close of business one week 

before each meeting (conference call). A 

draft agenda and any additional 

materials/agendas will be posted on the 

NBSB Web site (HTTP:// 

WWW.HHS.GOV/ASPR/OMSPH/NBSB/) 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: July 24, 2009. 

Nicole Lurie, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of 

information collection requests under 

OMB review, in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

documents, call the SAMHSA Reports 

Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. 

Project: Drug and Alcohol Services 

Information System (DASIS)—(OMB 

No. 0930–0106)—Revision 

The DASIS consists of three related 

data systems: the Inventory of Substance 

Abuse Treatment Services (I–SATS); the 

National Survey of Substance Abuse 

Treatment Services (N–SSATS), and the 

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). The 

I–SATS includes all substance abuse 

treatment facilities known to SAMHSA. 

The N–SSATS is an annual survey of all 

substance abuse treatment facilities 

listed in the I–SATS. The TEDS is a 

compilation of client-level admission 

data and discharge data submitted by 

States on clients treated in facilities that 

receive State funds. Together, the three 

DASIS components provide information 

on the location, scope and 

characteristics of all known drug and 

alcohol treatment facilities in the United 

States, the number of persons in 

treatment, and the characteristics of 

clients receiving services at publicly 

funded facilities. This information is 

needed to assess the nature and extent 

of these resources, to identify gaps in 

services, to provide a database for 

treatment referrals, and to assess 

demographic and substance-related 

trends in treatment. In addition, several 

National Outcome Measures (NOMS) 

data elements are collected in TEDS to 

assess the performance of the Substance 

Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

(SAPT) Block Grant. 

The request for OMB approval will 

include a request to conduct the 2010 

through 2012 N–SSATS and Mini-N– 

SSATS. The Mini-N–SSATS is a 

procedure for collecting services data 

from newly identified facilities between 

main cycles of the survey and will be 

used to improve the listing of treatment 

facilities in the on-line treatment facility 

Locator. The N–SSATS questionnaire is 

expected to remain unchanged except 

for minor modifications to wording. If 

there is a need for substantial revision 

to the N–SSATS questionnaire during 

the period of this clearance, a 

supplemental request for clearance will 

be submitted. 

The OMB request will also include 

the collection of TEDS data, including 

the addition of two new NOMS data 

elements to the TEDS client-level 

record. To the extent that states already 

collect the elements from their 

treatment providers, the following 

elements will be included in the TEDS 

data collection: Frequency of attendance 

at self-help programs in past 30 days at 

admission; and frequency of attendance 

at self-help programs in past 30 days at 

discharge. No significant changes are 

expected in the other DASIS activities. 

Estimated annual burden for the 

DASIS activities is shown below: 

Type of 

respondent and activity 

Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

States: 

TEDS Admission Data .............................................................................. 52 4 6.25 1,300 

TEDS Discharge Data .............................................................................. 52 4 8.25 1,716 

TEDS Discharge Crosswalks ................................................................... 5 1 10 50 

I–SATS Update 1 ....................................................................................... 56 70 .08 314 

State Subtotal .................................................................................... 56 ........................ ........................ 3,380 

Facilities: 

I–SATS Update 2 ....................................................................................... 200 1 .08 16 

N–SSATS questionnaire ........................................................................... 17,000 1 .67 11,390 

Augmentation screener ............................................................................ 1,000 1 .08 80 

Mini N–SSATS .......................................................................................... 2,000 1 .42 840 

Facility Subtotal ................................................................................. 20,200 ........................ ........................ 12,326 

Total ................................................................................................... 20,256 ........................ ........................ 15,706 

1States forward to SAMHSA information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address, status, etc. This is 

submitted electronically by nearly all States. 2Facilities forward to SAMHSA information on new facilities and on changes to existing facilities. This is submitted by e-mail by nearly all 

facilities. 


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