53284 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates To Serve on the Advisory 

Committee on Immunization Practices, 

(ACIP) 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 

nominations for possible membership 

on the ACIP. This committee provides 

advice and guidance to the Secretary, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), and the Director, CDC, 

regarding the most appropriate 

application of antigens and related 

agents for effective communicable 

disease control in the civilian 

population. The committee reviews and 

reports regularly on immunization 

practices and recommends 

improvements in the national 

immunization efforts. 

The committee also establishes, 

reviews, and as appropriate, revises the 

list of vaccines for administration to 

children eligible to receive vaccines 

through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) 

Program. Nominations are being sought 

for individuals who have the expertise 

and qualifications necessary to 

contribute to the accomplishments of 

the committee’s objectives. Nominees 

will be selected based upon expertise in 

the field of immunization practices; 

multi-disciplinary expertise in public 

health; expertise in the use of vaccines 

and immunologic agents in both clinical 

and preventive medicine; knowledge of 

vaccine development, evaluation, and 

vaccine delivery; or knowledge about 

consumer perspectives and/or social 

and community aspects of 

immunization programs. Federal 

employees will not be considered for 

membership. Members may be invited 

to serve for up to four-year terms. 

Consideration is given to 

representation from diverse geographic 

areas, both genders, ethnic and minority 

groups, and the disabled. Nominees 

must be U.S. citizens. The following 

information must be submitted for each 

candidate: Name, affiliation, address, 

telephone number, e-mail address and 

current curriculum vitae. Nominations 

should be accompanied with a letter of 

recommendation stating the 

qualifications of the nominee and 

postmarked by November 15, 2009 to: 

Antonette Hill, Immunization Service 

Division, National Center for 

Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

Mailstop E–05, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

Telephone: (404) 639–8836. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry. 

Dated: October 8, 2009. 

Andre Tyler, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–24936 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form G–1145; Extension of 

an Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form G–1145, 

Notification of Application/Petition 

Acceptance; OMB Control No. 1615– 

0109. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until December 15, 2009. 

During this 60-day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form G–1145. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form G–1145 we will advise the 

public when we publish the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form G–1145. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Officer, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0109 in the subject box. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the collection of information should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notification of Application/Petition 

Acceptance. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form G–1145; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. If an applicant or petitioner 

wants to be notified via e-mail and/or 

text message on their cell phone that 

their application or petition has been 

accepted, they are requested to provide 

their e-mail address and/or cell phone 

number on Form G–1145, and attach the 

form to the application or petition. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 1,000,000 responses at 3 

minutes (.05) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 50,000 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES