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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 and 

send comments to Seleda Perryman, 

CDC Assistant 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 

Survey of Surgeons on Occupational 

Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids—

New—National Center for Infectious 

Diseases (NCID), Division of Healthcare 

Quality Promotion (DHQP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Division of Healthcare Quality 

Promotion (DHQP), CDC, defines as its 

primary mission the protection of 

patients and healthcare personnel 

through the promotion of safety, quality, 

and value in the healthcare delivery 

system. One priority is preventing 

transmission of blood borne pathogens 

to healthcare personnel during delivery 

of medical care. The purpose of this 

project is to conduct a survey of 

surgeons regarding the occurrence, 

reporting, and management of 

occupational exposures to blood and 

body fluid in the operating room (OR) 

setting. Respondents will also be asked 

about safety perceptions and practices 

during surgery. 

The survey is intended to assess the 

knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of 

surgeons regarding sharps injuries and 

blood exposures in the operating room 

setting, post exposure management and 

treatment of blood and body fluid 

exposures, and safety culture and 

practices. Data from the National 

Surveillance System for Health Care 

Workers (NaSH) indicate that surgeons 

are at high risk for sharps injuries and/ 

or blood and body fluid exposures. 

However, they have the lowest rates of 

exposure reporting. The results of the 

proposed survey will be used to 

determine the nature and frequency of 

blood exposures in the operating room 

setting and to make recommendations 

about mechanisms for improving safety 

culture and practices in this setting. 

The questionnaire will be sent to a 

5% sample of the 99,042 U.S. surgeons 

in the American Medical Association’s 

physician masterfile. The survey sample 

will be stratified by sub-specialty and 

geographic region. Assuming a 20% 

response rate, the total number of 

respondents would be 990. The survey 

will take a maximum of 10 minutes to 

complete. Therefore, the maximum total 

burden hours may reach 165. There is 

no cost to the respondents other than 

their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(hours) 

Surgeons .......................................................................................................... 990 1 10/60 165 

Dated: September 7, 2006. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

FDA 225–06–8402 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the United States Food and 

Drug Administration and the National 

Cancer Institute 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

is to set forth an agreement between the 

National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

(collectively ‘‘the Parties’’, or 

individually as a ‘‘Party’’) to develop 

and implement the Federal Investigator 

Registry of Biomedical Information 

Research Data (FIREBIRD), which will 

enable clinical investigators, NCI, FDA, 

and industry entities sponsoring clinical 

trials of investigational drugs 

(‘‘Sponsors of Drugs and Biologics’’ or 

‘‘Sponsors’’) to manage clinical 

investigator information electronically 

in a fully secure manner. 

DATES: The agreement became effective 

August 10, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For FDA: Randy Levin, Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research (HF–

18), Food and Drug Administration, 

5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 14B–45, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–

7784, FAX: 301–827–1540. 

For NCI: Peter Covitz, National Cancer 

Institute, 6116 Executive Blvd., rm. 

705, Rockville, MD 20892, 301–

402–0326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), 

which states that all written agreements 

and MOUs between FDA and others 

shall be published in the Federal 

Register, the agency is publishing notice 

of this MOU. 

Dated: September 6, 2006. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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[FR Doc. 06–7630 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Inspector General 

Program Exclusions: August 2006 

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of program exclusions. 

During the month of August 2006, the 

HHS Office of Inspector General 

imposed exclusions in the cases set 

forth below. When an exclusion is 

imposed, no program payment is made 

to anyone for any items or services 

(other than an emergency item or 

service not provided in a hospital 

emergency room) furnished, ordered or 

prescribed by an excluded party under 

the Medicare, Medicaid, and all Federal 

Health Care programs. In addition, no 

program payment is made to any 

business or facility, e.g., a hospital, that 

submits bills for payment for items or 

services provided by an excluded party. 

Program beneficiaries remain free to 

decide for themselves whether they will 

continue to use the services of an 

excluded party even though no program 

payments will be made for items and 

services provided by that excluded 

party. The exclusions have national 

effect and also apply to all Executive 

Branch procurement and nonprocurement programs and activities. 

Subject, name, address Effective 

date 

PROGRAM-RELATED CONVICTIONS 

ABERGEL-NAHON, SUZANNE 9/20/2006 

MIAMI, FL 

ADAM, SALAH ......................... 9/20/2006 

MIDLOTHIAN, VA 

ADAMSHICK, WILLIAM ........... 9/20/2006 

FORKED RIVER, NJ 

BALLOU, ROBERT .................. 9/20/2006 

ROOSEVELT, UT 

BENJAMIN, BARBARA ............ 9/20/2006 

EDINA, MN 

BRECKENRIDGE, SHELIA ...... 9/20/2006 

Subject, name, address Effective 

date 

WESTERVILLE, OH 

BROWN, TAWANA .................. 9/20/2006 

ROOSEVELT, NY 

BUSSELMAN, SHERRIE ......... 2/8/2006 

LINCOLN, NE 

COCHRAN, KORENA .............. 9/20/2006 

KELLOGG, ID 

COLLEY, PHILLIP .................... 2/8/2006 

LINCOLN, NE 

CONDRA, BERNICE ................ 9/20/2006 

MAIN, CA 

DENNY, BRIAN ........................ 4/12/2005 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 

DULEY, DANIEL ....................... 9/20/2006 

HAMMOND, IN 

FANG, YI .................................. 9/20/2006 

ARCADIA, CA 

FARRELL, SHELDON .............. 9/20/2006 

FRESNO, CA 

FRIEDMAN, VICTOR ............... 9/20/2006 

LONGVIEW, WA 

GRITTEN, LYNETTE ................ 9/20/2006 

BAYSHORE, NY 

HALICKI, JANET ...................... 9/20/2006 

BOARDMAN, OH 

HART, ROSE ............................ 9/20/2006 

SHERMAN OAKS, CA 

HILSENDEGER, DANIEL ......... 9/20/2006 


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