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Concept Summary for CCER 

Certification, as well as earlier versions 

of other concept papers used during the 

standards development effort, on the 

NIOSH Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

niosh/npptl, Respirator Standards 

Development; Other Respirator 

Standards. The Technical Concept 

Summary for CCER Certification will be 

used as the basis for discussion at the 

public meeting. 

The meetings will be open to the 

public, limited only by the space 

available. The meeting rooms will 

accommodate approximately 80 people. 

Please confirm your attendance to these 

meetings by completing the appropriate 

registration form and submitting it to 

NPPTL Event Management. There is an 

individual registration form for each 

meeting. You may register electronically 

by accessing the on-line registration link 

at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh, or you can 

download an Adobe .PDF form and send 

it by e-mail to npptlevents@cdc.gov or 

fax it to 304–225–2003. 

Status: Hotel reservations should be 

made directly with the hotel. A special 

group rate of $239 per night has been 

negotiated for meeting guests at the 

Marriott Key Bridge in Arlington, 

Virginia. The cut-off date is August 28, 

2006. Contact the Marriott at (703–524–

6400/800–228–9290). 

A rate of $119 per night for meeting 

guests has been negotiated for the 

Golden Hotel in Golden, Colorado. The 

cut-off date is September 1, 2006, and 

the Golden Hotel can be reached at 

(303–279–0100/800–233–7214). 

The NIOSH Public Meeting must be 

referenced to receive these rates. 

Dated: August 23, 2006. 

James D. Seligman, 

Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 06–7280 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Evaluation of the Head Start 

Oral Health Initiative. 

OMB No: New Collection. 

Description: The purpose of this 

evaluation is to examine the 

implementation of the Head Start Oral 

Health Initiative (OHI). The Office of 

Head Start has funded 52 programs for 

OHI to improve the oral-health services 

to young children, from birth to five, 

and pregnant women. The funded 

programs will develop, implement, and 

disseminate culturally sensitive, 

innovative, and empirically based best 

practices for oral health in Head Start. 

The evaluation will examine 

information on approaches taken by the 

52 individual programs and the 

implementation of the approaches, 

including challenges faced, as well as 

facilitating factors, and create a uniform 

method for collecting administrative 

information across all sites. 

Respondents: Head Start directors, 

staff, and teachers who are 

implementing OHI; community 

organizations that have partnered with 

Head Start programs implementing OHI; 

and parents or guardians of children 

who attend Head Start programs where 

OHI is being implemented. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Head Start Directors: Telephone Interview ................................................... 52 1 1 .5 78 

Head Start Staff: Program Recordkeeping System ....................................... 52 184 1 .08 10,333 

Head Start Directors: Site Visit Interview ...................................................... 16 1 1 .5 24 

Head Start Staff: Site Visit Interview ............................................................. 48 1 1 .5 72 

Head Start Community Partner: Interview ..................................................... 80 1 1 80 

Head Start Parent: Focus Group ................................................................... 160 1 1 .5 240 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,827. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Administration, Office of Information 

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for 

ACF, E-mail address: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 28, 2006. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7366 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Office of Planning, Research and 

Evaluation; Grant to the Institute for 

American Values 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: Award announcement. 

C.F.D.A. Number: 93.647. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Planning, Research and 

Evaluation will award grant funds 

without competition to the Institute for 

American Values. This grant is being 

awarded for an unsolicited proposal 

entitled, ‘‘Gendered Parenting and Its 

Implications for Child Well-Being and 

Couple Relationships,’’ that conforms to 

the applicable program objectives, is 

within the legislative authorities and 

proposes activities that may be lawfully 

supported through grant mechanisms. 

The study is unique and relevant to 

ACF’s interest in increasing child wellbeing and supporting healthy marriage. 

The resulting products can be expected 

to benefit policymakers and others 

interested in family policy. 

The Institute for American Values is 

a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and 

education organization conducting 


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interdisciplinary research concerning 

issues of civil society. 

The grant will support an 18-month 

project at a cost of $96,000 in Federal 

support. The project is also being 

supported through non-Federal funding 

sources. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Jakopic, Office of Planning, 

Research and Evaluation, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447; phone: 202–

205–5930. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Naomi Goldstein, 

Director, Office of Planning, Research and 

Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. 06–7367 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Children’s Bureau Proposed Research 

Priorities for Fiscal Years 2006–2008 

AGENCY: Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF), 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Response to Notice of Proposed 

Child Abuse and Neglect Research 

Priorities for Fiscal Years 2006–2008. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau 

solicited comments from the public on 

the Proposed Research Priorities for 

Fiscal Years 2006–2008 in Volume 71, 

Number 23 of the Federal Register on 

February 3, 2006. Comments were due 

by April 4, 2006. All comments received 

by the deadline were reviewed and 

given consideration in the preparation 

of this notice. 

Summary of Public Comments 

Section 104 (a)(4) of the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), 

as amended by the Keeping Children 

and Families Safe Act of 2003, Public 

Law (Pub. L.). 108–36, requires the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) to 

publish proposed priorities for research 

activities for public comment and to 

maintain an official record of such 

public comment. In response to this 

requirement, proposed priorities were 

published in February 2006 for public 

comment and the responses received are 

detailed in this document. 

The Children’s Bureau received over 

a dozen written responses from a variety 

of sources; State protection and 

advocacy systems; community agencies 

for children and families; national, State 

and local associations and non-profit 

organizations; universities; hospitals; 

children’’s medical centers; mental 

health services agencies; agencies 

serving children with disabilities; and 

private citizens. 

Legislative Topics 

One response commented on the 

proposed research topic of the causes of 

child abuse and neglect. The commenter 

noted this issue as a high priority, 

suggested that understanding the cause 

of child abuse and neglect is central to 

understanding the dynamics of the 

issues as a whole, and necessary for 

designing effective prevention and 

intervention services. In contradiction 

to this comment, another set of 

comments received ranked causes of 

abuse and neglect as a low priority and 

suggested that there has been a wealth 

of research conducted in this area. 

A comment was received in response 

to the proposed research topic on the 

socio-economic distinctions and 

consequences of child abuse and 

neglect. The commenter suggested 

issues surrounding cultural and socioeconomic distinctions be studied in 

more depth given the recent studies on 

overrepresentation of children of color 

in the child welfare and juvenile justice 

systems. The commenter suggested that 

a longitudinal study be conducted on 

this issue, and determination of how 

culture, ethnicity and race play into the 

identification, assessment, prevention 

and treatment and the consequences 

faced by families of color as a result of 

involvement with the child protection 

system. 

A number of comments were received 

in response to the proposed research 

priority on the identification of 

successful early intervention services or 

other needed services; these responses 

supported the Children’s Bureau’s 

attention to this area. 

The evaluation and dissemination of 

best practices was mentioned in a 

number of responses. One response 

supported proposed research on Statelevel strategies to improve child 

protection systems under this topic area. 

Another commenter noted that attention 

to ‘‘what works’’ in child protection and 

child welfare services has reached a 

‘‘new low,’’ and greater support is 

needed in establishing a body of 

evidence about effective services. 

A number of comments were received 

in response to paragraphs (1) through 

(14), under the heading of the 

evaluation and dissemination of best 

practices consistent with the goals of 

achieving improvements in child 

protective services systems of the States 

in accordance with CAPTA [Section 

106(a), Grant to States for Child Abuse 

and Neglect Prevention and Treatment 

Program]. 

A comment was received encouraging 

that priority be given to paragraph (ii): 

Creating and improving the use of 

multidisciplinary teams and interagency 

protocol to enhance investigation, and 

improving legal preparation and 

representation. 

Another comment was received 

encouraging that priority be given to 

paragraph (iv): Enhancing the general 

child protective system by developing, 

improving and implementing risk and 

safety assessment tools and protocols. 

This response specifically requested 

research on differential response in 

child protective services. 

One comment was received related to 

paragraph (x): Developing, 

implementing or operating programs to 

assist in obtaining or coordinating 

necessary services for families of 

disabled infants with life-threatening 

conditions. The comment received 

related to this paragraph noted the lack 

of mention given to issues related to 

persons with disabilities, specifically 

parents with disabilities or to children 

with disabilities (beyond this mention 

of disabled infants). Additional 

attention to this response can be found 

below in the field-initiated research 

area. 

One comment was received in 

response to paragraph (xi): Developing 

and delivering information to improve 

public education relating to the role and 

responsibilities of the child protection 

system and the nature and basis for 

reporting suspected incidents of child 

abuse and neglect. This commenter 

noted that mandated reporters often 

experience confusion as to their 

responsibility to report suspected child 

abuse or neglect, even after receiving 

training in this area. Due to the severity 

of child abuse and neglect and the 

consequences at stake, the commenter 

suggested additional research be 

conducted to explore better ways to 

develop and deliver training and 

information to mandated reporters and 

the public. 

A comment was received encouraging 

that priority be given to paragraph (xii): 

Developing and enhancing the capacity 

of community-based programs to 

integrate shared leadership strategies 

between parents and professionals to 

prevent and treat child abuse and 

neglect at the neighborhood level. 

One response was a comment 

encouraging that priority be given to 

paragraph (xiii): Supporting and 


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