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evaluation and reporting process have 

become necessary to ensure CDC 

receives standardized, accurate, 

thorough evaluation data from both 

health department and CBO grantees. 

For these reasons, CDC developed PEMS 

and consulted with representatives from 

health departments, CBOs, and national 

partners (e.g., The National Alliance of 

State and Territorial AIDS Directors, 

Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS 

Prevention Services, and National 

Minority AIDS Council). 

Respondents will collect, enter, and 

report general agency information, 

program model and budget data, and 

client demographics and behavioral 

characteristics. (After initial set-up of 

the PEMS, data collection will include 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining data, 

document compilation, review of data, 

and data entry into the web-based 

system.) Agents will submit data 

quarterly. There are no costs to 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN

Respondents 

Number 

of 

respondents 

Number 

of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Health jurisdictions ........................................................................................................................... 59 4 137 32,332 

Health jurisdictions (CTR) ................................................................................................................ 30 4 174 20,880 

Health jurisdictions (Training) .......................................................................................................... 59 4 10 2,360 

Community-Based Organizations .................................................................................................... 160 4 84 53,760 

Community-Based Organizations (CTR) ......................................................................................... 70 4 23 6,440 

Community-Based Organizations (Training) ................................................................................... 160 4 10 6,400 

Annual total ............................................................................................................................... ................ ................ ................ 122,172 

Dated: November 14, 2006. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E6–19634 Filed 11–20–06; 8:45 

a.m.] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Notice of Public Comment on the 

Proposed Adoption of ANA Program 

Policies and Procedures 

AGENCY: Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA), HHS. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974 

(the Act) 42 U.S.C. 2992b–1, ANA 

herein describes its proposed 

interpretive rules, statements of general 

policy and rules of agency procedure or 

practice in relation to the Social and 

Economic Development Strategies 

(hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native 

Language Preservation and Maintenance 

(hereinafter referred to as Native 

Language), Environmental Regulatory 

Enhancement (hereinafter referred to as 

Environmental), Environmental 

Mitigation (hereinafter referred to as 

Mitigation), Improving the Well-Being 

of Children—Native American Healthy 

Marriage Initiative (hereinafter referred 

to as Healthy Marriage) programs and 

any Special Initiatives. Under the 

statute, ANA is required to provide 

members of the public an opportunity to 

comment on proposed changes in 

interpretive rules, statements of general 

policy and rules of agency procedure or 

practice and to give notice of the final 

adoption of such changes at least thirty 

(30) days before the changes become 

effective. This Notice also provides 

additional information about ANA’s 

plan for administering the programs. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

comments is thirty (30) days from the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Comments in response to 

this Notice should be addressed to 

Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program 

Operations, Administration for Native 

Americans, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, 

SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 8–West, 

Washington, DC 20447. Delays may 

occur in mail delivery to Federal offices; 

therefore, a copy of comments should be 

faxed to (202) 690–7441. Comments will 

be available for inspection by members 

of the public at the Administration for 

Native Americans, Aerospace Center, 

901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program 

Operations, toll-free at (877) 922–9262. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

814 of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA 

to provide notice of its proposed 

interpretive rules, statements of general 

policy and rules of agency procedure or 

practice. These proposed clarifications, 

modifications and new text will appear 

in the ANA FY 2006 Program 

Announcements (PAs): SEDS, Native 

Language, Environmental, Mitigation, 

Healthy Marriage and Special 

Initiatives. This Notice serves to fulfill 

this requirement. 

Additional Information 

I. Objective Progress Report (OPR) Form 

ANA has updated the OPR form to 

capture grantee project information that 

is needed in order to make a 

determination that the project is 

progressing as planned. The quarterly 

report will be used to support a request 

for additional technical assistance, 

should the need exist. Quarterly 

reporting has been a requirement for 

ANA grantees since FY 2005 and the 

new format will yield uniform data. The 

new format has been submitted for 

Office of Management and Budget 

approval and will be a requirement 

beginning January 2007. (Legal 

authority: Section 803B of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991B–2.) 

II. Native Language Preservation and 

Maintenance 

ANA Categories: In an effort to adhere 

to the Congressional intent of the 

legislation and to clarify the Native 

Language program in response to the 

needs of Native communities, ANA is 

creating a marked separation of the 

longstanding Category I: Assessment 

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Implementation. ANA is proposing 

three distinct priority areas within the 

Native Language program area. The 

proposed categories are: 

Category I: Language Assessment will 

remain as a 12-month project period 

with the primary activity of assessing 

the current status of the Native 

Language for the identified Native 

community. 

Category II: Language Project Planning 

will have up to 24-month project period 

with the primary activity of planning a 

Native Language project for the Native 

community to be impacted by the 

project. 

Category III: Language Project 

Implementation will have up to a 36- 

month project period to support such 

activities consistent with legislative and 

regulatory requirements. 

An award in Categories II and III is 

not contingent upon having received 

previous funding from ANA for 

language preservation and maintenance; 

however, current language-assessment 

data and language-delivery methods 

will need to be provided. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native Americans Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–c. 

III. Application—Project Development 

During the FY 2006 competitions, 

ANA participated in the electronic 

application submission process. Based 

upon this experience, ANA has 

analyzed the submission procedure. To 

eliminate future concerns with 

uploading attachments, ANA has 

determined that all applications (hardcopy and electronic) should be 

submitted with no more than three (3) 

objectives per 12-month budget period 

for any given competition. This 

limitation will still allow an applicant 

to convey adequately the proposed 

project goals, activities and results 

expected. (Legal authority: Section 803 

(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–

3.) 

IV. Special Initiative 

Under legislative authority, ANA can 

provide funding for Special Initiatives 

that focus on specifically identified 

needs within Native communities. 

Applicants must submit projects that are 

responsive to the specific competitive 

program area. Last year ANA offered a 

specific program announcement to fund 

projects that support healthy families 

titled, Improving the Well-Being of 

Children—Native American Healthy 

Marriage Initiative (NAHMI). This 

Special Initiative will be supported 

again in FY 2007. Applicants requesting 

funding for these types of initiatives 

will need to submit projects under this 

designated Special Initiative 

competitive area only. (Legal authority: 

Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3. 

V. ANA Funding Restriction Policy 

In order to ensure that ANA manages 

proper fiscal responsibility in the 

dispensing of Federal funds, a list of 

actions and activities, which will not be 

considered as eligible activities for 

funding, is maintained. ANA has 

observed that projects including such 

contingency activities as permits, 

licenses, outside or internal 

certification, Federal or State agency 

approvals, or project activities that are 

contingent on the outcome of a court 

decision, do not complete projects 

within the approved project period. As 

a result of these situation, grantees often 

do not complete project objectives or 

expend approved funding. Based upon 

agency reviews and on-site visits, ANA 

will implement the following new 

funding restriction policy: 

ANA will not consider projects that 

contain contingency activities that impede or 

indefinitely delay the ongoing progress of the 

proposed project. Applicants must 

demonstrate the project planning considered 

potential contingency activities and provide 

adequate assurance that such activities will 

not impede the progress of the project. (Legal 

authority: Section 803 (a) and (d) and 803C 

of the Native American Programs Act of 

1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3. 

Dated: November 9, 2006. 

Sheila K. Cooper, 

Director of Program Operations, 

Administration for Native Americans. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. 2006N–0464] 

Electronic Submission of Regulatory 

Information, and Creating an 

Electronic Platform for Enhanced 

Information Management; Public 

Hearing 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing; request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing a 

public hearing to solicit general views 

and information from interested persons 

on issues concerning the electronic 

submission of product information to 

the agency. In particular, FDA is seeking 

these views and information from 

interested persons on the feasibility and 

effect of an all-electronic submission 

environment, as well as issues related to 

an electronic regulatory information 

exchange platform. To help solicit such 

information and views, FDA is seeking 

responses to specific questions (see 

section IV of this document). 

DATES: Public Hearing: The public 

hearing will be held on December 18, 

2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, 

depending on the level of public 

participation, the meeting may be 

extended or may end early. 

Registration and Participation: 

Registration on the day of the public 

hearing will be provided on a space 

available basis beginning at 7:30 a.m. 

Because seating is limited, we 

recommend arriving early. See section I 

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document for information 

on how to participate in the meeting. If 

you need special accommodations due 

to a disability, please contact Paula S. 

McKeever (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) at least 7 days in advance. 

Comments: Submit written or 

electronic notices of participation and 

comments by December 8, 2006. The 

administrative record of the hearing will 

remain open to receive additional 

comments until February 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be 

held at the Advisors and Consultants 

Staff Conference Room, Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857. Additional 

information on parking and public 

transportation may be accessed at http:// 

www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/ 

criticalpath/. 

Submit written notices of 

participation and comments to the 

Division of Dockets Management (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration, 

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, 

MD 20857. Submit electronic notices of 

participation and comments to http:// 

www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ 

dockets/comments/commentdocket.cfm. 

Identify all submissions to the docket 

with the docket number found in 

brackets in the heading of this 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula S. McKeever, Office of Critical 

Path Programs (HF–18), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 

14B–45, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–

1520, paula.mckeever@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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