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8Powers v. Harris, 2002 WL 32026155 at *6 (W.D. 

Okla. Dec. 12, 2002). 

9Casket Royale, Inc. v. Mississippi, 124 F.Supp. 

2d 434, 440 (S.D. Miss. 2000). 

10Mo. Rev. Stat. § 333.251 (2005). 

casket prices as a result of increased 

competition.’’ 8 A district court 

reviewing a similar statute in 

Mississippi also concluded that such 

requirements result in less price 

competition and consumer choice in 

selecting a casket.9

The Missouri statute that created the 

Board and grants it the authority to act 

was not intended to displace 

competition in the sale of funeral 

merchandise with regulation. Indeed, it 

appears that Missouri intended to 

preserve price competition with respect 

to the retail sale of funeral caskets by 

excepting from application of the atneed funeral statute ‘‘any person 

engaged simply in the furnishing of 

burial receptacles for the dead.’’ 10

III. Terms of the Proposed Consent 

Order 

The Board has signed a consent 

agreement containing the proposed 

consent Order. The proposed Order 

would prevent the Board from 

prohibiting, restricting, impeding or 

discouraging any person from engaging 

in the sale or rental to the public of 

funeral merchandise or burial 

receptacles for the dead, directly or 

indirectly, or through any rule, 

regulation, policy, or conduct. 

The proposed Order requires the 

Board to publish in the Newsletter of 

the Board of Embalmers and Funeral 

Directors, the full text of Mo. Rev. Stat. 

§ 333.251 (2005), the Order, and an 

accompanying statement that: ‘‘The 

Rules and Regulations of the Board of 

Embalmers and Funeral Directors do not 

prohibit persons not licensed as funeral 

directors or embalmers from selling 

caskets, burial receptacles or other 

funeral merchandise to the public in the 

State of Missouri.’’

The proposed Order also requires the 

Board to display an advisory on its 

public website stating that it has settled 

FTC allegations regarding restrictions 

and prohibitions on the sale of funeral 

merchandise or caskets, and to provide 

a link to the Board’s website that 

contains the full text of Mo. Rev. Stat. 

§ 333.251 (2005), a link to Mo. Code 

Regs. Ann. tit. 20, § 2120–2.060 (2006), 

and a link to this Order. The proposed 

Order further requires the Board to 

publish notice of the Order and 

settlement in three consecutive issues of 

Missouri Funeral Directors’ Association 

Magazine and in the Missouri State 

Board of Embalmers and Funeral 

Directors Rules and Regulations, 

Chapters 333, 436, 193, 194, which shall 

be provided to all licensees within one 

(1) year from the date the Order 

becomes final. 

The proposed Order includes 

requirements that the Board notify the 

Commission at least thirty (30) days 

prior to any filing with the Missouri 

Secretary of State of any Proposed Order 

of Rulemaking concerning the Board’s 

rules or regulations, or prior to 

proposing any change in Respondent 

that may affect compliance obligations. 

The proposed Order contains standard 

provisions requiring the filing of regular 

written reports of the Board’s 

compliance with the terms of the Order 

for each of the next five years. The 

Order will expire in ten (10) years. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Final Effect of 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice 

concerning the final effect of the HHS 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Allied Chemical 

Corporation Plant in Metropolis, 

Illinois, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

February 1, 2007, as provided for under 

42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of 

HHS designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

Atomic Weapons employees who were 

monitored or should have been monitored for 

exposure to ionizing radiation while working 

at Allied Chemical Corporation Plant in 

Metropolis, Illinois, from January 1, 1959 

through December 31, 1976, and who were 

employed for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the Special Exposure 

Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

March 3, 2007, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on March 3, 2007, members of this class 

of employees, defined as reported in 

this notice, became members of the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513–

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–1274 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Final Effect of 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice 

concerning the final effect of the HHS 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Harshaw HarvardDenison Plant in Cleveland, Ohio, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On February 1, 

2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 

7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

Atomic Weapons employees who were 

monitored or should have been monitored 

while working at the Harshaw HarvardDenison Plant located at 1000 Harvard 

Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio from August 14, 

1942 through November 30, 1949, and who 

were employed for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the Special Exposure, 

Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

March 3, 2007, as provided for under 42 


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U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on March 3, 2007, members of this class 

of employees, defined as reported in 

this notice, became members of the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513–

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–1273 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Nominations of Topics for Evidencebased Practice Centers 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), DHHS. 

ACTION: Nominations of topics for 

evidence reports, technology 

assessments, and comparative and 

effectiveness reviews. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ invites nominations of 

topics for evidence reports, technology 

assessments, and comparative and 

effectiveness reviews conducted by its 

Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) 

Program relating to the prevention, 

diagnosis, treatment and management of 

common diseases and clinical 

condition, as well as, topics relating to 

the organization and financing of health 

care. Previous evidence reports and 

comparative effectiveness reviews can 

be found at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ 

epcix.htm and http://effective 

healthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ 

progress.cfm, respectively. 

DATES: Topic nominations for general 

evidence reports should be submitted by 

April 16, 2007, in order to be considered 

for fiscal year 2007 selection. Topic 

nominations for comparative and 

effectiveness review are accepted on an 

on-going basis at: http://effective 

healthcare.ahrq.gov/topicNomination/ 

nominationForm.cfm. In addition to 

timely responses to this request for 

nominations, AHRQ also accepts topic 

nominations on an ongoing basis for 

consideration for future years. Topics 

submitted for consideration as general 

evidence reports will concurrently be 

considered as comparative effectiveness 

reviews as appropriate. AHRQ will not 

reply to individual responses, but will 

consider all nominations during the 

selection process.Those who submit 

topics that are selected will be notified 

by AHRQ. 

ADDRESSES: Topics nominations should 

be submitted to Beth A. Collins Sharp, 

PhD, R.N., director, Evidence-based 

Practice Centers (EPC) Program, Center 

for Outcomes and Evidence, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850. 

Electronic submissions to epc@ahrq.gov 

are preferred. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

A. Collins Sharp, Ph.D., R.N., Center for 

Outcomes and Evidence, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Phone: (301) 427–1503; Fax: (301) 427–

1640; E-mail: 

beth.collinssharp@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

Arrangement for Public Inspection: 

All nominations will be available for 

public inspection by appointment at the 

Center for Outcomes and Evidence, 

telephone (301) 427–1600, weekdays 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern 

time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

Under Title IX of the Public Health 

Service Act, AHRQ is charged with 

enhancing the quality, appropriateness, 

and effectiveness of health care services 

and access to such services. AHRQ 

accomplishes these goals through 

scientific research, including evaluative 

medical literature reviews and 

technology assessments, and through 

the promotion of improvements in 

clinical practice and health systems 

practices. 

2. Purpose and Overview 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

topic nominations for evidence reports, 

technology assessments, and 

comparative and effectiveness reviews. 

Professional societies, health systems, 

employers, insurers, providers, and 

consumer groups are encouraged to 

nominate topics and then collaborate 

with AHRQ, as it carries out its mission 

to promote the practice of evidencebased health care. In this endeavor, 

AHRQ serves as a science partner with 

private-sector and public organizations 

in their efforts to improve the quality, 

effectiveness, and appropriateness of 

health care delivery in the United 

States, and to expedite the translation of 

evidence-based research findings into 

improved health care services. To 

undertake scientific analyses and 

evidence syntheses on topics of highpriority to its public and private 

healthcare partners and the health care 

community generally, AHRQ awards 

task order contracts to its Evidencebased Practice Centers (EPCs). 

The EPCs produce systematic reviews 

of the scientific literature—evidence 

reports, technology assessments, and 

comparative and effectiveness reviews—

that provide to public and private 

organizations the foundation for 

developing and implementing their own 

practice guidelines, performance 

measures, educational programs, and 

other strategies to improve the quality of 

health care and decision-making related 

to the effectiveness and appropriateness 

of specific health care technologies and 

services. The evidence reports, 

technology assessments, and 

comparative and effectiveness reviews 

also may be used to inform coverage and 

reimbursement policies. As the body of 

scientific studies related to organization 

and financing of health care grows, 

systematic review and analysis of these 

studies, in addition to clinical and 

behavioral research, can provide health 

system organizations with a scientific 

foundation for developing or improving 

system-wide policies and practices. 

Currently, AHRQ supports 

approximately nine general evidence 

reports per year, in collaboration with 

non-Federal partners, and 4–10 

comparative effectiveness reviews. 

Nominations of general topics from nonFederal partners are solicited annually 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

However, topic nominations are 

accepted on an ongoing basis. All 

nominations received in the previous 

year as well as topics that were 

previously submitted but not selected 

are considered for the upcoming year. 

Reports and assessments usually 

require about 12 months for completion 

once assigned to an EPC. AHRQ widely 

disseminates the EPC evidence reports 

and technology assessments, both 

electronically and in print. The EPC 

evidence reports, technology 

assessments and comparative and 

effectiveness reviews do not make 

clinical recommendations or 

recommendations regarding 

reimbursement and coverage policies. 

3. Role/Responsibilities of Partners for 

General Topics 

Nominators of topics selected for 

development of an EPC evidence report 

assume the role of Partners of AHRQ 

and the EPCs. Partners have defined 

roles and responsibilities. AHRQ places 

high value on these cooperative 

relationships, and takes into 

consideration a Partner organization’s 


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