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11This figure includes both the estimated 1% of 

26.69 million requests that will be made by mail 

each year (266,900), and the estimated 5% of the 

requests initially made over the internet or 

telephone that will be redirected to the mail process 

(5% of 99% of 26.69 million = 1,321,155). 

12The 2005 BLS wage rate for telephone 

operators, $12.36, increased by 6.426% for 

compounded wage inflation, is $13.15. 

13The 2005 BLS wage rate for employees in 

administrative support, clerical (level 4 of 9), 

$14.17, multiplied by 6.426% for compounded 

wage inflation, is $15.08. 

14The 2005 BLS wage rate for top-level computer 

programmers, $48.03, multiplied by 6.426% for 

compounded wage inflation, is $51.12. The 2005 

BLS wage rate for marketing managers, averaged 

overall, is $45.36; compounded for wage inflation 

at 6.426% it becomes $48.27. 

15This consists of an estimated $7.69 million for 

automated telephone cost ($1.20 per request × 6.41 

million requests) and an estimated $700,000 ($0.035 

per request × 20 million requests) for internet web 

service cost. Per unit cost estimates are based on 

staff’s knowledge of the industry. 

16The consumer reporting industry is a multibillion dollar market. As of 2002, it is estimated to 

have more than $4 billion dollars in sales of file 

disclosures. One study indicates that the 

nationwide consumer reporting agencies had 

approximately $1.2 billion in earnings in 2002. See 

Michael Turner, Daniel Balis, Joseph Duncan, and 

Robin Varghese, ‘‘Free Consumer Credit Reports: At 

What Cost? The Economic Impact of a Free Credit 

Report Law to the National Credit Reporting 

Infrastructure,’’ Washington, DC: Information Policy 

Institute, September, 2003. Thus, the total labor and 

non-labor cost burden estimate of $13.57 million 

represents a small percentage—approximately 1% 

of the overall market ($13.57 million divided by 

$1.2 billion). This comparison is conservative, as it 

does not include the earnings of the nationwide 

specialty consumer reporting agencies. 

clerical hours. [(1,321,155 × 10 

minutes)/60 minutes = 220,193 hours] 

Instructions to Consumers 

The Rule also requires that certain 

instructions be provided to consumers. 

See Rule sections 610.2(b)(2)(iv)(A, B), 

610.3(a)(2)(iii)(A, B). Minimal 

associated time or cost is involved, 

however. Internet instructions to 

consumers are embedded in the 

centralized source Web site and do not 

require additional time or cost for the 

nationwide consumer reporting 

agencies. Similarly, regarding telephone 

requests, the automated phone systems 

provide the requisite instructions when 

consumers select certain options. Some 

consumers who request their credit 

reports by mail may additionally request 

printed instructions from the 

nationwide and nationwide specialty 

consumer reporting agencies. Staff 

estimates that there will be a total of 

1,588,055 requests each year for free 

annual file disclosures by mail.11 Based 

on their knowledge of the industry, staff 

estimates that of the predicted 1,588,055 

mail requests 10% (or 158,806) will 

request instructions by mail. If printed 

instructions are sent to each of these 

consumers by mail, requiring 10 

minutes of clerical time per consumer, 

this will total 26,468 hours. [(158,806 

instructions × 10 minutes)/60 minutes 

per hour] 

Labor costs: $5.19 million. 

Labor costs are derived by applying 

hourly cost figures to the burden hours 

described above. Accordingly, staff 

estimates that it will cost $70,195 to 

provide annual file disclosures for 

requests that require a telephone service 

representative (5,338 hours × $13.15 per 

hour).12 The remaining processing of 

requests for annual file disclosures and 

instructions will be performed by 

clerical personnel, which will require 

291,144 hours at a cost of $4,390,452. 

[(44,483 hours for handling initial mail 

request + 220,193 hours for handling 

requests redirected to mail + 26,468 

hours for handling instructions mailed 

to consumers) × $15.08 per hour 13] As 

elaborated on above, staff estimates that 

a total of 14,560 labor hours (8,320 

internet contract hours + 6,240 

telephone capacity contract hours) will 

be needed to obtain, maintain, and 

adjust the new capacity requirements 

for the automated telephone call center 

and the internet web services. This will 

result in approximately $726,523 per 

year in labor costs. [(8,320 hours × 

$51.12 per hour for automated phone 

service) + (6,240 hours × $48.27 per 

hour for Web services) 14] Thus, staff 

estimates that all non-contract labor will 

cost $5.19 million each year. 

Capital/other non-labor costs: $8.39 

million. 

Staff believes it is likely that the 

consumer reporting agencies will use 

third-party contractors (instead of their 

own employees) to increase the capacity 

of their systems. Because of the way 

these contracts are typically established, 

these costs will likely be incurred on a 

continuing basis, and will be calculated 

based on the number of requests 

handled by the systems. Staff estimates 

that the total annual amount to be paid 

for services delivered under these 

contracts is $8.39 million.15

Thus, combined, estimated annual 

labor and non-labor costs are 

approximately $13.58 million per 

year.16

William Blumenthal, 

General Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Genetics, Health, and Society 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary’s Advisory 

Committee on Genetics, Health, and 

Society (SACGHS) is requesting public 

comment on a draft report to the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

(HHS) on pharmacogenomics. A copy of 

the draft report is available 

electronically at http:// 

www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs/ 

public_comments.htm. A copy also may 

be obtained by e-mailing Ms. Suzanne 

Goodwin at goodwins@od.nih.gov or 

calling 301–496–9838. 

DATES: In order for public comments to 

be considered by SACGHS in finalizing 

its report to the Secretary, comments 

should be submitted by June 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments on the 

draft report should be addressed to Reed 

V. Tuckson, MD, SACGHS Chair, and 

transmitted via an e-mail to Ms. 

Goodwin at goodwins@od.nih.gov. 

Comments also may be mailed to 

SACGHS, Office of Biotechnology 

Activities, National Institutes of Health, 

6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, or faxed to 301–

496–9839. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Goodwin, NIH Office of 

Biotechnology Activities, 6705 

Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, 301–496–9838, 

goodwins@od.nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) established SACGHS to 

explore, analyze, and deliberate on the 

broad range of policy needs associated 

with the scientific, clinical, public 

health, ethical, economic, legal, and 

social issues raised by the development, 

use, and potential misuse of genetic and 

genomic technologies and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

HHS and other entities as appropriate. 

More information about the Committee 

is available at http://www4.od.nih.gov/ 

oba/sacghs.htm. 

One area currently being explored by 

SACGHS is pharmacogenomics. 

SACGHS identified the emerging field 

of pharmacogenomics as a high study 

priority because it holds significant 

promise for improving the productivity 

of the drug development pipeline, 

increasing the safety and effectiveness 

of drugs by reducing adverse reactions, 

and ultimately resulting in a more 

efficient use of drugs. The draft report 

describes these opportunities while also 


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identifying the challenges associated 

with pharmacogenomics product 

development and integration into 

clinical and public health practice. It 

presents information and 

recommendations in three major areas: 

(1) Issues associated with research and 

development; (2) ‘‘gatekeepers,’’ i.e., 

those who have major roles in directing 

the course of pharmacogenomic 

technologies; and (3) implementation of 

pharmacogenomics to improve 

outcomes in clinical practice. 

SACGHS is requesting comments on 

all aspects of the draft report and 

recommendations. In particular, the 

Committee would welcome feedback on 

the following questions: 

• Are the discussions of topics and 

issues accurate and complete? 

• Have any significant opportunities, 

challenges, or other issues been missed? 

• Does the report adequately describe 

the range of perspectives on the issues 

discussed in the report? 

• Are the draft recommendations 

specific enough? 

• Are there other strategies for 

addressing the issues? 

• Which draft recommendations 

should be of highest priority for the 

Federal Government to address? 

• Appendix A of the report identifies 

major pharmacogenomics activities in 

the public and private sector. Are there 

other relevant initiatives that should be 

included in the list? 

Comments received by June 1, 2007, 

will be considered by SACGHS in 

preparing the final report. The draft 

report and the public comments will be 

discussed at a future SACGHS meeting. 

Comments also will available for 

public inspection at the Office of 

Biotechnology Activities, Monday 

through Friday, between the hours of 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Dated: March 22, 2007. 

Elias A. Zerhouni, 

Director, National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–1532 Filed 3–26–07; 9:37 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part C (Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention) of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated 

October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 

69296, October 20, 1980, as amended 

most recently at 72 FR 4514, dated 

January 31, 2007) is amended to reflect 

the Order of Succession for the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Section C–C, Order of Succession: 

Delete in its entirety Section C–C, 

Order of Succession, and insert the 

following: 

During the absence or disability of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC), or in the event of 

a vacancy in that office, the first official 

listed below who is available shall act 

as Director, except that during a 

planned period of absence, the Director 

may specify a different order of 

succession: 

1. Chief Operating Officer, CDC. 

2. Director, Coordinating Center for 

Infectious Diseases. 

3. Director, Coordinating Center for 

Environmental Health and Injury 

Prevention. 

4. Director, Office of Workforce and 

Career Development. 

Dated: March 16, 2007. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. 07–1486 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Public Comment on the Proposed 

Adoption of ANA Program Policies and 

Procedures; Correction 

AGENCY: Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA) 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 

On July 18, 2005, ANA published a 

Notice of Public Comment (NOPC) in 

the Federal Register (Vol. 70, No. 136) 

announcing an administrative policy 

change on the number of awards an 

eligible applicant could receive under 

the SEDS program, Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.612. 

This change only affected the Healthy 

Marriage program. On November 21, 

2006, ANA published the annual NOPC 

in the Federal Register (Vol. 71, No. 

224), which did not include a necessary 

correction to the revised administrative 

policy published on July 18, 2005. On 

December 22, 2006, ANA published a 

third Federal Register notice (Vol. 71, 

No. 246) to clarify the revised 

administrative policy published on July 

18, 2005, on the number of awards an 

eligible applicant could receive under 

the SEDS program, Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.612. 

ANA received three responses to the 

December 22, 2006, NOPC clarification. 

After review and consideration of the 

comments received, ANA determined 

that the administrative policy originally 

published on July 18, 2005, required 

clarification and revision. This Notice 

clarifies the agency’s intent and 

provides a definitive statement on the 

number of awards an eligible applicant 

can receive under the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.612. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Program 

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

Additional Information: The 

following statement corrects previous 

notices: 

VI. ANA Administrative Policy Change 

In the July 18, 2005, Federal Register 

(Vol. 70, No. 136), ANA made an 

administrative policy change that 

eligible applicants applying for funding 

under ANA’s healthy marriage special 

initiative under Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.612, 

would not be held to the long-standing 

ANA policy: ‘‘An applicant can have 

only one active Social and Economic 

Development Strategies (SEDS) grant 

operating at any given time.’’

On December 22, 2006, ANA 

published notice that ANA was 

clarifying its policy pertaining to 


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