40884 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 25, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue 

Debts 

Section 30.13 of the Department of 

Health and Human Services’ claims 

collection regulations (45 CFR Part 30) 

provides that the Secretary shall charge 

an annual rate of interest as fixed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury after taking 

into consideration private consumer 

rates of interest prevailing on the date 

that HHS becomes entitled to recovery. 

The rate generally cannot be lower than 

the Department of Treasury’s current 

value of funds rate or the applicable rate 

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of 

Certified Interest Rates with Range of 

Maturities.’’ This rate may be revised 

quarterly by the Secretary of the 

Treasury and shall be published 

quarterly by the Department of Health 

and Human Services in the Federal 

Register. 

The Secretary of the Treasury has 

certified a rate of 125⁄8% for the quarter 

ended June 30, 2007. This interest rate 

will remain in effect until such time as 

the Secretary of the Treasury notifies 

HHS of any change. 

Dated: July 17, 2007. 

Jean Augustine, 

Director, Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting. 

[FR Doc. 07–3628 Filed 7–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–07–07BH] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting 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 

Environmental Health Specialists 

Network (EHS–NET) Program—New—

National Center for Environmental 

Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The CDC is requesting OMB approval 

for a research program focused on 

identifying the environmental causes of 

food and waterborne illness and 

improving environmental public health 

practice. This research program is 

conducted by the Environmental Health 

Specialists Network (EHS–Net), a 

collaborative project of CDC, the U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (U.S.EPA), and nine 

states (California, Connecticut, Georgia, 

Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Oregon, 

Rhode Island, and Tennessee). The 

network consists of environmental 

health professionals, epidemiologists, 

and laboratorians. 

EHS–Net plans to conduct 

approximately twenty applied research 

projects per year. These research 

projects will focus on identifying and 

understanding environmental factors 

associated with food and waterborne 

illness, such as poor food and water 

handling practices. These projects will 

also focus on evaluation of food and 

water safety regulatory programs. Data 

collection for these projects may involve 

(1) surveys, (2) observations, and (3) 

food, water, and environmental 

sampling. Data may be collected from 

(1) retail food establishments, where the 

majority of foodborne illness outbreaks 

originate, (2) public and non-public 

water systems, representing possible 

sources of waterborne illness, and (3) 

food and water safety program 

regulators, who are responsible for food 

and water safety. 

EHS–Net will conduct three food 

safety projects with all nine EHS-Net 

states per year. There will be up to 900 

respondents for each project 

(total=2,700). Additionally, each EHS–

Net state will conduct at least one 

individual food safety project, with up 

to 250 respondents for each project 

(total=2,250). Approximately threefourths of the respondents for these 

projects will be retail food service 

workers; the remaining will be food 

safety program regulators. Thus, there 

will be approximately 3,713 retail food 

service worker and 1,237 food safety 

program regulator respondents to EHS–

Net food safety projects annually. Each 

respondent will respond only once and 

the average burden per response will be 

approximately 90 minutes. The 

estimated total annual burden for EHS–

Net food safety projects is 5,570 hours 

for retail food service workers and 1,856 

hours for food safety program regulators. 

Five EHS–Net states (California, 

Georgia, Minnesota, New York, and 

Tennessee) have funding to study water 

safety; EHS–Net will conduct three 

water safety projects with these five 

states per year. There will be up to 375 

respondents for each project 

(total=1,875). Additionally, each EHS–

Net water state will conduct at least one 

individual water safety project, with up 

to 250 respondents for each project 

(total=1,250). Approximately threefourths of the respondents for these 

projects will be water system operators; 

the remaining will be water safety 

program regulators. Thus, there will be 

approximately 1,781 water system 

operator and 594 water safety program 

regulator respondents to EHS-Net water 

safety projects annually. Each 

respondent will respond only once and 

the average burden per response will be 

approximately 90 minutes. The 

estimated total annual burden for EHS–

Net water safety projects is 2,672 hours 

for water system operators and 891 

hours for water safety program 

regulators. The total annual burden for 

all EHS–Net projects is expected to be 

approximately 10,987 hours. 

There is no cost to the respondents 

other than their time. 


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