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obtaining a User ID. Such providers can 

also access DIRS under e-filing on the 

Commission’s main webpage or on the 

PSHSB Web page. 

When this disaster data collection 

system is activated in response to a 

crisis, all contacts in DIRS will be sent 

an e-mail letting them know the disaster 

area and the communications providers 

that are requested to provide data on the 

status of their communications 

equipment. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Derek K. Poarch, 

Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E7–18296 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) re-authorize the 

information collection project ‘‘AHRQ 

Grants Reporting System (GRS).’’ In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ 

invites the public to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Room # 5036, Rockville, 

MD 20850, or by e-mail at 

doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from AHRQ’s Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

‘‘AHRQ Grants Reporting System 

(GRS)’’

AHRQ has identified the need to 

establish a systematic method for its 

grantees to report project progress and 

important preliminary findings for 

grants funded by the Agency. The 

proposed system will address the 

shortfalls in the current reporting 

process and establish a consistent and 

comprehensive grants reporting solution 

for AHRQ. Currently, AHRQ receives 

grants continuation applications on an 

annual basis from all grantees. The 

progress report, which represents a 

portion of the annual continuation 

application, is inadequate because it is 

too infrequent and does not necessarily 

capture the information that AHRQ 

requires to respond to internal and 

external inquiries. 

The reporting system will also 

provide a centralized repository of 

grants research information that can be 

used to support initiatives within the 

Agency’s research plans for the future 

and to support activities such as 

performance monitoring, budgeting, 

knowledge transfer as well as strategic 

planning. 

AHRQ currently conduct quarterly 

conference calls with some grantees. 

The content, frequency, and focus of 

these calls vary. In some grant programs, 

the number of participants on these 

calls may be so large as to prohibit 

quarterly updates from all participants 

in order to avoid creating an extremely 

lengthy conference call and to allow the 

Agency to address other important 

issues during these calls. 

The GRS will support the timely 

collection of important information 

related to the life cycle of a grant. This 

information includes: significant 

changes in project goals, methods, study 

design, sample or subjects, 

interventions, evaluation, 

dissemination, training, key personnel, 

key preliminary findings; significant 

problems and resolutions; publications 

and presentations; tools and products; 

and new collaborations/partnerships 

with AHRQ grantees or others 

conducting related research. Collecting 

this information in a systematic manner 

will: 

• Promote the transfer of critical 

information more frequently and 

efficiently which will enhance the 

Agency’s ability to support research 

designed to improve the outcomes and 

quality of health care, reduce its costs, 

and broaden access to effective services. 

• Increase the efficiency of the 

Agency in responding to ad-hoc 

information requests, Freedom of 

Information Act requests, and producing 

responses related to federally mandated 

programs and regulations. 

• Establish a consistent approach 

throughout the Agency for information 

collection about grant progress and a 

systematic basis for oversight and for 

facilitating potential collaboration with 

or among grantees. 

• Decrease the inconvenience and 

burden on grantees of unanticipated adhoc requests for information by the 

Agency in response to particular (onetime) internal and external requests for 

information. 

This project was previously approved 

by OMB on 11/10/2004. The OMB 

control number is 0935–0122 and will 

expire on 11/30/2007. 

Data Confidentiality Provisions 

Confidential commercial information 

will be protected in accordance with 18 

U.S.C. 1905. Information about 

Principal Investigators will be 

maintained in accordance with the 

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Also, 

individuals and organizations will be 

assured of the confidentiality of their 

data under Section 934(c) of the 

Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 

1999. The submitted reports will be 

printed and included in the official file 

for each grant. All of these files will be 

retained according to existing agency 

policies and procedures and archived as 

required. 

The data will be collected using a 

Web based reporting interface 

developed specifically for the purpose 

of collecting information quarterly. To 

reduce burden and to the extent 

possible, these forms will be prepopulated with reoccurring information 

needed to specifically identify the 

institution, project, principal 

investigator, and other similar 

information. 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Survey Number of respondents * 

Estimated time 

per respondent in minutes 

Estimated total 

burden hours 

1st Quarter ................................................................................................................................... 500 10 83.33 


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ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued 

Survey Number of respondents * 

Estimated time 

per respondent in minutes 

Estimated total 

burden hours 

2nd Quarter .................................................................................................................................. 500 10 83.33 

3rd Quarter .................................................................................................................................. 500 10 83.33 

Annual Total ......................................................................................................................... 1500 ........................ 250 

* The estimate for number of respondents for the initial implementation is 100 per quarter. The estimate included in the table assumes wider 

implementation by the Agency. 

Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal 

Government 

The annual cost to the government is 

$100,000 for licensing, support and 

maintenance. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ health care research and health 

care information dissemination 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of 

burden (including hours and costs) of 

the proposed collection(s) 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 upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 07–4577 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Notice of Meetings 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as 

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of 

scientific peer review groups. The 

subcommittees listed below are part of 

the Agency’s Health Services Research 

Initial Review Group Committee. 

The subcommittee meetings will be 

closed to the public in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 

and 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(6). Grant 

applications are to be reviewed and 

discussed at these meetings. These 

discussions are likely to involve 

information concerning individuals 

associated with the applications, 

including assessments of their personal 

qualifications to conduct their proposed 

projects. This information is exempt 

from mandatory disclosure under the 

above-cited statutes. 

1. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Systems Research. 

Date: October 18, 2007 (Open from 8 

a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on October 18 and 

closed for remainder of the meeting). 

Place: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg 

Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

2. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Research Training. 

Date: October 18–19, 2007 (Open from 

9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on October 18 and 

closed for remainder of the meeting). 

Place: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg 

Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

3. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Quality and Effectiveness 

Research. 

Date: October 24, 2007 (Open from 8 

a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on October 24 and 

closed for remainder of the meeting). 

Place: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg 

Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

4. Name of Subcommittee: Health 

Care Technology and Decision Sciences. 

Date: October 25–26, 2007 (Open from 

8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on October 25 and 

closed for remainder of the meeting). 

Place: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg 

Conference Center, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to 

obtain a roster of members, agenda or 

minutes of the nonconfidential portions 

of the meetings should contact Mrs. 

Bonnie Campbell, Committee 

Management Officer, Office of 

Extramural Research, Education and 

Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 427–

1554. 

Agenda items for these meetings are 

subject to change as priorities dictate. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 07–4576 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–07–07AD] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Formative Research to Inform an HIV 

Testing Social Marketing Campaign for 

African American Heterosexual Men—

New collection—National Center for 

HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 

Prevention (NCHHSTP), Coordinating 

Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 


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