Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 95 / Thursday, May 17, 2007 / Notices 27817 

NIEHS under NICEATM. NICEATM 

administers ICCVAM and provides 

scientific and operational support for 

ICCVAM-related activities. NICEATM 

and ICCVAM work collaboratively to 

evaluate new and improved test 

methods applicable to the needs of 

federal agencies. Additional information 

about ICCVAM and NICEATM is 

available on the following Web site: 

http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

David A. Schwartz, 

Director, National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences and National Toxicology 

Program. 

[FR Doc. E7–9544 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel: Evaluation of 

Vaccination Reminder/Recall Systems 

for Adolescent Patients, Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA) 

IP07–007, Strategies to Reach the 

‘‘Unreachable’’ Through Immunization 

Registries, FOA IP07–010, and Using 

Provider Reminder/Recall to Enhance 

Up-to-Date Coverage of 18-Month Olds, 

FOA IP07–012 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces a meeting of the 

aforementioned Special Emphasis 

Panel. 

Time and Date: 12 p.m.–4 p.m., June 18, 

2007 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with provisions set 

forth in section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 

U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services Office, 

CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of research grant applications in 

response to FOA IP07–007, ‘‘Evaluation of 

Vaccination Reminder/Recall Systems for 

Adolescent Patients,’’ FOA IP07–010, 

‘‘Strategies to Reach the ‘‘Unreachable’’

Through Immunization Registries,’’ and FOA 

IP07–012, ‘‘Using Provider Reminder/Recall 

to Enhance Up-to-Date Coverage of 18-Month 

Olds.’’

For Further Information Contact: Trudy 

Messmer, Ph.D., Designated Federal Official, 

1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop C–19, Atlanta, 

GA 30333, telephone (404) 639–3770. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–9498 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Healthcare Infection Control Practices 

Advisory Committee (HICPAC): 

Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the aforementioned meeting. 

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., June 

11, 2007. 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m., June 12, 2007. 

Place: CDC Roybal Campus, Bldg 19, 

Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

Atlanta, GA 30333. 

Status: Open to the public, limited only by 

the space available. 

Purpose: The Committee is charged with 

providing advice and guidance to the 

Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, 

the Director, CDC, and the Director, National 

Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), 

regarding (1) the practice of hospital 

infection control; (2) strategies for 

surveillance, prevention, and control of 

infections (e.g., nosocomial infections), 

antimicrobial resistance, and related events 

in settings where healthcare is provided; and 

(3) periodic updating of guidelines and other 

policy statements regarding prevention of 

healthcare-associated infections and 

healthcare-related conditions. 

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will 

include: Guideline Planning, Discussion of 

Norovirus Guideline, Discussion of Urinary 

Track Infection Guideline, Healthcare 

Infection Control Information Technology 

follow up and Surveillance Definitions 

discussion. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Angela B. Scott, Committee Management 

Specialist, HICPAC, Division of Healthcare 

Quality Promotion, NCID, CDC, l600 Clifton 

Road, NE., M/S A–07, Atlanta, GA 30333, 

telephone 404/639–1526. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–9479 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Physicians’ Experience of 

Ethical Dilemmas and Resource 

Allocation 

SUMMARY: 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 

National Institute of Dental and 

Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) will 

publish periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

Proposed Collection 

Title: Physicians’ Experience of 

Ethical Dilemmas and Resource 

Allocation. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: New. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: Health care costs are rising 

ceaselessly and there are currently no 

generally accepted way of controlling 

them. This study will access the 

experience of physicians regarding 

resource allocation in clinical practice, 

and how allocation decisions made at 

other levels shapes this experience. The 

primary objectives of the study are to 

determine if physicians make decisions 

to withhold interventions on the basis of 

cost, how often they report doing so, 

what types of care are withheld, and 

what criteria are used in making such 

decisions. The findings will provide 

valuable information concerning: (1) 

The practice of resource allocation in 

clinical practice, (2) the possible effects 

of perceived constraints on this practice, 

and (3) international comparisons on 

these two aspects. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Type of Respondents: Physicians. 


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