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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN—Continued 

Section and Activity Number of 

respondents 

Responses per 

respondents 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Appeal for designation .............................................. 2 1 2 6 12 

Total ................................................................... 954 .......................... 36,524 .......................... 20,063 

Send comments to Susan G. Queen, 

PhD., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Dated: May 11, 2007. 

Caroline Lewis, 

Associate Administrator for Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–9538 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Health Resources 

and Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes abstracts of information 

collection requests under review by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 

the clearance requests submitted to 

OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports 

Clearance Office on (301) 443–1129. 

The following request has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 

Proposed Project: The Organ 

Procurement and Transplantation 

Network (OMB No. 0915–0286)—

Extension 

The Organ Procurement and 

Transplantation Network (OPTN) 

necessitates certain record keeping and 

reporting requirements in order to 

perform the functions related to organ 

transplantation under contract to HHS. 

OMB requires review and approval of 

record keeping and reporting 

requirements associated with the final 

rule governing the operation of the 

OPTN (42 CFR part 121) related to 

Secretarial review and appeals. There 

are record keeping and reporting 

requirements associated with the 

process for filing appeals in the case 

where applicants are rejected for 

membership or designation in the 

OPTN. To date, no appeals have been 

filed. The burden requirements for this 

process are minimal. The estimate of 

burden for this process consists of 

preparing a letter requesting 

reconsideration and compiling 

supporting documentation. 

The estimated annual burden is as 

follows: 

Section of final rule Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

42 CFR 121.3(c)(4) Appeal for OPTN membership ............ 2 1 2 3 6 

42 CFR 121.9(d) Appeal for designation ............................. 2 1 2 6 12 

Total .............................................................................. 4 ........................ 4 ........................ 18 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 

Karen Matsuoka, Human Resources and 

Housing Branch, Office of Management 

and Budget, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503. 

Dated: May 11, 2007. 

Caroline Lewis, 

Associate Administrator for Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–9546 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

National Advisory Council on the 

National Health Service Corps; 

Request for Nominations for Members 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) is 

requesting nominations to the National 

Advisory Council (NAC) on the National 

Health Service Corps (NHSC). NAC was 

established by 42 U.S.C. 254j; Section 

337 of the Public Health Service Act, 

and advises the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (the Secretary) on 

issues related to implementation of 

NHSC and related programs. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

nominations on or before June 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be 

submitted to the Tira Patterson, 

Executive Secretary, NAC on the NHSC, 

HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 8A–

55, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Tira Patterson, Executive Secretary, 

NAC on the NHSC, HRSA at (301) 594–

4140 or e-mail: tpatterson@hrsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authorities that established the NAC and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

October 6, 1972, 5 U.S.C. App., HRSA 

is requesting nominations for members 

of the NAC. 

The NAC on the NHSC is a body of 

clinicians and health care 

administrators who possess knowledge 

of underserved communities and health 

care implementation and improvement. 


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This cadre of health care experts can 

serve as a ‘‘frontline’’ source of 

information to NHSC senior level 

management. NAC is committed to 

effectively implementing its mandate to 

advise the Secretary and, by 

designation, the Administrator, HRSA. 

The NAC: 

• Serves as a forum to identify the 

priorities for the NHSC and bring 

forward and anticipate future program 

issues and concerns through ongoing 

communication with program staff, 

professional organizations, communities 

and program participants; 

• Functions as a sounding board for 

proposed policy changes by utilizing the 

varying levels of expertise represented 

on the Council to advise on specific 

program areas; and 

• Develops and distributes White 

Papers and briefs that clearly state 

issues and/or concerns relating to the 

NHSC with specific recommendations 

for necessary policy revisions. 

Interested persons may nominate one 

or more qualified persons for 

membership on NAC. Nominations shall 

state that the nominee is willing to serve 

as a member of NAC and appears to 

have no conflicts of interest that would 

preclude the NAC membership. 

Potential candidates will be asked to 

provide detailed information concerning 

consultancies, research grants, or 

contracts to permit evaluation of 

possible sources of conflicts of interest. 

A curriculum vitae or resume should be 

submitted with the nomination. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services has special interest in assuring 

that women, minority groups, and the 

physically disabled are adequately 

represented on advisory committees; 

and therefore, extends particular 

encouragement to nominations for 

appropriately qualified female, 

minority, or disabled candidates. 

Dated: May 11, 2007. 

Caroline Lewis, 

Associate Administrator for Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–9545 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

’’Low Income Levels’’ Used for Various 

Health Professions and Nursing 

Programs Included in Titles III, VII and 

VIII of the Public Health Service Act 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) is 

updating income levels used to identify 

a ‘‘low income family’’ for the purpose 

of determining eligibility for programs 

that provide health professions and 

nursing training for individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds. These 

various programs are included in Titles 

III, VII and VIII of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act. 

The Department periodically 

publishes in the Federal Register lowincome levels used to determine 

eligibility for grants and cooperative 

agreements to institutions providing 

training for (1) disadvantaged 

individuals, (2) individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) 

individuals from ‘‘low-income’’

families. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

various health professions and nursing 

grant and cooperative agreement 

programs that use the low income levels 

to determine whether an individual is 

from an economically disadvantaged 

background in making eligibility and 

funding determinations generally make 

awards to: Accredited schools of 

medicine, osteopathic medicine, public 

health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, allied health 

podiatric medicine, nursing, 

chiropractic, public or private nonprofit 

schools which offer graduate programs 

in behavioral health and mental health 

practice, and other public or private 

nonprofit health or education entities to 

assist the disadvantaged to enter and 

graduate from health professions and 

nursing schools. Some programs 

provide for the repayment of health 

professions or nursing education loans 

for disadvantaged students. 

Low-Income Levels 

The Secretary defines a ‘‘low income 

family’’ for programs included in Titles 

III, VII and VIII of the Public Health 

Service Act as a family having an 

annual income that does not exceed 200 

percent of the Department’s poverty 

guidelines. A ‘‘family’’ is a group of two 

or more individuals related by birth, 

marriage, or adoption who live together 

or an individual who is not living with 

any relatives. Most HRSA programs use 

the income of the student’s parents to 

compute low income status. However, a 

few programs, depending upon the 

legislative intent of the program, 

programmatic purpose of the low 

income level, as well as the age and 

circumstances of the average 

participant, will use the student’s family 

income, as long as he or she is not listed 

as a dependent upon the parents’ tax 

form. Each program will announce the 

rationale and choice of methodology for 

determining low income levels in their 

program guidance. The Department’s 

poverty guidelines are based on poverty 

thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau 

of the Census, adjusted annually for 

changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

The Secretary annually adjusts the 

low income levels based on the 

Department’s poverty guidelines and 

makes them available to persons 

responsible for administering the 

applicable programs. The income 

figures below have been updated to 

reflect increases in the Consumer Price 

Index through December 31, 2006. 

Size of parents’ family* Income level**

1 ............................................ $20,420 

2 ............................................ 27,380 

3 ............................................ 34,340 

4 ............................................ 41,300 

5 ............................................ 48,260 

6 ............................................ 55,220 

7 ............................................ 62,180 

8 ............................................ 69,140 

* Includes only dependents listed on Federal 

income tax forms. Some programs will use the 

student’s family rather than his or her parents’

family. **Adjusted gross income for calendar year 

2006. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Elizabeth M. Duke, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Advisory Commission on Childhood 

Vaccines; Notice of Meeting 

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Public Law 92–463), notice is hereby 

given of the following meeting: 

Name: Advisory Commission on 

Childhood Vaccines (ACCV). 

Date And Time: June 7, 2007, 1 p.m.—

5 p.m., EST. 

Place: (Audio Conference Call). 

The ACCV will meet on Thursday, 

June 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., (EST). The 

public can join the meeting via audio 

conference call by dialing 1–888–324–

8527 on June 7 and providing the 

following information: 

Leader’s Name: Dr. Geoffrey Evans. 

Password: ACCV. 

Agenda: The agenda items for the 

June meeting will include, but are not 

limited to: a summary of the ‘‘Vaccine 


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