Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 158 / Friday, August 15, 1997 / Notices 43737

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Statewide Automated Child

Welfare Information System (SACWIS)

Assessment Review Guide.

OMB No.: 0970–0159.

Description: HHS cannot fulfill its

obligation to effectively serve the

nation’s Adoption and Foster Care

populations, nor report meaningful and

reliable information to Congress

(Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and

Reporting System (AFCARS) required

by section 479(b)(2) of the Social

Security Act, or CAPTA reporting

requirements) about the extent of the

problems facing these children or the

effectiveness of various methodologies

designed to provide assistance to this

population, without access to timely

and accurate information. Forty-six

States and the District of Columbia have

developed or have committed to

develop a SACWIS system with

enhanced (75 percent) Federal financial

participation (FFP). The purpose of

these reviews is to ensure that all

aspects of the project, as described in

the approved Advance Planning

Document (APD), have been adequately

completed, and confirm with applicable

regulations and polices.

States will submit the completed

SACWIS Assessment Review

Questionnaire and other documentation.

The additional documents should all be

readily available to the State as a result

good project management.

The information collected in the

Assessment Review Guide will allow

State and Federal officials to determine

if the State’s SACWIS system meets the

requirements for enhanced title IV–E

Federal financial participation defined

at 45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other

States will be able to use the

documentation provided as part of this

review process, in their own system

development efforts.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal

Govt.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden

hours per

response

Total burden hours

Review .............................................................................................................................. 15 1 24 360

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 360.

In compliance with the requirements

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer. All requests should be

identified by the title of the information

collection.

The Department specifically requests

comments 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)

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.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21592 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming

meeting of a public advisory committee

of the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA). At least one portion of the

meeting will be closed to the public.

Name of Committee: Science Board to

the Food and Drug Administration.

General Function of the Committee:

To provide advice and

recommendations to the agency on FDA

regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on September 30, 1997, 8:30 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m.

Location: Washington Plaza Hotel,

Washington room, 10 Thomas Circle

NW., Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Susan K. Meadows,

Office of Science (HF–32), Food and

Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–

4591, or FDA Advisory Committee

Information Line, 1–800–741–8138

(301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC

area), code 12603. Please call the

Information Line for up-to-date

information on this meeting.

Agenda: Information will be

presented to the board regarding the

Biomaterials Forum (a process for

information exchange addressing issues

in biomaterials science), the FDA

Information Retrieval System (FIRSt),

the activities of the Science Board

Subcommittee on Toxicology, and

current status of FDA’s implementation

of the recommendations of the board’s

Subcommittee on FDA Research.

General discussion will follow on the

agency’s research and science program

plans, peer review programs, and

collaborative scientific efforts.

Procedure: On September 30, 1997,

from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the meeting

is open to the public. Interested persons

may present data, information, or views,

orally or in writing, on issues pending

before the committee. Written

submissions may be made to the contact

person by September 1, 1997. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled between approximately 3

p.m. and 4 p.m. Time allotted for each

presentation may be limited. Those

desiring to make formal oral

presentations should notify the contact

person before September 1, 1997, and