Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 1997 / Notices 54463

October 23, 1997, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,

Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Susquehanna/

Severn Room, One Bethesda Metro

Center, Bethesda, MD.

Agenda: On October 23, 1997, the

committee will discuss basic statistical

considerations for the evaluation of

active control clinical trials.

Procedure: On October 23, 1997, from

8:30 a.m. to 2 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 October 16, 1997. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled between approximately 8:30

a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on October 23, 1997.

Time allotted for each presentation may

be limited. Those desiring to make

formal oral presentations should notify

the contact person before October 16,

1997, and submit a brief statement of

the general nature of the evidence or

arguments they wish to present, the

names and addresses of proposed

participants, and an indication of the

approximate time requested to make

their presentation.

Closed Committee Deliberations: On

October 23, 1997, from 2 p.m. to 5:30

p.m., the meeting will be closed to

permit discussion and review of trade

secret and/or confidential information

(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)). The committee

will discuss pending investigational

new drug applications.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Michael A. Friedman,

Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–27695 Filed 10–15–97; 11:17

am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; 1997/98 World

Health Organization Study of Health

Behavior in School Children

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the National

Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), the National

Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

the information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on Thursday, March 27, 1997,

14687–14688 and allowed 60 days for

public comment. No public comments

were received. The purpose of this

notice is to allow an additional 30 days

for public comment. The National

Institutes of Health may not conduct or

sponsor, and the respondent is not

required to respond to, an information

collection that has been extended,

revised, or implemented on or after

October 1, 1995, unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number (5

CFR 1320.5).

Proposed collection Title

Title: 1997/98 World Health

Organization Health Behavior in School

Children. Type of Information

Collection Request: New. Need and Use

of Information Collection: The purpose

of this study is to analyze differences in

risk factors and determinants of injuries

and other health related behavior for the

early- to mid-adolescent age group

across the majority of developed

countries. A representative U.S. schoolbased sample of adolescents is needed

to participate in the international study.

Data will be used to improve the quality

of health promotion programs for youth.

Frequency of Response: This is a one

time study. Affected Public: Individuals

or households. Type of Respondents:

U.S. youth in grades 6 through 10. The

annual reporting burden is as follows:

Estimated Number of Respondents:

19,315; Estimated Number of Responses

per Respondent: 1; Average Burden

Hours Per Response: 0.71; and

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 13,759. There are no Capital

Costs, Operating Costs, and/or

Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

are invited on one or more of the

following points: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the items contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention:

Desk Officer for NIH. To request more

information on the proposed project or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plans and instruments, contact: Mary D.

Overpeck, DrPH, Epidemiology Branch,

Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and

Prevention Research, Building 6100,

Room 7B03, 9000 Rockville Pike MSC

7510, Bethesda, MD 20892–7510, or call

non-toll-free number (301) 496–1711.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received within 30

days of the date of this publication.

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Benjamin E. Fulton,

Executive Officer, NICHD.

[FR Doc. 97–27671 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health; Notice of

Meeting of the NIH Director’s Advisory

Panel on Clinical Research

Notice is hereby given that the NIH

Director’s Advisory Panel on Clinical

Research, a group reporting to the

Advisory Committee to the Director

(ACD), National Institutes of Health

(NIH), will meet in public session at the

William H. Natcher Building (Building

45) Conference Center, Conference

Room D, National Institutes of Health,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892, on

November 7, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. until

approximately 3:00 p.m.

The goal of the Panel is to review the

status of clinical research in the United

States, and to make recommendations to

the ACD about how to ensure its

effective continuance. At this meeting

items of special concern to the Panel

will be discussed preparatory to

submission of the Panel’s final

recommendations by the Panel Chair to

the ACD in December, 1997.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other special

accommodations, should contact the

person named below in advance of the

meeting.