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Human Development (NICHD), 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: NEXT Generation Health Study. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: 

The goal of this research is to 

continue to obtain data on adolescent 

health and health behaviors annually for 

seven years beginning in the 2009–2010 

school year from a national probability 

sample of adolescents. The transition 

from high school to post high school 

years is a critical period for changes in 

adolescent health risk behaviors. This 

information will enable the 

improvement of health services and 

programs for youth. The study will 

provide needed information about the 

health of U.S. adolescents and 

influences on their health. 

The study has collected information 

on adolescent health behaviors and 

social and environmental contexts for 

these behaviors annually for three years 

beginning in the 2009–2010 school year. 

This study will continue to collect this 

information for an additional four years 

beginning in 2013. Self-report of health 

status, health behaviors, and health 

attitudes will be collected by online 

surveys. 

TABLE 1—ANNUAL BURDEN FOR AFFECTED PUBLIC: SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Type of respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours 

requested 

Adolescents ..................................................................................................... 2,600 1 1.0 2,600 

The estimated annualized cost to 

respondents is $22,807 (Table 2). These 

costs were estimated for the 2013 survey 

year only, not the entire duration of the 

project. These estimates were calculated 

using 2008 Department of Labor figures 

for wages of average wage and salaried 

employees and assuming an annual 

increase of 1.25%, 50-week contract, 

and 40-hour week and that 60% of the 

cohort will be attending school or 

unemployed during the first year after 

high school, thereby reducing the 

average hourly earnings from $21.93 to 

$8.77. 

TABLE 2—ANNUAL COST TO RESPONDENTS—2013 SURVEY YEAR ONLY

Type of respondents 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours 

requested 

Estimated 

annual 

earnings 

during survey 

Average 

hourly 

earnings 

(with rounding) 

Estimated cost 

during survey 

year 

Adolescents ..................................................................................................... 2,600 $16,908 $8.77 $22,807 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. 

No direct costs to the respondents 

themselves or to participating schools 

are anticipated. 

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 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Dr. Ronald 

Iannotti, Prevention Research Branch, 

Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, 

and Prevention Research, Eunice 

Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development, 

Building 6100, 7B05, 9000 Rockville 

Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892–7510, 

or call non-toll free number (301) 435– 

6951 or Email your request, including 

your address to <ri25j@nih.gov>. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Sarah Glavin, 

Deputy Director, Office of Science Policy, 

Analysis and Communications, National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development (NICHD); Notice of 

Meeting 

Pursuant to the NIH Reform Act of 

2006 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 281 (d)(4)), notice 

is hereby given that the Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development 

(NICHD) will host a meeting to enable 

public discussion of the Institute’s 

proposal to reorganize its extramural 

program. The proposal seeks to 

capitalize on emerging scientific 

opportunities, while reducing barriers to 

scientific and interdisciplinary 

collaboration. 

This public meeting will take place on 

March 7, 2012. Information is available 

on the Institute’s Web site, http:// 

www.nichd.nih.gov/about/meetings/ 

2012/030712.cfm, where an agenda and 

any additional information for the 

meeting will be posted when available. 

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Organizing Institute: Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child Health 

and Human Development. 

Dates and Times: March 7, 2012, at 3 p.m. 

Place: American Psychological 

Association, 750 First Street NE., 6th Floor 

Conference Room, Washington, DC 20002. 

Agenda: A public discussion on the 

proposed reorganization plans for NICHD. 

Contact Person: Lisa Kaeser, J.D., Eunice 

Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development, NIH, Office 

of Program and Public Liaison, 31 Center 

Drive, MSC 2425, Building 31, Room 2A03, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–0536, 

kaeserl@mail.nih.gov. 

Members of the public wishing to 

attend must RSVP to the contact person 

on this notice by March 5, 2012 and 

bring a photo ID to facilitate security 

check-in at the building entrance. 

Any interested person may file 

written comments by sending an email 

to NICHDDirectorsOffice@mail.nih.gov, 

by March 16, 2012. The statement 

should include the individual’s name 

and, when applicable, professional 

affiliation. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Alan E. Guttmacher, 

Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development, National Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Chairpersons, Boards of Scientific 

Counselors for Institutes and Centers 

at the National Institutes of Health, 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a meeting 

scheduled by the Deputy Director for 

Intramural Research at the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH) with the 

Chairpersons of the Boards of Scientific 

Counselors. The Boards of Scientific 

Counselors are advisory groups to the 

Scientific Directors of the Intramural 

Research Programs at the NIH. This 

meeting will take place on March 2, 

2012, from 10 am to 2 pm, at the NIH, 

1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, Building 

1, Room 151. The meeting will include 

a discussion of policies and procedures 

that apply to the regular review of NIH 

intramural scientists and their work. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Mr. Joe Kleinman at the Office 

of Intramural Research, NIH, Building 1, 

Room 160, Tel. (301) 496–1921, Fax 

(301) 402–4273, or email 

kleinmanj@mail.nih.gov in advance of 

the meeting. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

Lawrence Tabak, 

Deputy Director, NIH. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Request for Information (RFI): Input 

Into the Deliberations of the Council of 

Councils Working Group on the Use of 

Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported 

Research 

SUMMARY: The National Institutes of 

Health Council of Councils has 

established a working group to provide 

recommendations to the Council on: (1) 

Implementing the guiding principles 

and criteria contained within the 

Institute of Medicine report, 

‘‘Chimpanzees in Biomedical and 

Behavioral Research: Assessing the 

Necessity’’, and (2) the size and 

placement of the research active and 

inactive populations of NIH-owned or 

-supported chimpanzees. See http:// 

dpcpsi.nih.gov/council/ 

working_group.aspx for the working 

group’s charge and roster. The NIH is 

seeking public input to inform the 

working group’s deliberations. 

Background: The use of animals in 

research has enabled scientists to 

identify new ways to treat illness, 

extend life, and improve health and 

well-being. Chimpanzees are our closest 

relatives in the animal kingdom, 

providing exceptional insights into 

human biology and the need for special 

consideration and respect. While used 

very selectively and in limited numbers 

for medical research, chimpanzees have 

served an important role in advancing 

human health in the past. However, new 

methods and technologies developed by 

the biomedical community have 

provided alternatives to the use of 

chimpanzees in several areas of 

research. 

In December 2010, the National 

Institutes of Health commissioned a 

study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 

to assess whether chimpanzees are or 

will be necessary for biomedical and 

behavioral research. The IOM issued its 

findings on December 15, 2011, with a 

primary recommendation that the use of 

chimpanzees in research be guided by a 

set of principles and criteria. The 

committee proposed three principles 

which must all be applied to analyze 

current and potential future research 

using chimpanzees. 

1. That the knowledge gained must be 

necessary to advance the public’s 

health; 

2. There must be no other research 

model by which the knowledge could be 

obtained, and the research cannot be 

ethically performed on human subjects; 

and 

3. The animals used in the proposed 

research must be maintained either in 

ethologically appropriate physical and 

social environments (i.e., as would 

occur in their natural environment) or 

in natural habitats. 

Based on its deliberations, the IOM 

committee concluded that ‘‘while the 

chimpanzee has been a valuable animal 

model in past research, most current use 

of chimpanzees for biomedical research 

is unnecessary.’’ The committee also 

concluded, however, that the following 

areas may continue to require the use of 

chimpanzees: a limited number of 

ongoing studies on monoclonal 

antibody therapies, research on 

comparative genomics, and noninvasive studies of social and behavioral 

factors that affect the development, 

prevention, or treatment of disease. The 

committee was unable to reach 

consensus on the necessity of the 

chimpanzee for the development of 

prophylactic hepatitis C virus vaccine. 

While the committee encouraged NIH to 

continue development of nonchimpanzee models and technologies, it 

acknowledged that new, emerging, or reemerging diseases may present 

challenges that may require the use of 

chimpanzees. 

The Working Group is gathering input 

from various sources, including 

researchers, academic institutions, 

foundations, scientific societies, 

government and regulatory agencies, 

industry, and the public, to help inform 

the development of its 

recommendations to the Council of 

Councils on actions the NIH can take to 

implement the IOM recommendations 

and to consider the size and placement 

of the active and inactive populations of 

NIH-owned or -supported chimpanzees. 

The following are areas of their charge 

and examples of questions within each 

which might need to be considered 

when developing recommendations. 

• Developing a plan for 

implementation of the IOM’s guiding 

principles and criteria. 

• Factors to consider in reviewing 

currently active NIH-supported research 

using chimpanzees to advise on which 

studies currently meet the principles 

and criteria defined by the IOM report 

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