24814 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 86 /Tuesday, May 5, 1998 / Notices

including your address to:

TM102d@NIH.gov

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received on or before

July 8, 1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Geoffrey Grant,

Director, Office of Policy for Extramural

Research Administration

[FR Doc. 98–11931 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Hazardous Waste Worker

Training

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 Environmental

Health Sciences (NIEHS), 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: Hazardous Waste Worker

Training—42 CFR part 65. Type of

Information Collection Request:

Revision of OMB No. 0925–0348,

expiration date 09/30/98. Need and Use

of Information Collection: This request

for OMB review and approval of the

information collection is required by

regulation 42 CFR part 65(a)(6). The

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences (NIEHS) has been given

major responsibility for initiating a

worker safety and health training

program under Section 126 of the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) for

hazardous waste workers and

emergency responders. A network of

non-profit organizations that are

committed to protecting workers and

their communities by delivering highquality, peer-reviewed safety and health

curricula to target populations of

hazardous waste workers and

emergency responders has been

developed.

During the first ten years of the NIEHS

Worker Training program (FY 1987–97),

the NIEHS has successfully supported

20 primary grantees who have trained

over 1,140,000 workers across the

country and presented nearly 60,000

classroom and hands-on training

courses, which have accounted for

almost 20 million contact hours of

actual training. Generally, the grant will

initially be for one year, and subsequent

continuation awards are also for one

year at a time.

Grantees must submit a separate

application to have the support

continued for each subsequent year.

Grantees are to provide information in

accordance with S65.4 (a), (b), (c), and

65.6(a) on the nature, duration, and

purpose of the training, selection

criteria for trainees’ qualifications, and

competency of the project director and

staff, cooperative arrangements in the

case of joint applications, the adequacy

of training plans and resources,

including budget and response to

meeting training criteria in OSHA’s

Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response Regulations (29

CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1910.121).

The information collection is used by

the Director through officers,

employees, experts, and consultants to

evaluate applications based on technical

merit to determine whether to make

awards. Frequency of Response:

Biannual. Affected Public: Non-profit

organizations. Type of Respondents:

Grantees. The annual reporting burden

is as follows: Estimated Number of

Respondents: 20; Estimated Number of

Responses per Respondent: 2; Average

Burden Hours per Response: 8; and

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 320. The annualized costs to

respondents is estimated at: $7,000.

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

should address one or more of the

following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) 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: To request

more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data

collection plans and instruments,

contact: Joseph T. Hughes, Jr., Director,

Worker Education and Training

Program, Division of Extramural

Research and Training, NIEHS, P.O. Box

12233, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709 or call non-toll-free number (919)

541–0217 or E-mail your request,

including your address to

hughes3@niehs.nih.gov.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before July 6, 1998.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

Samuel Wilson,

Deputy Director, NIEHS.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request: Human Research Subjects

Payment Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, which provides

for an opportunity for public comment

on proposed data collection projects, the

Department of Clinical Bioethics (DCB),

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

The Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

(CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH),

intends to seek approval to conduct a

survey aimed at payers of human

research subjects, including drug

companies, medical device

manufacturers and academic research

institutions, concerning the amount

they pay to subjects of human medical

research and what factors they consider

in determining how much to pay

subjects. Data collected will be used to

assess methods for the determination of

payments to research subjects. Results

of the survey will be reported

confidentially, in the aggregate and

stripped of individual identifiers.

Estimate of burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 30 minutes per

respondent.
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Respondents: United States payers of

human medical research subjects,

including drug companies, medical

device manufacturers and academic

research institutions.

Estimated number of respondents: 30.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 15 hours.

Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection is necessary,

including whether the information has

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the

clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the

accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and

(d) ways to minimize the collection

burden of the respondents. Send written

comments to David Wendler,

Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Clinical Center, National Institutes of

Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10,

Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. All

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

For Further Information

To request more information on the

proposed collection or to obtain a copy

of data collection plans and the survey

instrument, contact David Wendler at

the address above or call (non-toll-free

number) 301–435–8726.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection should be submitted on or

before July 6, 1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

David K. Henderson,

Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren

Grant Magnuson Clinical Center.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request: Organ Procurement Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, which provides

for an opportunity for public comment

on proposed data collection projects, the

Department of Clinical Bioethics (DCB),

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

The Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

(CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH),

intends to seek approval to conduct a

survey aimed at United States organ

procurement organizations and

transplant surgeons. The survey asks for

information about procedures used for

organ donation and implementation of

wishes specified in advance care

directives. The data collected will help

the NIH to serve patients and research

subjects who are enrolled in protocols at

the CC and are interested in the option

of organ donation and the impact of

including organ donation provisions in

advance care directives. The data

collected will also assist the

respondents in understanding the

practice of organ donation nationwide.

The results of the survey will be

reported confidentially, in the aggregate

and stripped of individual identifiers.

Estimate of burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 30 minutes per

respondent:

Respondents: United States organ

procurement organization and

transplant surgeons.

Estimated number of respondents:

198.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 99 hours.

Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection is necessary,

including whether the information has

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the

clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the

accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and

(d) ways to minimize the collection

burden of the respondents. Send written

comments to David Wendler,

Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Clinical Center, National Institutes of

Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10,

Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. all

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

For Further Information

To request more information on the

proposed collection or to obtain a copy

of data collection plans and the survey

instrument, contact David Wendler at

the address above or call (non-toll-free

number) 301–435–8726.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection should be submitted on or

before July 6, 1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

David K. Henderson,

Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren

Grant Magnuson Clinical Center.

[FR Doc. 98–11936 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of

Closed Meetings

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following Center

for Scientific Review Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda: To review individual

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Behavioral and

Neurosciences.

Date: May 4, 1998.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5192

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. David Simpson,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5192, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1278.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 10–12, 1998.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Sage Howard Johnson Motel,

Cambridge, MA.

Contact Person: Dr. Bill Bunnag, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5212, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1177.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93,893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated April 28, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–11926 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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