Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 39 / Monday, March 2, 2009 / Notices 9095 

National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on ‘‘the extent and nature of 

illness and disability of the population 

of the United States.’’ This is a request 

for a generic approval from OMB to 

conduct customer surveys over the next 

three years. 

As part of a comprehensive program, 

the National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS) plans to continue to assess its 

customers’ satisfaction with the quality 

and relevance of the information it 

produces. NCHS will conduct voluntary 

customer surveys to assess strengths in 

agency products and services and to 

evaluate how well it addresses the 

emerging needs of its data users. Results 

of these surveys will be used in future 

planning initiatives. 

The data will be collected using a 

combination of methodologies 

appropriate to each survey. These may 

include: evaluation forms, mail surveys, 

focus groups, automated and electronic 

technology (e.g., e-mail, Web-based 

surveys), and telephone surveys. 

Systematic surveys of several groups 

will be folded into the program. Among 

these are Federal customers and policy 

makers, state and local officials who 

rely on NCHS data, the broader 

educational, research, and public health 

community, and other data users. 

Respondents may include data users 

who register for and/or attend NCHS 

sponsored conferences; persons who 

access the NCHS Web site and the 

detailed data available through it; 

consultants; and others. Respondent 

data items may include (in broad 

categories) information regarding 

respondent’s gender, age, occupation, 

affiliation, location, etc., to be used to 

characterize responses only. Other 

questions will attempt to obtain 

information that will characterize the 

respondents’ familiarity with and use of 

NCHS data, their assessment of data 

content and usefulness, general 

satisfaction with available services and 

products, and suggestions for 

improvement of services and products. 

The resulting information will be for 

NCHS internal use. There is no cost to 

respondents other than their time to 

participate in the survey. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Type of survey Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of responses/respondent Average burden/response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Questionnaire for conference registrants/attendees.Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.1,000 1 10 / 60 167 

Focus groups .................................... Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.80 1 1 80 

Web-based ........................................ Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.1,200 1 10 / 60 200 

Other customer surveys .................... Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.400 1 15 / 60 100 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 2,680 ........................ ........................ 547 

Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health: Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board 

of Scientific Counselors, National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health, Department of Health and 

Human Services, has been renewed for 

a 2-year period through February 3, 

2011. 

For information, contact Roger Rosa, 

Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Board of 

Scientific Counselors, National Institute 

for Occupational Safety and Health, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 200 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 715H, Mailstop P12, 

Washington, DC 20201, telephone 202/ 

205–7856 or fax 202/260–4464. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Healthcare Infection Control Practices 

Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463) of October 6, 1972, that the 

Healthcare Infection Control Practices 

Advisory Committee, Department of 

Health and Human Services, has been 

renewed for a 2-year period through 

January 19, 2011. 

For information, contact Michael Bell, 

M.D., Executive Secretary, Healthcare 

Infection Control Practices Advisory 

Committee, Department of Health and 

Human Services, 1600 Clifton Road, 

NE., Mailstop A07, Atlanta, Georgia 

30333, telephone 404/639–6490 or fax 

404/639–4043. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

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management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: February 3, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Injury Prevention 

and Control Initial Review Group 

(NCIPC, IRG) 

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting of the 

aforementioned committee: 

Time and Date: 9 a.m.–9:30 a.m., March 

19, 2009 (Open). 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m., March 19, 

2009 (Closed). 

Place: Embassy Suites of Buckhead, 3285 

Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305, 

telephone: (404) 261–7733. 

Status: Portions of the meetings will be 

closed to the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and 

(6), Title 5, U.S.C., and the Determination of 

the Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Section 

10(d) of Public Law 92–463. 

Purpose: This group is charged with 

providing advice and guidance to the 

Secretary, Department of Health and Human 

Services, and the Director, CDC, concerning 

the scientific and technical merit of grant and 

cooperative agreement applications received 

from academic institutions and other public 

and private profit and nonprofit 

organizations, including State and local 

government agencies, to conduct specific 

injury research that focuses on prevention 

and control. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of individual research grant 

applications submitted in response to Fiscal 

Year 2009 Requests for Applications related 

to the following individual research 

announcement: RFA–CE–09–005, ‘‘Research 

Priorities in Acute Injury Care (R01)’’. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: Jane 

Suen, Dr.P.H., M.S., NCIPC, CDC, 4770 

Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F–62, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone: (770) 488– 

4281; fax (770) 488–4422. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: February 19, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following public 

meeting: ‘‘Partnerships to Advance the 

National Occupational Research Agenda 

(NORA).’’ 

Public Meeting Time and Date: 10 

a.m.–4 p.m. EDT, June 17, 2009. 

Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street, 

SW., Conference Room 9000, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Purpose of Meeting: The National 

Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) 

has been structured to engage partners 

with each other and/or with NIOSH to 

advance NORA priorities. The NORA 

Liaison Committee continues to be an 

opportunity for representatives from 

organizations with national scope to 

learn about NORA progress and to 

suggest possible partnerships based on 

their organization’s mission and 

contacts. This opportunity is now 

structured as a public meeting via the 

internet to attract participation by a 

larger number of organizations and to 

further enhance the success of NORA. 

Some of the types of organizations of 

national scope that are especially 

encouraged to participate are employers, 

unions, trade associations, labor 

associations, professional associations, 

and foundations. Others are welcome. 

This meeting will include updates 

from NIOSH leadership on NORA as 

well as updates from approximately half 

of the Sector Councils on their progress, 

priorities, and implementation plans to 

date, including the Construction Sector; 

Manufacturing Sector; Services Sector; 

Public Safety Sub-Sector; and Wholesale 

and Retail Trade Sector. Updates will 

also be given on cross-council 

coordination activities in the areas of 

surveillance and safety culture. After 

each update, there will be time to 

discuss partnership opportunities. 

Status: The meeting is open to the 

public, limited only by the capacities of 

the conference call and conference room 

facilities. There is limited space 

available in the meeting room (capacity 

34). Therefore, information to allow 

participation in the meeting through the 

internet (to see the slides) and a 

teleconference call (capacity 50) will be 

provided to registered participants. 

Participants are encouraged to consider 

attending by this method. Each 

participant is requested to register for 

the free meeting by sending an e-mail to 

noracoordinator@cdc.gov containing the 

participant’s name, organization name, 

contact telephone number on the day of 

the meeting, and preference for 

participation by web meeting 

(requirements include: computer, 

internet connection, and telephone, 

preferably with ‘‘mute’’ capability) or in 

person. An e-mail confirming 

registration will include the details 

needed to participate in the web 

meeting. Non-US citizens are 

encouraged to participate in the web 

meeting. Non-US citizens registering to 

attend in person after June 3 will not 

have time to comply with security 

procedures. 

Background: NORA is a partnership 

program to stimulate innovative 

research in occupational safety and 

health leading to improved workplace 

practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has 

become a research framework for the 

nation. Diverse parties collaborate to 

identify the most critical issues in 

workplace safety and health. Partners 

then work together to develop goals and 

objectives for addressing those needs 

and to move the research results into 

practice. The NIOSH role is facilitator of 

the process. For more information about 

NORA, see http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ 

nora/about.html. 

Since 2006, NORA has been 

structured according to industrial 

sectors. Eight sector groups have been 

defined using the North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS). After receiving public input 

through the web and town hall 

meetings, NORA Sector Councils have 

been working to define sector-specific 

strategic plans for conducting research 

and moving the results into widespread 

practice. During 2008–09, most of these 

Councils have posted draft strategic 

plans for public comment. Two have 

posted finalized National Sector 


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