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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Public Consultation on Personnel 

Reliability Issues 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public consultation 

meeting on personnel reliability of 

individuals with access to Select 

Agents. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Advisory Board for Biosecurity 

(NSABB), an advisory committee of the 

Federal Government, is hosting a public 

consultation to engage the scientific 

community and general public in a 

discussion of personnel reliability, with 

a focus on optimal characteristics of 

individuals with access to Select 

Agents. This public consultation is an 

opportunity for members of the 

scientific community and general public 

to provide input on these important 

issues. 

DATE AND TIME: The one day public 

consultation will be held on April 3, 

2009 from 8 a.m.—5:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Bethesda Marriott, 5151 

Pooks Hill Rd., Bethesda, MD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ronna Hill, NIH Office of Biotechnology 

Activities, by e-mail at 

hillro@od.nih.gov or by telephone at 

301–435–2137. Faxes may be sent to the 

NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities 

at 301–496–9839. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Given heightened concerns about 

insider threats at organizations that 

work with highly pathogenic agents, the 

Federal government has charged the 

National Science Advisory Board for 

Biosecurity (NSABB) with 

recommending a personnel reliability 

program for individuals with access to 

Select Agents. A portion of their 

recommendations will address the 

measures that institutions should 

undertake to assess whether individuals 

are trustworthy and reliable to work 

with these agents. 

The Board appreciates the potential 

impact that any future requirements for 

personnel reliability programs would 

have on institutions and investigators, 

and thus is hosting a public 

consultation meeting to engage the 

scientific community, research 

organizations, and other stakeholders, 

including the general public, in a 

discussion of the personnel reliability 

attributes being considered by the 

NSABB. 

The meeting will be structured 

around several discussion panels. The 

first panel will be background 

presentations on extant personnel 

reliability programs and aspects of the 

current Select Agent Programs that 

address personnel reliability. Two 

subsequent panels will explore 

personnel reliability characteristics 

under consideration by the NSABB and 

approaches for assessing them. The 

personnel characteristics include 

scientific and professional integrity, 

compliance with biosafety and 

biosecurity standards, emotional 

stability, sound judgment, and freedom 

from vulnerability to coercion. Each 

panel will include ample time for indepth plenary discussion of the issues 

surrounding each topic. Specific 

discussion questions will be posted 

ahead of time on the NSABB Web site 

at: http://www.biosecurityboard.gov. 

The Board is interested in hearing 

perspectives from such individuals as 

investigators who work with Select 

Agents, senior research officials at 

institutions registered for Select Agent 

work, security think tank analysts, 

responsible officials under the Select 

Agent program, and individuals who 

promote the responsible conduct of 

research and have studied issues of 

research integrity. Others are equally 

welcomed and encouraged to 

participate. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

free of charge. Due to limited space, preregistration is encouraged. To register, 

please connect to http:// 

www.biosecurityboard.gov. Notice of 

this meeting will also be published in 

the Federal Register. Any groups or 

individuals who cannot attend the 

meeting are encouraged to submit in 

advance of the meeting written 

comments to: nsabb@od.nih.gov Please 

note that this meeting will not be Web 

cast. More information about the 

NSABB is available at http:// 

www.biosecurityboard.gov. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Amy P. Patterson, 

Director, Office of Biotechnology Activities, 

National Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–0001; FEMA 

Form 646–0–1 (new number assignment 

replacing FEMA Form 85–3), National 

Defense Executive Reserve Personal 

Qualifications Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed extension, 

without change, of a currently approved 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this Notice seeks comments 

concerning the application process by 

which FEMA uses to fill positions 

within the National Defense Executive 

Reserve Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 12, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket ID FEMA–2009–0001. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Office of Chief Counsel, Regulation and 

Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, 

SW., Room 835, WASH, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) E-mail. Submit comments to 

FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include docket 

ID FEMA–2009–0001 in the subject line. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to read the 

Privacy Act notice that is available on 


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the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 

Administration Navigation Bar of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Carol L. Johnson NDER Program 

Manager, FEMA, (202) 646–3328, e-mail 

Carol.Johnson1@DHS.GOV for 

additional information. You may 

contact the Records Management 

Branch for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail 

address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Defense Executive Reserve 

(NDER) program was established by 

Section 710(e) of the Defense 

Production Act of 1950, as amended. 

Under Executive Order 12919, National 

Defense Industrial Resources 

Preparedness, June 3, 1994, Part VI, 

Section 601, the Administrator of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) coordinates the NDER program 

activities of departments and agencies 

with NDER units. The Homeland 

Security Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 107–296) 

transfers to the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) the authorities and 

responsibilities of the Administrator of 

FEMA. Under the provisions of DHS 

Delegation Number 9000, the Secretary 

has delegated authority to perform 

functions relating to the NDER program 

to the Administrator of FEMA. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Defense Executive 

Reserve Personal Qualifications 

Statement. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0001. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 646–0–1 (new number assignment 

replacing FEMA Form 85–3), National 

Defense Executive Reserve Personal 

Qualifications Statement. 

Abstract: FEMA Form 646–0–1, 

National Defense Executive Reserve 

Personal Qualifications Statement, is an 

application form that is used by Federal 

departments and agencies to fill NDER 

vacancies. To become a Reservist, 

individuals with the requisite 

qualifications must complete the 

application form. FEMA serves as the 

NDER coordinator for all Federal 

departments and agencies, ensuring that 

applicants are not already serving in a 

Federal department or agency sponsored 

unit and determines the Federal 

department or agency best suited for the 

applicant. 

Affected Public: ‘‘Individuals or 

households’’. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5 Hours. 

TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/form no. Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

Individuals or households National Defense Executive Reserve Personal 

Qualifications Statement / FEMA Form 

646–0–1.

10 1 .5 Hours ...... 5 Hours ....... 72.77 $363.86 

Total ......................... ......................................... 10 .................... ..................... 5 Hours ....... .................... $363.86 

Estimated Cost: The estimated 

annualized cost to respondents based on 

wage rate categories is $363.86. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Larry Gray, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–5498 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–0045; No 

Forms. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted the information collection 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 

describes the nature of the information 

collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., 

the time, effort and resources used by 

respondents to respond) and cost, and 

includes the actual data collection 

instruments FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 


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