16398 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 10, 

2009, Vol. 74, No. 45, on page 10250, in 

the 3rd column, correct the DATES

caption to read: 

The Committee will meet on the 

Internet at the following times: March 

26, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT), April 20, 2009, 12 

p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT; and May 15, 2009, 

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Sarah R. Linde-Feucht, 

CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Deputy 

Director, Office of Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion. 

[FR Doc. E9–8246 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Public Meeting of the Federal 

Coordinating Council on Comparative 

Effectiveness Research 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Authorized by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA), the Federal Coordinating 

Council for Comparative Effectiveness 

Research will help coordinate research 

and guide investments in comparative 

effectiveness research funded by the 

Recovery Act. The Coordinating Council 

is holding this meeting to hear from the 

public about their views on the 

Council’s activities. 

DATES: The meeting, which is the first of 

three public meetings that the 

Coordinating Council expects to 

convene, will be held on Tuesday, April 

14, 2009, from 2 p.m.–5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201. In 

addition, the meeting will be Web cast 

and individuals may also participate by 

audioconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Conway, Office of the Secretary, 

HHS, Telephone: 202–690–7388; e-mail: 

Patrick.conway@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coordinating Council will assist the 

agencies of the Federal government, 

including HHS, Departments of 

Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as 

others, to coordinate comparative 

effectiveness and related health services 

research. The Coordinating Council also 

will provide input on priorities for the 

$400 million fund in the Recovery Act 

that the Secretary will allocate to 

advance this type of research. 

The Coordinating Council will not 

recommend clinical guidelines for 

payment, coverage or treatment. The 

Coordinating Council will consider the 

needs of populations served by Federal 

programs and opportunities to build and 

expand on current investments and 

priorities. 

Registration and Other Information 

About the Meeting: 

Individuals may participate in the 

meeting either by attending in person, 

viewing the meeting over the Internet, 

or by audioconference. Individuals may 

also nominate themselves to make a 3- 

minute statement before the 

Coordinating Council. In addition, 

individuals may submit written 

statements for the Coordinating 

Council’s consideration, regardless of 

whether individuals are chosen to give 

an oral statement. The Coordinating 

Council does request that individuals 

nominating themselves to make an oral 

statement make every effort to be 

present to give their statement in 

person. However, to facilitate hearing as 

many different viewpoints as possible, 

consideration will be given to 

individuals who would make their oral 

statements via audioconference. 

Oral statements, as well as written 

statements submitted for the 

Coordinating Council’s consideration, 

should address the following kinds of 

questions: 

• What types of investments in 

infrastructure for comparative 

effectiveness research should the 

Coordinating Council consider? 

• What criteria should the 

Coordinating Council consider when 

evaluating different investment options? 

• What Federal government activities 

in the area of comparative effectiveness 

research should the Coordinating 

Council focus its attention on? 

• How can the Coordinating Council 

best foster integration of these activities 

across the programs managed by the 

Departments of Health and Human 

Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs? 

• What steps should the Coordinating 

Council consider to help ensure that 

public- and private-sector efforts in the 

area of comparative effectiveness 

research are mutually supportive? 

• What information on the 

Coordinating Council’s activities would 

be most useful? 

The Office of the Secretary requests 

that interested persons register to 

participate and indicate (a) whether 

they will attend in person, view the 

Coordinating Council’s meeting over the 

Internet, or listen by audioconference; 

(b) whether they are nominating 

themselves to give a 3-minute oral 

statement; and/or, (c) if they intend to 

submit a written statement for the 

Coordinating Council to consider. Per 

Section 3, ‘‘Ensuring Responsible 

Spending of Recovery Act Funds,’’ 74 

FR 12531, 12533 (March 25, 2009), 

individuals who wish to make an oral 

statement will be asked to disclose 

whether they are registered lobbyists. 

Individuals should register to 

participate no later than Monday, April 

13, at 5 p.m., EDT. Due to time 

constraints, not everyone who 

volunteers to make an oral statement 

will be able to do so. However, all 

statements received will be considered 

by the Coordinating Council as part of 

their deliberations. 

To register, go to http://www.hhs.gov/ 

recovery/programs/CER/index.html and 

select the page for the Federal 

Coordinating Council for Comparative 

Effectiveness Research. Individuals who 

do not register in advance will only be 

able to attend the meeting in person if 

space is available. Information on how 

to view the meeting over the Internet 

and participate by audioconference will 

be sent to registered participants in 

advance and posted on the Recovery.gov 

Web site on Tuesday morning, April 14, 

2009. The number of audioconference 

lines for non-registered participants may 

be limited. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144. 

Each public meeting is scheduled for 

a three-hour period, but will end sooner 

if participants have finished providing 

input before the time period expires. We 

are asking for input concerning specific 

topics as follows: 

To help interested individuals 

prepare for the meetings, we invite 

review of the Act. The full text is set 

forth on the Internet at: http:// 

www.qpoaccess.gov/plaws/ (search for 

‘‘Public Law 111–50’’). 

Also, the Office of the Secretary has 

an e-mail notification list to provide 

interested parties with automatic 

notification of relevant information 

posted on Recovery.gov and the HHS 

Web site (http:I/www.hhs.gov/recovery/ 

programs/CERlindex.html) concerning 

the Federal Coordinating Council. To be 

added to the e-mail notification list, 

send your e-mail address to 

CoordinatinqCouncifthhs.gov, and use 

the words ‘‘Add me to the list’’ in the 

subject line. 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices 16399 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–8122 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10281] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Center for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. 

Emergency approval is requested under 

5 CFR 1320.13(a)(2)(iii), as we believe 

that the use of normal clearance 

procedures is reasonably likely to cause 

a statutory deadline to be missed. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Supplemental 

Appropriations Act of 2008 Mandated 

Report to Congress; Form Number: 

CMS–10281 (OMB#: 0938–NEW); Use: 

The information collected will consist 

of a series of interviews with State 

Medicaid program officials as well as 

request for operational data. The 

information to be collected is required 

to comply with a congressionally 

mandated study that is due to the 

Committee on Finance on Energy and 

Commerce of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on 

Finance of the Senate no later than 

September 1, 2009 according to Section 

7001(c)(2) of the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, Pub. L. 

110–252). Frequency: Reporting—Onetime; Affected Public: State, Local, or 

Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 51; Total Annual 

Responses: 51; Total Annual Hours: 

3,060. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Effie George at 

410–786–8639. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by May 12, 

2009, with a 180-day approval period. 

Written comments and 

recommendations will be considered 

from the public if received by the 

individuals designated below by May 

11, 2009. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’s Web site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995 or email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by May 11, 2009: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By Regular Mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number CMS–10281, Room C4– 

26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850 and, 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 

Officer, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

Fax Number: (202) 395–6974. 

Dated: April 3, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E9–8249 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Application for Office of 

Refugee Resettlement Targeted 

Assistance Formula Grants. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Targeted Assistance 

Formula Grant program, administered 

by the Office of Refugee Resettlement 

(ORR), funds employment and other 

resettlement services for refugees and 

entrants who reside in high need areas. 

These areas are defined as counties with 

unusually large refugee and entrant 

populations and with high refugee or 

entrant population concentrations in 

relation to the overall county 

population. Such counties need 

supplementation of other available 

resources in order to help refugees and 

entrants obtain employment as soon as 

possible. Targeted assistance funds must 

be used primarily for employability 

services intended to enable refugees and 

entrants to obtain jobs with less than 

one year’s participation in the program. 

Services funded with targeted assistance 

formula grants must be used to assist 

refugees and entrants in the following 

order of priority: (1) Refugees who are 

cash assistance recipients, particularly 

long-term recipients; (2) unemployed 

refugees and entrants who are not 

receiving cash assistance; and (3) 

employed refugees and entrants in need 

of services to retain employment or to 

attain economic independence. Targeted 

Assistance Formula Grants are funded 

under the authority of section 412(c)(2) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(2). Eligible applicants 

for these grants are State governments, 

Wilson/Fish projects, and State 

Replacement Agencies. Grant amounts 

under this program area are determined 

based on a formula using population 

figures for the past five years. Grantees 

are re-qualified to participate in this 

program every three years based on 

current population figures. The purpose 

of the proposed Application for Office 

of Refugee Resettlement Targeted