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the burden increase as it exists now is 

based on current data updating the 

number of MAS Schedule contractors. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 18,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 36,000. 

Average hours per response: 2 hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 72,000. 

Obtaining copies of proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 3090–0235, 

Price Reductions Clause, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: January 12, 2009 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Vaccine 

Advisory Committee Vaccine Safety 

Working Group 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the National Vaccine Advisory 

Committee (NVAC) Vaccine Safety 

Working Group will hold a meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public 

attendance and comment. Audio 

conferencing will be available for 

listening only. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 4, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kirsten Vannice, National Vaccine 

Program Office, Department of Health 

and Human Services, Room 443–H, 

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202) 

690–5566; Fax: (202) 260–1165; e-mail: 

kirsten.vannice@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 2101 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa–1), 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services was mandated to establish the 

National Vaccine Program to achieve 

optimal prevention of human infectious 

diseases through immunization and to 

achieve optimal prevention against 

adverse reactions to vaccines. The 

National Vaccine Advisory Committee 

was established to provide advice and 

make recommendations to the Director 

of the National Vaccine Program on 

matters related to the Program’s 

responsibilities. The Assistant Secretary 

for Health serves as Director of the 

National Vaccine Program. 

The NVAC Vaccine Safety Working 

Group was established to (1) undertake 

and coordinate a scientific review of the 

draft Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) Immunization Safety 

Office (ISO) Scientific Agenda, and (2) 

review the current vaccine safety 

system. 

On February 4, 2009, the NVAC 

Vaccine Safety Working Group will hear 

and discuss the results of the 

community activities that occurred to 

obtain public input on the ISO 

Scientific Agenda, and a summary of the 

written comments solicited in a 

previous Federal Register notice from 

January 2, 2009 (for more information 

on submitting written comments, please 

see below). This information will inform 

the Working Group and the NVAC 

recommendations on the ISO scientific 

agenda. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to space available. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should notify the 

contact person above at least one week 

prior to the meeting. Members of the 

public will have the opportunity to 

provide comments at the meeting. 

Public comment will be limited to five 

minutes per speaker. Pre-registration is 

required for both public attendance and 

comment. Individuals who would like 

to submit written statements to the 

NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group 

should refer to instructions on the 

Federal Register Notice Docket ID 

fr02ja09–30, January 2, 2009 (Volume 

74, Number 1) pages 107–108 (http:// 

edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E8- 

31196.htm). Any members of the public 

who wish to have printed material 

distributed to NVAC Vaccine Safety 

Working Group members should submit 

materials to the Executive Secretary, 

NVAC, through the contact person listed 

above prior to close of business January 

30, 2009. Audio-conferencing will be 

available for listening only. The call-in 

number is as follows: 888–469–2187, 

Participant Passcode: 2973732. 

Dated: January 13, 2009. 

Bruce Gellin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 

Director, National Vaccine Program Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30 Day—09–08AX] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) 

Morbidity Surveillance—New— 

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral 

Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 

(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The CDC is responsible for the 

reporting and dissemination of 

nationally notifiable STD morbidity 

information for prevention and control 

purposes in collaboration with state and 

local health departments. Recent 

changes in sexually transmitted disease 

(STD) epidemiology in the United States 

indicate that the existing passive 

surveillance for STD does not include 

all the elements needed in order to 

control and prevent STDs in the U.S. 

Towards that end, CDC is proposing a 

new electronic information collection 

called STD Morbidity Surveillance that 

will include information on laboratory 

confirmation of syphilis infection and 

risk behaviors of persons infected with 

syphilis and other STDs. Physicians and 

other providers collect demographic, 

risk, and clinical (including laboratory) 

information from persons diagnosed 

with notifiable STDs during a clinical 

encounter or counseling session. The 

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respondents will submit the information 

electronically, to the state and local 

public health departments. Clinical 

specimens obtained from case-patients 

are submitted to private or public 

diagnostic laboratories with laboratory 

requisition forms which includes 

information on the provider and casepatient. A subset of the information 

reported to state health departments 

from health care providers or 

laboratories is reported electronically as 

a case report e-record to CDC’s 

Nationally Notifiable Disease 

Surveillance System on a weekly basis. 

CDC estimates that 57 respondents 

spend 20 minutes each week extracting 

notifiable STD surveillance information 

from their electronic information 

system. CDC staff review STD morbidity 

data at varying frequencies to identify 

population subgroups at increased risk 

for STDs. The target evidence-based 

intervention strategies, evaluate the 

impact of ongoing control efforts, thus 

enhancing our understanding of STD 

transmission. There is no cost to 

respondents other than their time. The 

total estimated annual burden hours are 

989. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Types of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

State Health Departments .............................. Electronic STD Case report ........................... 50 52 20/60 

Territorial Health Agencies ............................. Electronic STD Case report ........................... 5 52 20/60 

City and county health departments ............... Electronic STD Case report ........................... 2 52 20/60 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day-09–09AJ] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

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 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Centers for Public Health 

Preparedness Program Evaluation 

Instruments,—New—Coordinating 

Office for Terrorism Preparedness & 

Emergency Response (COTPER), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Under the Authority of Sections 

301(a) and 317(k)(2) of Public Health 

Service Act, the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention is responsible 

for administering and monitoring the 

Centers for Public Health Preparedness 

(CPHP) Program. The purpose of the 

CPHP Program is to strengthen terrorism 

and emergency preparedness by linking 

academic expertise to state and local 

health agency needs. The program 

brings together colleges and universities 

with a common focus on public health 

preparedness to establish a national 

network of education and training 

resources. Of these institutions, 27 are 

accredited Schools of Public Health 

funded through a five-year Cooperative 

Agreement for years 2004–2009. This 

program addresses the public health 

goals described in ‘‘A National Strategy 

for Terrorism Preparedness and 

Response: 2003–2008 Strategic Plan’’, 

specifically Imperative Five, a 

Competent and Sustainable Workforce. 

Critical objectives under this Imperative 

are to: (1) Increase the number and type 

of professionals that comprise a 

preparedness and response workforce; 

(2) deliver certification and 

competency-based training and 

education; (3) recruit and retain the 

highest quality workforce; and (4) 

evaluate the impact of training to assure 

learning has occurred. 

CDC requests OMB approval for a 

period of one year to collect information 

beginning in the summer of 2009. CDC 

is undertaking a summative evaluation 

of the CPHP Program encompassing the 

period of the current Cooperative 

Agreement. In order to complete this 

evaluation, CDC is proposing five data 

collection instruments to gather 

information describing the program’s 

processes and outcomes. These are: (1) 

Pre-CPHP Interview Document 

Collection Protocol; (2) CPHP Interview 

Instrument; (3) CPHP National Partner 

Interview Instrument (4) CPHP State 

and Local Partner/Customer Survey 

Instrument; and (5) CPHP State and 

Local Partner/Customer Interview 

Instrument. Collectively, these 

instruments are needed in order to 

receive, process, aggregate, evaluate, 

and disseminate CPHP program 

information. The information will be 

used by CDC to document progress 

toward meeting established program 

goals and objectives; to evaluate 

outcomes generated by the collective 

work of the 27 Centers; to inform the 

development of a new public health 

preparedness education and training 

cooperative agreement program; and to 

respond to data inquiries made by CDC 

and other agencies of the federal 

government. 

The Pre-CPHP Interview Document 

Collection Protocol will be used by 

CPHP grantees to guide collection and 

submission of existing documents. The 

CPHP National Partner Interview 

Instrument will be used to guide a 

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