Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2005 / Notices 53799 

4713, FAX: 202–479–6801, e-mail: 

Isabelle_Howes@grad.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of August 16, 2005 (70 

FR 48160), we announced a series of 

public meetings entitled ‘‘Vision 2006—

Conversation with the American 

Public.’’ The meetings would be held in 

three cities, Miami, FL, Boston, MA, and 

Phoenix, AZ, and they would be an 

open forum where consumers could 

interact with FDA’s leadership. The 

meetings would also be an opportunity 

for FDA to update the public on current 

agency programs, engage the public in 

discussions, and obtain consumer input 

on specific issues. 

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane 

Katrina hit several states bordering the 

Gulf of Mexico, causing massive 

flooding and devastation. The Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, Michael 

O. Levitt, subsequently declared a 

public health emergency to exist in the 

States of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, and Texas, and FDA has 

been working on relief efforts. Given our 

need to focus our attention on those 

relief efforts, we are postponing the 

meeting that was originally scheduled 

for Miami, FL, on September 13, 2005. 

We will reschedule that meeting at a 

later date, and we are contacting 

persons who have already registered for 

the Miami meeting to inform them that 

the meeting has been postponed. 

The meeting dates for the Boston, MA, 

and Phoenix, AZ, locations remain the 

same. 

The revised meeting dates, times, and 

locations are as follows: 

TABLE 1.—MEETING DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS

Location Meeting Site Address Meeting Date and Time 

Boston, MA Boston Marriott Cambridge, 2 Cambridge Center (Broadway and 3d St.), 

Cambridge, MA 02142 

November 2, 2005, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Miami, FL Site to be determined at a later date POSTPONED—We will reschedule 

this meeting at a later date 

Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 November 30, 2005, 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

Dated: September 7, 2005. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collections of information, the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration will publish 

periodic summaries of proposed 

projects. To request more information 

on the proposed projects or to obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

plans, call the SAMHSA Reports 

Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are 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. 

Proposed Project: National Resource 

and Training Center on Homelessness 

and Mental Illness—New 

The Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration’s 

(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health 

Services (CMHS) and the Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA) will fund an evaluation of the 

Policy Academies on Chronic 

Homelessness held in 2002, 2003, and 

2004. These Policy Academies were 

sponsored by the U.S. Department of 

Human Services (HHS) in partnership 

with the U.S. Department of Veterans 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor and 

the U.S. Department of Housing and 

Urban Development. The Policy 

Academies were 3–4 day meetings 

designed to help teams of State, 

Territory and local policymakers 

develop Action Plans intended to 

improve access to mainstream services 

for people who are homeless. 

This evaluation will assess the 

effectiveness of the Policy Academies in 

helping States and Territories address 

the problem of chronic homelessness. 

This evaluation has been 

conceptualized in two parts. The 

process evaluation will focus on the 

activities related to conducting the 

Policy Academies. The process 

evaluation interviews will focus on: (1) 

How the Policy Academy concept was 

developed, (2) how the Federal Partners 

implemented the Policy Academies, (3) 

what factors influenced the 

effectiveness of each step of the 

intervention (i.e., pre-Academy site 

visits, Policy Academy meetings, and 

post-Academy technical assistance), (4) 

what changes in the Policy Academy 

process occurred over time, (5) what 

challenges/barriers Federal Partners 

faced in the development and 

implementation of the Policy 

Academies, and (6) how future Policy 

Academies could be improved to better 

meet the needs of States and Territories. 

The process evaluation will include all 

45 States and Territories that 

participated in one of the Policy 

Academies on Chronic Homelessness, as 

well as the three Pacific Territories 

(American Samoa, Commonwealth of 

the Northern Marianas Islands, and 

Guam,) that participated in a special 

series of Policy Academies on 

Homelessness held in American Samoa 

and Guam. 

The second part, the outcome 

evaluation, will assess how successful 

State, Territory, and local policymakers 

have been in implementing the Action 

Plans that were developed at the Policy 

Academies. The outcome evaluation 

interviews will focus on: (1) How States 

and Territories put together their Policy 

Academy teams, (2) the content and 

overall quality of the Action Plans these 

teams developed, (3) to what extent 

States and Territories have been able to 

increase access to coordinated housing 

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and mainstream services for persons 

experiencing homelessness, (4) what 

challenges/barriers States and 

Territories faced in trying to achieve 

short- and long-term goals, and (5) to 

what extent relationships among the 

Governor’s office, legislators, key 

program administrators, and public and 

private stakeholders were created or 

strengthened. 

In order to reduce burden on 

informants, the outcome evaluation will 

focus on a sample of States and 

Territories (the 19 States and Territories 

participating in the last two Policy 

Academies on Chronic Homelessness 

and the three Pacific Territories). 

Data collection will be conducted 

over a 12-month period and will include 

both telephone interviews and site 

visits. Data collection instruments are 

semi-structured and will be 

administered by trained evaluation staff. 

Telephone interviews will be conducted 

with state team leaders and other team 

members. During site visits, in-person 

interviews will be conducted with team 

leaders, other team members, and other 

stakeholders. Both telephone and inperson interview protocols have been 

adapted to reflect the slightly different 

Policy Academy process used in the 

Pacific Territories and to reflect the 

different needs, funding sources, 

resources, and service systems in these 

territories. 

The estimated annual response 

burden to collect this information is as 

follows: 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Responses/ 

respondent 

Burden/ 

response 

(hrs) 

Annual burden 

(hrs) 

Telephone Interviews (Process Evaluation) 

Team Leader Interview .................................................................................... *80 1 2 160 

Other Team Member Interview ........................................................................ 64 1 1.5 96 

In-Person Interviews (Outcome Evaluation) 

Team Leader Interview .................................................................................... *40 1 2 80 

Other Team Member Interview ........................................................................ 154 1 1.5 231 

Other Stakeholder Interview ............................................................................ 110 1 1.5 165 

Total Annual ............................................................................................. 448 ........................ ........................ 732 

* Some States and Territories have more than one team leader. 

Send comments to Summer King, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

Room 71–1045, One Choke Cherry 

Road, Rockville, MD 20857. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Anna Marsh, 

Executive Officer, SAMHSA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs and Border Protection 

Departmental Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations of Customs 

and Border Protection and Related 

Functions (COAC) 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date, time, and location for the third 

meeting of the ninth term of the 

Departmental Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations of Customs and 

Border Protection and Related 

Functions (COAC), and the expected 

agenda for its consideration. 

DATES: The next meeting of the COAC 

will be held on Thursday, October 6, 

2005, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach & 

Marina Hotel, 300 North Harbor Drive, 

Redondo Beach, CA 90277, Phone: 310–

318–8888; the meeting is in the 

‘‘Seascape’’ room of this hotel. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Monica Frazier, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Border and Transportation 

Security, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528, 

telephone 202–282–8431; facsimile 

202–282–8504. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The third 

meeting of the ninth term of the 

Departmental Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations of Customs and 

Border Protection and Related 

Functions (COAC) will be held at the 

date, time and location specified above. 

This notice announces the expected 

agenda for that meeting. This meeting is 

open to the public; however, 

participation in COAC deliberations is 

limited to COAC members, Homeland 

Security and Treasury Department 

officials, and persons invited to attend 

the meeting for special presentations. 

Since seating is limited, all persons 

attending this meeting should provide 

notice preferably by 2 p.m. e.s.t. on 

Monday, October 3, 2005, to Ms. Monica 

Frazier, Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Border and Transportation Security, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, telephone 202–

282–8431; facsimile 202–282–8504. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals With Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Ms. Monica Frazier, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Border and Transportation Security, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, telephone 202–

282–8431; facsimile 202–282–8504, as 

soon as possible. 

Draft Agenda 

The COAC is expected to pursue the 

following agenda, which may be 

modified prior to the meeting: 

1. Introductory Remarks 

2. World Customs Organization (WCO) 

Security Framework/Implementation 

A. Adoption of the Framework—June 

2005 

B. Creation of the Private Sector 

Consultative Group 

3. Continuity Planning 

A. Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive (HSPD) 13 (White House 

Release) 

B. Coordination of Planning Groups 

(National Maritime Security 

Advisory Committee (NMSAC), etc) 

4. Security Subcommittee—CustomsTrade Partnership Against Terrorism 

(C–TPAT) 

A. Carrier Criteria 

B. Benefits Update 

C. Automation Update