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4The staff’s burden estimate takes into account 

that the first request to the five smokeless tobacco 

companies may cover data for three calendar years. 

comment on ways to enhance the 

quality of the information that the 

Commission proposes to collect, and on 

ways to minimize the burden imposed 

on tobacco companies in responding to 

the Commission. Specifically, Philip 

Morris suggested that the Commission: 

(1) Identify the companies from which 

it seeks data based on a particular sales 

volume or market share, instead of from 

a preset number of companies; (2) solicit 

information from the tobacco companies 

on a predetermined schedule; (3) 

increase from 60 days to 90 days the 

amount of time provided to the 

companies to submit the requested data; 

(4) announce in advance any changes in 

the kinds of data to be collected or in 

the ways that specific data should be 

reported; (5) allow advertising and 

promotional expenditure data to be 

reported to the nearest $1,000, rather 

than to the dollar; and (6) allow 

expenses to be reported based on 

generally accepted accounting 

principles. 

Philip Morris suggests that the FTC 

use sales volume or market share 

benchmarks to identify those companies 

to whom it will send information 

requests. The FTC does, in fact, consider 

changes in industry market share in 

determining whether requests should be 

issued to new companies that have not 

previously received them, but does not 

believe it must adopt any one specific 

mechanism for determining to whom it 

will issue information requests. Insofar 

as the FTC is asking for clearance from 

OMB under the PRA to send 

information requests to up to 15 

companies, it will retain the flexibility 

to adapt to major changes in either 

industry. 

Philip Morris suggests several 

reasonable ways to decrease the burden 

on the cigarette and smokeless tobacco 

companies. Accordingly, after the first 

set of 6(b) orders, which will be issued 

after the FTC obtains OMB clearance to 

do so, the FTC will attempt to issue its 

6(b) orders in the second calendar 

quarter of the year; unforeseen events 

may, however, change this schedule in 

any particular year. The FTC will also 

extend the time period for companies to 

submit their responses from 60 days to 

90 days, and permit advertising and 

promotional expenditure data to be 

reported to the nearest $1,000. 

Furthermore, the FTC intends that 

expenses be reported based on generally 

accepted accounting principles, and 

Philip Morris’s suggestion provides an 

opportunity to clear up any confusion 

on this issue. 

Philip Morris states that it would like 

advance notice of any changes to the 

information requirements in the 6(b) 

orders. The FTC provided advance 

notice of certain relatively significant 

changes to the cigarette and smokeless 

tobacco 6(b) orders in 2002, so that the 

companies would have additional time 

to prepare for these changes. The FTC 

will consider whether any additional 

burden on the companies from 

relatively minor changes in the 

reporting requirements will be 

outweighed by the costs of the 

significant delay in obtaining the data 

that would result from providing 

advance notice. 

Estimated hours burden: The FTC 

staff’s estimate of the hours burden is 

based on the time required to respond 

to each information request. Although 

the FTC intends to issue the information 

requests only to the five largest cigarette 

companies and the five largest 

smokeless tobacco companies (for a total 

of ten information requests), the burden 

estimate is based on up to 15 

information requests being issued per 

year to take into account any future 

changes in these industries. Because 

these companies vary greatly in size, in 

the number of products that they sell, 

and in the extent and variety of their 

advertising and promotion, the staff has 

provided a range of the estimated hours 

burden. Based upon its knowledge of 

the industries, the staff estimates that 

the time required to gather, organize, 

format, and produce their responses 

ranges between 30 and 80 hours per 

information request for all but the very 

largest companies. The very largest 

companies could require hundreds of 

hours per year. Thus, the staff estimates 

a total of 1,800 hours per year, with an 

average burden per company for each of 

the intended ten recipients of 180 hours. 

The staff estimates that for possible 

additional recipients, which would be 

smaller companies, the burden should 

not exceed 300 hours (60 hours per 

company × 5 companies). Thus the 

staff’s estimate of the total burden is 

2,100 hours. These estimates include 

any time spent by separately 

incorporated subsidiaries and other 

entities affiliated with the ultimate 

parent company that has received the 

information request.4

Estimated cost burden: It is not 

possible to calculate with precision the 

labor costs associated with this data 

production, as they entail varying 

compensation levels of management 

and/or support staff among companies 

of different sizes. Financial, legal, 

marketing, and clerical personnel may 

be involved in the information 

collection process. The staff assumes 

that professional personnel will handle 

most of the tasks involved in gathering 

and producing responsive information, 

and have applied an average hourly 

wage of $150/hour for their labor. The 

staff’s best estimate for the total labor 

costs for up to 15 information requests 

is $315,000. 

The staff estimates that the capital or 

other non-labor costs associated with 

the information requests are minimal. 

Although the information requests may 

necessitate that industry members 

maintain the requested information 

provided to the Commission, they 

should already have in place the means 

to compile and maintain business 

records. 

William Blumenthal, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–21592 Filed 10–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Vaccine 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the National Vaccine Advisory 

Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 29, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., and on November 30, 2005, from 

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 705–A; 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Emma English, Program Analyst, 

National Vaccine Program Office, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Room 443–H Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; 

(202) 690–5566, nvac@osophs.dhhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 2101 of the Public Service Act 

(42 U.S.C. 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 

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reactions to vaccines. The National 

Vaccine Advisory Committee was 

established to provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for Health, as the Director of 

the National Vaccine Program, on 

matters related to the program’s 

responsibilities. 

Topics to be discussed at the meeting 

include the 2005–2006 influenza 

season, pandemic influenza 

preparedness, and the financing of 

vaccines. New liaison representatives 

and ex-officio members will be 

welcomed to the Committee and 

updates will be given by various 

subcommittees and working groups. A 

tentative agenda will be made available 

on or about November 14, 2005 for 

review on the NVAC Web site: http:// 

www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to space available. Individuals 

must provide a photo ID for entry into 

the Humphrey Building. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should notify the 

designated contact person. Members of 

the public will have the opportunity to 

provide comments at the meeting. 

Public comment will be limited to five 

minutes per speaker. Any members of 

the public who wish to have printed 

material distributed to NVAC members 

should submit materials to the 

Executive Secretary, NVAC, through the 

contact person listed above prior to 

close of business November 24, 2005. 

Preregistration is required for both 

public attendance and comment. Any 

individual who wishes to attend the 

meeting and/or participate in the public 

comment session should e-mail 

nvac@osophs.dhhs.gov or call 202–690–

5566. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Bruce Gellin, 

Director, National Vaccine Program Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–21611 Filed 10–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–44–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–06–05DA] 

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 404–639–4766 and 

send comments to Seleda Perryman, 

CDC Assistant 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 

Surveillance of HIV/AIDS Related 

Events Among Persons Not Receiving 

Care—New—National Center for HIV, 

STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

CDC is requesting approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to interview 1,000 randomly 

selected HIV-infected persons in the 

United States who are not receiving care 

to determine: (1) Their reasons for not 

being in care; (2) information about any 

barriers to receiving care; and (3) 

treatment, and their clinical status (i.e., 

CD4 and HIV viral load levels). There 

are approximately 1 million HIVinfected persons in the United States. Of 

these, an estimated 75 percent know 

they are infected, but approximately 

half of those who know they are 

infected do not have evidence of having 

received any medical care for their HIV 

infection. 

For this proposed data collection, 

areas participating in CDC’s Morbidity 

Monitoring Project (MMP) will identify 

HIV-infected people using their state’s 

HIV/AIDS surveillance and 

supplemental laboratory databases. 

Once HIV-infected people who are not 

in care are identified, an interview will 

be conducted. The information to be 

collected includes demographic data, 

HIV testing history, high-risk drug use 

and sexual behaviors, and reasons for 

not using health care and treatment. 

Results from this study will be used 

in conjunction with data from the 

Morbidity Monitoring Project to 

determine the extent of medical services 

and resources needed for persons who 

are infected with HIV, but who have not 

received medical care and treatment. 

Additionally, new data related to those 

not receiving care will be used to design 

effective interventions for linking 

persons to care. 

Participation in the data collection is 

voluntary and there is no cost to 

respondents to participate in the survey 

other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

HIV Positive Persons ....................................................................................... 1,000 1 1 1,000