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management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Diseases Registry. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–23370 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

National Center for Infectious 

Diseases: Notice of Charter Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board 

of Scientific Counselors, National 

Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services, has been renewed for a 2-year 

period extending through October 31, 

2007. 

For further information, contact Rima 

Khabbaz, Executive Secretary, Board of 

Scientific Counselors, National Center 

for Infectious Diseases, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 1600 Clifton Road, M/S C2, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

Notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other Committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E5–6587 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Methodology for Determining If 

an Increase in a State’s Child Poverty 

Rate Is the Result of TANF. 

OMB No.: 0970–0186. 

Description: In accordance with 

Section 413(i) of the Social Security Act 

and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

intends to reinstate the following 

information collection requirements. 

For instances when Census Bureau data 

show that a State’s child poverty rate 

increased by 5 percent or more from one 

year to the next, a State may submit 

independent estimates of its child 

poverty rate. If HHS determines that the 

State’s independent estimates are not 

more reliable than the Census Bureau 

estimates, HHS will require the State to 

submit an assessment of the impact of 

the TANF program(s) in the State on the 

child poverty rate. If HHS determines 

from the assessment and other 

information that the child poverty rate 

in the State increased as a result of the 

TANF program(s) in the State, HHS will 

then require the State to submit a 

corrective action plan. 

Respondents: The respondents are the 

50 States and District of Columbia; 

when reliable Census Bureau data 

become available for the Territories, 

additional respondents might include 

Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin 

Islands. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument or requirement Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Optional Submission of Data on Child Poverty from an Independent Source 54 1 8 432 

Assessment of the Impact of TANF on the Increase in Child Poverty ........... 54 1 120 6,480 

Corrective Action Plan ..................................................................................... 54 1 160 8,640 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,552. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Administration, Office of Information 

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20477, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for 

ACF, E-mail address: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 21, 2005. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–23357 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

President’s Committee for People With 

Intellectual Disabilities: Notice of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: President’s Committee for 

People with Intellectual Disabilities 

(PCPID), ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, December 8, 2005, from 3 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Daylight Savings Time. 

ADDRESSES: The conference all may be 

accessed by dialing, U.S. toll-free 1-888- 

950-8038, and the passcode ‘‘December 

05’’ on the date and time indicated. You 

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1OIG and the PHS agencies, including NIH, share 

responsibility for encouraging compliance by 

recipients of research awards. In distinguishing the 

roles of the two agencies, we note that NIH is more 

focused on compliance with administrative, 

scientific, and financial requirements, while OIG is 

more focused on the avoidance of fraudulent 

activities. OIG has chosen to publish this guidance, 

in close coordination with NIH and other PHS 

agencies, as part of a larger initiative that is 

designed in part to assist institutions in avoiding 

criminal and civil fraud investigations. This 

compliance guidance is consistent with guidance 

provided by NIH on its Web site, http:// 

grants1.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm. 

may participate in the call in person 

with staff by reporting to the Aerospace 

Center Office Building, 901 D Street, 

SW., Office of Public Affairs Conference 

Room, 7th Floor West, Washington, DC, 

no later than 2:45 p.m., Daylight Savings 

Time. Please bear in mind that space is 

limited. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice 

is hereby given that the President’s 

Committee for People with Intellectual 

Disabilities will hold its third quarterly 

meeting by telephone conference call to 

discuss items related to people with 

intellectual disabilities. The conference 

call will be open to the public to listen, 

with call-ins limited to the number of 

telephone lines available. Individuals 

who plan to call in and need special 

assistance, such as TTY, assistive 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format, should inform Ericka 

Alston, Executive Assistant, President’s 

Committee for People with Intellectual 

Disabilities, Telephone—202–619–0634, 

Fax—202–205–9519, E-mail: 

ealston@acf.hhs.gov, no later than 

November 30, 2005. Efforts will be made 

to meet special requests received after 

that date, but availability of special 

needs accommodations to respond to 

these requests cannot be guaranteed. 

This notice is being published less than 

15 days prior to the conference call due 

to scheduling problems. 

Agenda: The Committee plans to 

discuss the Social Security 

Administration’s proposed amendments 

to the Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program, the Employer 

Work Incentive Act for Individuals with 

Severe Disabilities and an update on the 

Medicaid Commission. The Honorable 

Martin H. Gerry, Deputy Commissioner, 

Disability and Income Security 

Programs, Social Security 

Administration, and John D. Kemp, 

attorney and advocate for people with 

disabilities, will be guest speakers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sally Atwater, Executive 

Director, President’s Committee for 

People with Intellectual Disabilities, 

Aerospace Center Office Building, Suite 

701, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, Telephone—(202) 619–0634, 

Fax—(202) 205–9519, E-mail: 

satwater@acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

PCPID acts in an advisory capacity to 

the President and the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services on a broad 

range of topics relating to programs, 

services and supports for persons with 

intellectual disabilities. The Committee, 

by Executive Order, is responsible for 

evaluating the adequacy of current 

practices in programs, services and 

supports for persons with intellectual 

disabilities, and for reviewing legislative 

proposals that impact the quality of life 

experienced by citizens with 

intellectual disabilities and their 

families. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Lena Stone, 

Program Analyst, President’s Committee for 

People with Intellectual Disabilities. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Inspector General 

Draft OIG Compliance Program 

Guidance for Recipients of PHS 

Research Awards 

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General 

(OIG), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice and comment period. 

SUMMARY: This Federal Register notice 

seeks the comments of interested parties 

on draft compliance guidance 

developed by the Office of Inspector 

General (OIG) for recipients of 

extramural research awards from the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) and 

other agencies of the U.S. Public Health 

Service (PHS). Through this notice, OIG 

is setting forth its general views on the 

value and fundamental principles of 

compliance programs for colleges and 

universities and other recipients of PHS 

awards for biomedical and behavioral 

research and the specific elements that 

these award recipients should consider 

when developing and implementing an 

effective compliance program. 

DATES: To assure consideration, 

comments must be delivered to the 

address provided below by no later than 

5 p.m. on December 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail or deliver 

written comments to the following 

address: Office of Inspector General, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Attention: OIG–1026–CPG, 

Room 5246, Cohen Building, 330 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. 

We do not accept comments by 

facsimile (FAX) transmissions. In 

commenting, please refer to file code 

OIG–1026–CPG. Comments received 

timely will be available for public 

inspection as they are received, 

generally beginning approximately 2 

weeks after publication of a document, 

in Room 5527 of the Office of Inspector 

General at 330 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201 on Monday 

through Friday of each week from 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard B. Stern, Office of Counsel to 

the Inspector General, (202) 619–0335, 

or Joel Schaer, Office of External Affairs, 

(202) 619–0089. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Compliance program guidance (CPG) 

is a major OIG initiative that was 

developed to assist the health care 

community in preventing and reducing 

fraud and abuse in Federal programs. In 

the last several years, OIG has 

developed and issued compliance 

program guidance directed at the 

following segments of the health care 

industry: clinical laboratories; hospitals; 

home health agencies; third-party 

medical billing companies; durable 

medical equipment, prosthetics, 

orthotics and supply companies; 

Medicare+Choice organizations offering 

coordinated care plans; hospices; 

nursing facilities; individual and small 

group physician practices; ambulance 

suppliers; and pharmaceutical 

manufacturers. Copies of these CPGs 

can be found on the OIG Web site at 

http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/ 

complianceguidance.html. 

Under its governing statute, OIG’s 

oversight responsibility extends to all 

programs and operations of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS or Department) and, 

accordingly, OIG promotes compliance 

efforts by all recipients of Department 

funds.1 One community of paramount 

importance to the Department’s public 

health efforts is that of colleges, 

universities, and other recipients of 

public funds that conduct biomedical 

and behavioral research. These 

institutions may have organizational 

differences from the users of past 

compliance guidances, but we believe 

they have the same basic need to 

promote compliance measures. We 

understand that research institutions 

have been developing compliance 

programs in increasing numbers.