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72484 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 230 / Friday, November 28, 2008 / Notices 

individuals toward making informed 

health decisions, and measure the 

impact of our prevention and health 

promotion activities. Healthy People 

2020 will reflect assessments of major 

risks to health and wellness, changing 

public health priorities, and emerging 

issues related to our nation’s health 

preparedness and prevention. 

Public Participation at Meeting: 

Members of the public are invited to 

listen to the online December 17, 2008 

Committee meeting and the in-person 

January 7 and 8, 2009 Committee 

meeting. There will be no opportunity 

for oral public comments during the 

Committee’s meeting. Written 

comments, however, are welcome 

throughout the development process of 

the national health promotion and 

disease prevention objectives for 2020. 

They can be submitted through the 

Healthy People Web site at: http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/ 

comments/ or they can be e-mailed to 

HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that the 

public comment Web site will be 

updated throughout the Healthy People 

development process, so people should 

return to the Web site frequently and 

provide their input. 

To attend the Committee’s meetings, 

individuals must pre-register for each 

meeting at the Healthy People Web site 

located at http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov. Participation in 

the meetings is limited to space 

available. Registrations for the 

December 17, 2008 meeting will be 

accepted until maximum WebEx 

capacity is reached and must be 

completed by 9 a.m. EST on December 

17, 2008. A waiting list will be 

maintained should registrations exceed 

WebEx capacity. Individuals on the 

waiting list will be contacted as 

additional space for the meeting 

becomes available. Registrations for the 

January 7 and 8, 2009 meeting must be 

completed by 5 p.m. EST on January 2, 

2009. Space for the meeting is limited. 

Registrations will be accepted until 

maximum room capacity is reached. A 

waiting list will be maintained should 

registrations exceed room capacity. 

Individuals on the waiting list will be 

contacted as additional space for the 

meeting becomes available. On January 

7 and 8, 2009, confirmed registrants for 

the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020 meeting 

must present valid photo identification 

(i.e., driver’s license) and should arrive 

45 minutes prior to the start of the 

meeting to pass through security. 

Registration questions may be 

directed to Hilary Scherer at 

HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634– 

9374 (phone), or (301) 634–9301 (fax). 

Dated: November 21, 2008. 

Penelope Slade-Sawyer, 

RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion). 

[FR Doc. E8–28203 Filed 11–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue 

Debts 

Section 30.13 of the Department of 

Health and Human Services’ claims 

collection regulations (45 CFR Part 30) 

provides that the Secretary shall charge 

an annual rate of interest as fixed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury after taking 

into consideration private consumer 

rates of interest prevailing on the date 

that HHS becomes entitled to recovery. 

The rate generally cannot be lower than 

the Department of Treasury’s current 

value of funds rate or the applicable rate 

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of 

Certified Interest Rates with Range of 

Maturities.’’ This rate may be revised 

quarterly by the Secretary of the 

Treasury and shall be published 

quarterly by the Department of Health 

and Human Services in the Federal 

Register. 

The Secretary of the Treasury has 

certified a rate of 113⁄8% for the quarter 

ended September 30, 2008. This interest 

rate will remain in effect until such time 

as the Secretary of the Treasury notifies 

HHS of any change. 

Dated: November 17, 2008. 

Molly P. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting. 

[FR Doc. E8–28012 Filed 11–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Decision To 

Evaluate a Petition To Designate a 

Class of Employees for the Standard 

Oil Development Company, Linden, NJ, 

To Be Iincluded in the Special 

Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice as 

required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees for the 

Standard Oil Development Company, 

Linden, New Jersey, to be included in 

the Special Exposure Cohort under the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. The 

initial proposed definition for the class 

being evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Standard Oil Development 

Company. 

Location: Linden, New Jersey. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All 

employees. 

Period of Employment: August 1, 

1942 through December 31, 1963. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: November 21, 2008. 

Christine M. Branche, 

Acting Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E8–28202 Filed 11–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

[ATSDR–250] 

Availability of an Update to the ATSDR 

Policy Guideline for Dioxins and 

Dioxin-Like Compounds in Residential 

Soil; Correction 

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS). 

ACTION: Notice Correction. 

SUMMARY: Correction: This notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 15, 2008, Volume 73, Number 

200, page 61133. The original version of 

the ATSDR Dioxin Soil Policy that was 

posted on the ATSDR Web site at: 

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/ 

dioxin/policy prior to November 3, 

2008, has been updated to include some 

minor edits to the policy. These updates