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Proposed Project 

Active Bacterial Core Surveillance 

(ABCs) Projects—New—National Center 

for Immunization and Respiratory 

Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Active Bacterial Core surveillance 

(ABCs) is a core component of CDC’s 

Emerging Infections Program Network 

(EIP), a collaboration between CDC, 

state health departments, and 

universities. ABCs is an active 

laboratory- and population-based 

surveillance system for six invasive 

bacterial pathogens of public health 

importance (group A and group B 

streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, 

Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus 

pneumoniae, and methicillin-resistant 

Staphylococcus aureus). Case finding is 

active and laboratory-based. Following 

the identification of cases, a standard 

case report is completed on all 

identified cases through medical record 

review. Data collection is performed 

differently in each surveillance area, for 

example, through the cooperation of onsite hospital personnel (e.g., Infection 

Control Practitioners or Medical 

Records personnel); through medical 

record review or clinician interview by 

county health department personnel; or 

through medical record review by 

surveillance personnel. Case report 

forms are entered into a secure 

computerized database and maintained 

at each surveillance site. The 

computerized databases, with personal 

identifiers removed, are transmitted to 

CDC by the fifth of every month. 

The data collection has important 

practical utility to the government as 

well as EIP populations and the 

American population as a whole. ABCs 

data is critical for documenting disease 

burden and describing the epidemiology 

of invasive bacterial disease, tracking 

trends in antimicrobial resistance, 

contributing to the development and 

evaluation of new vaccines, developing 

and assessing public health prevention 

measures, and improving overall public 

health practice. Current information on 

disease incidence is needed to study 

present and emerging disease problems. 

The ABCs surveillance system provides 

data for those engaged in research or 

medical practice, health education 

officials, and manufacturers of 

pharmaceutical products which may 

lead to effective prevention strategies 

and enhanced interventions. 

Respondents for each of the data 

collection forms are state health 

departments (California, Colorado, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, 

Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, 

Oregon and Tennessee) who are 

recipients of funding through the EIP 

cooperative agreement. The number of 

responses is dependent on the number 

of cases that are identified. Number of 

‘‘responses’’ for all case report forms 

must be estimated not knowing before 

hand how many cases will occur. 

There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden is 4918 

hours. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Form name Type of 

respondent 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per response 

(in hours) 

ABCs Case Report Form ........................................................ State Health Department ....... 10 809 20/60 

Invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ABCs 

Case Report Form.

State Health Department ....... 10 609 20/60 

ABCs Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children Case Report Form.State Health Department ....... 10 41 10/60 

Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease Prevention Tracking Form.State Health Department ....... 10 37 20/60 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E8–18820 Filed 8–13–08; 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: Annual Progress Report—

University Centers for Excellence in 

Developmental Disabilities Education, 

Research, and Service 

OMB No.: 0970–0289 

Description: Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 

15004) of the Developmental Disabilities 

Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

2000 (DD Act of 2000) directs the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to develop and implement a system of 

program accountability to monitor the 

grantees funded under the DD Act of 

2000. The program accountability 

system shall include the National 

Network of University Centers for 

Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities Education, Research, and 

Service (UCEDDs) authorized under Part 

D of the DD Act of 2000. In addition to 

the accountability system, Section 

154(e) (42 U.S.C. 15064) of the DD Act 

of 2000 includes requirements for a 

UCEDD Annual Report. 

Respondents: 67. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

UCEDD Annual Report Template .................................................................... 67 1 200 13,400 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 13,400. 

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 20447, 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, Fax: 202–395–6974, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Dated: August 6, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18629 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, 

notice is hereby given that the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

National Advisory Council will meet on 

September 8 and 9, 2008. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

will include a report from the SAMHSA 

Acting Administrator and updates on 

legislative developments and 

SAMHSA’s National Registry of 

Evidence-Based Practices. The meeting 

will also include discussions focusing 

on Creating and Sustaining RecoveryOriented Systems of Care and 

Positioning SAMHSA for an Era of 

Health Care Reform. 

Attendance by the public will be 

limited to space available. Public 

comments are welcome. Please 

communicate with the SAMHSA 

National Advisory Council Designated 

Federal Official, Ms. Toian Vaughn (see 

contact information below), to make 

arrangements to attend, to comment or 

to request special accommodations for 

persons with disabilities. 

Substantive program information, a 

summary of the meeting, and a roster of 

Council members may be obtained as 

soon as possible after the meeting, either 

by accessing the SAMHSA Committee 

Web site, http://www.nac.samhsa.gov, 

or by contacting Ms. Vaughn. The 

transcript for the meeting will also be 

available on the SAMHSA Committee 

Web site within three weeks after the 

meeting. 

Committee Name: SAMHSA National 

Advisory Council. 

Date/Time/Type: Monday, September 8, 

2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Open. Tuesday, 

September 9, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 

a.m.: Open. 

Place: 1 Choke Cherry Road, Sugarloaf and 

Seneca Conference Rooms, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857. 

Contact: Toian Vaughn, M.S.W., 

Designated Federal Official, SAMHSA 

National Advisory Council, and SAMHSA 

Committee Management Officer, 1 Choke 

Cherry Road, Room 8–1089, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857, Telephone: (240) 276–2307; 

FAX: (240) 276–2220; and e-mail: 

toian.vaughn@samhsa.hhs.gov. 

Toian Vaughn, 

Committee Management Officer, Substance 

Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–18795 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2452–08; DHS Docket No. USCIS–

2008–0029] 

RIN 1615–ZA69 

Extension of the Designation of Sudan 

for Temporary Protected Status; 

Automatic Extension of Employment 

Authorization Documentation for 

Sudanese TPS Beneficiaries 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces that 

the Secretary of Homeland Security has 

extended the designation of Sudan for 

temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 

months, from its current expiration date 

of November 2, 2008 through May 2, 

2010. This Notice also sets forth 

procedures necessary for nationals of 

Sudan (or aliens having no nationality 

who last habitually resided in Sudan) 

with TPS to re-register with U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) and to apply for an extension 

of their employment authorization 

documents (EADs) for the additional 18- 

month period. Re-registration is limited 

to persons who have previously 

registered for TPS under the designation 

of Sudan and whose applications have 

been granted or remain pending. Certain 

nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Sudan) who have not previously 

applied for TPS may be eligible to apply 

under the late initial registration 

provisions. 

Given the timeframes involved with 

processing TPS re-registration 

applications, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes 

the possibility that all re-registrants may 

not receive new EADs until after their 

current EADs expire on November 2, 

2008. Accordingly, this Notice 

automatically extends the validity of 

EADs issued under the TPS designation 

of Sudan for six months, through May 

2, 2009, and explains how TPS 

beneficiaries and their employers may 

determine which EADs are 

automatically extended. USCIS will 

issue new EADs with the May 2, 2010 

expiration date to eligible TPS 

beneficiaries who timely re-register and 

apply for EADs. 

DATES: The extension of the TPS 

designation of Sudan is effective 

November 3, 2008, and will remain in 

effect through May 2, 2010. The 60-day 

re-registration period begins August 14, 

2008, and will remain in effect until 

October 14, 2008. To facilitate 

processing of applications, applicants 

are strongly encouraged to file as soon 

as possible after the start of the 60-day 

re-registration period beginning on 

August 14, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claudia Young, Status and Family 

Branch, Office of Service Center 

Operations, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, 

DC 20529, telephone (202) 272–1533. 

This is not a toll-free call. Further 

information will also be available at 

local USCIS offices upon publication of 

this Notice and on the USCIS Web site 

at http://www.uscis.gov. Note: The 

phone number provided here is solely 

for questions regarding this TPS notice. 

It is not for individual case status 

inquiries. Applicants seeking 

information about the status of their 

individual case can check Case Status 

Online available at the USCIS Web site 

listed above, or applicants may call the 

USCIS National Customer Service 


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