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racial/ethnic health status and health 

care disparities in the general 

population.’’ Findings from this data 

collection will enable OMH to track 

progress on this measure over time as 

mandated by OMB PART requirements. 

The lack of general awareness and 

understanding about the nature and 

extent of racial and ethnic health 

disparities in the U.S. and the impact 

that such disparities are having on the 

overall health of the Nation have been 

cited as a major barrier to the provision 

of programmatic, budgetary, and policy 

attention to these issues. Therefore, one 

of the long-term, annual measures 

agreed upon was to ‘‘increase awareness 

of racial/ethnic health status and health 

care disparities in the general 

population.’’

Additionally, OMH can use the 

findings about progress made in raising 

awareness to identify collaborative 

partners in the federal government, at 

the state and local levels, among 

businesses and non-profits, and among 

the faith community, in order to reach 

a wider audience. These results can be 

used by program decision-makers and 

policy-makers, within and outside of 

HHS, who are interested in capturing 

progress made in the last eight years 

after exposing the U.S. population to 

information which confirms the 

existence, and societal effects, of racial 

and ethnic health disparities. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

General Population .......................................................................... 4,100 1 14/60 957 

Physician .......................................................................................... 360 1 14/60 84 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 1,041 

Terry Nicolosi, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19460 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0290; 30- 

day notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–5683. Send written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections within 30 days 

of this notice directly to the OS OMB 

Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395–

6974. 

Proposed Project: Evaluating the Title 

XX Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Program: Care Demonstration Projects—

OMB No. 0990–0290—Revision—Office 

of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs 

(OAPP). 

Abstract: The Office of Adolescent 

Pregnancy Programs (OAPP) is 

requesting approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

revise a currently approved collection of 

information conducting a cross-site 

evaluation of the Adolescent Family 

Life (AFL) care demonstration program 

utilizing revised core evaluation 

instruments. ‘‘Evaluating the Title XX 

Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Program: 

Care Demonstration Projects’’ is 

authorized by Title XX of the Public 

Health Service Act. The program is 

requesting 3 year approval. Respondents 

will be pre-adolescents and adolescents 

aged 9–19 participating in the care 

demonstration projects and will 

complete pre-intervention surveys and 

post-intervention surveys. The affected 

public will be individuals in the 

demonstration projects and comparison 

participants. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Baseline Care survey for pregnant adolescents ............................. 3,333 1 23/60 1,278 

Baseline Care survey for parenting adolescents ............................. 1,000 1 23/60 383 

Follow-up survey (at birth) ............................................................... 3,333 1 23/60 1,278 

Follow-up Care survey (6 months after birth) .................................. 4,333 ............................ 23/60 1,661 

Follow-up Care survey (12 months after birth) ................................ 4,333 1 23/60 1,661 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 6,261 


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Terry Nicolosi, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19536 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0291; 30- 

day notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–5683. Send written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections within 30 days 

of this notice directly to the OS OMB 

Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395–

6974. 

Proposed Project: Evaluating the Title 

XX Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Program: Prevention Demonstration 

Projects—OMB No. 0990–0291–

Revision—Office of Adolescent 

Pregnancy Programs (OAPP). 

Abstract: The Office of Adolescent 

Pregnancy Programs (OAPP) is 

requesting approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

revise a previously approved collection 

of information conducting a cross-site 

evaluation of the Adolescent Family 

Life (AFL) prevention demonstration 

program utilizing revised core 

evaluation instruments. ‘‘Evaluating the 

Title XX Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Program: Prevention Demonstration 

Projects’’ is authorized by Title XX of 

the Public Health Service Act. The 

project is requesting a 3 year approval. 

Respondents will be adolescents and 

pre-adolescents aged 9–19 participating 

in the prevention demonstration 

projects and will complete preintervention surveys and postintervention surveys. The affected 

public will be individuals in the 

demonstration projects and comparison 

participants. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Forms Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Baseline survey ............................................................................... 13,333 1 22/60 4889 

Year 1 Follow-up survey .................................................................. 13,333 1 22/60 4889 

Year 2 Follow-up survey .................................................................. 13,333 1 22/60 4889 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 14,667 

Terry Nicolosi, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19537 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–30–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 111⁄8% for the quarter 

ended June 30, 2008. This interest rate 

will remain in effect until such time as 

the Secretary of the Treasury notifies 

HHS of any change. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

Molly P. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting. 

[FR Doc. E8–19502 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Biodefense 

Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Biodefense Science Board 

(NBSB) will be holding a public 

meeting. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The NBSB will hold a public 

meeting on September 23, 2008 from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton National 

Hotel, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington, 

VA 22204. Phone: 703–521–1900. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CAPT Leigh A. Sawyer, D.V.M., M.P.H., 

Executive Director, National Biodefense 


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