Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 177 / Thursday, September 11, 2008 / Notices 52861 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total burden 

hours 

2009 ............................................................................................................... 464 1 45 348

Follow-up Survey.

2010 Follow-up Survey .................................................................................. 143 1 45 107 .25 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 455.25 

In compliance with the requirements 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments 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) 

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. Consideration will be 

given to comments and suggestions 

submitted within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Dated: September 4, 2008. 

Brendan C. Kelly, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0132] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Announcement of Office of 

Management and Budget Approval; 

State Petitions for Exemption from 

Preemption 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a collection of information entitled 

‘‘State Petitions for Exemption from 

Preemption’’ has been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information 

Management (HFA–710), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–796–3794. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of June 16, 2008 (73 FR 

34024), the agency announced that the 

proposed information collection had 

been submitted to OMB for review and 

clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. OMB has now approved the 

information collection and has assigned 

OMB control number 0910–0277. The 

approval expires on August 31, 2011. A 

copy of the supporting statement for this 

information collection is available on 

the Internet at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

Dated: September 4, 2008. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy and 

Planning. 

[FR Doc. E8–21020 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2006–N–0178] (formerly 

Docket No. 2006N–0362) 

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food 

and Drug Administration Staff; Class II 

Special Controls Guidance Document: 

Absorbable Hemostatic Device; 

Availability; Reopening of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is reopening until 

October 14, 2008, the comment period 

for a draft guidance entitled ‘‘Class II 

Special Controls Guidance Document: 

Absorbable Hemostatic Device.’’ The 

draft guidance describes a means by 

which the absorbable hemostatic device 

may comply with the requirements of 

special controls if it is reclassified. FDA 

is reopening the comment period to 

update comments and to receive any 

new information. Elsewhere in this 

issue of the Federal Register, FDA is 

reopening the comment period on a 

proposed rule to reclassify the 

absorbable hemostatic device from class 

III (premarket approval) into class II 

(special controls). 

DATES Although you can comment on 

any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the agency 

considers your comments on this draft 

guidance before it begins work on the 

final version of the guidance, submit 

written or electronic comments on the 

draft guidance October 14, 2008. 

ADDRESS: Submit written comments to 

the Division of Dockets Management 

(HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit 

electronic comments to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

electronic access to the draft guidance 

document. 


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