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The form is being revised with 

changes to the data field that collects 

the Social Security Number (SSN). The 

SSN field is an optional field. The 

current collection pre-fills the first five 

digits with ‘‘xxx-xx’’ and only collects 

the last four digits of the SSN. At OMB’s 

request, we reviewed the usefulness of 

collection of a portion of the SSN, by 

polling the Agencies that used the SF– 

424 Short Organizational form; 

however, it was determined that the 

partial SSN is not useful for processing 

the SF–424 Short Organizational form 

by the Agencies. Therefore, no portion 

of the SSN will be collected as part of 

the electronic grant application process. 

Frequency of data collection varies by 

Federal agency. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Agency Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

NEA .................................................................................................. 4130 1 20/60 1377 

NEH ................................................................................................. 2328 1 30/60 1,164 

DOI ................................................................................................... 148 2.81 18/60 125 

HHS ................................................................................................. 3903 1 30/60 1952 

DOS ................................................................................................. 800 1 20/60 267 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 4,885 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22975 Filed 9–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0260] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 60-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

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 (HHS), is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed information collection request 

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. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be directed 

to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

at the above e-mail address within 60 

days. 

Proposed Project: Protection of 

Human Subjects: Assurance of 

Compliance with Federal Policy/IRB 

Review/IRB Recordkeeping/Informed 

Consent/Consent Documentation—OMB 

No. 0990–0260—Office for Human 

Research Protections. 

Abstract: Section 491(a) of Public Law 

99–158 states that the Secretary of HHS 

shall by regulation require that each 

entity applying for HHS support (e.g., a 

grant, contract, or cooperative 

agreement) to conduct research 

involving human subjects submit to 

HHS assurances satisfactory to the 

Secretary that it has established an 

institutional review board (IRB) to 

review the research in order to ensure 

protection of the rights and welfare of 

the human research subjects. IRBs are 

boards, committees, or groups formally 

designated by an entity to review, 

approve, and have continuing oversight 

of research involving human subjects. 

Pursuant to the requirement of the 

Public Law 99–158, HHS promulgated 

regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A, 

the basic HHS Policy for the Protection 

of Human Subjects. The June 18, 1991 

adoption of the common Federal Policy 

(56 FR 28003) by 15 departments and 

agencies implements a recommendation 

of the President’s Commission for the 

Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine 

and Biomedical and Behavioral 

Research which was established on 

November 9, 1974, by Public Law 95– 

622. The Common Rule is based on HHS 

regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subpart A, 

the basic HHS Policy for the Protection 

of Human Subjects. 

The respondents for this collection 

are institutions engaged in such 

research. Institutional adherence to the 

Common Rules also is required by other 

federal departments and agencies that 

have codified or follow the Common 

Rule which is identical to 45 CFR part 

46, subpart A. 

The information being requested 

related to the Common Rule should be 

readily available to the institution or 

organization that registers the IRB. 

The burden estimates for the Common 

Rule include those recently approved 

for use of the Federalwide Assurance 

(FWA) form under Control Number 

0990–0278 and for the IRB Registration 

Form that was recently approved under 

Control Number 0990–0279, and for the 

institutional review board (IRB) 

verification (former Optional Form 310). 

The burden estimate for the sections 

of the Common Rule that require 

reporting or recordkeeping are shown in 

the burden table below. The number of 

respondents is the number of IRBs 

registered utilizing OMB 0990–0279. 


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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Title Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

.103(b)(4), .109(d) IRB Actions, .116 and .117 Informed Consent ............... 6,000 39 .33 1 235,980 

.115(a) IRB Recordkeeping ........................................................................... 6,000 15 10 900,000 

.103(b)(5) Incident Reporting, .113 Suspension or Termination Reporting .. 6,000 0 .5 45/60 2,250 

Total ........................................................................................................ ........................ .......................... ........................ 1,138,230 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22976 Filed 9–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency Information Collection 

Request, 30-Day Public Comment 

Request, Grants.Gov; 30-Day Notice 

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: SF–424 

Individual—Revision—OMB No. 4040– 

0005—Grants.gov. 

Abstract: This is a request for a 

revision of a previously approved 

collection. It is a simplified, alternative 

government-wide data set and 

application cover page for use by 

Federal grant-making agencies that 

award grants to individuals. The form is 

being revised with changes to the data 

field that collects the Social Security 

Number (SSN). The SSN field is an 

optional field. The current collection 

pre-fills the first five digits with ‘‘xxxxx’’ and only collects the last four digits 

of the SSN. At OMB’s request, we 

reviewed the usefulness of collection of 

a portion of the SSN, by polling the 

Agencies that used the SF–424 

Individual form; however, it was 

determined that the partial SSN is not 

useful for processing the SF–424 

Individual form by the Agencies. 

Therefore, no portion of the SSN will be 

collected as part of the electronic grant 

application process. Frequency of data 

collection varies by Federal agency. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Agency Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

NEA .................................................................................................. 1,150 1 10/60 192 

NEH ................................................................................................. 2,593 1 30/60 1,297 

USDA ............................................................................................... 4,069 1 30/60 2,035 

HHS ................................................................................................. 600 1 30/60 300 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 3,824 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22977 Filed 9–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Notice of Meeting; National 

Commission on Children and Disasters 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice, FACA Committee 

Meeting Announcement. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463, the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

notice is hereby given of the First 

Meeting of the National Commission on 

Children and Disasters, Department of 

Health and Human Services. The 

meeting will be held from 

approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at the 


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