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The burden estimates for compliance 

will vary depending on the particular 

business opportunity seller’s prior 

experience with the original Franchise 

Rule. Staff estimates that 250 or so new 

business opportunity sellers will enter 

the market each year, requiring 

approximately 30 hours each to develop 

a Rule-compliant disclosure document. 

Thus, staff estimates that the cumulative 

annual disclosure burden for new 

business opportunity sellers will be 

approximately 7,500 hours. Staff further 

estimates that the remaining 2,250 

established business opportunity sellers 

will require no more than 

approximately 3 hours each to update 

their disclosure document. Accordingly, 

the cumulative estimated annual 

disclosure burden for established 

business opportunity sellers will be 

approximately 6,750 hours. 

Business opportunity sellers may 

need to maintain additional 

documentation for the sale of business 

opportunities in states not currently 

requiring these records as part of their 

regulation of business opportunity 

sellers. This might entail an additional 

hour of recordkeeping per year. 

Accordingly, staff estimates that 

business opportunity sellers will 

cumulatively incur approximately 2,500 

hours of recordkeeping burden per year 

(2,500 business opportunity sellers x 1 

hour). 

Thus, the total burden for business 

opportunity sellers is approximately 

16,750 hours (7,500 hours of disclosure 

burden for new business opportunity 

sellers + 6,750 hours of disclosure 

burden for established business 

opportunity sellers + 2,500 of 

recordkeeping burden for all business 

opportunity sellers). 

Estimated annual labor cost: $3,595,000 

Labor costs are determined by 

applying applicable wage rates to 

associated burden hours. Staff presumes 

an attorney will prepare or update the 

disclosure document at an estimated 

$250 per hour. As applied, this would 

yield approximately $3,562,500 in labor 

costs attributable to compliance with 

the Rule’s disclosure requirements ((250 

new business opportunity sellers x $250 

per hour x 30 hours per seller) + (2,250 

established business opportunity sellers 

x $250 per hour x 3 hours per seller)). 

Staff anticipates that recordkeeping 

would be performed by clerical staff at 

approximately $13 per hour. At 2,500 

hours per year for all affected business 

opportunity sellers (see above), this 

amounts to an estimated $32,500 of 

recordkeeping cost. Thus, the combined 

labor costs for recordkeeping and 

disclosure for business opportunity 

sellers is approximately $3,595,000. 

Estimated non-labor cost: $3,887,500 

Business opportunity sellers must 

also incur costs to print and distribute 

the disclosure document. These costs 

vary based upon the length of the 

disclosures and the number of copies 

produced to meet the expected demand. 

Staff estimates that 2,500 business 

opportunity sellers print and mail 100 

documents per year at a cost of $15 per 

document, for a total cost of $3,750,000 

(2,500 business opportunity sellers x 

100 documents per year x $15 per 

document). 

Business opportunity sellers must 

also complete and disseminate an FTCrequired cover sheet that identifies the 

business opportunity seller, the date the 

document is issued, a table of contents, 

and a notice that tracks the language 

specifically provided in the Rule. 

Although some of the language in the 

cover sheet is supplied by the 

government for the purpose of 

disclosure to the public, and is thus 

excluded from the definition of 

‘‘collection of information’’ under the 

PRA, see 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(2), there are 

residual costs to print and mail these 

cover sheets, including within them the 

presentation of related information 

beyond the supplied text. Staff estimates 

that 2,500 business opportunity sellers 

complete and disseminate 100 cover 

sheets per year at a cost of 

approximately $0.55 per cover sheet, or 

a total cost of approximately $137,500 

(2,500 business opportunity sellers x 

100 cover sheets per year x $0.55 per 

cover sheet). 

Accordingly, the cumulative nonlabor cost incurred by business 

opportunity sellers each year 

attributable to compliance will be 

approximately $3,887,500 ($3,750,000 

for printing and mailing documents + 

$137,500 for completing and mailing 

cover sheets). 

William Blumenthal 

General Counsel 

[FR Doc. E8–24021 Filed 10–8–08: 8:45 am] 

[BILLING CODE 6750–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, this notice 

announces a meeting of the National 

Advisory Council for Healthcare 

Research and Quality. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 7, 2008, from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Eisenberg Conference Center, 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the 

Advisory Council, at the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related 

information, please contact Karen 

Migdail at (301) 427–1855. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144, no later than October 

27, 2008. The agenda, roster, and 

minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie 

Campbell, Committee Management 

Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850. Ms. 

Campbell’s phone number is (301) 427– 

1554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

The National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality was 

established in accordance with Section 

921 (now Section 931) of the Public 

Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 299c. In 

accordance with its statutory mandate, 

the Council is to advise the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Director, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of 

AHRQ to enhance the quality, improve 

the outcomes, and reduce the costs of 

health care services; improve access to 

such services through scientific 

research; and promote improvements in 

clinical practice and in the organization, 

financing, and delivery of health care 

services. 

The Council is composed of members 

of the public, appointed by the 

Secretary, and Federal ex-officio 

members. 

II. Agenda 

On Friday, November 7, the Council 

meeting will convene at 9 a.m., with the 


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call to order by the Council Chair and 

approval of previous Council minutes. 

The AHRQ director will present her 

update on current research, programs, 

and initiatives. The agenda will include 

a discussion on Patient-centered Health 

Care and Cost Effective Health Care by 

the Council. 

The final agenda will be available on 

the AHRQ Web site at http:// 

www.ahrq.gov no later than November 

3, 2008. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–23732 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: State Developmental Disabilities 

Council 5-Year State Plan. 

OMB No.: 0980–0162. 

Description: A Plan developed by the 

State Council on Developmental 

Disabilities is required by federal 

statute. Each State Council on 

Developmental Disabilities must 

develop the plan, provide for public 

comments in the State, provide for 

approval by the State’s Governor, and 

finally submit the plan on a five-year 

basis. On an annual basis, the Council 

must review the plan and make any 

amendments. The State Plan will be 

used (1) By the Council as a planning 

document; (2) by the citizenry of the 

State as a mechanism for commenting 

on the plans of the Council; and (3) by 

the Department as a stewardship tool, 

for ensuring compliance with the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for 

providing technical assistance (e.g., 

during site visits), and as a support for 

management decision making. 

Respondents: State Governments. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

State Developmental Disabilities Council 5–Year State Plan ......................... 55 1 367 20,185 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20,185. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@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, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: October 3, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23881 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Financial Status Reporting Form 

for State Councils on Developmental 

Disabilities Program. 

OMB No.: 0980–0212. 

Description: For the program of the 

State Councils on Developmental 

Disabilities, funds are awarded to State 

agencies contingent on fiscal 

requirements in subtitle B of the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act. The SF–269, 

ordinarily mandated in the revised OMB 

Circular A–102, provides no accounting 

breakouts necessary for proper 

stewardship. Consequently, the 

proposed streamlined form will 

substitute for the SF–269 and will allow 

compliance monitoring and proactive 

compliance maintenance and technical 

assistance. 

Respondents: State Councils and 

Designated State Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

esponses 

per 

espondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Financial Status Reporting Form for State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Program .......................................................................................... 55 3 5.10 841.50 


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