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Suite C–100, Washington, DC 20005. 

Telephone: 202/233–3960. E-mail: info@

bioethics.gov. Additional information 

may be obtained by viewing the Web 

site: http://www.bioethics.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 24, 2009, the President 

established the Presidential Commission 

for the Study of Bioethical Issues to 

advise him on bioethical issues 

generated by novel and emerging 

research in biomedicine and related 

areas of science and technology. The 

Commission is charged to identify and 

promote policies and practices that 

assure ethically responsible conduct of 

scientific research, healthcare delivery, 

and technological innovation. In 

undertaking these duties, the 

Commission will identify and examine 

specific bioethical, legal, and social 

issues related to potential scientific and 

technological advances; examine 

diverse perspectives and possibilities 

for dynamic international collaboration 

on these issues, and recommend legal, 

regulatory, or policy actions as 

appropriate. 

As its first order of business, the 

Commission has begun an inquiry into 

the emerging science of synthetic 

biology. The President asked the 

Commission to address this topic on 

May 20, 2010, following the 

announcement that the J. Craig Venter 

Institute had successfully engineered a 

synthetic cell—the insertion into a 

bacterium of a complete, functional 

genome synthesized entirely from a 

digitized sequence that replaced the 

native genome of the host over a series 

of replications. Daniel G. Gibson et al., 

Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled 

by a Chemically Synthesized Genome, 

Science Express (May 20, 2010). The 

President charged the Commission to 

consider any potential medical, 

environmental, security, and other 

benefits, as well as any related risks. 

Additionally, the President asked the 

Commission to develop 

‘‘recommendations about any actions the 

Federal government should take to 

ensure that America reaps the benefits 

of this developing field of science while 

identifying appropriate ethical 

boundaries and minimizing identified 

risks.’’ The Commission will report back 

its finding and recommendations later 

this year. 

To begin its work, the Commission 

convened a public meeting in 

Washington, DC on July 8–9, 2010. At 

that meeting, representatives with 

expertise in science, ethics, and public 

policy, as well as advocates with diverse 

perspectives on this new field provided 

information and insight to help guide 

the Commission in its thinking. Leading 

scientists in the field created context for 

the discussion by explaining the state of 

the science and discussing possible 

applications. Among the anticipated 

benefits discussed were employing 

bacterial cells as microscopic factories 

in the production of pharmaceuticals 

and biofuels. 

Additionally, with regard to potential 

risks, the Commission heard discussion 

about possible biosafety, biosecurity and 

environmental concerns, including risks 

that may arise as synthetic biology relies 

on organisms that can evolve and selfreplicate, and existing practices to 

protect against these risks. The 

Commission also heard discussion 

about ethical boundaries and the views 

of faith communities. 

As the approaches to, and 

applications of, synthetic biology 

proliferate, the Commission wishes to 

develop a multifaceted understanding of 

its scientific and technological 

implications, and learn more about the 

views of the public on the existing or 

potential ethical and social 

ramifications. To this end, the 

Commission is inviting interested 

parties to provide input and advice 

through written comments. Among 

other issues, the Commission is 

interested in receiving comments on the 

potential benefits that the emerging field 

of synthetic biology is likely to yield, 

now or in the future, the risks that may 

arise, the ethical boundaries that should 

be considered, and policies and 

strategies to assure that the public will 

benefit from these new tools and 

products. 

Please address comments by e-mail to 

info@bioethics.gov, or by mail to the 

following address: Public Commentary, 

The Presidential Commission for the 

Study of Bioethical Issues, 1425 New 

York Ave., NW., Suite C–100, 

Washington, DC 20005. Comments will 

be publicly available, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that they contain. 

Trade secrets should not be submitted. 

Dated: August 17, 2010. 

Valerie H. Bonham, 

Executive Director, The Presidential 

Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting 

Requirements Under Emergency 

Review by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

Title: TANF Emergency Fund 

Subsidized Employment Report, Form 

OFA–200. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: On February 17, 2009, 

the President signed the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act) which establishes the 

Emergency Contingency Fund for State 

TANF Programs (Emergency Fund) as 

section 403(c) of the Social Security Act 

(the Act). This legislation provides up to 

$5 billion to help States, territories, and 

tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 

2010 that have an increase in assistance 

caseloads or in certain types of 

expenditures. The Recovery Act also 

made other changes to TANF— 

extending supplemental grants through 

FY 2010, expanding flexibility in the 

use of TANF funds carried over from 

one fiscal year to the next, and adding 

a hold-harmless provision to the 

caseload reduction credit for States and 

territories serving more TANF families. 

The Emergency Fund is intended to 

build upon and renew the principles of 

work and responsibility that underlie 

successful welfare reform initiatives. 

The Emergency Fund provides 

resources to States, territories, and tribes 

(referred to collectively here as 

‘‘jurisdictions’’) to support work and 

families during this difficult economic 

period. 

Many jurisdictions are implementing 

subsidized employment programs as a 

result of the availability of this new 

funding, and there is substantial interest 

in understanding how this funding has 

been used. There is also significant 

public interest in the number of 

individuals that are being placed in 

subsidized employment as a result of 

the Recovery Act. As a result, we are 

proposing a voluntary data collection 

for jurisdictions regarding information 

on the number of individuals in 

subsidized employment funded in 

whole or in part by the TANF 

Emergency Fund or that were included 

in the calculation of a TANF Emergency 

Fund award. We initially requested 

emergency clearance to collect this data 

and posted a Federal Register notice on 

June 8 stating our intent to collect this 

information and invited comments. As a 

result of our June 8 notice we received 

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comments that yielded improvements to 

our data collection instrument, and we 

are therefore submitting a revised data 

collection form for emergency clearance. 

The definition of subsidized 

employment used for this collection is 

the same as the definition for the TANF 

program in general, given in 45 CFR 

261.2(c) and (d). This information will 

help the agency as well as the public 

better understand how jurisdictions are 

using the money they are awarded 

through the Emergency Fund. 

A voluntary information collection 

relating to the number of individuals in 

subsidized employment will serve 

several purposes. 

This information will demonstrate the 

impact of the program, help ACF to 

evaluate the effectiveness of this 

initiative, and provide information to 

aide in the transparency and 

accountability of jurisdictions receiving 

Recovery Act funds. This information 

will also allow the Administration to 

publicly communicate the impact and 

achievements of the program, and make 

future policy decisions on the basis of 

such knowledge. 

Respondents: State, territory, and 

tribal agencies administering the 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) Program that have 

received TANF Emergency Funds. 

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(jurisdictions) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Subsidized Employment Report OFA–200 ...................................................... 74 1 24 1,776 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: We estimate the annualized cost 

of the hour burden to be $159,840. This 

figure is based on an estimated average 

hourly cost of $90 (including fringe 

benefits, overhead, and general and 

administrative costs) for the jurisdiction 

staff performing the work multiplied by 

the estimated 1,776 burden hours, 

calculated based on 74 jurisdictions 

applying for and receiving TANF 

Emergency Funds (all States and 

Territories, plus an estimated 20 tribes) 

If the TANF Emergency Fund is 

extended and jurisdictions report in FY 

2011, the jurisdiction would submit four 

additional responses and the total 

burden hours for FY 2011 would be 

7,104. 

Additional Information: ACF is 

requesting that OMB grant a 180-day 

approval for this information collection 

under procedures for emergency 

processing by September 13, 2010. A 

copy of this information collection, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Reports Clearance Officer, 

Robert Saris at (202) 690–7275. 

Comments about the information 

collection described above should be 

directed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for ACF, Office of Management 

and Budget, Paperwork Reduction 

Project, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; FAX: (202) 395– 

7285; e-mail: oirasubmission@ornb.eop.

gov. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Assessing the 

Long-Term Impacts of the John E. 

Fogarty International Center’s 

Research and Training Programs 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the John E. 

Fogarty International Center, the 

National Institutes of Health has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve the information collection 

listed below. This proposed information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register on May 27, 2010 

(volume 75, number 102, page 29763) 

and allowed 60 days for public 

comment. One comment was received 

from a member of the public. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comment. 

Proposed Collection: Title: Assessing 

the Long-Term Impacts of the John E. 

Fogarty International Center’s Research 

and Training Programs. Type of 

Information Collection Request: New 

collection. Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This study will inform 

investment decisions and strategies 

employed by the Fogarty International 

Center for the purpose of strengthening 

biomedical research capacity in low and 

middle income countries. The primary 

objective of the study is to develop 

detailed case studies of the long-term 

impacts of Fogarty’s research and 

training programs on educational 

institutions located in low and middle 

income countries. The findings will 

provide valuable information 

concerning return on the Center’s 

investments over the past twenty years 

and effective strategies for promoting 

research capacity development in the 

future. Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 

Respondents: Current and former NIH 

grantees; Current and former NIH 

trainees in countries of interest; Leaders 

and administrators at institutions of 

interest; Policy-makers and scientific 

leaders in countries of interest. The 

annual reporting burden is as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

210 per year. Estimated Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. Average 

Burden Hours per Response: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 

Requested: 290. The annualized cost to 

respondents is estimated at: $4,841. 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Direct Comments to OMB: Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the item(s) contained in this notice, 

especially regarding the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, should be directed to the: Office 

of Management and Budget, Office of 

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