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information for the NBSB to consider. 

All written comments must be received 

prior to May 15, 2009 and should be 

sent by e-mail to NBSB@hhs.gov with 

‘‘NBSB Public Comment’’ as the subject 

line. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public NBSB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

a total of 20 minutes for all speakers. To 

be placed on the public participant list, 

you should notify the operator when 

you enter the call-in number. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

RADM William C. Vanderwagen, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–11041 Filed 5–7–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4150–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Public Meeting of the Federal 

Coordinating Council on Comparative 

Effectiveness Research 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Authorized by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA), the Federal Coordinating 

Council for Comparative Effectiveness 

Research will help coordinate research 

and guide investments in comparative 

effectiveness research funded by the 

Recovery Act. The Coordinating Council 

is holding this meeting to hear from the 

public about their views on the 

Council’s activities. 

DATES: The meeting, which is the 

second of three public meetings that the 

Coordinating Council expects to 

convene, will be held on Wednesday, 

May 13, 2009, from 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. 

CDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the University of Illinois at Chicago 

Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., (MC 126) 

Chicago, IL 60608. In addition, the 

meeting will be Web cast and 

individuals may also participate by 

audioconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Conway, Office of the Secretary, 

HHS, Telephone: 202–690–7858; E-mail: 

Patrick.conway@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coordinating Council will assist the 

agencies of the Federal Government, 

including HHS, Departments of 

Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as 

others, to coordinate comparative 

effectiveness and related health services 

research. The Coordinating Council also 

will provide input on priorities for the 

$400 million fund in the Recovery Act 

that the Secretary will allocate to 

advance this type of research. 

The Coordinating Council will not 

recommend clinical guidelines for 

payment, coverage or treatment. The 

Coordinating Council will consider the 

needs of populations served by Federal 

programs and opportunities to build and 

expand on current investments and 

priorities. 

Registration and Other Information 

About the Meeting: Individuals may 

participate in the meeting either by 

attending in person, viewing the 

meeting over the Internet, or by 

audioconference. Individuals may also 

nominate themselves to make a 3- 

minute statement before the 

Coordinating Council. In addition, 

individuals may submit written 

statements for the Coordinating 

Council’s consideration, regardless of 

whether individuals are chosen to give 

an oral statement. The Coordinating 

Council does request that individuals 

nominating themselves to make an oral 

statement make every effort to be 

present to give their statement in 

person. However, to facilitate hearing as 

many different viewpoints as possible, 

consideration will be given to 

individuals who would make their oral 

statements via audioconference. 

Oral statements, as well as written 

statements submitted for the 

Coordinating Council’s consideration, 

should address the following kinds of 

questions: 

• What types of investments in 

infrastructure for comparative 

effectiveness research should the 

Coordinating Council consider? 

• What criteria should the 

Coordinating Council consider when 

evaluating different investment options? 

• What Federal government activities 

in the area of comparative effectiveness 

research should the Coordinating 

Council focus its attention on? 

• How can the Coordinating Council 

best foster integration of these activities 

across the programs managed by the 

Departments of Health and Human 

Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs? 

• What steps should the Coordinating 

Council consider to help ensure that 

public- and private-sector efforts in the 

area of comparative effectiveness 

research are mutually supportive? 

• What information on the 

Coordinating Council’s activities would 

be most useful? 

The Office of the Secretary requests 

that interested persons register to 

participate and indicate (a) whether 

they will attend in person, view the 

Coordinating Council’s meeting over the 

Internet, or listen by audioconference; 

(b) whether they are nominating 

themselves to give a 3-minute oral 

statement; and/or, (c) if they intend to 

submit a written statement for the 

Coordinating Council to consider. Per 

Section 3, ‘‘Ensuring Responsible 

Spending of Recovery Act Funds,’’ 74 

FR 12531, 12533 (March 25, 2009), 

individuals who wish to make an oral 

statement will be asked to disclose 

whether they are registered lobbyists. 

Individuals should register to 

participate no later than Monday, May 

11, at 5 p.m., EDT. Due to time 

constraints, not everyone who 

volunteers to make an oral statement 

will be able to do so. However, all 

statements received will be considered 

by the Coordinating Council as part of 

their deliberations. 

To register, go to http://www.hhs.gov/ 

recovery/programs/CER/index.html. 

Individuals who do not register in 

advance will only be able to attend the 

meeting in person if space is available. 

Information on how to view the meeting 

over the Internet and participate by 

audioconference will be sent to 

registered participants in advance and 

posted on the Recovery.gov Web site on 

Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The number of 

audioconference lines for non-registered 

participants may be limited. 

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. 

Each public meeting is scheduled for 

a three-hour period, but will end sooner 

if participants have finished providing 

input before the time period expires. We 

are asking for input concerning specific 

topics as follows: 

To help interested individuals 

prepare for the meetings, we invite 

review of the Act. The full text is set 

forth on the Internet at: http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/ (search for 

‘‘Public Law 111–50’’). 

Also, the Office of the Secretary has 

an e-mail notification list to provide 

interested parties with automatic 

notification of relevant information 

posted on Recovery.gov and the HHS 

Web site (http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/ 

programs/CER/index.html) concerning 

the Federal Coordinating Council. To be 

added to the e-mail notification list, 

send your e-mail address to 

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the words ‘‘Add me to the list’’ in the 

subject line. 

Dated: May 6, 2009. 

Patrick Conway, 

Executive Director, Federal Coordinating 

Council for Comparative Effectiveness 

Research. 

[FR Doc. E9–11044 Filed 5–7–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4150–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; CareerTrac 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Fogarty International Center (FIC) and 

the National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish 

periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

Proposed Collection: Title: 

CareerTrac. Type of Information 

Collection Request: REVISION. Need 

and Use of Information Collection: This 

data collection system is being 

developed to track, evaluate and report 

short and long-term outputs, outcomes 

and impacts of international trainees 

involved in health research training 

programs—specifically tracking this for 

at least ten years following training by 

having Principal Investigators enter data 

after trainees have completed the 

program. The data collection system 

provides a streamlined, web-based 

application permitting principal 

investigators to record career 

achievement progress by trainee on a 

voluntary basis. FIC and NIEHS 

management will use this data to 

monitor, evaluate and adjust grants to 

ensure desired outcomes are achieved, 

comply with OMB Part requirements, 

respond to congressional inquiries, and 

as a guide to inform future strategic and 

management decisions regarding the 

grant program. Frequency of Response: 

Annual and periodic. Affected Public: 

None. Type of Respondents: Principal 

Investigators and/or their administrators 

funded by FIC and NIEHS. The annual 

reporting burden is as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 275; 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15; Average Burden Hours 

per Response: .50; and Estimated Total 

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2063. 

The annualized cost to respondents is 

estimated at $82,500: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Dr. Linda Kupfer, 

Acting Director, Division of 

International Science Policy, Planning 

and Evaluation, Fogarty International 

Center, National Institutes of Health, 16 

Center Drive, Building 16, Bethesda, MD 

20892–6705 or call non-toll-free number 

301–496–3288 or e-mail your request, 

including your address to 

kupferl@mail.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: April 30, 2009. 

Timothy J. Tosten, 

Executive Officer, FIC National Institutes of 

Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–11018 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, 

NIMH Translational Research. 

Date: May 28, 2009. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Allan F. Mirsky, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 6157, MSC 

9609, Bethesda, MD 20892–9609. 301–496– 

2551. afmirsky@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, 

NIMH K99 Summer Review. 

Date: June 11, 2009. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Megan Libbey, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Extramural Activities, National Institute of 

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6148, MSC 9609, 

Rockville, MD 20852–9609. 301–402–6807. 

libbeym@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research 

Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development 

Award, Scientist Development Award for 

Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award; 

93.282, Mental Health National Research 

Service Awards for Research Training, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–11001 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Mental Health; 

Notice of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 


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