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Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal 

Government 

The estimated total cost to the Federal 

Government for this project is $374,635 

over a two-year period from February 2, 

2009 to February 1, 2010. The estimated 

average annual cost is $187,318. Exhibit 

3 provides a breakdown of the estimated 

total and average annual costs by 

category. 

EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUAL COST* TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Cost component Total cost Annualized cost 

Project Development and Project Management .............................................................................................. $87,783 $43,892 

Data Collection Activities ................................................................................................................................. 141,048 70,524 

Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 55,884 27,942 

Publication and Dissemination of Results ....................................................................................................... 89,920 44,960 

Total .......................................................................................................................................................... 374,635 187,318 

* Costs are fully loaded including overhead and G&A. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ health care research, quality 

improvement and information 

dissemination functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including 

hours and costs) of the proposed 

collection(s) of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Breast Cancer and Environmental 

Research Act of 2008; Delegation of 

Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Director, National 

Institutes of Health (NIH), the 

authorities under Section 2 of the Breast 

Cancer and Environmental Research Act 

of 2008, Public Law 110–354, as 

amended, which amends Subpart 1 of 

Part C of Title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act by adding Section 417F, 

authorizing the establishment of the 

Interagency Breast Cancer and 

Environmental Research Coordinating 

Committee. I am also delegating the 

authority under Section 417F of the 

Public Health Service Act, as amended, 

to select both voting and nonvoting 

members of the Committee and to 

review the necessity of the Committee 

in the year 2011 and, thereafter, at least 

once every two years. 

This delegation shall be exercised in 

accordance with the Department’s 

applicable policies, procedures, 

guidelines, and regulations. 

In addition, I ratified and affirmed 

any actions taken by the NIH Director or 

his subordinates which involved the 

exercise of the authorities delegated 

herein prior to the effective date of this 

delegation. 

This delegation is effective upon date 

of signature. 

Dated: June 23, 2009. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality Subcommittee on Quality 

Measures for Children’s Healthcare in 

Medicaid and Children’s Health 

Insurance Programs (CHIP) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

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 Subcommittee on 

Quality Measures for Children’s 

Healthcare in Medicaid and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. and Thursday, July 23, 2009 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Padmini Jagadish, Public Health Analyst 

at the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850, (301) 427– 

1927. 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. 

Michael Chew, Director, Office of Equal 

Employment Opportunity Program, 

Program Support Center, on (301) 443– 

1144, no later than July 3, 2009. 

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, and 

improve the outcomes of health care 

services; improve access to such 

services through scientific research; and 

promote improvements in clinical 

practice and in the organization, 


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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. 

AHRQ’s National Advisory Council 

on Healthcare Research and Quality 

(NAC) has established a Subcommittee 

on Quality Measures for Children’s 

Healthcare in Medicaid and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). The 

Subcommittee was created to provide 

advice to the NAC for consideration and 

transmission to AHRQ as AHRQ 

undertakes responsibilities in the 

identification of an initial core quality 

measure set for use by Medicaid and 

CHIP programs for children’s 

healthcare. 

The identification of an initial core 

measure set for public comment is 

required under Public Law 111–3, the 

Child Health Insurance Program 

Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). The 

initial core measure set is required to be 

posted for public comment by January 1, 

2010. CHIPRA reauthorized the Child 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 

originally established in 1997, and 

added a number of new provisions 

designed to improve health care quality 

and outcomes for children in Title IV of 

the law. AHRQ is working closely with 

the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) in implementing these 

provisions. For more information about 

AHRQ’s role in carrying out the quality 

provisions of CHIPRA, see http:// 

www.ahrq.gov/chip/chipraact.htm. This 

Web site will link to an e-mail address 

that can be used to submit comments on 

CHIPRA quality measure development 

as the process of identifying the initial 

core measure set proceeds. 

II. Agenda 

On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, the 

Subcommittee meeting will convene at 

10 a.m., with the call to order by the 

Subcommittee Co-Chairs. The AHRQ 

Director or her designee will present an 

update on pertinent AHRQ activities 

with respect to health care qualityrelated efforts and research and projects 

of interest with respect to pediatric 

health care. 

A draft agenda and roster of 

subcommittee members will be 

available before the meeting from 

Padmini Jagadish, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, (301) 427–1927, e-mail address 

Padmini.Jagadish@ahrq.hhs.gov. The 

final agenda, including the time for 

public comment during the meeting, 

will be available on the AHRQ Web site 

at http://www.ahrq.gov/chip/ 

chipraact.htm no later than July 20, 

2009. Minutes will be available within 

5 business days after the meeting. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Policy Directorate/Office of Strategic 

Plans; Quadrennial Homeland Security 

Report 

AGENCY: Policy Directorate/Office of 

Strategic Plans, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Emergency Submission to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Policy Directorate/Office of 

Strategic Plans, submits the following 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Policy 

Directorate/Office of Strategic Plans is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

Quadrennial Homeland Security Report. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 

days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until July 30, 2009. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Office of Civil 

Rights and Civil Liberties, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), Policy Directorate/ 

Office of Strategic Plans, Michael 

Galang, (202) 282–9118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

stakeholder online collaboration 

platform will be created and hosted to 

engage homeland security stakeholders 

around the compelling questions 

produced by the QHSR study groups. 

The dialogue platform is based on the 

principle of radical scalability: The 

more feedback that is received, the more 

clearly sorted participants’ preferences 

and priorities become. In the platform, 

users can submit their best ideas, refine 

them in open discussion, and use 

simple rating and tagging features to 

identify the most popular ideas and 

important overarching themes. 

The platform can host multiple 

simultaneous dialogues, and 

dynamically pose new questions, so that 

DHS can repeatedly ‘‘pulse’’ 

participants over a three-month 

timeframe. All homeland security 

stakeholders are eligible and are invited 

to do so. The Web site will be public 

facing with self-identify and opt-in user 

information requested. 

Participation by the public is 

completely voluntary. Content will be 

posted on the online collaboration Web 

site for up to five days for each 

collaboration event. At the conclusion 

of each event, comments and input will 

be reviewed by the study groups and 

incorporated as appropriate into their 

products. The time required by the 

public to provide input on content 

posted on the collaboration site is 

estimated at between one and two hours 

per collaboration event for a maximum 

of six hours over the course of the 

QHSR. Three online collaboration 

events are currently proposed (July 16– 

20, August 13–17, and September 17– 

21). The public will be notified of 

content postings via the DHS QHSR 

public Web site, http://www.dhs.gov/ 

qhsr. Other notification options may 

include FedBiz notices about the 

scheduled online collaboration events, 

the DHS Public Affairs news feed, and 


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