81_FR_39795 81 FR 39678 - Request for Public Comments on the Development of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

81 FR 39678 - Request for Public Comments on the Development of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

Page Range39678-39679
FR Document2016-14330

On behalf of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) (http://www.iacc.hhs.gov/), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) is seeking public comments to assist the IACC in identifying priorities for the 2016 update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (current IACC Strategic Plan can be viewed at https:// iacc.hhs.gov/publications/strategic-plan/2013/) as required by the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-157). The IACC is requesting public comments on research, services, and policy issues related to the seven topics addressed by the IACC Strategic Plan: Screening and Diagnosis, Underlying Biology of ASD, Risk Factors, Treatments and Interventions, Services, Lifespan Issues, and Surveillance and Infrastructure.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Request for Public Comments on the Development of the IACC 
Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

SUMMARY: On behalf of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC) (http://www.iacc.hhs.gov/), the National Institute of Mental 
Health (NIMH) Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) is seeking 
public comments to assist the IACC in identifying priorities for the 
2016 update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder 
(ASD) (current IACC Strategic Plan can be viewed at https://iacc.hhs.gov/publications/strategic-plan/2013/) as required by the 
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support 
(CARES) Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-157).
    The IACC is requesting public comments on research, services, and 
policy issues related to the seven topics addressed by the IACC 
Strategic Plan: Screening and Diagnosis, Underlying Biology of ASD, 
Risk Factors, Treatments and Interventions, Services, Lifespan Issues, 
and Surveillance and Infrastructure.

DATES: Responses to this notice are voluntary and the public comment 
period will be open from June 15, 2016-July 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All comments must be submitted electronically via the web-
based form at: https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-comments/requests-for-information/2016/strategic-plan.shtml.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions about this Request 
for Public Comment should be directed to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IACC, a federal advisory committee 
composed of federal and public members, was established under the 
Combating Autism Act of 2006. The Committee was most recently 
reauthorized under the Autism CARES Act of 2014. The law requires that 
the IACC develop a strategic plan for autism research and update the 
Plan annually. The IACC last provided an update on the progress of the 
Strategic Plan in 2013. The IACC Strategic Plan is organized around 
seven questions that are important for people with ASD and their 
families:
    1. When should I be concerned? (Screening and Diagnosis)
    2. How can I understand what is happening? (Underlying Biology of 
ASD)
    3. What caused this to happen and can this be prevented? (Risk 
Factors)
    4. Which treatments and interventions will help? (Treatments and 
Interventions)
    5. Where can I turn for services? (Services)
    6. What does the future hold, especially for adults? (Lifespan 
Issues)
    7. What other infrastructure and surveillance needs must be met? 
(Surveillance and Infrastructure)
    Submission Information. For each chapter of the IACC Strategic 
Plan, commenters may provide input on what they consider to be the most 
important research, services and policy issues and remaining gaps in 
the subject area covered by that chapter. Please note that the web form 
will accept a maximum of 1,500 characters (including letters, numbers, 
punctuation, etc.) per topic area. A valid email address is required 
for submission, and only one submission per email address will be 
accepted. If duplicate submissions are received, only one example of 
such a submission will be included in the final set of comments.
    The information that commenters provide will become part of the 
public record; as such, please do not include any personally 
identifiable or confidential information in the comments. The web form 
will provide the option of submitting responses anonymously, or the 
choice to include a name and/or organization associated with the 
comment. Comments are subject to redaction in accordance with federal 
policies. All comments or summaries of comments received will be made 
publicly available on the IACC Web site (www.iacc.hhs.gov) within 90 
days of the closing deadline for this notice. Email addresses 
associated with comments will not be included as part of the public 
disclosure. After the closing deadline, responses cannot be edited or 
withdrawn. No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise 
as a result of a response to this request for information or from the 
Government's use of such information.
    Instructions. All comments must be submitted through the Web form 
at https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-comments/requests-for-information/2016/strategic-plan.shtml. Individuals submitting comments 
will receive an onscreen confirmation acknowledging receipt of the 
comment, but commenters will not receive individualized feedback or 
responses from the IACC. Only one comment per email address will be 
accepted, and if duplicate comments are received, only one example will 
be provided to the IACC. For further submission details and 
requirements

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please see Submission Information below.

    Dated: June 10, 2016.
Susan A. Daniels,
Director, Office of Autism Research Coordination, National Institute of 
Mental Health.
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                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                 3. What caused this to happen and
                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                          HUMAN SERVICES                                         can this be prevented? (Risk Factors)
                                                                                                                                                                 4. Which treatments and interventions
                                                Designation of a Class of Employees                     National Institutes of Health                          will help? (Treatments and
                                                for Addition to the Special Exposure                                                                           Interventions)
                                                Cohort                                                  Request for Public Comments on the                       5. Where can I turn for services?
                                                                                                        Development of the IACC Strategic                      (Services)
                                                AGENCY: National Institute for                          Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder                        6. What does the future hold,
                                                Occupational Safety and Health                          (ASD)                                                  especially for adults? (Lifespan Issues)
                                                (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control                                                                             7. What other infrastructure and
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:    On behalf of the Interagency               surveillance needs must be met?
                                                and Prevention, Department of Health                    Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
                                                and Human Services (HHS).                                                                                      (Surveillance and Infrastructure)
                                                                                                        (http://www.iacc.hhs.gov/), the National                 Submission Information. For each
                                                ACTION:   Notice.                                       Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office               chapter of the IACC Strategic Plan,
                                                                                                        of Autism Research Coordination                        commenters may provide input on what
                                                SUMMARY:  HHS gives notice of a                         (OARC) is seeking public comments to                   they consider to be the most important
                                                decision to designate a class of                        assist the IACC in identifying priorities              research, services and policy issues and
                                                employees from the Argonne National                     for the 2016 update of the IACC                        remaining gaps in the subject area
                                                Laboratory-West site in Scoville, Idaho,                Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum                     covered by that chapter. Please note that
                                                as an addition to the Special Exposure                  Disorder (ASD) (current IACC Strategic                 the web form will accept a maximum of
                                                Cohort (SEC) under the Energy                           Plan can be viewed at https://                         1,500 characters (including letters,
                                                Employees Occupational Illness                          iacc.hhs.gov/publications/strategic-                   numbers, punctuation, etc.) per topic
                                                Compensation Program Act of 2000.                       plan/2013/) as required by the Autism                  area. A valid email address is required
                                                                                                        Collaboration, Accountability, Research,               for submission, and only one
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Education and Support (CARES) Act of                   submission per email address will be
                                                Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division                 2014 (Pub. L. 113–157).                                accepted. If duplicate submissions are
                                                of Compensation Analysis and Support,                     The IACC is requesting public                        received, only one example of such a
                                                NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C–                      comments on research, services, and                    submission will be included in the final
                                                46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938,                          policy issues related to the seven topics              set of comments.
                                                Telephone 1–877–222–7570.                               addressed by the IACC Strategic Plan:                    The information that commenters
                                                Information requests can also be                        Screening and Diagnosis, Underlying                    provide will become part of the public
                                                submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.                     Biology of ASD, Risk Factors,                          record; as such, please do not include
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Treatments and Interventions, Services,                any personally identifiable or
                                                                                                        Lifespan Issues, and Surveillance and                  confidential information in the
                                                  Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        Infrastructure.                                        comments. The web form will provide
                                                7384l(14)(C).
                                                                                                        DATES:  Responses to this notice are                   the option of submitting responses
                                                  On June 3, 2016, as provided for                      voluntary and the public comment                       anonymously, or the choice to include
                                                under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the                       period will be open from June 15, 2016–                a name and/or organization associated
                                                Secretary of HHS designated the                         July 29, 2016.                                         with the comment. Comments are
                                                following class of employees as an                                                                             subject to redaction in accordance with
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES: All comments must be
                                                addition to the SEC:                                                                                           federal policies. All comments or
                                                                                                        submitted electronically via the web-                  summaries of comments received will
                                                   All employees of the Department of                   based form at: https://iacc.hhs.gov/
                                                Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their                                                                    be made publicly available on the IACC
                                                                                                        meetings/public-comments/requests-for-                 Web site (www.iacc.hhs.gov) within 90
                                                contractors and subcontractors who worked               information/2016/strategic-plan.shtml.
                                                at the Argonne National Laboratory-West                                                                        days of the closing deadline for this
                                                during the time period from April 10, 1951,             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       notice. Email addresses associated with
                                                through December 31, 1957, for a number of              Specific questions about this Request for              comments will not be included as part
                                                work days aggregating at least 250 work days,           Public Comment should be directed to:                  of the public disclosure. After the
                                                occurring either solely under this                      IACCRFI@mail.nih.gov.                                  closing deadline, responses cannot be
                                                employment, or in combination with work                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IACC,                   edited or withdrawn. No basis for
                                                days within the parameters established for              a federal advisory committee composed                  claims against the U.S. Government
                                                one or more other classes of employees in the           of federal and public members, was                     shall arise as a result of a response to
                                                Special Exposure Cohort.
                                                                                                        established under the Combating                        this request for information or from the
                                                   This designation will become                         Autism Act of 2006. The Committee was                  Government’s use of such information.
                                                effective on July 3, 2016, unless                       most recently reauthorized under the                     Instructions. All comments must be
                                                Congress provides otherwise prior to the                Autism CARES Act of 2014. The law                      submitted through the Web form at
                                                effective date. After this effective date,              requires that the IACC develop a                       https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-
                                                HHS will publish a notice in the                        strategic plan for autism research and                 comments/requests-for-information/
                                                Federal Register reporting the addition                 update the Plan annually. The IACC last                2016/strategic-plan.shtml. Individuals
                                                of this class to the SEC or the result of               provided an update on the progress of                  submitting comments will receive an
                                                any provision by Congress regarding the                 the Strategic Plan in 2013. The IACC                   onscreen confirmation acknowledging
                                                                                                        Strategic Plan is organized around seven               receipt of the comment, but commenters
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                                                decision by HHS to add the class to the
                                                SEC.                                                    questions that are important for people                will not receive individualized feedback
                                                                                                        with ASD and their families:                           or responses from the IACC. Only one
                                                John Howard,                                               1. When should I be concerned?                      comment per email address will be
                                                Director, National Institute for Occupational           (Screening and Diagnosis)                              accepted, and if duplicate comments are
                                                Safety and Health.                                         2. How can I understand what is                     received, only one example will be
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–14328 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]             happening? (Underlying Biology of                      provided to the IACC. For further
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                                                please see Submission Information                                        including the validity of the                                    Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
                                                below.                                                                   methodology and assumptions used; (3)                            (CPFP) administers a variety of
                                                  Dated: June 10, 2016.                                                  The quality, utility, and clarity of the                         programs and initiatives to recruit post-
                                                                                                                         information to be collected; and (4)                             doctoral educational level individuals
                                                Susan A. Daniels,
                                                                                                                         Minimize the burden of the collection of                         into the Intramural and extramural
                                                Director, Office of Autism Research
                                                                                                                         information on those who are to                                  Research Program to facilitate their
                                                Coordination, National Institute of Mental
                                                Health.
                                                                                                                         respond, including the use of                                    development into future scientists.
                                                                                                                         appropriate automated, electronic,                               CPFP trains post-doctoral fellows
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–14330 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                         mechanical, or other technological                               through full time fellowships in
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                                                                                                                         collection techniques or other forms of                          preparation for research careers in
                                                                                                                         information technology.                                          cancer prevention and control. The
                                                                                                                           To Submit Comments and For Further                             proposed information collection
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                                         Information: To obtain a copy of the                             involves brief online applications
                                                HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                                         data collection plans and instruments,                           completed by applicants to the full time
                                                National Institutes of Health                                            submit comments in writing, or request                           and the summer curriculum programs.
                                                                                                                         more information on the proposed
                                                                                                                                                                                          Full-time fellowships include: Non-FTE
                                                Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment                                      project, contact: Annalisa Gnoleba,
                                                                                                                                                                                          fellowships for U.S. citizens and
                                                Request; Cancer Prevention                                               Public Health Analyst, Cancer
                                                                                                                                                                                          permanent residents and fellows that
                                                Fellowship Program Fellowship                                            Prevention Fellowship Program, 9609
                                                                                                                         Medical Center Drive, Room 2E–108                                are part of the Irish Consortia. These
                                                Program and Summer Curriculum                                                                                                             applications are essential to the
                                                Applications (NCI)                                                       Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9776 or call
                                                                                                                         non-toll-free number (240)–276–7146 or                           administration of these training
                                                SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                                        Email your request, including your                               programs as they enable CPFP to
                                                requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of                                  address to: gnolebaad@mail.nih.gov.                              determine the eligibility and quality of
                                                the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                                     Formal requests for additional plans and                         potential awardees; to assess their
                                                for opportunity for public comment on                                    instruments must be requested in                                 potential as future scientists; to
                                                proposed data collection projects, the                                   writing.                                                         determine where mutual research
                                                National Cancer Institute, the National                                                                                                   interests exist; and to make decisions
                                                                                                                         DATES:  Comment Due Date: Comments                               regarding which applicants will be
                                                Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish                                  regarding this information collection are
                                                periodic summaries of proposed                                                                                                            proposed and approved for traineeship
                                                                                                                         best assured of having their full effect if                      awards. In each case, completing the
                                                projects to be submitted to the Office of                                received within 60 days of the date of
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) for                                                                                                           application is voluntary, but in order to
                                                                                                                         this publication.
                                                review and approval.                                                                                                                      receive due consideration, the
                                                                                                                           Proposed Collection: Cancer
                                                                                                                                                                                          prospective trainee is encouraged to
                                                   Written comments and/or suggestions                                   Prevention Fellowship Program
                                                                                                                                                                                          complete all relevant fields. The
                                                from the public and affected agencies                                    Fellowship Program and Summer
                                                                                                                                                                                          information is for internal use to make
                                                are invited to address one or more of the                                Curriculum Applications (NCI), 0925–
                                                                                                                                                                                          decisions about prospective fellows and
                                                following points: (1) Whether the                                        NEW, EXISTING INFORMATION
                                                proposed collection of information is                                    COLLECTION WITHOUT AN OMB                                        students that could benefit from the
                                                necessary for the proper performance of                                  NUMBER, National Cancer Institute                                CPFP program.
                                                the function of the agency, including                                    (NCI), National Institutes of Health                               OMB approval is requested for 3
                                                whether the information will have                                        (NIH).                                                           years. There are no costs to respondents
                                                practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the                                 Need and Use of Information                                    other than their time. The total
                                                agency’s estimate of the burden of the                                   Collection: The National Cancer                                  estimated annualized burden hours are
                                                proposed collection of information,                                      Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention,                        400.

                                                                                                                        ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                         Estimated
                                                                                                                                                                        Estimated        number of         Estimated total            Estimated total
                                                                                Form                                            Type of respondent                      number of        responses         annual burden              annual burden
                                                                                                                                                                       respondents      annually per           hours                      hours
                                                                                                                                                                                        respondent

                                                CPFP Fellowship Application (Attachment 1) ......                            Student Applicants .......                          150                   1                         1               150
                                                Reference Recommendation Letters (Attachment                                 Contributor ....................                    150                   1                         1               150
                                                  3).
                                                CPFP Summer Curriculum Application (Attach-                                  Student Applicants .......                          100                   1                        1                100
                                                  ment 2).

                                                     Total ...............................................................   .......................................             400               400     ........................              400
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                                                  Dated: June 9, 2016.
                                                Karla Bailey,
                                                Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer
                                                Institute, NIH.
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DatesResponses to this notice are voluntary and the public comment period will be open from June 15, 2016-July 29, 2016.
ContactSpecific questions about this Request for Public Comment should be directed to: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 39678 

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