81 FR 59631 - Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Webcast
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-20710 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 59631-59632] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20710] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Webcast AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of public webcast. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The HHS/CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture Select Agent Services (AgSAS) are jointly charged with the oversight of the possession, use and transfer of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health or to animal or plant products (select agents and toxins). This joint [[Page 59632]] effort constitutes the Federal Select Agent Program. The purpose of the webcast is to provide guidance related to the Federal Select Agent Program for interested individuals. DATES: The webcast will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. All who wish to join the webcast should register by November 4, 2016. Registration instructions can be found on the Web site http://www.selectagents.gov. ADDRESSES: The webcast will be broadcast from CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30329. This will only be produced as a webcast; therefore, no accommodations will be provided for in-person participation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDC: Ms. Diane Martin, DSAT, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 30329; phone: 404-718-2000; email: [email protected]. APHIS: Dr. Keith Wiggins, AgSAS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737; phone: 301-851-3300 (option 3); email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public webcast is an opportunity for the affected community (i.e., registered entity responsible officials, alternate responsible officials, and entity owners) and other interested individuals to obtain specific regulatory guidance and information concerning biosafety, security and incident response issues related to the Federal Select Agent Program. Representatives from the Federal Select Agent Program will be present during the webcast to address questions and concerns from the web participants. Individuals who want to participate in the webcast should complete their registration online by November 4, 2016. The registration instructions are located on this Web site: http://www.selectagents.gov. Dated: August 24, 2016. Sandra Cashman, Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2016-20710 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written comprehensive HIV prevention services indicators. These projects will help
comments should be received within 30 to HIV-positive persons and high-risk address the Updated NHAS’s call for
days of this notice. HIV-negative persons. However, the developing improved mechanisms for
CBO–HPS awardees are not required to monitoring and reporting results of
Proposed Project
monitor or report on critical outcomes efforts to reduce new HIV infections and
Community-Based Organization such as whether HIV-positive persons improve health outcomes to chart
Outcome Monitoring Projects for CBO who are linked to HIV medical care progress over time at both the local and
HIV Prevention Services Clients— were retained in care or prescribed ART, national levels.
New—National Center for HIV/AIDS, and whether high-risk HIV-negative The purpose of CBO–OMP is to
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention persons who were referred to PrEP collect data to monitor critical HIV
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control initiated its use. Also, CBO–HPS CBOs prevention service outcomes of CBO–
and Prevention (CDC). are not required to collect and report HPS clients over time. These data will
Background and Brief Description data about clients’ perceived barriers to increase understanding of (a) HIV
The Community-based Organization accessing HIV prevention services. prevention and support services
(CBO) Outcome Monitoring Projects for The goal of these projects is to fund received by CBO–HPS clients, (b) the
CBO–HPS Clients (CBO–OMP) will a subset of CBO–HPS awardees to outcomes of these services, (c) and
collect information on HIV prevention collect and report data to CDC about the successes and challenges related to
services provided to HIV-positive utilization and outcomes of the HIV service provision and utilization.
clients and high-risk HIV-negative prevention and support services. This Ultimately, these data will improve
clients. CBOs are funded through CBO– will increase understanding of HIV performance of CBO–HPS CBOs and
HPS to provide HIV prevention prevention and support services contribute to reducing HIV infections,
activities. received by CBO–HPS clients, the increasing access to care, and improving
CBOs play an essential role in outcomes of these services, and health outcomes for clients.
reaching persons at high risk of successes and challenges related to There are no additional costs to
transmitting and acquiring HIV service provision and utilization. respondents other than their time. The
infection. Through CBO–HPS, CDC Awardees will collect and report data total estimated annual burden hours are
funds 90 CBOs to provide that are aligned with the Updated NHAS 1,266.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden
Type of respondent Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (hours)
General public ......................... Screener Participant Interview Category 1 ............................ 175 1 3/60
Facility office staff ................... Medical records abstraction Category 1 ................................ 150 3 3/60
CBO–HPS grantees ................ CBO–HPS Referrals Category 1 ............................................ 150 3 3/60
General public ......................... Baseline Interview Category 1 ............................................... 150 1 40/60
General public ......................... 3,6,9, and 15 Month Follow-up Interview Category 1 ............ 150 4 30/60
General public ......................... Screener Focus Group Category 1 ........................................ 150 1 3/60
General public ......................... Focus Group Questionnaire Category 1 ................................ 90 1 2/60
General public ......................... Focus Group Category 1 ........................................................ 90 1 1.5
CBO–HPS grantees ................ Staff Interview Category 1 ...................................................... 30 1 2.5
CBO–OMP CBOs ................... Data submission Category 1 and 2 ....................................... 18 12 10/60
General public ......................... Screener Participant Interview Category 2 ............................ 225 1 3/60
Facility office staff ................... Medical records abstraction Category 2 ................................ 210 2 3/60
CBO–HPS grantees ................ CBO–HPS Referrals Category 2 ............................................ 210 2 3/60
General public ......................... Baseline Interview Category 2 ............................................... 210 1 40/60
General public ......................... 3,6, and 9 Month Follow-up Interview Category 2 ................. 210 3 30/60
General public ......................... Screener Focus group Category 2 ......................................... 30 1 3/60
General public ......................... Focus Group Questionnaire Category 2 ................................ 18 1 2/60
General public ......................... Focus Group Category 2 ........................................................ 18 1 1.5
CBO–HPS grantees ................ Staff Interview Category 2 ...................................................... 6 1 2.5
Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ACTION: Notice of public webcast.
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the SUMMARY: The HHS/CDC’s Division of
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) and
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Prevention.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
[FR Doc. 2016–20831 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Service, Agriculture Select Agent
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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Concerning Compliance With the Services (AgSAS) are jointly charged
Federal Select Agent Program; Public with the oversight of the possession, use
Webcast and transfer of biological agents and
toxins that have the potential to pose a
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and severe threat to public, animal or plant
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health health or to animal or plant products
and Human Services (HHS). (select agents and toxins). This joint
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effort constitutes the Federal Select Representatives from the Federal State Abstinence Program. The purpose
Agent Program. The purpose of the Select Agent Program will be present of this program is to support decisions
webcast is to provide guidance related during the webcast to address questions to abstain from sexual activity by
to the Federal Select Agent Program for and concerns from the web participants. providing abstinence programming as
interested individuals. Individuals who want to participate defined by Section 510(b) of the Social
DATES: The webcast will be held on in the webcast should complete their Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(b)) with a
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 12 registration online by November 4, focus on those groups that are most
p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. All who wish to join 2016. The registration instructions are likely to bear children out-of-wedlock,
the webcast should register by located on this Web site: http:// such as youth in or aging out of foster
November 4, 2016. Registration www.selectagents.gov. care and other vulnerable populations.
instructions can be found on the Web Dated: August 24, 2016. States are encouraged to develop
site http://www.selectagents.gov. Sandra Cashman, flexible, medically accurate and
ADDRESSES: The webcast will be Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease effective abstinence-based plans
broadcast from CDC, 1600 Clifton Road Control and Prevention. responsive to their specific needs and
NE., Atlanta, GA 30329. This will only [FR Doc. 2016–20710 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] inclusive of vulnerable populations.
be produced as a webcast; therefore, no BILLING CODE 4163–18–P These plans must provide abstinence
accommodations will be provided for education, and at the option of the State,
in-person participation. where appropriate, mentoring,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND counseling, and adult supervision to
CDC: Ms. Diane Martin, DSAT, Office of HUMAN SERVICES promote abstinence from sexual activity,
Public Health Preparedness and with a focus on those groups which are
Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Administration for Children and most likely to bear children out-of-
MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30329; phone: Families wedlock. An expected outcome for all
404–718–2000; email: lrsat@cdc.gov. programs is to promote abstinence from
APHIS: Dr. Keith Wiggins, AgSAS, Proposed Information Collection sexual activity. OMB approval is
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2, Activity, Comment Request Proposed requested to solicit comments from the
Riverdale, MD 20737; phone: 301–851– Project public on paperwork reduction as it
3300 (option 3); email: AgSAS@ relates to ACYF’s receipt of the
Title: State Abstinence Education
aphis.usda.gov. following documents from applicants
Program
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB No.: 0970–0381 and awardees:
public webcast is an opportunity for the Description: Section 215 of the State Plan
affected community (i.e., registered Medicare Access and CHIP
Performance Progress Report
entity responsible officials, alternate Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Pub. L.
responsible officials, and entity owners) 114–10) 42 U.S.C. 1305 extended Respondents: 50 States and 9
and other interested individuals to funding through FY 2017 for the State Territories, to include, District of
obtain specific regulatory guidance and Abstinence Program. Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
information concerning biosafety, The Family and Youth Services Guam, American Samoa, Northern
security and incident response issues Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications Mariana Islands, the Federated States of
related to the Federal Select Agent from States and Territories for the Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and
Program. development and implementation of the Palau.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents burden hours
respondent per response
State Plan ........................................................................................................ 59 1 40 2,360
Performance Progress Reports ....................................................................... 59 2 30 3,540
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: .................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,900
In compliance with the requirements should be identified by the title of the on respondents, including through the
of section 506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork information collection. use of automated collection techniques
Reduction Act of 1995, the The Department specifically request or other forms of information
Administration for Children and comments on: (a) Whether the proposed technology. Consideration will be given
Families is soliciting public comment collection of information is necessary to comments and suggestions submitted
on the specific aspects of the for the proper performance of the within 60 days of this publication.
information collection described above. functions of the agency, including
Copies of the proposed collection of whether the information shall have Robert Sargis,
information can be obtained and practical utility: (b) the accuracy of the
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Reports Clearance Officer.
comments may be forwarded by writing agencies estimate of the burden of the [FR Doc. 2016–20747 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]
to the Administration for Children and proposed collection of information; (c) BILLING CODE P
Families, Office of Planning, Research the quality, utility, and clarity of the
and Evaluation, 330 C St. SW., information to be collected; (d) ways to
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: Reports minimize the burden information to be
Clearance Officer, email address: collected; and (e) ways to minimize the
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All request burden of the collection of information
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| Dates | The webcast will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. All who wish to join the webcast should register by November 4, 2016. Registration instructions can be found on the Web site http://www.selectagents.gov. | |
| Contact | CDC: Ms. Diane Martin, DSAT, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 30329; phone: 404-718-2000; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 59631 |
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