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education and increase the number of
American Indians and Alaska Natives
who know their HIV/AIDS status.
The target population for the initiative
is tribes, tribal organizations, and urban
Indian organizations that reside in
Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida,
Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New
York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas,
Utah and Washington who are at risk for
substance use and HIV/AIDS. The
selected states are those with the highest
concentration of AI/AN population
based on United States Census 2000. It
should be noted that 6 of these states
(California, Florida, Nevada, North
Carolina, and New York) are also
designated Block Grant HIV State-aside

OMB approval will make available the
immediate distribution of up to 50,000
no cost Rapid HIV Test kits to American
Indian and Alaska Native communities.
The MAI Rapid HIV Testing Clinical
Information Form would support
quality of care, provide minimum but
adequate clinical and product
monitoring, and provide appropriate
safeguards against fraud, waste and
abuse of Federal funds. SAMHSA’s
approach would avoid unnecessary
delay in informing any person
potentially adversely affected by a test
kit recall or public health advisory.
The following table is the estimated
hour burden:

Number of respondents

Responses/
respondent

Burden hours

Total burden
hours

50,000 ..........................................................................................................................................

1

.167

8,350

Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 Days of this notice to:
John Kraemer, Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503; due to potential delays in OMB’s
receipt and processing of mail sent
through the U.S. Postal Service,
respondents are encouraged to submit
comments by fax to: 202–395–6974.
Date: July 24, 2008.
Christine Chen,
Director, Division of Grants Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of Health Affairs; BioWatch
Filter Holder Log
Office of Health Affairs,
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
and Biodefense, Chem/Bio Early
Detection Division, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; New Information Collection
Request 1601–NEW.
AGENCY:

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states (reported 10 HIV cases per
100,000 to CDC). Additionally, the top
five AI/AN AIDS Case states are—
California, Oklahoma, Washington,
Arizona and Alaska, which also are part
of the target population.
Given the history, SAMHSA could not
have anticipated the need for the MAI
Rapid HIV Testing Clinical Information
Form earlier and is requesting an
emergency OMB approval. Due to the
six month shelf-life of the Rapid HIV
Test Kits it is unlikely that SAMHSA
will be able to distribute the kits and
collect the essential clinical information
prior to the expiration of the existing
20,000 Rapid HIV Test Kits without the
emergency OMB approval. Emergency

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Health Affairs, WMD
and Biodefense, has submitted 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). The Office of
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soliciting comments concerning a new
information collection request, Bio
Watch Filter Holder Log Form 9500.
DHS previously published this
information collection request (ICR) in
the Federal Register on April 4, 2008 at
73 FR 18542, for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were
received by DHS. The purpose of this
notice is to allow additional 30-days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until August 28, 2008.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
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 for the Department
of Homeland Security, Office of Health
Affairs, and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
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

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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: the Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Health Affairs, WMD
and Biodefense, Chem/Bio Early
Detection Division, Washington, DC
20528. Attn: Division Director, Dr.
Jeffrey Stiefel, 703–647–8056 or 202–
254–6076.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Office of Health Affairs, WMD
and Biodefense, Chem/Bio Early
Detection Division requires the
collection of information by BioWatch
jurisdictions. The BioWatch Program
operates aerosol collector equipment in
approximately 30 U.S. jurisdictions to
monitor for the presence of organisms
that may be related to the deliberate
release of a select subset of biological
threat agents. Information is collected in
writing by a representative of a
BioWatch jurisdiction (either an
employee, or a contractor) responsible
for installing and removing filters from
aerosol collection devices and
transporting them to local laboratories
for sample analysis. A standard filter
holder log is completed for each sample
and is archived by the BioWatch
jurisdiction for a year. The DHS
BioWatch Program provides financial
support to the participating jurisdictions

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for the cost of collection and laboratory
analysis activities, including the
preparation of the filter holder log and
other documentation. The Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has
instructed the BioWatch Program to
maintain a written record for each
collected filter sample to support law
enforcement activities, including
criminal prosecution in the case of a
deliberate release of a biological agent.
Collection of written records
establishing chain of custody for
samples containing biological agents
and toxins for the purpose of evidence
in a criminal proceeding is consistent
with the ‘‘Best Evidence Rule’’, Section
1002, of the federal Rules of Evidence.
The FBI instruction to the BioWatch
program is consistent with Section 7 of
the FBI Quality Assurance Guidelines
for Laboratories Performing Microbial
Forensic Work, produced by the
members of the Scientific Working
Group on Microbial Genetics and
Forensics (SWGMGF). Such record
keeping supports mandatory reporting
requirements directed by The APHIS
Interim Final Rule 7 CFR Part 331,
Possession, Use, and Transfer of
Biological Agents and Toxins; and the
CDC Interim Final Rule 42 CFR Part 73
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select
Agents and Toxins, inter alia.
Analysis

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Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Health Affairs, WMD
and Biodefense, Chem/Bio Early
Detection Division.
Title: BioWatch Filter Holder Log.
DHS Form: 9500 (5/07).
OMB Number: 1601–NEW.
Frequency: Once daily.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 522.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
minute.
Total Burden Hours: 3,182 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $144,770.
Dated: July 17, 2008.
Richard Mangogna,
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2008–N0183; 40120–1113–
0000–C4]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Status Review of 20
Southeastern Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) is initiating 5-year
status reviews of the slender chub
(Erimystax cahni), blackside dace
(Phoxinus cumberlandensis), vermillion
darter (Etheostoma chermocki), pygmy
madtom (Noturus stanauli), palezone
shiner (Notropis albizonatus), fanshell
(Cyprogenai stegaria), inflated
heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus), pink
mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), spruce-fir
moss spider (Microhexura montivaga),
cave crayfish (Cambarus aculabrum),
Pyne’s ground plum (Astragalus
bibulatus), small-anthered bittercress
(Cardamine micranthera), leafy prairie
clover (Dalea foliosa), smooth
coneflower (Echinacea laevigata),
spreading avens (Geum radiatum), Roan
Mountain bluet (Hedyotis purpurea var.
montana), rough-leaved loosestrife
(Lysimachia asperulaefolia), Michaux’s
sumac (Rhus michauxii), Alabama
canebrake pitcher plant (Sarracenia
rubra ssp. alabamensis), and Blue Ridge
goldenrod (Solidago spithamaea), under
section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The purpose of reviews conducted
under this section of the Act is to ensure
that the classification of species as
threatened or endangered on the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is
accurate. A 5-year review is an
assessment of the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, information
submitted for our consideration must be
received on or before September 29,
2008. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Information submitted on
the slender chub, pygmy madtom,
Pyne’s groundplum, and leafy prairie
clover should be sent to Geoff Call,
Tennessee Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 446 Neal Street,
Cookeville, TN 38501, fax 931–528–
7075. Information on the palezone
shiner, blackside dace, and fanshell
should be sent to Mike Floyd, Kentucky

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Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 330 W. Broadway, Rm. 265,
Frankfort, KY 40601, fax 502–695–1024.
Information on the smooth coneflower,
Michaux’s sumac, and rough-leaved
loosestrife should be sent to Dale Suiter,
Raleigh Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 33726,
Raleigh, NC 27636, fax 919–856–4556.
Information on the pink mucket, spruce
fir moss spider, spreading avens, Blue
Ridge goldenrod, Roan Mountain bluet,
and small-anthered bittercress should be
sent to Field Supervisor, Asheville Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801,
fax 828–258–5330. Information on the
vermillion darter, inflated heelsplitter,
and Alabama canebrake pitcher plant
should be sent to Cary Norquist,
Mississippi Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View
Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213, fax 601–
965–4340. Information on the cave
crayfish should be sent to David
Kampwerth, Arkansas Field Office, 110
South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway,
AR 72032, fax 501–513–4480.
Information received in response to this
notice of review will be available for
public inspection by appointment,
during regular business hours, at the
same addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geoff Call at Cookeville, Tennessee
address above for the slender chub,
pygmy madtom, Pyne’s groundplum
and leafy prairie clover (telephone, 931/
528–6481 ext. 213, e-mail
[email protected]); Mike Floyd at the
Frankfort, Kentucky, address above for
the palezone shiner, blackside dace, and
fanshell (telephone, 502/695–0468 ext.
102, e-mail [email protected]); Dale
Suiter at the Raleigh, North Carolina
address above for the smooth
coneflower, Michaux’s sumac, and
rough-leaved loosestrife (telephone,
919/856–4520 ext. 18, e-mail
[email protected]); Bob Butler at
Asheville, North Carolina address above
for the pink mucket (telephone, 828/
258–3939 ext. 235, e-mail
[email protected]); John Fridell at
the Asheville, North Carolina for the
spruce fir moss spider (telephone, 828/
258–3939 ext. 225, e-mail
[email protected]); Carolyn Wells at
Asheville, North Carolina for the
spreading avens, Blue Ridge goldenrod,
Roan Mountain bluet, and smallanthered bittercress (telephone, 828/
258–3939 ext. 231,
[email protected]); Cary Norquist
at Jackson, Mississippi address above
for the vermillion darter, inflated
heelsplitter, and Alabama canebrake
pitcher plant (telephone, 601/321–1128,

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