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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Public Consultation on Personnel
Reliability Issues
AGENCY:

National Institutes of Health,

HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public consultation
meeting on personnel reliability of
individuals with access to Select
Agents.

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SUMMARY: The National Science
Advisory Board for Biosecurity
(NSABB), an advisory committee of the
Federal Government, is hosting a public
consultation to engage the scientific
community and general public in a
discussion of personnel reliability, with
a focus on optimal characteristics of
individuals with access to Select
Agents. This public consultation is an
opportunity for members of the
scientific community and general public
to provide input on these important
issues.
DATE AND TIME: The one day public
consultation will be held on April 3,
2009 from 8 a.m.—5:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Bethesda Marriott, 5151
Pooks Hill Rd., Bethesda, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Ronna Hill, NIH Office of Biotechnology
Activities, by e-mail at
[email protected] or by telephone at
301–435–2137. Faxes may be sent to the
NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
at 301–496–9839.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
Given heightened concerns about
insider threats at organizations that
work with highly pathogenic agents, the
Federal government has charged the
National Science Advisory Board for
Biosecurity (NSABB) with
recommending a personnel reliability
program for individuals with access to
Select Agents. A portion of their
recommendations will address the
measures that institutions should
undertake to assess whether individuals
are trustworthy and reliable to work
with these agents.
The Board appreciates the potential
impact that any future requirements for
personnel reliability programs would
have on institutions and investigators,
and thus is hosting a public
consultation meeting to engage the
scientific community, research
organizations, and other stakeholders,
including the general public, in a
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attributes being considered by the
NSABB.
The meeting will be structured
around several discussion panels. The
first panel will be background
presentations on extant personnel
reliability programs and aspects of the
current Select Agent Programs that
address personnel reliability. Two
subsequent panels will explore
personnel reliability characteristics
under consideration by the NSABB and
approaches for assessing them. The
personnel characteristics include
scientific and professional integrity,
compliance with biosafety and
biosecurity standards, emotional
stability, sound judgment, and freedom
from vulnerability to coercion. Each
panel will include ample time for indepth plenary discussion of the issues
surrounding each topic. Specific
discussion questions will be posted
ahead of time on the NSABB Web site
at: http://www.biosecurityboard.gov.
The Board is interested in hearing
perspectives from such individuals as
investigators who work with Select
Agents, senior research officials at
institutions registered for Select Agent
work, security think tank analysts,
responsible officials under the Select
Agent program, and individuals who
promote the responsible conduct of
research and have studied issues of
research integrity. Others are equally
welcomed and encouraged to
participate.
The meeting is open to the public and
free of charge. Due to limited space, preregistration is encouraged. To register,
please connect to http://
www.biosecurityboard.gov. Notice of
this meeting will also be published in
the Federal Register. Any groups or
individuals who cannot attend the
meeting are encouraged to submit in
advance of the meeting written
comments to: [email protected] Please
note that this meeting will not be Web
cast. More information about the
NSABB is available at http://
www.biosecurityboard.gov.
Dated: March 9, 2009.
Amy P. Patterson,
Director, Office of Biotechnology Activities,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001]
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information
collection; OMB No. 1660–0001; FEMA
Form 646–0–1 (new number assignment
replacing FEMA Form 85–3), National
Defense Executive Reserve Personal
Qualifications Statement.
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a proposed extension,
without change, of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this Notice seeks comments
concerning the application process by
which FEMA uses to fill positions
within the National Defense Executive
Reserve Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA–2009–0001. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Office of Chief Counsel, Regulation and
Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street,
SW., Room 835, WASH, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to
[email protected]. Include docket
ID FEMA–2009–0001 in the subject line.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available on

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the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Carol L. Johnson NDER Program
Manager, FEMA, (202) 646–3328, e-mail
[email protected] for
additional information. You may
contact the Records Management
Branch for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Defense Executive Reserve
(NDER) program was established by
Section 710(e) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended.
Under Executive Order 12919, National
Defense Industrial Resources
Preparedness, June 3, 1994, Part VI,
Section 601, the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) coordinates the NDER program
activities of departments and agencies
with NDER units. The Homeland
Security Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 107–296)
transfers to the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) the authorities and
responsibilities of the Administrator of
FEMA. Under the provisions of DHS
Delegation Number 9000, the Secretary
has delegated authority to perform
functions relating to the NDER program
to the Administrator of FEMA.
Collection of Information
Title: National Defense Executive
Reserve Personal Qualifications
Statement.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0001.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 646–0–1 (new number assignment

replacing FEMA Form 85–3), National
Defense Executive Reserve Personal
Qualifications Statement.
Abstract: FEMA Form 646–0–1,
National Defense Executive Reserve
Personal Qualifications Statement, is an
application form that is used by Federal
departments and agencies to fill NDER
vacancies. To become a Reservist,
individuals with the requisite
qualifications must complete the
application form. FEMA serves as the
NDER coordinator for all Federal
departments and agencies, ensuring that
applicants are not already serving in a
Federal department or agency sponsored
unit and determines the Federal
department or agency best suited for the
applicant.
Affected Public: ‘‘Individuals or
households’’.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5 Hours.

TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Form name/form no.

Individuals or households

National Defense Executive Reserve Personal
Qualifications Statement / FEMA Form
646–0–1.

10

.........................................

10

Total .........................

Estimated Cost: The estimated
annualized cost to respondents based on
wage rate categories is $363.86.
Comments

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Number of
respondents

Type of respondent

Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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,

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Number of
responses
per
respondent

Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)

Total annual
burden
(in hours)

Avg. hourly
wage rate

Total annual
respondent
cost

1

.5 Hours ......

5 Hours .......

72.77

$363.86

....................

.....................

5 Hours .......

....................

$363.86

e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

collection; OMB No. 1660–0045; No
Forms.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9–5498 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am]

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has
submitted the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and
includes the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: 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 the Desk Officer
for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information

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