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Health) to communicate priorities for
both federal and non-federal
stakeholders regarding vaccine research
and the development, testing, licensing,
production, procurement, distribution,
and effective use of vaccines in order to
carry out the Program’s responsibilities.
The immunization landscape has
changed notably since the introduction
of the NVP in 2010 and its subsequent
implementation plan. New vaccines
were developed. New vaccination
related technologies were advanced and
the passage of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act presented a unique
opportunity for vaccination with its
emphasis on preventive health.
Increased access to immunizations
has also changed the dynamic of
immunization delivery. While increased
demand for immunizations moves us
toward the goal of better vaccine
coverage and the reduction of vaccine
preventable diseases, the costs of
administering vaccines have risen over
time and created additional stresses on
the immunization infrastructure. These
include costs for vaccine procurement,
costs associated with proper vaccine
storage and handling, insurance against
loss, opportunity costs, and personnel
costs such as managing inventory,
vaccine counseling, administration, and
entering data into medical records and
immunization registries. Moreover,
public health departments and local
jurisdictions must navigate additional
demands such as improving health
information technology use, adherence
to Meaningful Use requirements,
outbreak detection and response, and
public health preparedness and
response efforts with limited (and
oftentimes diminishing) resources. The
use of social media and online
communications to distribute vaccine
information and misinformation has
also expanded greatly in the past few
years- bringing public trust in vaccines
and the immunization system to the
forefront of national conversations.
Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable
diseases such as measles and pertussis
have highlighted the need for accessible
and ongoing educational materials about
the risks of vaccine preventable diseases
and the risks and benefits of
vaccinations.
Finally, the momentum built from the
2010–2020 Decade of Vaccines
Initiative, emerging global health crises
such as the Ebola outbreaks in Western
Africa, and imported cases of vaccinepreventable diseases such as measles
have highlighted that U.S. efforts to
support our national vaccine goals must
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detection and prevention of infectious
diseases world-wide.
In accordance with the 2010 National
Vaccine Plan (NVP), the National
Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is
conducting a mid-course review of the
NVP to ensure that the goals and
objectives are appropriately aligned
towards the goals described therein
given significant changes in the
immunization landscape that have
occurred since the NVP was released in
2010. This analysis could include, but
may not be limited to, evaluating the
priority areas described in the Plan,
identifying significant accomplishments
and continued areas of opportunity
towards the goals and objectives
outlined in the 2010 NVP, and
developing updated 2015–2020
priorities and indicators to optimize
implementation efforts to better align
with the current immunization
landscape. This input will be used to
inform Departmental priorities and
activities going forward.
II. Request for Information
In order to capture non-federal
stakeholder input in a targeted and
systematic way, NVPO is conducting a
Request for Information using an on-line
survey tool to compile information
regarding the priorities, goals, and
objectives within the NVP, significant
accomplishments since 2010, remaining
gaps, and stakeholder perspectives on
priorities of the vaccine and
immunization community for the
remaining years of the NVP (2016–
2020). Finally, stakeholders will also be
provided the opportunity to briefly
inform NVPO of the top contributions
from their organization. A link to the
survey and instructions for completing
the survey can be accessed via the
NVPO Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/
nvpo/vacc_plan/index.html#midcourse-review. All information collected
will be aggregated and analyzed to help
inform a high level summary of the
overall progress towards the goals in the
NVP.
All responses to this Request for
Information must be submitted by
completing the online survey tool.
Information collection sponsored by the
NVPO required for the purposes of
informing the National Vaccine Program
and the National Vaccine Plan is not
subject to Chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code [the Paperwork Reduction
Act] as indicated in 42 U.S.C. 300aa–1
note (section 321 of Pub. L. 99–660).
All survey submissions will become
part of the public record and subject to
public disclosure. While the survey tool
does not solicit identifying information,
submissions that contain this

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information will not be edited to remove
any identifying.
III. Potential Responders
HHS invites input from a broad range
of stakeholders including individuals
and organizations that have interests in
vaccines and immunization efforts and
goals outlined in the 2010 National
Vaccine Plan.
Examples of potential responders
include, but are not limited to, the
following:
—General public;
—advocacy groups, non-profit
organizations, and public interest
organizations;
—academics, professional societies, and
healthcare organizations;
—public health officials and
immunization program managers;
—physician and non-physician
providers that administer
immunization services, including
pharmacists and community
vaccinators
—representatives from the private
sector.
Dated: September 25, 2015.
Michelle Y. Blakely,
Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of
Operations and Management, National
Vaccine Program Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day
Proposed Information Collection:
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing
What Works—Best Practice, Promising
Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE)
Form (OMB NO. 0917–0034)
Indian Health Service, HHS.
Notice and request for
comments. Request for extension of
approval.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law (Pub. L.) 104–13 [44 United
States Code (U.S.C.) § 3506(c)(2)(A)], the
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the
general public to take this opportunity
to comment on the information
collection titled, ‘‘Indian Health Service
(IHS) Sharing What Works—Best
Practice, Promising Practice, and Local
Effort (BPPPLE) Form,’’ Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 0917–0034.
This previously approved information
collection project was last published in

SUMMARY:

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the Federal Register (77 FR 67657) on
November 13, 2012, and allowed 30
days for public comment. No public
comment was received in response to
the notice. This notice announces our
intent to submit this collection, which
expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for
approval of an extension, and to solicit
comments on specific aspects for the
proposed information collection. A copy
of the supporting statement is available
at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
IHS–2015–0008).
Proposed Collection: Title: 0917–
0034, Indian Health Service (IHS)
Sharing What Works—Best Practice,
Promising Practice, and Local Effort
(BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information
Collection Request: Extension, without
revision, of the currently approved
information collection, 0917–0034, IHS
Sharing What Works—Best Practice,
Promising Practice, and Local Effort
(BPPPLE) Form. There are no program
changes or adjustments in burden hours.
Form(s): 0917–0034, IHS Sharing What

Works—Best Practice, Promising
Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE)
Form. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the
health status of the American Indian
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the
highest possible level by providing
comprehensive health care and
preventive health services. To support
the IHS mission and encourage the
creation and utilization of performance
driven products/services by IHS, Tribal,
and urban Indian health (I/T/U)
programs, the Office of Preventive and
Clinical Services’ program divisions
(i.e., Behavioral Health, Health
Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing,
and Dental) have developed a
centralized program database of best
practices, promising practices and local
efforts (BPPPLE) and resources. The
purpose of this collection is to further
the development of a database of
BPPPLE, resources, and policies which
are available to the public on the
IHS.gov Web site. This database will be

a resource for program evaluation and
for modeling examples of various health
care projects occurring in AI/AN
communities.
All information submitted is on a
voluntary basis; no legal requirement
exists for collection of this information.
The information collected will enable
the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify
evidence based approaches to
prevention programs among the I/T/Us
when no system is currently in place,
and (b) Allow the program managers to
review BPPPLEs occurring among the
I/T/Us when considering program
planning for their communities.
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of
Respondents: I/T/U health programs’
staff. The table below provides: Types of
data collection instruments, Estimated
number of respondents, Number of
responses per respondent, Average
burden hour per response, and Total
annual burden hour(s).

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Data collection instrument(s)
IHS Sharing What Works–BPPPLE Form (OMB Form No. 0917–0034)

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There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to
report.
Requests for Comments: Your written
comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following
points:
(a) Whether the information collection
activity is necessary to carry out an
agency function;
(b) whether the agency processes the
information collected in a useful and
timely fashion;
(c) the accuracy of the public burden
estimate (the estimated amount of time
needed for individual respondents to
provide the requested information);
(d) whether the methodology and
assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical;
(e) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and
(f) ways to minimize the public
burden through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments, requests for more
information on the proposed collection,
or requests to obtain a copy of the data

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Number of
responses per
respondent

Average burden
hour per
response

Total annual
burden hours

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collection instrument and instructions
to Tamara Clay by one of the following
methods:
• Mail: Tamara Clay, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 801
Thompson Avenue, TMP, STE 450–30,
Rockville, MD 20852–1627.
• Phone: 301–443–4750.
• Email: tamara.clay@ihs.gov.
• Fax: 301–443–2316.
Comment Due Date: December 8,
2015. Your comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having full effect if received within
60 days of the date of this publication.

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in section
552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended.
The grant applications and the
discussions could disclose confidential
trade secrets or commercial property
such as patentable material, and
personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.

Dated: October 1, 2015.
Robert G. McSwain,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.

Name of Committee: Heart, Lung, and
Blood Initial Review Group, NHLBI
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Review
Committee.
Date: October 29–30, 2015.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600
Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
Contact Person: Stephanie Johnson Webb,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
Scientific Review/DERA, National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, Room 7196, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–
435–0291, stephanie.webb@nih.gov.
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