Attachment 2b - Summary of Public Comments

Research to Reduce Time to Treatment for Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction for Rural American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN)

Attachment 2B

Summary of Public Comments and CDC Response

A 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2007, Vol. 72, No. 146, pp. 41757-41758.

Summary of Public Comments and CDC Response

No.	From	Summary of Comment	CDC Response
1	Dr. Jeff Henderson, President Black Hills Center for American Indian Health 701 St. Joseph Street, Suite 204 Rapid City, SD 57701	Requested additional information on the proposed information collection.	A copy of the draft Information Collection Request was provided via email.
2	Dean Seneca, CDC/ATSDR employee and subscriber to the Native Research Network email list	Inquired about the extent of Tribal Consultation.	Advisors and consultants to the project include the Research Director at IHS, who also serves as the chair of the IHS national IRB, and members of tribal IRBs/councils. The proposed project complies with the CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Policy.
3	Reika Ebisu [no affiliation given]	Excerpt of email: “I feel like the discrepancy in health standards due to culture is problematic but preventable.  I think this is a valuable proposal and I hope it is approved.    This idea is interesting to me and I am wondering what the basis of your interest came from and what sources you used. If you could guide me, I would really like to research further into this matter.  Thank you for your time.  I hope to hear from you soon.”	A copy of the draft Information Collection Request (including scientific references) was provided via email.

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