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This is a response to the document "Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: PEPFAR Program Expenditures" [regulations.gov Docket ID: DOS-2012-0032, FR Doc No: 2012-11190] ( http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOS-2012-0032-0001 ).

Due to a past lack of oversight by the CDC, the State Department is proposing to require recipients of PEPFAR funds to account for expenditures by program area.

This response is in agreement with this requirement, also highlighting the lack of oversight and free-spending culture of the NIH at the time of sponsoring the circumcision trials in Africa (evidenced by the four OIG reports cited), the adverse affects of funding circumcision in Africa (coercion of men and boys to be circumcised, misdirection of scarce medical resources from higher priority health areas), and continuing problems within the CDC raising questions about the ability of the organisation to oversee recipients of federal funds (the more recent OIG report identifying problems in the management of the 'Vaccines for Children' program).

The deadline for submissions is 8 July 2012.

This submission can be made by anybody from any country around the world.

Instructions:

Download and save the document from the following link (Click 'Download'):

http://www.2shared.com/document/D5njtYJK/DOS-2012-0032_8July2012.html

Go to the following regulations.gov submission page:

http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOS-2012-0032-0001

Optionally, complete as many fields on the left-hand-side as you would like to. Click browse under '3. UPLOAD FILE(S)' to upload the saved document from your harddisk. Click 'Submit'.

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