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charter establishing this committee on

January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7899, February

17, 1999). The Citizen’s Advisory Panel

on Medicare Education (the Panel)

advises us on opportunities to enhance

the effectiveness of consumer education

materials serving the Medicare program.

The goals of the Panel are as follows:

• Develop and implement a national

Medicare education program that

describes the options for selecting a

health plan under Medicare.

• Enhance the Federal government’s

effectiveness in informing the Medicare

consumer, including the appropriate use

of public-private partnerships.

• Expand outreach to vulnerable and

underserved communities, including

racial and ethnic minorities; in the

context of a national Medicare

education program.

• Assemble an information base of

best practices for helping consumers

evaluate health plan options and

building a community infrastructure for

information, counseling, and assistance.

The current members are: Carol

Cronin, Director, Center for Beneficiary

Services, HCFA; Diane Archer, J.D.,

President, Medicare Rights Center;

Bruce Bradley, M.B.A., Director,

Managed Care Plans, General Motors

Corporation; Joyce Dubow, M.U.P.,

Senior Policy Advisor, Public Policy

Institute, AARP; Elmer Huerta, M.D.,

M.P.H., Director, Cancer Risk and

Assessment Center, Washington

Hospital Center; Bonita Kallestad, J.D.,

M.S., Western Minnesota Legal Services,

Mid Minnesota Legal Assistance; Steven

Larsen, J.D., M.A., Maryland Insurance

Commissioner, Maryland Insurance

Administration; Brian Lindberg,

M.M.H.S., Executive Director, Consumer

Coalition for Quality Health Care; Heidi

Margulis, B.A., Vice President,

Government Affairs, Humana, Inc.;

Patricia Neuman, Sc.D., Director,

Medicare Policy Project, Henry J. Kaiser

Family Foundation; Elena Rios, M.D.,

M.S.P.H, President, National Hispanic

Medical Association; Samuel Simmons,

B.A., President and CEO, The National

Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.;

Nina Weinberg, M.A., President,

National Health Council; and Edward

Zesk, B.A., Executive Director, Aging

2000.

The agenda for the May 12, 2000,

meeting will include the following:

• An overview of current state of

communication about health care

quality.

• A discussion of HCFA’s quality

agenda.

• A discussion of the communication

of quality through health plans

providers.

• A discussion of HCFA’s efforts in

consumer information on quality and

satisfaction.

• A wrap-up discussion of tentative

findings.

• A discussion of the Panel’s future

direction.

• A period for public comments.

Individuals or organizations that wish

to make 5-minute oral presentations on

the agenda issues should contact the

Executive Director, by 12 noon, May 5,

2000, to be scheduled. The number of

oral presentations may be limited by the

time available. A written copy of the

oral remarks should be submitted to the

Executive Director, no later than 12

noon, May 11, 2000. Anyone who is not

scheduled to speak, may submit written

comments to the Executive Director, by

12 noon, May 11, 2000.

The meeting is open to the public, but

attendance is limited to the space

available. Individuals requiring sign

language interpretation for the hearing

impaired or other special

accommodation should contact the

Executive Director at least 10 days

before the meeting.

(5 U.S.C. App.2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2))

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,

Medicare—Supplementary Medical

Insurance Program)

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4562–N–03]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: Study

of Rent Burden of Residents Living in

HOME-Assisted Rental Units

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 26,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and should be

sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office

of Policy Development and Research,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room

8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vincent M. Mani, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–3700, ext.

5714 (this is not a toll free number).

Copies of the proposed forms and other

available documents to be submitted to

OMB may be obtained from Mr. Mani.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and

affecting agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information to:

(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; (3) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) Minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond; including

through the use of appropriate

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Study of Rent

Burden of Residents Living in HOMEAssisted Rental Units.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Department is conducting, under a

contract with Abt Associates, Inc., a

study of the rent burden of residents

living in rental housing developed

under the HOME Program. The main

objective is to examine the rent burdens

of residents living in HOME-assisted

units. Rent burden is the percentage of

gross income paid toward rent and

utilities. Because the rents in HOMEassisted units are unrelated to

individual household income but are

based instead of affordable rents for

households earning 50 percent or 65

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percent of area median income adjusted

for family size, residents can have high

rent burdens, even if their unit is in

compliance with rent standards. The

study of rent burden will yield

important information about the

affordability of rental housing

developed under the Home Program.

Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable:

None.

Members of the affected public:

Residents sampled in 250 properties

that are selected for the study.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: The researchers will

administer a one-time telephone survey

to 1,000 residents. The interviews are

expected to last five minutes, for a total

burden hour estimate of 83.3 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Awaiting OMB approval.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development and Research.

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BILLING CODE 4120–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4562–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: Survey

of Manufactured (Mobile) Home

Placements

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 26,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 7th Street, SW, Room 8226,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert A. Knight, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410;

telephone (202) 708–1060, Ext. 5893

(this is not a toll-free number), (or via

the Internet at

Robert_A._Knight@hud.gov) or Michael

Davis, U.S. Census Bureau,

Manufacturing and Construction

Division, Room 2126 FOB 4,

Washington, DC 20233–6900, at (301)

457–1605 (or via the Internet at

Michael.Davis@ccmail.census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (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; (3) Enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

Minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

the appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses. This notice is

requesting a revision of a currently

approved collection.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Survey of

Manufactured (Mobile) Home

Placements.

OMB Control Number: 2528–0029.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home

Placements collects data on the

characteristics of newly manufactured

homes placed for residential use

including number, sales price, location,

and other selected characteristics. HUD

uses the statistics to respond to a

Congressional mandate in the Housing

and Community Development Act of

1980, 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, which

requires HUD to collect and report

manufactured home sales and price

information for the nation, census

regions, states, and selected

metropolitan areas and to monitor

whether new manufactured homes are

being placed on owned rather than

rented lots. HUD also used these data to

monitor total housing production and

its affordability.

Agency Form Numbers: C–MH–9A.

Member of affected public: Business

firms or other for-profit institutions.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Number of respondents: 4,000.

Estimate Responses per Respondent:

2.

Time per respondent: 30 minutes.

Total hours to respond: 4,000.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, Title

13 U.S.C. Section 8(b), and Title 12, U.S.C.,

Section 1701z–1.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development and Research.

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BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Application for

Approval

The following applicant has applied

for approval to conduct certain activities

with birds that are protected under the

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992.

This notice is provided under section

112, paragraph 4, of the Wild Bird

Conservation Act of 1992, and title 50,

of the Code of Federal Regulations,

section 15.26(c).

Applicant: G.A. Abbate, Elizabeth, NJ.

The applicant wishes to establish a

cooperative breeding program for the

Venezuelan Black hooded Red siskin

(Carduelis cucullata). The applicant

wishes to be an active participant in this

program with one other private

individual. COM USA Inc. and its

affiliate, The International Association

for the Propagation and Conservation of

All Avian Species (IAPCAAS) have

assumed the responsibility for the

oversight of the program.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.