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1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on May 12, 2000.

Time allotted for each presentation may

be limited. Those desiring to make

formal oral presentations should notify

the contact person before May 4, 2000,

and submit a brief statement of the

general nature of the evidence or

arguments they wish to present, the

names and addresses of proposed

participants, and an indication of the

approximate time requested to make

their presentation.

Closed Committee Deliberations: On

May 11, 2000, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and

from approximately 1:45 p.m. to 5:30

p.m., and on May 12, 2000, from 8 a.m.

to 9 a.m., the meeting will be closed to

permit discussion and review of trade

secret and/or confidential information.

(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)). These portions

will be closed to permit discussion of

pending investigational new drug

applications or pending product

licensing applications.

FDA regrets that it was unable to

publish this notice 15 days prior to the

May 11 and 12, 2000, Vaccines and

Related Biological Products Advisory

Committee meeting. Because the agency

believes there is some urgency to bring

these issues to public discussion and

qualified members of the Vaccines and

Related Biological Products Advisory

Committee were available at this time,

the Commissioner of Food and Drugs

concluded that it was in the public

interest to hold this meeting even if

there was not sufficient time for the

customary 15-day public notice.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Linda A. Suydam,

Senior Associate Commissioner.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0315]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: New Collection; Title of

Information Collection: Collection of

Data on Physician Encounters from

Medicare+Choice Organizations; HCFA

Form Number: HCFA–R–0315

(OMB#0938–NEW); Use HCFA requires

physician encounter data from

Medicare+Choice organizations to

develop and implement a risk

adjustment payment methodology as

required by the Balanced Budget Act of

1997; Frequency: Monthly; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit, Notfor-profit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 300; Total Annual

Responses: 75.6 million; Total Annual

Hours: 938,700.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail you

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Julie Brown, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: April 17, 2000.

John P. Burke, III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

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Medicare Program; May 12, 2000,

Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Panel

on Medicare Education

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, this notice announces a meeting of

the Citizens Advisory Panel on

Medicare Education (the Panel) on May

12, 2000. This Committee advises and

makes recommendations to the

Secretary of the Department of Health

and Human Services (the Secretary) and

the Administrator of the Health Care

Financing Administration (HCFA) on

opportunities for HCFA to optimize the

effectiveness of the National Medicare

Education Program and other HCFA

programs that help Medicare

beneficiaries understand Medicare and

the range of Medicare options available

with the passage of the

Medicare+Choice Program. The Panel

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

May 12, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC

20001, (202) 638–6900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susana Perry, Executive Director, CBS,

Partnership Development Group, Health

Care Financing Administration, 7500

Security Boulevard S1–08–07,

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850, (410) 786–

1076.

Please refer to the HCFA Advisory

Committees Information Line (1–877–

449–5659 toll free 410–786–9379 local)

or the Internet (http://www.hcfa.gov/

events/apme/homepage.htm) for

additional information and updates on

committee activities or by contacting the

Executive Director at (http://

www.APME@hcfa.gov). Press inquiries

are handled through the HCFA Press

Office at (202) 690–6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. 2, Section 10(a)), Public

Law 92–463, grants the Secretary the

authority to establish an advisory

committee if the Secretary finds the

committee necessary and in the public

interest. The Secretary signed the