26618 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 89 / Monday, May 8, 2000 / Notices

persons with mental retardation, and for

reviewing legislative proposals that

impact the quality of life that is

experienced by citizens with mental

retardation and their families.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

L. Browning, Room 701 Aerospace

Building, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447, (202) 619–0634.

Dated: May 1, 2000.

Jane Browning,

Executive Director, President’s Committee on

Mental Retardation.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–10000]

Emergency Clearance: Public

Information Collection Requirements

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, DHHS.

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.

We are, however, requesting an

emergency review of the information

collections referenced below. In

compliance with the requirement of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, we have

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

requirements for emergency review. We

are requesting an emergency review

because the collection of this

information is needed before the

expiration of the normal time limits

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR, Part

1320. This is necessary to ensure

compliance with the Balance Budget

Act of 1997. We cannot reasonably

comply with the normal clearance

procedures because to do so would

result in public harm. Public harm

would result because there would be a

delay in being able to furnish materials

to Medicare beneficiaries that would

assist them in making informed health

care choices concerning fee-for-services

benefits and managed care benefits. We

need to have the results of a survey

ready to be included in the Medicare

and You Handbook by October 1, 2000

and therefore must be able to begin the

survey in July.

HCFA is requesting OMB review and

approval of this collection by June 30,

2000, with a 180-day approval period.

Written comments and

recommendations will be accepted from

the public if received by the individuals

designated below by June 23, 2000.

During this 180-day period, we will

publish a separate Federal Register

notice announcing the initiation of an

extensive 60-day agency review and

public comment period on these

requirements. We will submit the

requirements for OMB review and an

extension of this emergency approval.

Type of Information Request: New

collection; Title of Information

Collection: Medicare Consumer

Assessment Survey of Health Plan

Survey (CAHPS)—Fee for Service;

HCFA Form Number: HCFA–10000

(OMB approval #: 0938–NEW); Use:

Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,

HCFA is required to provide general and

plan comparative information to

beneficiaries that will help them make

more informed health plan choices. A

CAHPS fee for service survey is needed

to provide information comparable to

those data collected from the CAHPS

managed care survey; Frequency:

Annually; Affected Public: Individuals

or households; Number of Respondents:

168,000; Total Annual Responses:

134,400; Total Annual Burden Hours:

44,800.

We have submitted a copy of this

notice to OMB for its review of these

information collections. A notice will be

published in the Federal Register when

approval is obtained.

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 your

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.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden or any

other aspect of these collections of

information requirements. However, as

noted above, comments on these

information collection and

recordkeeping requirements must be

mailed and/or faxed to the designees

referenced below, by June 23, 2000:

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise

Standards, Room N2–14–26, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850. Fax Number: (410) 786–

0262 Attn: Julie Brown HCFA–10000

and,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC

20503, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974

or (202) 395–5167 Attn: Allison

Herron Eydt, HCFA Desk Officer.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

National Vaccine Injury Compensation

Program; List of Petitions Received

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA) is

publishing this notice of petitions

received under the National Vaccine

Injury Compensation Program (‘‘the

Program’’), as required by section

2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service

(PHS) Act, as amended. While the

Secretary of Health and Human Services

is named as the respondent in all

proceedings brought by the filing of

petitions for compensation under the

Program, the United States Court of

Federal Claims is charged by statute

with responsibility for considering and

acting upon the petitions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about requirements for

filing petitions, and the Program in

general, contact the Clerk, United States

Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison