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reasonable cash compensation instead

of the merchandise originally offered.

Finally, Part I of the proposed order

similarly prohibits respondent from

failing to provide rebates in the form of

services or any other consideration

(other than cash, credit towards future

purchases, or merchandise) within the

time it specifies for delivery, or if no

time is specified, within thirty days,

unless it offers consumers the option of

consenting to a delay or canceling the

rebate request and promptly receiving

reasonable cash compensation instead

of the rebate originally offered.

Part II of the proposed order requires

respondent to maintain copies of all

materials relied upon in making any

representation covered by this order.

Part III of the proposed order requires

respondent to distribute copies of the

order to various officers, agents and

employees of respondent.

Part IV of the proposed order requires

respondent to notify the Commission of

any changes in corporate structure that

might affect compliance with the order.

Part V of the proposed order requires

respondent to file with the Commission

one or more reports detailing

compliance with the order.

Part VI of the proposed order is a

‘‘sunset’’ provision, dictating that the

order will terminate twenty years from

the date it is issued or twenty years after

a complaint is filed in federal court, by

either the United States or the FTC,

alleging any violation of the order.

The purpose of this analysis is to

facilitate public comment on the order.

It is not intended to constitute an

official interpretation of the agreement

and proposed order or to modify in any

way their terms.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1190 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

[File No. 992–3242]

UMAX Technologies, Inc.; Analysis to

Aid Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed consent agreement.

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this

matter settles alleged violations of

federal law prohibiting unfair or

deceptive acts or practices or unfair

methods of competition. The attached

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes both the allegations in the

draft complaint that accompanies the

consent agreement and the terms of the

consent order—embodied in the consent

agreement—that would settle these

allegations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: FTC/Office of the Secretary,

Room 159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,

Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Dershowitz or Joel Winston,

FTC/S–4002, 600 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20580. (202) 326–

3158 or 326–3153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 6(f) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 7231, 15

U.S.C. 46 and section 2.34 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice (16 CFR

2.34), notice is hereby given that the

above-captioned consent agreement

containing a consent order to cease and

desist, having been filed with and

accepted, subject to final approval, by

the Commission, has been placed on the

public record for a period of thirty (30)

days. The following Analysis to Aid

Public Comment describes the terms of

the consent agreement, and the

allegations in the complaint. An

electronic copy of the full text of the

consent agreement package can be

obtained from the FTC Home Page (for

January 10, 2000), on the World Wide

Web, at ‘‘http://www.ftc.gov/os/

actions97.htm.’’ A paper copy can be

obtained from the FTC Public Reference

Room, Room H–130, 600 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580,

either in person or by calling (202) 326–

3627.

Public comment is invited. Comments

should be directed to: FTC/Office of the

Secretary, Room 159, 600 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20580. Two

paper copies of each comment should

be filed, and should be accompanied, if

possible, by a 31⁄2 inch diskette

containing an electronic copy of the

comment. Such comments or views will

be considered by the Commission and

will be available for inspection and

copying at its principal office in

accordance with section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice (16

CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to

Aid Public Comment

The Federal Trade Commission has

accepted, subject to final approval, an

agreement containing a consent order

from respondent UMAX Technologies,

Inc. (‘‘UMAX’’).

The proposed consent order has been

placed on the public record for thirty

(30) days for reception of comments by

interested persons. Comments received

during this period will become part of

the public record. After thirty (30) days,

the Commission will again review the

agreement and the comments received

and will decide whether it should

withdraw from the agreement or make

final the agreement’s proposed order.

UMAX advertises, labels and sells

various types of computer scanners.

This matter concerns allegedly

deceptive rebate advertising claims

made in conjunction with the sale of

computer scanners. The Commission’s

proposed complaint alleges that UMAX

falsely represented that purchasers of its

Astra 1220P scanner, for example,

would receive a $30.00 cash rebate, and

that purchasers of its Astra 1220S

scanner, for example, would receive a

$50.00 cash rebate, within 12 weeks of

UMAX’s receipt of purchaser’s rebate

requests. The complaint alleges that in

many instances purchasers received

their rebates one to five months late.

The proposed consent order contains

provisions designed to prevent

respondent from engaging in similar

acts and practices in the future.

Part I of the proposed order prohibits

respondent from misrepresenting the

time in which any cash rebate, or rebate

in the form of credit towards future

purchases, will be mailed to consumers.

It also prohibits respondent from failing

to provide such rebates within the time

specified, or if no time is specified,

within thirty days.

Part I of the proposed order also

prohibits respondent from violating any

provision of the FTC’s Mail Order Rule

in connection with rebates in the form

of merchandise. Among other things,

the Mail Order Rule prohibits marketers

from failing to provide rebates in the

form of merchandise within the time

they specify for delivery, or if no time

is specified, within thirty days, unless

they offer consumers the option of

consenting to a delay or canceling the

rebate request and promptly receiving

reasonable cash compensation instead

of the merchandise originally offered.

Finally, Part I of the proposed order

similarly prohibits respondent from

failing to provide rebates in the form of

services or any other consideration

(other than cash, credit towards future

purchases, or merchandise) within the

time it specifies for delivery, or if no

time is specified, within thirty days,

unless it offers consumers the option of

consenting to a delay or canceling the

rebate request and promptly receiving

reasonable cash compensation instead

of the rebate originally offered.

Part II of the proposed order requires

respondent to maintain copies of all

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materials relied upon in making any

representation covered by this order.

Part III of the proposed order requires

respondent to distribute copies of the

order to various officers, agents and

employees of respondent.

Part IV of the proposed order requires

respondent to notify the Commission of

any changes in corporate structure that

might affect compliance with the order.

Part V of the proposed order requires

respondent to file with the Commission

one or more reports detailing

compliance with the order.

Part VI of the proposed order is a

‘‘sunset’’ provision, dictating that the

order will terminate twenty years from

the date it is issued or twenty years after

a complaint is filed in federal court, by

either the United States or the FTC,

alleging any violation of the order.

The purpose of this analysis is to

facilitate public comment on the

proposed order. It is not intended to

constitute an official interpretation of

the agreement and proposed order or to

modify in any way their terms.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1191 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collections;

Comment Request

The Department of Health and Human

Services, Office of the Secretary will

periodically publish summaries of

proposed information collections

projects and solicit public comments in

compliance with the requirements of

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

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more

information on the project or to obtain

a copy of the information collection

plans and instruments, call the OS

Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690–

6207.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Proposed project 1. Empowerment

Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/

EC) Health Improvement Survey—

NEW—The Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is

proposing a survey of directors of EZ/

ECs to assess their capacity to engage in

health improvement planning efforts.

Recognizing that EZ/ECs represent some

of the nation’s most economically

disadvantaged and ethnically diverse

urban and rural areas, the survey project

is designed to measure the level of

interest, commitment and priority

assigned to reducing health disparities

in these localities. The results of the

survey are expected to assist HHS in

helping EZ/EC localities devise health

planning programs that reflect both

community needs and appropriate

public health standards. Respondents:

EZ/EC Directors—Reporting Burden

Information—Number of Respondents:

136; Annual Frequency of Response:

one time; Average Burden per Response:

20 minutes; Total Annual Burden: 45

hours.

Send comments to Cynthia Agens

Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200

Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

DC 20201. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: January 7, 2000.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

[FR Doc. 00–1169 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–296]

Agency Information Collection

Activities

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register issue

of Monday, January 3, 2000, make the

following correction:

Correction: In the Federal Register

issue of Monday, January 3, 2000,

Volume 65, Number 1; DOCID:fr03ja00–

47, on page 136, the last sentence of the

first paragraph under ‘‘Use’’, the phrase

in parenthesis ‘‘(they are attached as

Exhibits 1–3 hereto)’’ needs to be

deleted. Also on page 136, in the second

sentence of the second paragraph under

‘‘Use’’, the word ‘‘attached’’ needs to be

deleted, and in the first sentence of the

paragraph under ‘‘Home Health

Advance Beneficiary Notices’’, the

words ‘‘Exhibits 1–3’’ need to be

deleted. The HHABNs are not attached

to the Federal Register notice but can be

obtained by accessing HCFA’s web site

address at (note correction to address)

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.

Dated: January 7, 2000.

John Parmigiani,

Manager, HCFA Office of Information

Services, Security and Standards Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–1198 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request: National Institute of Diabetes

and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Information Clearinghouse Customer

Satisfaction Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to

provide opportunity for public comment

on proposed data collection projects, the

National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK),

the National Institutes of Health (NIH),

will publish periodic summaries of

proposed projects to be submitted to the

Office of Management (OMB) for review

and approval.

Title: NIDDK Information

Clearinghouses Customer Satisfaction

Survey. NIDDK will conduct a survey to

evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness

of services provided NIDDK’s three

information clearinghouses; National

Diabetes Information Clearinghouse,

National Digestive Diseases Information

Clearinghouse, National Kidney and

Urologic Diseases Information

Clearinghouse. The survey responds to

Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting

Customer Service Standards,’’ which

requires agencies and departments to

identify and survey their ‘‘customers to

determine the kind and quality of

service they want and their level of

satisfaction with existing service.’’

Frequency of Response; On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; clinics or doctor’s offices.

Type of Respondents‘‘ Physicians,

nurses, patients, family.