33334 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 23, 2000 / Notices

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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.

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Type of respondents Number of

respondents

Frequency

of response

Estimated

average response time

Estimated

annual burden hours

Patients/Family ................................................................................................................ 3,600 1.00 0.167 600

Phys. Asst ........................................................................................................................ 7,200 1.00 0.167 1,200

Physicians ........................................................................................................................ 1,200 1.00 0.167 200

Totals ........................................................................................................................ 12,000 2,000

The annual reporting burden is as

follows:

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Average Burden Hours per

Response: 01671.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 2,000.

The annualized cost to respondents is

estimated at $39,000. There are no

Capital Costs to report. There are no

Operating or Maintenance Costs to

report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or

suggestionns from the public and

affected agencies are invited on one or

more of the following points: (1)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the function of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Please address all comments

concerning the proposed collection to

Kathy Kranzfelder, Project Officer,

NIDDK Information Clearinghouses,

NIH, Building 31, Room 9A04,

MSC2560, Bethesda, MD 20852. You

may also submit comment and data by

electronic mail (e-mail) at:

<kranzfeldk@hq.niddk.nih.gov>.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

are best assured of having their full

effect if received within 60 days

following the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed

project, contact Kathy Kranzfelder at

301–496–3583 or via e-mail at:

<Kranzfeldk@hq.niddk,nih.gov>.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Earl L. Laurence,

Department Director, NIDDK.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Notice of Meeting: DHHS Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating

Committee

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

DHHS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Coordinating Committee.

Name: Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Coordinating Committee (CFSCC).

Time and Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000,

from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building,

Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20201.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available. The meeting room will

accommodate approximately 100 people.

Individuals who plan to attend and need

special assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other reasonable

accommodations, should notify the Contact

Person listed below in advance of the

meeting.

Notice: In the interest of security, the

Department has instituted stringent

procedures for entrance to the Hubert H.

Humphrey Building by non-government

employees. Thus, persons without a

government identification card will need to

provide a photo ID and must know the

subject and room number of the meeting in

order to be admitted into the building.

Visitors must use the Independence Avenue

entrance.

Purpose: The Committee is charged with

providing advice to the Secretary, the

Assistant Secretary for Health, and the

Commissioner, Social Security

Administration (SSA), to assure interagency

coordination and communication regarding

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) research and

other related issues; facilitating increased

DHHS and agency awareness of CFS research

and educational needs; developing

complementary research programs that

minimize overlap; identifying opportunities

for collaborative and/or coordinated efforts in

research and educational; and developing

informed responses to constituency groups

regarding DHHS and SSA efforts and

progress.

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will

have, as its sole focus, a discussion of the

forthcoming General Accounting Office

report on CFS research activities at NIH and

CDC and the role of the DHHS CFSCC.

Because this is a briefing session, there will

be no public testimony.

Contact Person for More Information:

Janice C. Ramsden, Executive Secretary,

CFSCC, Office of the Acting Director, NIH,

Building 1, Room 235, 1 Center Drive, MSC

0159, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–0159, email jr52h@nih.gov or telephone 301–496–

0959.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

LaVerne Stringfield,

Director, Office of Advisory Committee Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Cancer

Institute Initial Review Group Subcommittee

G—Education.

Date: June 27–29, 2000.

Time: 1 p.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.