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Internet. CDRH maintains an entry on

the Internet for easy access to

information including text, graphics,

and files that may be downloaded to a

personal computer with access to the

Internet. Updated on a regular basis, the

CDRH home page includes the guidance

‘‘Alternative to Certain Prescription

Device Labeling Requirements,’’ device

safety alerts, Federal Register reprints,

information on premarket submissions

(including lists of approved applications

and manufacturers’ addresses), small

manufacturers’ assistance, information

on video conferencing and electronic

submissions, mammography matters,

and other device-oriented information.

The CDRH home page may be accessed

at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh. The

guidance ‘‘Alternative to Certain

Prescription Device Labeling

Requirements’’ will be available at http:

//www.fda.gov/cdrh/oc.

IV. Comments

Interested persons may at any time,

submit written comments regarding this

guidance document to the contact

person listed above. Such comments

will be considered when determining

whether to amend the current guidance.

Dated: January 9, 2000.

Linda S. Kahan,

Deputy Director for Regulations Policy, Center

for Devices and Radiological Health.

[FR Doc. 00–1407 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Health Professions Preparatory,

Pregraduate, and Indian Health

Professions Scholarship Programs

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Update of Standing Notice of

Availability of Funds for Health

Professionals Preparatory, Pregraduate,

and Indian Health Professions

Scholarship Programs published in 62

FR 5443, February 5, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service

(IHS) announces the availability of

approximately $3,750,000 to fund

scholarships for the for the Health

Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate

Scholarship Programs for FY 2000

awards. These programs are authorized

by section 103 of the Indian Health Care

Improvement Act (IHCIA), Pub.L. 94–

437, as amended by Pub.L. 100–713,

Pub.L. 102–573, and Pub.L. 104–313.

The Indian Health Scholarship

(Professions) authorized by section 104

of the IHCIA, Pub.L. 94–437, as

amended by Pub.L. 100–713, Pub.L.

102–573, and Pub.L. 104–313, has

approximately $7,895,000 available for

FY 2000 awards.

Part-time and full-time scholarships

will be funded for each of the three

scholarships programs for the academic

year 2000–2001.

The Health Professions Preparatory

Scholarship Grant Program is listed as

No. 93.123 in the Office of Management

and Budget.

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA). The Health

Professions Pregraduate Scholarship

Grant Program is listed as No. 93.971

and the Indian Health Professions

Scholarship Grant Program is listed as

No. 93.972 in the CFDA.

DATE: The application deadline for both

new and continuing applicants is April

1, 2000. If April 1 falls on the weekend,

the application will be due on the

following Monday. Applications will be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are received by the appropriate

Scholarship Coordinator on the

deadline date or postmarked on or

before the deadline date. (Applicants

should request a legibly dated U.S.

Postal Service postmark or obtain a

legibly dated receipt from a commercial

carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private

metered postmarks will not be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)

Applications: New applicants

applying for scholarships under the

three programs must use the forms

contained in the ‘‘Application for

Participation in the IHS Scholarship

Program’’ (OMB No. 0917–0006, 04/30/

2001). Application packets may be

obtained by calling or writing to the

addresses listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please address application inquiries to

the appropriate Indian Health Service

Area Scholarship Coordinator, as listed

below.

IHS area office and States/locality served Scholarship coordinator/address

Aberdeen Area IHS:

Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota .................................. Ms. Lila Jean Topalian, Scholarship Coordinator, Aberdeen Area IHS,

Federal Building, Room 309, 115 4th Avenue, SE., Aberdeen, SD

57401, Tele: 602–226–7553.

Alaska Area IHS:

Alaska ................................................................................................ Acting Scholarship Coordinator, Alaska Area IHS, 4141 Ambassador

Drive, Rm. 349, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, Tele: 907–729–1332.

Albuquerque Area IHS:

Colorado, New Mexico ...................................................................... Ms. Alvina Waseta, Scholarship Coordinator, Albuquerque Area IHS,

5300 Homestead Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, Tele: 505–

248–4513.

Bemidji Area IHS:

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin ............................. Ms. Barbara Fairbanks, Scholarship Coordinator, Bemidji Area IHS,

522 Minnesota Avenue, NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, Tele: 218–759–

3350.

Billings Area IHS:

Montana, Wyoming ........................................................................... Mr. Sandy MacDonald, Scholarship Coordinator, Billings Area IHS,

Area Personnel Office, P.O. Box 2143, 2900 4th Avenue, North, Billings, MT 59103, Tele: 406–247–7210.

California Area IHS:

California, Hawaii .............................................................................. Ms. Mona Celli, Scholarship Coordinator, California Area IHS, 1825

Bell Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95825, Tele: 916–566–7033.

Nashville Area IHS:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi,

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia.

Mr. Jesse Thomas, Scholarship Coordinator, Nashville Area IHS, 711

Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, Tele: 615–736–2436.

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IHS area office and States/locality served Scholarship coordinator/address

Navajo Area IHS:

Arizona, New Mexico, Utah ............................................................... Ms. Roselinda Allison, Scholarship Coordinator, Navajo Area IHS, P.O.

Box 9020, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Tele: 520–871–1422.

Oklahoma City Area IHS:

Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma ............................................................ Ms. Barbara Roy, Scholarship Coordinator, Oklahoma City Area IHS,

Five Corporate Plaza, 3625 NW 56th Street, Oklahoma City, OK

73112, Tele: 405–951–3939.

Phoenix Area IHS:

Arizona, Nevada, Utah ...................................................................... Ms. Lena Fast Horse, Scholarship Coordinator, Phoenix Area IHS, Two

Renaissance Square, 40 North Central Avenue, Suite #600, Phoenix,

AZ 85004, Tele: 602–364–5220.

Portland Area IHS:

Idaho, Oregon, Washington .............................................................. Ms. Darlene Marcellay, Scholarship Coordinator, Portland Area IHS,

1220 SW Third Avenue, Rm. 440, Portland, OR 97204–2892, Tele:

503–326–2015.

Tucson Area IHS:

Arizona, Texas .................................................................................. Mr. Cecil Escalante, Scholarship Coordinator, Tucson Area IHS, 7900

South J. Stock Road, Tucson, AZ 85746, Tele: 520–295–2441.

Other programmatic inquiries may be

addressed to Ms. Rose Jerue, Chief,

Scholarship Branch, Indian Health

Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, Suite

100, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway,

Rockville, Maryland, 20852; Telephone

301–443–6197. (This is not a toll free

number.) For grants information, contact

Ms. Margaret Griffiths, Acting Grants

Scholarship Coordinator, Grants

Management Branch, Division of

Acquisition and Grants Operations,

Indian Health Services, Room 100,

12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville,

Maryland, 20852; Telephone 301–443–

0243. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

addition to the list of priority health

professionals for Indian Health

Scholarships (Professions) that was

published in 62 FR 5443, February 5,

1997, is Coding Specialist-Certificate.

Deletions from the list of priority

health professions for Indian Health

Scholarships (Professions) that was

published in 62 FR 5443, February 5,

1997, are Accounting (B.S.), Business

Administration (B.S., M.B.A.), and

Computer Science (B.S.).

A deletion from the list of priority

career categories for Health Professions

Preparatory scholarships is PreAccounting.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Michel E. Lincoln,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 00–1403 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Data Collection; Comment

Request; Clinical, Laboratory, and

Epidemiologic Characterization of

Individuals at High Risk of Cancer

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed extension of existing data

collection projects, the National Cancer

Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of

Health (NIH) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects to be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Clinical, Laboratory, and

Epidemiologic Characterization of

Individuals at High Risk of Cancer.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of OMB No. 0925–

0194 (Expiration date 06/30/00).

Need and Use of Information

Collection: This ongoing research study

will identify cancer-prone persons in

order to learn about cancer risk and

cancer causes in individuals and

families. The primary objectives of this

research study are to utilize clinical,

laboratory, and epidemiologic

approaches in studies of individuals

and families at high risk of cancer to

identify and further characterize cancer

susceptibility factor. Respondents are

members of families in which multiple

cancers are thought to have occurred.

Information about the occurrence of

cancer is collected and reviewed to

determine eligibility for further etiologic

study. Participation is entirely

voluntary. The findings will lead to a

better understanding of the causes and

risk factors for selected cancers, which

may reduce cancer incidence, and

promote the earlier diagnosis of some

cancers.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Type of Respondents: Adults.

The annual reporting burden is as

follows:

Estimated Number of Respondents:

600 per year.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

75.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours Requested: 450.

The annualized cost to respondents is

estimated at: $4,500. There are no

Capital Costs to report. There are no

Operating or Maintenance Costs to

report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

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 estimates 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.