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information. The Peer Review Panel will

discuss the usefulness of the UDP as an

alternative to the traditional LD50

methods currently accepted by

government regulatory authorities for

the assessment of acute oral toxicity

potential of chemicals.

Background Document Available for

Comment

NICEATM has prepared a Background

Review Document that includes the

revised UDP protocol and documents

supporting the basis and validity of the

test method. Copies of the Up-andDown Procedure Background Review

Document and supporting

documentation may be obtained from

NICEATM, MD EC–17, P.O. Box 12233,

Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709,

Phone: 919–541–3398, Fax: 919–541–

0947, E-mail: ICCVAM@niehs.nih.gov. A

copy of the Background Review

Document and comments submitted

will be available for viewing Monday

through Friday, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

EST at the U. S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances, NonConfidential Information Center, Room

607B, Northeast Mall, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460. Thirty days

prior to the meeting, a detailed agenda

will be available on the web at: http://

iccvam.niehs.nih.gov or by contacting

NICEATM.

Persons requesting additional

information regarding the rationale for

the OECD proposal to delete the OECD

Guideline 401 can contact William T.

Meyer, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs,

Phone: 703–305–7188; E-mail:

Meyer,WilliamT@epa.gov. Mail address:

Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW, Mail Code 7506C,

Washington, DC 20460; Federal Express

address: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Room 1104H, Arlington, VA 22202.

Request for Comments

NICEATM invites the submission of

written comments on the revised Upand-Down Procedure, and submission of

other available information and data on

the UDP, including information about

completed, ongoing, or planned studies.

Written comments and additional

information should include name,

affiliation, mailing address, phone, fax,

e-mail and sponsoring organization (if

any), and should be sent by mail, fax,

or e-mail to NICEATM at the address

listed above. Comments may be

submitted anytime before the meeting;

however, comments should be

submitted by June 15 in order to ensure

time for adequate review by the Panel.

Written comments will be made

available to the Peer Review Panel

members, ICCVAM agency

representatives and experts, and

attendees at the meeting and will be

included in the resource materials

assembled on the UDP.

The Expert Panel Meeting will be

open to the public, and time will be

provided for presentation of public oral

comments at designated times during

the meeting. Speakers will be assigned

on a first-come, first-serve basis and up

to seven minutes will be allotted to each

speaker. In order to facilitate planning,

members of the public who wish to

present oral statements at the meeting

should contact NICEATM as soon as

possible, but no later than July 18, 2000.

Persons registering to make comments

are asked to provide, if possible, a

written copy of their statement in

advance so that copies can be made and

distributed to the Peer Review Panel

members for their timely consideration

prior to the meeting. Written statements

can supplement and expand the oral

presentation, and each speaker is asked

to provide his/her name, affiliation,

mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail and

supporting organization (if any).

Registration for making public

comments will also be available on-site.

If registering on-site to speak and

reading oral comments from printed

copy, the speaker is asked to bring 50

copies of the text. These copies will be

distributed to the Panel and supplement

the record.

Summary minutes from the meeting

and the final report from the Peer

Review Panel will be prepared and

made available upon request to

NICEATM (address provided above).

These documents will also be made

available via the internet at the website:

http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov.

Additional information about

ICCVAM and NICEATM can be found at

the website:http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Samuel H. Wilson,

Deputy Director, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4563–N–06]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Tenant Opportunities

Semi-Annual Report

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 31,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested Persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control number and should be sent to:

Mildred M. Hamman, Reports Liaison

Officer, Public and Indian Housing,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room

4238, Washington, DC 20410–5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642,

extension 4128, for copies of the

proposed forms and other available

documents. (This is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Tenant

Opportunities Semi-Annual Report.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0087.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Grantees

participating in TOP are required to

submit Semiannual Report (Form HUD–

52370), which will evaluate the progress

in carrying out the approved TOP

workplan/budget. Grantees shall submit

the report on a semiannual basis for the

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periods ending June 30 and December

31. The reports must be submitted to

HUD within 30 days after the end of

each semiannual reporting period. No

grant payments will be approved for

drawdown through the Line of Credit

Control System/Voice Response System

(LOCCS/VRS) for grantees with overdue

progress reports. Form HUD–52371,

Tenant Opportunities Program

Consultant/Trainer Checklist is

canceled.

Agency form numbers: HUD–52370.

Members of affected public: State,

Local or Tribal government.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 958 TOP grantees,

semiannual, two hours per response,

3,832 hours total reporting burden.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Reinstatement.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Harold Lucas,

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing.

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