36454 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 111 / Thursday, June 8, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 30, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–14451 Filed 6–07–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–2384]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection;

Title of Information Collection: Third

Party Premium Billing Request and

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR

408.6;

Form No.: HCFA–2384 (OMB 0938–

0041);

Use: The Third Party Premium Billing

Request is used as an authorization form

to designate that a family member or

other interested party receive the

Medicare premium bill and pay it on

behalf of a Medicare beneficiary.

Frequency: On occasion;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households;

Number of Respondents: 15,000;

Total Annual Responses: 15,000;

Total Annual Hours: 6,250.

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.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2–

14–26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–14452 Filed 6–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–216]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection;

Title of Information Collection: Organ

Procurement Organization/

Histocompatibility Laboratory

Statement of Reimbursable Costs,

Manual Instructions and Supporting

Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 413.20

and 413.24;

Form No.: HCFA–216 (OMB No.

0938–0102);

Use: This form is required by statute

for participation in the Medicare

program. The information is used to

determine reasonable costs incurred to

furnish treatment to End Stage Renal

Disease (ESRD) patients by Organ

Procurement Organizations and

Histocompatibility Laboratories.

Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, and

State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 108;

Total Annual Responses: 108;

Hours: 4,860.

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.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2–

14–26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–14453 Filed 6–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

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activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

Applicant: Chicago Zoological Park,

Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, PRT–

805165.

The applicant requests a permit to

import 50 blood, fecal and urine

samples from 50 of the following

animals: Black rhinoceros (Diceros

bicornis), African wild dogs (Lycaon

pictus), and Cheetah (Acinonyx jabatus).

The samples are being collected by the

Ministry of Environment and Tourism,

Windhoek, Namibia and will be

imported for scientific research.

Applicant: James Robbins, Harwood

Heights, IL, PRT–027986.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: John D. Pearson, Long

Grove, IL, PRT–027538.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: David B. Cull, Yanktown,

SD, PRT–028159.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, DC, PRT–027997.

The applicant requests a permit to

import from Guyana study skins and

associated frozen tissue samples

obtained from five wild caught red

siskin (Carduelis cuculatta). The

specimens were collected and will be

imported for scientific research.

Applicant: Ursula Bechert, Oregon

State University, Corvallis, OR, PRT–

023519.

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood samples from Asian

elephants (Elephas maximus) collected

from captive-held specimens at the

Bowmanville Zoo, Ontario, Canada, for

scientific research.

Marine Mammal

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Applicant: Gordon F. Kolling,

Hermosa, SD, PRT–028025.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: William C. McClure,

Pittsburgh, PA, PRT–027989.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: George H. Brimhall,

Paradise Valley, AZ, PRT–027988.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: John T. Shillingburg,

Riviera Beach, FL, PRT–027987.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Dennis Lord, Woodstock,

GA, PRT–027525.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Stanley S. Golub, Chester,

NJ, PRT–028044.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Kevin Small, Bakersfield,

CA, PRT–027926.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: John Martin, Forest Hill,

MD, PRT–022471.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Fox Basin polar

bear population, Nunavut, Canada for

personal use.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of an

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of an

Application for a Permit for the

Incidental Take of the Houston Toad

(Bufo Houstonensis) During

Construction of One Single Family

Residence on 0.5 acres of the 2.0-acre

Lot 56, Unit 7, Block 1 in the Pine

Forest Subdivision, Bastrop County,

TX (Berger)

SUMMARY: David and Carol Berger

(Applicants) have applied to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for

an incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act (Act). The Applicants have been

assigned permit number TE–027260–0.

The requested permit, which is for a

period of 5 years, would authorize the

incidental take of the endangered

Houston toad (Bufo Houstonensis). The

proposed take would occur as a result

of the construction and occupation of

one single family residence on 0.5 acres

of the 2.0-acre Lot 56, Unit 7, Block 1

in the Pine Forest Subdivision, Bastrop

County, Texas.