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given to child care providers rather than

employees. The form will also request

banking information so those child care

providers can be paid via electronic

funds transfer.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

August 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: Marjorie Ashby,

General Services Administration (MVP),

1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC

20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bonnie Storm, Office of Childcare,

General Services Administration, 202–

208–5119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to

consult with and solicit comments from

the public concerning the proposed

collection of information regarding GSA

child care subsidy for lower income

GSA employees.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 50; annual responses:

50; average hours per response: .15;

burden hours: 12.5.

Copy of Proposal: A copy of this

proposal may be obtained from the

Office of Child Care. Room 6116, GSA

Building, 1800 F Street NW,

Washington, DC 20405, or by

telephoning (202) 208–5119.

Dated: June 12, 2000.

David A. Drabkin,

Deputy Associate Administrator for

Acquisition Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Establishment and Request for

Nominations; National Human

Research Protections Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Office of Public Health and

Science, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of establishment and

request for nominations for members on

National Human Research Protections

Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–493, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2),

the Office of Public Health and Science

(OPHS), announces the establishment of

the Advisory Committee on National

Human Research Protections by the

Secretary, DHHS, June 6, 2000, of the

following Federal advisory committee:

The Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), National Human

Research Protections Advisory

Committee (NHRPAC or Committee)

will provide expert advice and counsel

to the Secretary of DHHS, Assistant

Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director,

Office for Human Research Protection

(OHRP), and other departmental

officials on a broad range of issues and

topics pertaining to or associated with

the protection of human research

subjects. NHRPAC will serve as the

Department’s principal advisory body

on matters pertaining to human subjects

protection.

Members will be selected from among

individuals possessing demonstrated

experience and expertise in any of the

several areas pertinent to human

subjects protection. The Director, OHRP,

shall serve as Executive Secretary of the

Committee.

Duration of this Committee is

continuing unless formally determined

by the Secretary, DHHS, that

termination would be in the public

interest.

The Secretary, Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS), has

established the Office for Human

Research Protections (OHRP) within the

Office of Public Health and Science

(OPHS), Office of the Secretary (OS),

which will be under the direction of the

Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), for

the purpose of assuming the

responsibilities for human subjects

protection activities currently carried

out by the former Office of Protection

from Research Risks (OPRR), National

Institutes for Health (NIH).

The National Human Research

Protections Advisory Committee

(NHRPAC), consisting of members

appointed from nominees with

demonstrated expertise in the protection

of human subjects in research and

federal officials has been chartered in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA) to provide

expert advice and counsel to the

Secretary, ASH, the Director, OHRP, and

other departmental officials on a broad

range of issues and topics pertaining to

or associated with the protection of

human research subjects.

Nominations are sought of individuals

who possess demonstrated expertise in

human subjects protections, the conduct

of research involving human subjects,

the oversight of research involving

human subjects, patient representation

or advocacy, biomedical ethics,

researchers, and others possessing

pertinent experience and expertise in

the field. Self-nominations or

nominations of individuals by

organizations or third parties are

invited.

Self-nominations must include a

complete curriculum vitae which

provides descriptions of pertinent

experience and expertise and a letter

expressing interest in being considered

for appointment. The curriculum vitae,

cover letter, or both must contain full

contact information.

Nominations proffered by

organizations or third parties must

include a complete curriculum vitae

which provides descriptions of the

nominee’s pertinent experience and a

cover letter of nomination that indicates

that the nominee has been contacted

and agreed to the nomination.

Nomination letters from organizations

should be on organizational letterhead

and signed by an officer or recognized

representative of the organization. Full

contact information for the nominator

and the nominee must be included.

Third parties not acting for an

organization need not use letterhead.

Each nominee will be provided with

a complete copy of the fully executed

charter for the NHRPAC as soon as it

becomes available.

Candidates will be asked to provide

detailed information concerning such

matters as financial holdings,

consultancies, research grants,

contracts, and associated financial

relationships to develop sufficient

information to permit evaluation of

possible sources of conflicts of interest.

Committee members will be

compensated for the time spent in

Committee meetings as well as per diem

costs, each at established standard

federal rates.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted at

the above address until 5 p.m. eastern

time on August 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for

membership should be submitted to:

RADM Arthur J. Lawrence (address

below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RADM Arthur J. Lawrence, Assistant

Surgeon General and Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Health (Operations), Office

of Public Health and Science, OS,

DHHS, Room 716G, Humphrey

Building, 200 Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC 20201; contact number

(202) 690–7439.

Dated: June 12, 2000.

David Satcher,

Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon

General.

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