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functions related to control of

communicable diseases to be performed

by the NAHC. The NAHC was

terminated by section 3(a)(1) of Pub. L.

99–158 (99 Stat. 878). Section 222 of the

PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) authorizes the

appointment of such advisory councils

as the Secretary deems appropriate, and

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966

transferred all functions of the Surgeon

General of the Public Health Service to

the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions concerning this

Advisory Council to LaVerne Burton,

Executive Secretary. Ms. Burton can be

reached by mail at 200 Independence

Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20201, or by

phone at 202–690–5627.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

The Secretary of Health and Human

Services

Washington, DC 20201

Communicable Diseases Advisory

Council

A Communicable Diseases Advisory

Council (the Council) is hereby

established to provide advice on

communicable diseases, regulations,

and related matters, formerly provided

by the National Advisory Health

Council for control of communicable

diseases pursuant to Section 361 of the

Public Health Service Act (PHS Act).

The members of the Council are the

Assistant Secretary for Health, the

Surgeon General of the Public Health

Service, the Director of the National

Institutes of Health, the Director of the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, the Commissioner of Food

and Drugs, the Director of the National

Institute of Allergy and Infectious

Diseases and the Director of the

National Center for Infectious Diseases.

The Council shall be chaired by the

Assistant Secretary for Health, who

shall convene the Council as necessary

and who shall be responsible for

rendering any advice or reports required

of the Council.

Authority: Section 361 of the PHS Act [42

U.S.C. 264] requires certain advisory

functions related to control of communicable

diseases to be performed by the National

Advisory Health Council (NAHC). The NAHC

was terminated by Section 3(a)(1) of PL 99–

158 (99 Stat. 878). Section 222 of the PHS Act

(42 U.S.C. 217a) authorizes the appointment

of such advisory councils as the Secretary

deems appropriate, and Reorganization Plan

No. 3 of 1966 transferred all functions of the

Surgeon General of the Public Health Service

to the Secretary.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Draft Public Health Action Plan To

Combat Antimicrobial Resistance;

Correction

In the notice document appearing on

page 38832 in the Federal Register issue

of Thursday, June 22, 2000, make the

following corrections:

On page 38833 under both headings

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and

ADDRESSES the fax number should read:

404/371–5489; the URL is: http://

www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/

actionplan/.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Thena M. Durham,

Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 00–16548 Filed 6–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–1763]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS. 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:

Request for Termination of Premium

Hospital and/or Supplementary Medical

Insurance and Supporting Regulations

in 42 CFR 406.28 and 407.27;

Form No.: HCFA–1763 (OMB No.

0938–0025);

Use: The HCFA–1763 is used by

beneficiaries to request voluntary

termination from premium hospital

and/or supplementary medical

insurance.

Frequency: One time only;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Federal Government, and

State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 14,000;

Total Annual Responses: 14,000;

Total Annual Hours: 5,833.

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: June 22, 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. 00–16595 Filed 6–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–295]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the