44478 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Notices

and petitions should be submitted to the

Dockets Management Branch (address

above) in three copies (except that

individuals may submit single copies)

and identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document. Comments and petitions may

be seen in the Dockets Management

Branch between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Allen B. Duncan,

Acting Associate Commissioner for Health

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22266 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Grass Roots Biotechnology Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) is announcing the following

meeting: Grass Roots Biotechnology

Meeting. The topics to be discussed are

product classification (Biologic/Device/

Drug/Food), the preapproval inspection

process, the inspectional environment

after product approval, and overall

communications with the field offices.

This meeting, which is cosponsored by

FDA’s Office of External Affairs and the

New England District, Northeast Region;

the Massachusetts Biotechnology

Council; and the Biotechnology

Association of Maine, is being held to

promote the President’s initiative for a

partnership approach between frontline

regulators and the people affected by the

work of the agency.

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on Tuesday, September 23, 1997 (8

a.m. to 8:30 a.m. registration), 8:30 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

Location: The meeting will be held at

Ramada Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal

Park, Woburn, MA, 617–279–1675.

Contact: Donald J. Johnson, Special

Assistant to the District Director, New

England District Office, Northeast

Region, Food and Drug Administration

(HFR–NE 252), Food and Drug

Administration, One Montvale Ave.,

Stoneham, MA 02180, 617–279–1675,

ext. 129, FAX 617–279–1733.

Registration: Send registration

information (including name, title, firm

name, address, telephone, and fax

number) to Janice T. Bourque, Executive

Director, Massachusetts Biotechnology

Council, 245 First St., 14th Fl.,

Cambridge, MA 02142, 617–577–8198.

Because attendance is limited to 100,

preregistration is recommended.

However, there is no cutoff date for

registration.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact

Donald J. Johnson at least 7 days in

advance.

Supplementary Information: This

meeting will feature a general session at

which Federal regulations and

procedures will be discussed, followed

by four morning breakout sessions to

identify problems or concerns in the

topical areas, and four afternoon

breakout sessions to recommend

solutions to the problems or concerns

identified previously.

A summary of the meeting will be

provided to all registered participants.

However, the public may request a

summary of the meeting in writing from

the Freedom of Information Office (HFI–

35), Food and Drug Administration, rm.

12A–16, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William K. Hubbard,

Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–22267 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–94]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

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 the 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: Medicaid

Sterilization Regulations 45 CFR 96.73,

42 CFR 441 subpart F and Consent

Form; Form No.: HCFA–R–94; Use: All

Medicaid-eligible individuals seeking

sterilization are required to sign the

federally mandated consent form,

acknowledging that they understand the

benefits and risks of sterilization, and

have received oral information

concerning the sterilization operation

from the provider. Frequency: Other

(each time sterilization is sought);

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households; Number of Respondents:

112,526; Total Annual Responses:

112,526; Total Annual Hours: 140,658.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, or to

obtain the supporting statement and any

related forms, E-mail your request,

including your address and phone

number, 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,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care

Financing Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–22124 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–216]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; 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