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person before August 9, 1997, and

submit a brief statement of the general

nature of the evidence or arguments

they wish to present, the names and

addresses of proposed participants, and

an indication of the approximate time

requested to make their presentation.

Closed committee deliberations: On

September 15, 1997, from 10 a.m. to

10:30 a.m., the meeting will be closed to

permit discussion and review of trade

secret and/or confidential information

(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)). FDA staff will

present trade secret and/or confidential

information regarding pending and

future submissions.

FDA regrets that it was unable to

publish this notice 15 days prior to the

September 15 and 16, 1997, General

Hospital and Personal Use Devices

Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory

Committee meeting. Because the agency

believes there is some urgency to bring

this issue to public discussion and

qualified members of the General

Hospital and Personal Use Devices

Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory

Committee were available at this time,

the Commissioner concluded that it was

in the public interest to hold this

meeting even if there was not sufficient

time for the customary 15-day public

notice.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Michael A. Friedman,

Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–255]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; 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, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information. 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: Municipal

Health Services Cost Report Form, and

supporting regulations 42 CFR 405.371;

Form No.: HCFA–255; Use: The

Municipal Health Services Program

(MHSP) Cost Report (HCFA–255) is

used by the participating MHSP clinics

to report costs for health care services

rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. It is

also used to gather data to properly

evaluate the MHSP demonstration. This

form has been used since 1979.

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

Not-for-profit institutions, and State,

Local or Tribal Government; Number of

Respondents: 14; Total Annual

Responses: 14; Total Annual Hours:

476.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, access

HCFA’s WEB SITE ADDRESS at http://

www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, 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 30 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

OMB Human Resources and Housing

Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office for Protection From Research

Risks; Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Protection of Human

Subjects: Assurance Identification/

Certification/Declaration

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Office for Protection from Research

Risks (OPRR), the National Institutes of

Health (NIH), will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects to be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Protection of Human Subjects:

Assurance Identification/Certification/

Declaration. Type of Information

Collection Request: Extension. OMB

Control Number: 0925–0418. Expiration

Date: 12/31/97. Need and Use of

Information Collection: The Federal

Policy for the Protection of Human

Subjects was promulgated on June 18,

1991 (56 FR 28003) and requires

applicant and awardee institutions

receiving Federal funds to initiate

procedures to report, disclose and keep

required records for the protection of

human subjects of research. Optional

Form 310, Protection of Human

Subjects: Assurance Identification/

Certification/Declaration is necessary

for the implementation and

administration of the reporting and

recordkeeping requirements set forth in

the Federal Policy. Frequency of

Response: On occasion. Affected Public:

Individuals or households; Business or

other for-profit; Not for-profit

institutions; Federal Government; State,

local or tribal government. Type of

Respondents: Researchers. The annual

reporting burden is as follows:

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,831. Estimated Number of Responses

per Respondent: 56.8. Average burden

hours per response: 0.755; and

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 164,428. The annualized

cost to respondents is estimated at:

$2,096. There are no Capital Costs to

report. There are no Operating or

Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

are invited on one or more of the
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following points: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data

collection plans and instruments,

contact Michele Russell-Einhorn,

Director of Regulatory Affairs, Office for

Protection from Research Risks, NIH,

6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 3B01,

Rockville, MD 20892–7507, or call nontoll-free number (301) 496–7005 x236 or

E-mail your request, including your

address to:

<Einhonrm@OD31tm1.od.nih.gov>.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received on or before

October 21, 1997.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Gary B. Ellis,

Director, OPRR.

[FR Doc. 97–22283 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine; Notice of

Closed Meeting

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

National Library of Medicine Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting.

Name of SEP: National Library of Medicine

Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: August 28, 1997.

Closed: 4:00 p.m. to adjournment.

Place: Conference Call, 8600 Rockville

Pike, Bldg. 38A, Rm. 5S–504, Bethesda,

Maryland 20894.

Contact: Peter Clepper, Acting Scientific

Review Administrator, EP, 8600 Rockville

Pike, Bldg. 38A, Rm. 5S–506, Bethesda,

Maryland 20894, 301/496–4621.

Purpose/Agenda: To review Fellowship

Grant applications.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93–879—Medical Library

Assistance, National Institutes of Health)

Dated: August 18, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NLM.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–09]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, 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 requested by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: October 21,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name/or OMB Control

Number and should be sent to: Reports

Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

Room 8226, 451 7th Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald J. Sepanik at (202) 708–1060,

Ext. 334 (this is not a toll-free number)

for copies of the proposed questions and

other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as requested 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 a 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 automation collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

OMB Control Number: 2528–0016.

Title of Proposal: The 1998 American

Housing Survey—Metropolitan Sample.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

1998 American Housing Survey—

Metropolitan Sample (AHS–MS)

provides a periodic measure of the size

and composition of the housing

inventory in selected metropolitan

areas. Title 12, United States Code,

Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g), and

1701Z–10a mandates the collection of

this information.

The 1998 survey is similar to previous

AHS–MS surveys and collects data on

subjects such as the amount and types

of changes in the inventory, the physical

condition of the inventory, the

characteristics of the occupants, the

persons eligible for and beneficiaries of

assisted housing by race and ethnicity,

and the number and characteristics of

vacancies.

Policy analysts, program managers,

budget analysts, and Congressional staff

use AHS data to advise executive and

legislative branches about housing

conditions and the suitability of policy

initiatives. Academic researchers and

private organizations also use AHS data

in efforts of specific interest and

concern to their respective

communities.

The Department of Housing and

Urban Development (HUD) needs the

AHS data for two important uses.

1. With these data, policy analysts can

monitor the interaction among housing

needs, demand and supply, as well as

changes in housing conditions and

costs, to aid in the development of

housing policies and the design of

housing programs appropriate for