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Title XVI of such Act, or a state

supplementary payment);

• Short-term, non-cash, in-kind

emergency disaster relief;

• Assistance or benefits under the

National School Lunch Act;

• Assistance or benefits under the

Child Nutrition Act of 1966;

• Public health assistance (not

including any assistance under Title

XIX of the Social Security Act) for

immunizations with respect to

immunizable diseases and for testing

and treatment of symptoms of

communicable diseases whether or not

such symptoms are caused by a

communicable disease;

• Payments for foster care and

adoption assistance under parts B and E

of Title IV of the Social Security Act for

a parent or child who would, in the

absence of the Act’s prohibition on

payment of federal means-tested public

benefits to qualified aliens during the

first five years after entry into the U.S.

with qualified alien status, be eligible to

have such payments made on the child’s

behalf under such part, but only if the

foster or adoptive parent(s) of such child

is a qualified alien;

• Benefits covered by Attorney

General Order No. 2049, 61 F.R. 45985

(Aug. 30, 1996), re: government-funded

community programs, services or

assistance that are necessary for

protection of life or safety;

• Programs of student assistance

under Titles IV, V, IX, and X of the

Higher Education Act of 1965, and

Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public

Health Service Act;

• Means-tested programs under the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965;

• Benefits under the Head Start Act;

and

• Benefits under the Job Training

Partnership Act.

[FR Doc. 97–29851 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Revision of existing collection;

generic clearance of customer service

surveys.

Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed collection was previously

published in the Federal Register on

September 2, 1997, at 62 FR 46375,

allowing for a 60-day public comment

period. No comments were received by

the Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until December 17,

1997. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(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

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(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 automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection: (1) Type of Information

Collection: Revision of currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Generic Clearance of Customer Service

Surveys.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: No agency form number.

Office of Policy and Planning,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals and

Households. This information will be

used to access individual and agency

needs, identify problems, and plan for

programmatic improvements in the

delivery of immigration services.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 150,000 responses at 30

minutes (.5) hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 75,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to INS via

facsimile to (202) 305–0143.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: November 11, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–30091 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY

COMMISSION

Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Commission will hold its

next public meeting on Monday,

November 24, 1997 and Tuesday,

November 25, 1997, at the Sheraton City

Centre, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue,

NW, Washington, D.C., in the New

Hampshire I and II room. The meetings

are tentatively scheduled to begin at

9:00 a.m. on November 24 and at 9:00

a.m. on November 25.

Among the topics the Commission

will discuss are: patient classification

systems for post acute care payment,

urban critical access hospitals,

disproportionate share payment policy,

risk adjustment, adjusted community

rate, quality of care, impact of the

Balanced Budget Act on acute care

hospitals, payment policy options

affecting Medicare+Choice, other policy

issues concerning Medicare+Choice,

outpatient hospital payment policy, and