59872 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices

Office, 150 William Street, Suite 1300,

New York, NY 10038. (212) 264–1207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C.

46, and § 2.34 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 2.34), notice

is hereby given that the above-captioned

consent agreement containing a consent

order to cease and desist, having been

filed with and accepted, subject to final

approval, by the Commission, has been

placed on the public record for a period

of sixty (60) days. The following

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes the terms of the consent

agreement, and the allegations in the

accompanying complaint. An electronic

copy of the full text of the consent

agreement package can be obtained from

the Commission Actions section of the

FTC Home Page (for October 29, 1997),

on the World Wide Web, at ‘‘http://

www.ftc.gov/os/actions97.htm.’’ A

paper copy can be obtained from the

FTC Public Reference Room, Room H–

130, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580,

either in person or by calling (202) 326–

3627. Public comment is invited. Such

comments or views will be considered

by the Commission and will be available

for inspection and copying at its

principal office in accordance with

Section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To

Aid Public Comment

The Federal Trade Commission has

accepted, subject to final approval, an

agreement to a proposed consent order

from Venegas Inc. (‘‘Venegas’’) and

Angel Venegas.

The proposed consent order has been

placed on the public record for sixty

(60) days for receipt of comments by

interested persons. Comments received

during this period will become part of

the public record. After sixty (60) days,

the Commission will again review the

agreement and comments received and

will decide whether it should withdraw

from the agreement or make final the

agreement’s proposed order.

This matter concerns print

advertisements for proposed

respondents’ Alen, a powdered

nutritional supplement that contains

wheat germ, wheat bran, soybean

extract, and seaweed extract. The

Commission’s complaint alleges that the

proposed respondents made

unsubstantiated representations that

Alen: increases life expectancy; delays

the aging process; eliminates anemia;

increases the immune system’s

defenses; increases memory or

scholastic performance; helps diabetics

naturally produce insulin; reduces the

pain of rheumatism or migraines; lowers

blood pressure; helps heal ulcers;

increases muscle bulk; controls

addictions to excess fat and sweets; and

protects against infections and increases

and enhances the healing process.

The proposed order contains

provisions designed to remedy the

violations charged and to prevent

proposed respondents from engaging in

similar acts in the future.

Paragraph I of the proposed order

prohibits proposed respondents from

representing that Alen or any other

product: Increases life expectancy;

delays the aging process; eliminates

anemia; increases the immune system’s

defenses; increases memory or

scholastic performance; helps diabetics

naturally produce insulin; reduces the

pain of rheumatism or migraines; lowers

blood pressure; helps heal ulcers,

increases muscle bulk; controls

addictions to excess fat and sweets; or

protects against infections and increases

and enhances the healing process,

unless at the time the representation is

made, respondents possess and rely

upon competent and reliable scientific

evidence that substantiates the

representation.

Paragraph II of the proposed order

prohibits proposed respondents from

making any representation about the

benefits, performance, or efficacy of

Alen, or any food, dietary supplement,

or drug, unless, at the time the

representation is made, proposed

respondents possess and rely upon

competent and reliable scientific

evidence that substantiates the

representation.

Paragraph III of the proposed order

provides that nothing in this order shall

prohibit proposed respondents from

making any representation for any

product permitted by the Food and Drug

Administration. Paragraph IV of the

proposed order provides that nothing in

this order shall prohibit proposed

respondent from making any

representation for any drug permitted by

the Food and Drug Administration.

Paragraph V of the proposed order

requires the proposed respondents to

keep and maintain all advertisements

and promotional materials containing

any representation, and all materials

that were relied upon in disseminating

the representations, covered by the

proposed order. Additionally, Paragraph

VI requires distribution of a copy of the

consent order to current and future

officers and agents. Further, Paragraph

VII provides for Commission

notification upon a change in the

corporate respondent, and Paragraph

VIII requires Commission notification

when the individual respondent

changes his present business or

employment. Paragraph IX requires

proposed respondents to file

compliance reports with the

Commission. Lastly, Paragraph X

provides for the termination of the order

after twenty (20) years under certain

circumstances.

The purpose of this analysis is to

facilitate public comment on the

proposed order, and it is not intended

to constitute an official interpretation of

the agreement and proposed order or to

modify in any way their terms.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Federal Accounting Standards

Advisory Board

AGENCY: General Accounting Office.

ACTION: Cancellation of November

Meeting.

Cancellation

The previously announced meeting

(Federal Register of October 30) on

Friday, November 7, 1997, is hereby

cancelled. Due notice will be given for

the next meeting, to be held on

December 19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wendy Comes, Executive Director, 441

G St., N.W., Room 3B18, Washington,

D.C. 20548, or call (202) 512–7350.

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee

Act. Pub. L. No. 92–463, Section 10(a)(2), 86

Stat. 770, 774 (1972) (Current version at 5

U.S.C. app. section 10(a)(2) (1988); 41 CFR

101–6.1015 (1990).

Dated: October 31, 1997.

Wendy M. Comes,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–29299 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Advisory Commission on Consumer

Protection and Quality in the Health

Care Industry’s Ad Hoc Work Group on

Respect and Nondiscrimination; Notice

of Public Meeting

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby

given of the meeting of the Advisory

Commission on Consumer Protection

and Quality in the Health Care
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Industry’s Ad Hoc Work Group on

Respect and Nondiscrimination. This

meeting will be open to the public,

limited only by the space available.

Place of meeting: Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, Room 800; 200 Independence

Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201.

Time and Dates: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.,

Monday, November 3, 1997.

Purpose/Agenda: To discuss issues related

to a draft Consumer Bill of Rights and

Responsibilities. Agenda items are subject to

change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person: For more information,

including substantive program information

and summaries of the meeting, please

contact: Edward (Chip) Malin, Hubert H.

Humphrey Building, Room 118F, 200

Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington,

DC 20201; [202/205–3038].

Dated: October 29, 1997.

Janet Corrigan,

Executive Director, Advisory Commission on

Consumer Protection and Quality in the

Health Care Industry.

[FR Doc. 97–29205 Filed 10–31–97; 10:05

am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA)

publishes abstracts of information

collection requests under review by the

Office of Management and Budget, in

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of the

clearance requests submitted to OMB for

review, call the HRSA Reports

Clearance Office on (301)-443–1129.

The following request has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for review under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:

Proposed Project: Evaluation of the

National Health Service Corps —New—

The National Health Service Corps

(NHSC) was established in 1971 to help

correct the maldistribution of health

care personnel and to improve the

delivery of services in areas with

shortages of health care professionals.

Through the Scholarship and Loan

Repayment Programs the NHSC recruits

health clinicians and places them in

areas designated as health professional

shortage areas.

The evaluation of this program will

include three mail surveys, two directed

at scholarship and loan repayment

program clinicians (physicians, dentists,

physician assistants, nurse practitioners

and nurse midwives), and one directed

at site administrators currently

employing NHSC clinicians. The Survey

of NHSC Alumni (clinicians who began

service on January 1, 1980 and

terminated their service before March

14, 1997) will assess alumni attitudes

about the NHSC experience including

recruitment, placement, and service

contributions to the site and community

(for example, expanding clinical

services, serving in clinical leadership

positions, participating in quality

improvement activities and initiating

community primary care initiatives). In

addition, the survey will examine

various measures of clinician retention

in underserved areas. The Survey of

NHSC Clinicians (current) will also

assess attitudes about the NHSC

experience including recruitment,

placement and service contribution to

the site and community. The Survey of

Administrators in Sites with NHSC

Clinicians will assess sites’ experiences

with NHSC clinicians and will provide

an assessment of their service

contributions to the site and

community. The data collected through

the surveys will be used to formulate

programmatic and policy

recommendations designed to

strengthen the NHSC program and

increase its effectiveness.

The estimated burden is as follows:

Type of respondent Number of respondents

Response per

respondent

Hours per responseTotal burden

hours

Eligible Alumni Clinicians ................................................................................. 1,555 1 .50 778

Ineligible Alumni Clinicians ............................................................................... 173 1 .07 12

Eligible Current Clinicians ................................................................................ 965 1 .50 483

Ineligible Current Clinicians .............................................................................. 51 1 .07 4

Eligible Site Administrators ............................................................................... 251 1 .50 126

Ineligible Site Administrators ............................................................................ 13 1 .07 1

Total ........................................................................................................... 3,008 ........................ ........................ 1404

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Laura Oliven, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: October 30, 1997.

Jane Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–29259 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; Gila River Indian

Community Demographic Information

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the National

Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases, the National Institutes

of Health has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on July 11, 1997, on page

number 37269 and allowed 60 days for

public comment. No public comments

were received during the comment

period. The purposes of this notice is to

allow an additional 30 days for public

comment. the National Institutes of

Health may not conduct or sponsor, and

the respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised, or

implemented on or after October 1,