Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 26, 2000 / Notices 57821

Research (HFT–10), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–6696, or

FDA Advisory Committee Information

Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572

in the Washington, DC area), code

12560. Please call the Information Line

for up-to-date information on this

meeting.

Agenda: The committee will conduct

a review and comment on the scope of

work for the sixth and final round of

examinations of the Air Force Health

Study.

Procedure: Interested persons may

present data, information, or views,

orally or in writing, on issues pending

before the committee. Written

submissions may be made to the contact

person by October 9, 2000. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled on October 20, 2000, between

approximately 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Time

allotted for each presentation may be

limited. Those desiring to make formal

oral presentations should notify the

contact person before October 9, 2000,

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.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: September 14, 2000.

Linda A. Suydam,

Senior Associate Commissioner.

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BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–193]

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: Revision of a currently

approved collection;

Title of Information Collection:

‘‘Important Message From Medicare’’

Title XVIII Section 1866(a)(1)(M) and

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR

466.78, 489.20, 489.34, 411.404, 412.42,

417.440, 422.620, and 489.27;

Form No.: HCFA–R–193 (OMB#

0938–0692);

Use: Hospitals participating in the

Medicare program have agreed to

distribute ‘‘Important Message About

Medicare Rights: Admission, Discharge,

& Appeals’’ to beneficiaries during the

course of their hospital stay and inform

them of their impending discharge.

Receiving this information will provide

all Medicare beneficiaries with some

ability to participate and/or initiate

discussions concerning actions that may

affect their Medicare coverage, payment,

and appeal rights in response to hospital

notification that their care will no

longer continue;

Frequency: Other: As needed;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions, Federal

Government, and State, Local or Tribal

Government;

Number of Respondents: 6,293;

Total Annual Responses: 11,000,000;

Total Annual Hours: 8,250,000.

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 Email 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 OMB Desk Officer designated at the

following address: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: September 15, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0296]

Emergency Clearance: Public

Information Collection Requirements

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB)

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.

We are, however, requesting an

emergency review of the information

collections referenced below. In

compliance with the requirement of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, we have

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

requirements for emergency review. We

are requesting an emergency review

because the collection of this

information is needed before the

expiration of the normal time limits

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR, Part

1320. This is necessary to ensure

compliance with section 1895(a) of the

Social Security Act, which requires us

to implement the prospective payment

system by October 1; the notice for

which we are requesting approval must

be ready to be disclosed, in accordance

with section 1879 of the Act, at the same