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listed above. The Privacy Act provides

that, except under certain conditions

specified in the law, only the subject of

the records may have access to them.

All requests must be submitted in the

following manner: identify the system of

records you wish to have searched, have

your request notarized to verify your

identity, indicate that you are aware that

the knowing and willful request for or

acquisition of a Privacy Act record

under false pretenses is a criminal

offense subject to a $5,000 fine. Your

letter must also provide sufficient

particulars to enable OCSE to

distinguish between records on subject

individuals with the same name.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Write to the Systems Manager

specified above to attain access to

records. Requesters should provide a

detailed description of the record

contents they are seeking.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

Contact the official at the address

specified under System Manager above,

and identify the record and specify the

information to be contested and

corrective action sought with supporting

justification to show how the record is

inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, or

irrelevant.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is obtained from

departments, agencies, or

instrumentalities of the United States or

any State and from multi-state financial

institutions.

ITEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

THE ACT:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98D–0969]

Establishment of Resistance and

Monitoring Thresholds in FoodProducing Animals; Public Meeting;

Amendment of Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

amendment to the notice of a public

meeting entitled ‘‘Establishment of

Resistance and Monitoring Thresholds

in Food-Producing Animals.’’ The

meeting was announced in the Federal

Register of July 28, 2000 (65 FR 46464).

The amendment is being made to reflect

changes in the Date and Time and

Registration portions and in section II of

the document. There are no other

changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For general inquiries about the

meeting and registration contact:

Lynda W. Cowatch, Center for

Veterinary Medicine (HFV–150),

Food and Drug Administration,

7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD

20855, 301–827–5281, FAX 301–

594–2298.

For technical inquiries contact: Aleta

Sindelar, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–1), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–827–

0148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of July 28, 2000 (65 FR

46464), FDA announced that a public

meeting entitled ‘‘Establishment of

Resistance and Monitoring Thresholds

in Food-Producing Animals’’ would be

held on October 10 and 11, 2000. This

amendment is being made to reschedule

the date and to amend the registration

and comments section of the July 28,

2000, notice as follows:

1. On page 46464, beginning in the

third column, the Date and Time and

Registration portions of the meeting are

amended as follows:

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on January 23 and 24, 2001, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m. Submit written comments

by March 24, 2001.

Registration: Registration is required.

There is no registration fee for the

meeting. If you registered for the

October 10 and 11, 2000, meeting, you

must re-register to attend the January 23

and 24, 2001, meeting. Limited space is

available, and early registration is

encouraged. Logistics for the meeting

and the registration form are available

on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/

cvm/fda/mappgs/registration.html.

Please send the registration form to

Lynda W. Cowatch (address above).

Additional information about the

meeting and the agenda will be

available on the Internet (Internet site

above) before the meeting.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

DoubleTree Hotel at least 7 days in

advance, 1–800–222–8733.

2. On page 46465, in the second

column, section II is amended as

follows:

II. Submission of Comments

Interested persons may submit written

comments regarding this meeting until

March 24, 2001. Submit written

comments to the Dockets Management

Branch (address above), or fax to 301–

827–6870. Comments should be

identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document.

Dated: September 19, 2000.

William K. Hubbard,

Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy,

Planning, and Legislation.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Advisory Committee on Special

Studies Relating to the Possible LongTerm Health Effects of Phenoxy

Herbicides and Contaminants (Ranch

Hand Advisory Committee); Notice of

Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming

meeting of a public advisory committee

of the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA). The meeting will be open to the

public.

Name of Committee: Advisory

Committee on Special Studies Relating

to the Possible Long-Term Health Effects

of Phenoxy Herbicides and

Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory

Committee).

General Function of the Committee:

To advise the Secretary and the

Assistant Secretary of Health and

Human Services (the Secretary and

Assistant Secretary) concerning its

oversight of the conduct of the Ranch

Hand study by the U.S. Air Force and

provide scientific oversight of the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Army Chemical Corps Vietnam Veterans

Health Study, and other studies in

which the Secretary or the Assistant

Secretary believes involvement by the

committee is desirable.

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on October 19, 2000, 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. and October 20, 2000, 8 a.m. to 12

noon.

Location: Hilton Palacio del Rio

Hotel, Conference Center, La Espada

Room, 200 South Alamo St., San

Antonio, TX.

Contact Person: Ronald F. Coene,

National Center for Toxicological

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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.

[FR Doc. 00–24599 Filed 9–25–00; 8:45 am]

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.

[FR Doc. 00–24685 Filed 9–25–00; 8:45 am]

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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