60970 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 199 / Friday, October 13, 2000 / Notices

Use: The goals of the Healthy Aging

Project are to test the effectiveness of

three possible Medicare smoking

cessation benefits and to make

inferences that are generalizable to the

Medicare program. Using a comparison

trial with restricted randomization of

study locales, this study will compare

three variations in a potential Medicare

smoking cessation benefit on smoking

cessation and abstinence rates;

Frequency: Semi-annually;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households;

Number of Respondents: 43,500;

Total Annual Responses: 130,500;

Total Annual Hours: 58,000.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call

the Reports Clearance Office on (410)

786–1326.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden or any

other aspect of these collections of

Information requirements. However, as

noted above, comments on these

Information collection and

recordkeeping requirements must be

mailed and/or faxed to the designees

referenced below, by October 27, 2000:

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Information Services, Security

and Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: Melissa

Musotto, HCFA–10012, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850 and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,

Fax Number: (202) 395–6974 or (202)

395–5167, Attn: Allison Herron Eydt,

HCFA Desk Officer.

Dated: September 29, 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. 00–26274 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

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: The Ricky Ray

Hemophilia Relief Fund Program (OMB

No. 0915–0244)—Revision

The Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief

Fund Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–369)

established a trust fund to provide for

compassionate payments with regard to

certain individuals with blood-clotting

disorders, such as hemophilia, who

contracted HIV due to contaminated

antihemophilic factor within specified

time periods. The statute mandated

payments to any individual with HIV

who has any blood-clotting disorder and

was treated with antihemophilic factor

any time between July 1, 1982, and

December 31, 1987. The Act also

provides for payments to certain

persons who contracted HIV from the

foregoing individuals. Specified

survivors of these categories of

individuals may also receive payments.

In order to receive a payment, either the

individual who is eligible for payment,

or his or her personal representative,

must file a petition for payment with

sufficient documentation to prove that

he or she meets the requirements of the

statute. This data collection is required

to provide the necessary medical and

legal documentation that establishes

eligibility for payment.

The estimated annual response

burden is as follows:

Form Number of

respondents

Responses

per

respondent

House per

response

Total hour

burden

Petition form and Supporting Documentation ................................................................. 1,350 1 3 4,050

Physician Documentation ................................................................................................ 675 1 1 675

.

Total ................................................................................................................................. 2,025 .................... .................... 4,725

Send comments to: John Morrall,

Human Resources and Housing Branch,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC, 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Jane Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 00–26330 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4557–N–41]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifford Taffet, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7262,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

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identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

John D. Garrity,

Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–26104 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

Endangered Species

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

Applicant: Richard P. Rechter,

Bloomington, IN, PRT–034428.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Chicago Zoological Park,

Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL PRT–

805165.

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood and fecal samples from the

following animals: Black rhinoceros

(Diceros bicornis), African wild dog

(Lycaon pictus), and cheetah (Acinonyx

jabatus). Samples are being collected by

the Ministry of Environment and

Tourism, Windhoek, Namibia and will

be imported for the purpose of scientific

research. This notice covers activities

under this permit for a period of five

years. Permit subject to annual renewal.

Applicant: Samuel F. La Porte,

Glendora, CA, PRT–034374.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Coronas Entertainment,

Bradenton, FL, PRT–023228.

The applicant requests an amendment

to their initial request published April

25, 2000, in Vol. 65, No. 80 to export

and re-import African leopard, and

progeny of the animals currently held

by the applicant and any animals

acquired in the United States by the

applicant to/from worldwide locations

to enhance the survival of the species

through conservation education. The

applicant would like to amend the

permit to include captive born tigers

(Panthera tigris).

Applicant: Betty Young dba Riverglen

Feline Conservation Park, West Fork,

AK, PRT–824228.

On October 6, 2000, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) re-issued

PRT–824228 to Betty J. Young dba

Riverglen Feline Conservation Park,

Mountainburg, Arkansas for the reimport of their tiger (Panthera tigris)

‘‘Adonis’’ from Aruba. The 30-day

public comment period required by

section 10(c) of the Endangered Species

Act was waived. The Service

determined that an emergency affecting

the care and health of the tiger existed

and that no reasonable alternative was

available to the applicant.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR part 18).

Applicant: Monterey Bay Aquarium,

Monterey, California, PRT–032027.

Permit Type: Take for scientific

research and enhancement.

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis), up to 50 animals per year.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to rescue, provide medical

treatment, instrument with telemetry

equipment, release, relocate, re-capture

for the purposes of rehabilitation, and

conduct post-release monitoring and

long-term health assessment of Southern

sea otters to further the knowledge of

the ecology, biology, and movements of

these animals and enhance the survival

of this species.

Source of Marine Mammals: The

natural range of Southern sea otters.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years, if

issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Division of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of these applications

to the Marine Mammal Commission and

the Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203 and must be received by

the Director within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Charlie Chandler,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 00–26355 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee

Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Ballast Water and

Shipping Committee of the Aquatic

Nuisance Species Task Force. The

meeting topics are identified in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Committee will meet from

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday,

October 30, 2000 and from 9:00 a.m. to

3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Coast Guard Headquarters, Room