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automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: New collection.

Title of Information Collection:

Evaluation of the Qualified Medicare

Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified LowIncome Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)

Programs—Beneficiary Survey.

Form No.: HCFA–10015 (OMB#0938–

NEW).

Use: Medicare beneficiaries eligible

for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary

(QMB) and Specified Low-Income

Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) Programs

will be surveyed. Numerous studies

have shown that large numbers of

potentially eligible QMB’s and SLMB’s

do not participate in these programs. To

further its goals under GPRA, the Health

Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

needs information on the effects of the

QMB and SLMB programs. This project

will help HCFA do develop a better

understanding of the reasons for the low

participation rates among the potential

eligibles for both programs. Also, it will

provide HCFA with information on the

awareness of the QMB and SLMB

programs; the paths and barriers to QMB

and SLMB enrollment and the benefits

of the QMB and SLMB coverage;

Frequency: Other: One-Timer.

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households.

Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Total Annual Responses: 1,500.

Total Annual Hours: 500.

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: October 11, 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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–199 and

HCFA–255]

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.

(1) Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection.

Title of Information Collection:

Medicaid Report on Payables and

Receivables.

Form No.: HCFA–R–199 (OMB

#0938–0697).

Use: The Chief Financial Officers Act

of 1990 requires government agencies to

produce auditable financial statements.

This form will collect accounting data

from the States on Payables and

Receivables.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 57.

Total Annual Responses: 57.

Total Annual Hours: 342.

(2) Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Title of Information Collection:

Municipal Health Services Cost Report

Form and Supporting Regulations in 42

CFR 405.2470.

Form No.: HCFA–255 (OMB#0938–

0155).

Use: The Municipal Health Services

Program Cost Report (HCFA–255) is

used by the participating clinics to

report costs for health care services

rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. It is

also used to gather data to properly

evaluate the demonstration. It has been

in use since 1979.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government, and Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 14.

Total Annual Responses: 14.

Total Annual Hours: 476.

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, DC 20503.

Dated: October 11, 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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

Board of Scientific Counselors, NHLBI.

The meeting will be closed to the

public as indicated below in accordance

with the provisions set forth in section

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended

for the review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual intramural

programs and projects conducted by the

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute, including consideration of

personnel qualifications and

performance, and the competence of

individual investigators, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

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Name of Committee: Board of Scientific

Counselors, NHLBI.

Date: December 7–8, 2000.

Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal

qualifications and performance, and

competence of individual investigators.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Building 10, Room 7S235, 9000 Rockville

Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Elizabeth G Nabel,

Scientific Director for Clinical Research,

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,

Division of Intramural Research, Building 10,

Room 8C103, MSC 1754, Bethesda, MD

20892; 301/496–1518.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and

Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases

and Resources Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 13, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetics and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice

of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1 GRB 4J1.

Date: November 29–30, 2000.

Time: 7 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: The San Luis Resort and Conference

Center, 5222 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston,

TX 77551.

Contact Person: William E. Elzinga,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA NIDDK, Room 647, 6707

Democracy Boulevard, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, MD 20892–6600; (301)

594–8895.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 13, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health;

Notice of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: December 5, 2000.

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Neuroscience Center, National

Institutes of Health, 6001 Executive Blvd.,

Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: Davis I. Sommers, Ph.D,

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of

Extramural Activities, National Institute of

Mental Health, NIH, Neuroscience Center,

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6144, MSC 9606,

Bethesda, MD 20892–9606; 301–443–6470.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research

Grants; 93.281, Science Development Award,

Scientist Development Award for Clinicians,

and Research Scientist Award; 93.282,

Mental Health National Research Service

Awards for Research Training, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 13, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development; Notice of Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 26, 2000.

Time: 10 am to 12 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: 6100 Executive Blvd., 5th Floor,

Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: Jon M. Ranhand, PhD,

Scientist Review Administrator, Division of

Scientific Review, National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development, NIH, 6100

Executive Blvd., Room 5E03, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 435–6884.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.209, Contraception and

Infertility Loan Repayment Program; 93.864,

Population Research; 93.865, Research for

Mothers and Children; 93.929, Center for

Medical Rehabilitation Research, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 13, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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