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the environment. To facilitate this effort,

ATSDR seeks the cooperation of the

community being evaluated through

direct communication and interaction.

Direct community involvement is

required to conduct a comprehensive

scientific study and to effectively

disseminate specific health information

in a timely manner. Also, this direct

interaction fosters a clear understanding

of health issues that the community

considers to be of importance and

establishes credibility for the agency.

The Community Assistance Panel

nominations forms are completed by

individuals in the community to

nominate themselves or others for

participation on these panels. This

request is for a 3-year extension of the

current OMB approval of the

Community Assistance Panel

nominations form. There is no cost to

respondents.

Respondents Number of

Respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden

per response

(in hrs.)

Total

annualized

burden

(in hrs.)

General Public ................................................................................................. 150 1 .1666 25

Dated: October 16, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning,

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–73–00]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Officer at (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Youth Environmental Risk Perception

Survey—New—Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR). In 1996, the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) launched a child health

initiative to investigate knowledge and

awareness of environmental hazards

among children and youth. ATSDR is

designing a new study, Risk Perceptions

Among Youth of Environmental

Hazards, to evaluate whether an

educational intervention influences risk

perceptions and knowledge of

environmental toxins among middle

school-aged students in a large

metropolitan area. The results of this

study will shed light on the ways young

people learn about and use new

information on environmental hazards.

The results of this study will also be

used to develop targeted environmental

health education campaigns and

improve communication strategies

aimed at young people, and inform and

guide ATSDR partners who may be

planning similar educational

interventions.

An educational intervention will be

designed and implemented in a schoolbased setting to see if and how three

communication variables influence

young people’s knowledge and behavior

of environmental hazards. The key

variables in this study are the source of

the message, the contaminant, and the

individual’s perception of risk. A study

population of 360 male and female

students will be randomly selected from

7th and 8th grade science classes in a

large metropolitan school district. Each

study participant will complete two

written surveys (e.g., a pre-test and posttest) administered prior to and

immediately after listening to risk and

hazard information. The results will be

evaluated to determine the impact of

different types and sources of

information on the risk perceptions of

participants. The estimated annualized

burden is 90 hours.

Type of respondents

Number of

respondents

per year

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden

per response

(in hrs.)

Middle school students ................................................................................................................ 360 1 15/60

Dated: October 16, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–10015]

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

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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.