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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: February 2, 2000.

Linda A. Suydam,

Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–3014 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–566]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection;

Title of Information Collection:

Medicare, Managed Care Disenrollment

Form;

Form No.: HCFA–566 (OMB# 0938–

0507);

Use: This form is used to disenroll

from managed care plans. This is to be

used in Social Security Field Offices to

allow Medicare beneficiaries to

disenroll from a managed care plan.;

Frequency: On occasion;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions, and Federal

Government;

Number of Respondents: 85,000;

Total Annual Responses: 85,000;

Total Annual Hours: 2,805.

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, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, 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 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2–

14–26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: February 3, 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. 00–3105 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning

opportunity for public comment on

proposed collections of information, the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration will publish

periodic summaries of proposed

projects. To request more information

on the proposed projects or to obtain a

copy of the information collection

plans, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–7978.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project

The Annual Census of Patient

Characteristics in State and County

Mental Hospital Inpatient Services

(0930–0093, extension, no change)—The

Census, which is conducted by

SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health

Services (CMHS), is a complete

enumeration of all State and county

mental hospitals and collects aggregate

information by age, gender, and

diagnosis for each State on the number

of additions during the year and

resident patients who are physically

present for 24 hours per day in the

inpatient service at the end of the

reporting year. First conducted in 1840,

the Census has provided information

throughout the years that is not

available from any other sources. The

Census is the primary means within

CMHS for assessing deinstitutionalization practices of State

and county mental hospitals. The

annual burden estimate is shown in the

table below.

Number of

respondents

Responses/

respondent

Burden/

response

(hrs.)

Annual

burden

(hrs.)

State Statisticians and Superintendents of State Mental Hospitals ................................ 52 1 2 104

Send comments to Nancy Pearce,

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16–105, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

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Dated: February 3, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 00–3063 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning

opportunity for public comment on

proposed collections of information, the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration will publish

periodic summaries of proposed

projects. To request more information

on the proposed projects or to obtain a

copy of the information collection

plans, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–7978.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal

Workplace Drug Testing Programs

(0930–0158, revision)—SAMHSA will

request OMB approval for the Federal

Drug Testing Custody and Control Form

for Federal agency and federally

regulated drug testing programs which

must comply with the HHS Mandatory

Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug

Testing Programs (59 FR 29908) dated

June 9, 1994, and for the information

provided by laboratories for the

National Laboratory Certification

Program (NLCP). The Federal Drug

Testing Custody and Control Form is

used by all Federal agencies and

employers regulated by the Department

of Transportation to document the

collection and chain of custody of urine

specimens at the collection site, for

laboratories to report results, and for

Medical Review Officers to make a

determination. The Federal Drug

Testing Custody and Control Form is

being revised. Major changes include

eliminating the split specimen copy,

simplifying the chain of custody

requirements, revising the outcomes for

the laboratory test results, revising the

collection instructions, and ensuring

that the form follows the sequence of

events. Prior to an inspection, a

laboratory is required to submit specific

information regarding its laboratory

procedures to allow inspectors to

become familiar with a laboratory’s

procedures before arriving at the

laboratory.

The annual total burden estimates for

the Federal Drug Testing Custody and

Control Form, the NLCP application, the

NLCP inspection checklist, and NLCP

recordkeeping requirements is 1,790,664

Hours, as shown below:

Form/respondent

Burden/response

(hrs.)

Number of

responses

Total annual

burden

(hrs.)

Custody and Control Form:

Donor ................................................................................................................................................ .083 7,093,000 588,719

Collector ............................................................................................................................................ .067 7,093,000 475,231

Laboratory ......................................................................................................................................... .050 7,093,000 354,650

Medical Review Officer ..................................................................................................................... .050 7,093,000 354,650

Laboratory Application ............................................................................................................................. 3.000 2 6

Laboratory Inspection Checklist .............................................................................................................. 3.000 136 408

Laboratory Recordkeeping ...................................................................................................................... 250.000 68 17,000

Total .................................................................................................................................................. .................... .................... 1,790,664

Send comments to Nancy Pearce,

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16–105, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: February 3, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 00–3064 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Center for Mental Health Services;

Center for Substance Abuse

Prevention; Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment; Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration, HHS; Notice of

Technical Assistance Workshops

Notice is hereby given of the

following workshops for the provision

of technical assistance to potential

applicants for SAMHSA grants.

The Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration’s

(SAMHSA’s) Center for Mental Health

Services (CMHS), Center for Substance

Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), are

offering a series of three, two-day

regional Technical Assistance

Workshops for prospective applicants.

These workshops will be conducted

jointly by the three SAMHSA Centers to

provide support to prospective

applicants in preparing their

applications in response to published

grant announcements.

It is anticipated that several SAMHSA

grant announcements will be featured at

the workshop, including:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Community-Initiated Prevention

Interventions

Cooperative Agreements for Parenting

and Family Strengthening Prevention

Interventions