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Administrative Staff (DBVE–1).

Manages budget, property, space, and

acquisition of equipment and services

for intramural research programs.

Responsible for the maintenance,

repair, and construction of grounds,

buildings, and equipment, as applicable,

in support of intramural research

programs.

Develops and manages health, safety,

and chemical disposal required for

intramural research programs.

Produces, reviews, and tracks

correspondence, reports, and

manuscripts for the intramural research

program.

11. Prior Delegations of Authority.

Pending further delegations, directives,

or orders by the Commissioner of Food

and Drugs, all delegations of authority

to positions of the affected organizations

in effect prior to this date shall continue

in effect in them or their successors.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Michael A. Friedman,

Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–9053 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–R–207]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

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: New Collection; Title of

Information Collection: Evaluation of

Five State Health Care Reform

Demonstrations and the Evaluation of

the Medicaid State Health Reform

Demonstrations; Form No.: HCFA–R–

207; Use: These evaluations will

investigate health care reform in ten

states that will implement or have

implemented demonstration programs

using Medicaid Section 1115 waivers.

The surveys will gather information to

answer questions regarding access to

health care, quality of care delivered,

satisfaction with health services, and

the use and cost of health services. The

surveys will be administered to

Medicaid eligible and newly covered

enrollees and eligible and near-eligible

non-enrollees. A subsample of survey

respondents will be SSI recipients and

other disabled people who have

participated in demonstrations for at

least a year. Quality of care surveys will

be administered to Medicaid enrollees

who have diabetes and to parents of

children in the Medicaid program who

have pediatric asthma. Frequency:

(Other) one time for most respondents;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households; Number of Respondents:

60,483; Total Annual Responses:

60,691; Total Annual Hours: 18,267.

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 to

obtain the supporting statement and any

related forms, E-mail 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 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Financial and Human

Resources, Management Analysis and

Planning Staff, Attention: John Rudolph,

Room C2–26–17, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

Edwin J. Glatzel,

Director, Management Analysis and Planning

Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–9082 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

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 proposals for the

collection of information. 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.

1. Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicaid Drug

Rebate Program—Manufacturers; Form

No.: HCFA–367, 367 a, b, and c; Use:

Section 1927 requires drug

manufacturers to enter into and have in

effect a rebate agreement with the

Federal Government for States to receive

funding for drugs dispensed to

Medicaid recipients; Frequency:

Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or

other for-profit; Number of

Respondents: 520; Total Annual

Responses: 2,080; Total Annual Hours:

49,480.

2. Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: State Drug

Rebate (Medicaid); Form No.: HCFA–

368 and HCFA-R–144; Use: Section

1927 requires State Medicaid agencies

to report to drug manufacturers and

HCFA on the drug utilization for their

State and the amount of rebate to be

paid by the manufacturers; Frequency:

Quarterly; Affected Public: State, local,

or tribal government; Number of

Respondents: 51; Total Annual

Responses: 204; Total Annual Hours:

6,125.

To request copies of the proposed

paperwork collection referenced above,

E-mail your request, including your

address, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call

the Reports Clearance Office on (410)