Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 1998 / Notices 20639

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application

for a scientific research permit (1144).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Bruce D. Peery, Micheal J. Bresette, and

Jonathan C. Gorham have applied in due

form for a scientific research permit

(1144) to take listed sea turtles.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before May 27,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review by

appointment in the following offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); and

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813–893–

3141).

Written comments, or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be submitted to the Chief,

Endangered Species Division, Office of

Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bruce D.

Peery, Micheal J. Bresette, and Jonathan

C. Gorham request a scientific research

permit under the authority of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

The applicants request a one-year

scientific research permit to take listed

sea turtles. Up to 100 green (Chelonia

mydas) and 50 loggerhead (Caretta

caretta) turtles will be taken in large

mesh tangle nets for the purposes of

assessing the population densities and

dynamics, and to attain growth rates of

sea turtles that utilize the southern

Indian River Lagoon System, Florida.

Captured turtles will be weighed,

photographed, measured, tagged, and

released.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in this application summary

are those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: April 21, 1998.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11018 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–379]

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: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: The Financial

Statement of Debtor and Supporting

regulation 42 CFR 405.376; Form No.:

HCFA–379, OMB #0938–0270; Use: This

form is used to collect financial

information which is needed to evaluate

requests from physician/suppliers to

pay indebtness under extended

repayment schedule, or to compromise

a debt for less than the full amount.

Frequency: As needed; Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 500; Total Annual

Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours:

1,000.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, or 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 Information Services,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care

Financing Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–11124 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–R–118]

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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement without change

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Peer Review

Organization Contracts; Solicitation

Statements of Interest from In-State

Organizations, General Notice; Form

No.: HCFA–R–118; Use: This notice is a

solicitation of sources sought for the

procurement of medical review services.

This information is required for

potential contractors to demonstrate that

they meet the statutory requirements as

a Peer Review Organization; Frequency:

On occasion; Affected Public: Business

or other for-profit; Total Annual Hours:

1.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, or E-mail

your request, including your address