Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 86 /Tuesday, May 5, 1998 / Notices 24815

Respondents: United States payers of

human medical research subjects,

including drug companies, medical

device manufacturers and academic

research institutions.

Estimated number of respondents: 30.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 15 hours.

Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection is necessary,

including whether the information has

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the

clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the

accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and

(d) ways to minimize the collection

burden of the respondents. Send written

comments to David Wendler,

Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Clinical Center, National Institutes of

Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10,

Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. All

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

For Further Information

To request more information on the

proposed collection or to obtain a copy

of data collection plans and the survey

instrument, contact David Wendler at

the address above or call (non-toll-free

number) 301–435–8726.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection should be submitted on or

before July 6, 1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

David K. Henderson,

Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren

Grant Magnuson Clinical Center.

[FR Doc. 98–11934 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request: Organ Procurement Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, which provides

for an opportunity for public comment

on proposed data collection projects, the

Department of Clinical Bioethics (DCB),

National Institutes of Health (NIH) will

publish periodic summaries of proposed

projects to be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval.

Proposed Collection

The Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

(CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH),

intends to seek approval to conduct a

survey aimed at United States organ

procurement organizations and

transplant surgeons. The survey asks for

information about procedures used for

organ donation and implementation of

wishes specified in advance care

directives. The data collected will help

the NIH to serve patients and research

subjects who are enrolled in protocols at

the CC and are interested in the option

of organ donation and the impact of

including organ donation provisions in

advance care directives. The data

collected will also assist the

respondents in understanding the

practice of organ donation nationwide.

The results of the survey will be

reported confidentially, in the aggregate

and stripped of individual identifiers.

Estimate of burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 30 minutes per

respondent:

Respondents: United States organ

procurement organization and

transplant surgeons.

Estimated number of respondents:

198.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 99 hours.

Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection is necessary,

including whether the information has

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the

clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the

accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and

(d) ways to minimize the collection

burden of the respondents. Send written

comments to David Wendler,

Department of Clinical Bioethics,

Clinical Center, National Institutes of

Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10,

Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. all

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

For Further Information

To request more information on the

proposed collection or to obtain a copy

of data collection plans and the survey

instrument, contact David Wendler at

the address above or call (non-toll-free

number) 301–435–8726.

Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection should be submitted on or

before July 6, 1998.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

David K. Henderson,

Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren

Grant Magnuson Clinical Center.

[FR Doc. 98–11936 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of

Closed Meetings

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 Center

for Scientific Review Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda: To review individual

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Behavioral and

Neurosciences.

Date: May 4, 1998.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5192

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. David Simpson,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5192, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1278.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 10–12, 1998.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Sage Howard Johnson Motel,

Cambridge, MA.

Contact Person: Dr. Bill Bunnag, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5212, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1177.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93,893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated April 28, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–11926 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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