27304 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 95 / Monday, May 18, 1998 / Notices

(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

Provider Cost Report Reimbursement

Questionnaire and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 405.465, 405.481,

413.20, and 413.24; Form No.: HCFA–

339 (OMB# 0938–0301); Use: The

Medicare Provider Cost Report

Reimbursement Questionnaire must be

completed by all providers to assist in

preparing an acceptable cost report, to

ensure proper Medicare reimbursement,

and to minimize subsequent contact

between the provider and its fiscal

intermediary. It is designed to answer

pertinent questions about key

reimbursement concepts found in the

cost report and to gather information

necessary to support certain financial

and statistical entries on the cost report.

In addition, it provides an audit trail for

the fiscal intermediary. Frequency:

Annually; Affected Public: Business or

other for-profit, Not-for-profit

institutions, and State, local and tribal

government; Number of Respondents:

30,607; Total Annual Responses:

30,607; Total Annual Hours: 1,239,584.

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 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB desk officer:

OMB Human Resources and Housing

Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism; 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 the following meeting

of the Merit Review Ad Hoc

Subcommittee of the National Advisory

Council on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Name of Committee: Merit Review Ad Hoc

Subcommittee of the National Advisory

Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Date of Meeting: June 3, 1998.

Time: 8:00 p.m. to adjournment.

Place of Meeting: Pooks Hill Marriott Hotel,

Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Mark Green, Ph.D., 6000

Executive Blvd, Suite 409, Bethesda, MD

20892–7003, 301–443–2860.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

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 No. 93.271, Alcohol Research Career

Development Awards for Scientists and

Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs;

93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants;

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: May 12, 1998.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–13148 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism; 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

meetings of the National Institute on

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Initial

Review Group:

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Name of Committee: Clinical and

Treatment Subcommittee.

Dates of Meeting: June 18–19, 1998.

Time: June 18, 8:30 a.m. to recess. June 19

8:30 a.m. to adjournment.

Place of Meeting: Holiday Inn Oceanfront,

Palm Meeting Room, Hilton Head Island,

South Carolina, 29938.

Contact Person: Elsie D. Taylor, 6000

Executive Blvd., Suite 409, Bethesda, MD

20892–7003, 301–443–9787.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Name of Committee: Biochemistry,

Physiology and Medicine Subcommittee.

Dates of Meeting: June 18–19, 1998.

Time: June 18, 3:30 p.m. to recess. June 19,

8:30 a.m. to adjournment.

Place of Meeting: Radisson Suite Resort,

Hilton Head Island, 12 Park Lane, Hilton

Head, South Carolina, 29928.

Contact Person: Ron Suddendorf, Ph.D.,

6000 Executive Blvd., Suite 409, Bethesda,

MD 20892–7003, 301–443–2926.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

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 No. 93.271, Alcohol Research Career

Development Awards for Scientists and

Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs;

and 93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants;

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: May 12, 1998.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–13149 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and

Infectious Diseases; 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

National Institute of Allergy and

Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Name of SEP: NIAID Malaria Research and

Reference Reagent Repository.

Date: May 27, 1998.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to Adjournment.