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purpose and goals of the VSP are to

achieve and maintain a level of

sanitation that will lower the risk for

gastrointestinal and other disease

outbreaks and assist the passenger line

industry in its effort to provide a

healthful environment for passengers

and crew.

Comments and suggestions for

revision of the manual must include

appropriate text specific documentation

and/or references providing the

scientific support for any suggested

change or addition to the current

operations manual. The VSP will

evaluate all comments and suggestions

received and will draft a revised

operations manual for discussion and

review by interested parties and the

public. The draft document will be

circulated to the industry and others,

and VSP will hold a public meeting in

October or November, 1998, to allow

discussion of the draft manual. The final

draft of a revised operations manual is

planned for January 1, 1999.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98–18197 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–142]

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: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: ICR’s contained

in BPD–339, Examination and

Treatment for Emergency Medical

Conditions and Women in Labor, 42

CFR 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24; Form

No.: HCFA–R–142, OMB # 0938–0667;

Use: The information collection

requirements contained in BPD–393,

Examination and Treatment for

Emergency Medical Conditions and

Women in Labor contains requirements

for hospitals to prevent them from

inappropriately transferring individuals

with emergency medical conditions, as

mandated by Congress. HCFA will use

this information to help assure

compliance with this mandate and

protect the public. This information is

not contained elsewhere in regulations;

Frequency: On occasion; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit,

Individuals or Households, not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government,

and State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 7,000; Total

Annual Responses: 7,000; Total Annual

Hours: 1.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, 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 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB Desk Officer designated at the

following address: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: July 1, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 98–18258 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–576]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; 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: Reinstatement, without change,

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Organ

Procurement Organization (OPO)

Request for Designation and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 486.301–486.325;

Form No.: HCFA–576 (OMB# 0938–

0512); Use: The information provided

on this form serves as a basis for

certifying OPOs for participation in the

Medicare and Medicaid programs and

will indicate whether the OPO is

meeting the specified performance

standards for reimbursement of service.

Additionally, the form is used for

inputting minimal information into the

Online Survey Certification Reporting

(OSCAR) System.; Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, and Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 69; Total

Annual Responses: 69; Total Annual

Hours: 138.

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.