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later than 4:00 p.m. EDT August 28,

1998.

ADDRESSES: All nominations shall be

submitted to Stephen D. Nightingale,

M.D., Executive Secretary, Advisory

Committee on Blood Safety and

Availability, Office of Public Health and

Science, Department of Health and

Human Services, 200 Independence

Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.

Phone (202) 690–5560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen D. Nightingale, M.D., Executive

Secretary, Advisory Committee on

Blood Safety and Availability, Office of

Public Health and Science, Department

of Health and Human Services, 200

Independence Avenue S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20201. Phone (202)

690–5560.

NOMINATIONS: Persons nominated for

membership should be from among

authorities knowledgeable in blood

banking, transfusion medicine, bioethics

and/or related disciplines. Members

shall be selected from State and local

organizations, blood and blood products

industry including manufacturers and

distributors, advocacy groups, consumer

advocates, provider organizations,

academic researchers, ethicists, private

physicians, scientists, consumer

advocates, legal organizations and from

among communities of persons who are

frequent recipients of blood and blood

products.

INFORMATION REQUIRED: Each nomination

shall consist of a package that, at a

minimum, includes:

A. The name, return address, daytime

telephone number and affiliation of the

individual being nominated, the basis

for the individual’s nomination, the

category for which the individual is

nominated and a statement that the

nomination individual is willing to

serve as a member of the committee;

B. The name, return address and

daytime telephone number at which the

nominator may be contacted.

Organizational nominators must

identify a principal contact person in

addition to the contact information;

C. A copy of the nominee’s

curriculum vitae.

All nomination information for a

nominee must be provided in a

complete single package. Incomplete

nominations will not be considered.

Nomination materials must bear original

signatures, and facsimile transmissions

or copies are not acceptable.

Dated: July 15, 1998.

Stephen D. Nightingale,

Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on

Blood Safety and Availability.

[HR Doc. 98–19545 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–17–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue

Debts

Section 30.13 of the Department of

Health and Human Services’ claims

collection regulation (45 CFR Part 30)

provides that the Secretary shall charge

an annual rate of interest as fixed by the

Secretary of the Treasury after taking

into consideration private consumer

rates of interest prevailing on the date

that HHS becomes entitled to recovery.

The rate generally cannot be lower than

the Department of Treasury’s current

value of funds rate or the applicable rate

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of

Certified Interest Rates with Range of

Maturities.’’ This rate may be revised

quarterly by the Secretary of the

Treasury and shall be published

quarterly by the Department of Health

and Human Services in the Federal

Register.

The Secretary of the Treasury has

certified a rate of 133⁄4% for the quarter

ended June 30, 1998. This interest rate

will remain in effect until such time as

the Secretary of the Treasury notifies

HHS of any change.

Dated: July 16, 1998.

George Strader,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance.

[FR Doc. 98–19498 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency for Health Care Policy

and Research, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research’s (AHCPR) intention to request

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) to grant a ‘‘Voluntary Customer

Satisfaction Survey Generic Clearance

for the Agency for Health Care Policy

and Research.’’ In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)), AHCPR invites the

public to comment on this proposed

information collection request to allow

AHCPR to conduct surveys.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be submitted to: Ruth A. Celtnieks,

Reports Clearance Office, AHCPH, 2101

East Jefferson Street, Suite 500,

Rockville, MD 20852–4908.

All comments will become a matter of

public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth A. Celtnieks, AHCPR Reports

Clearance Office, (301) 594–1406, ext.

1497.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: .

Proposed Project

Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Survey

Generic Clearance for the Agency for

Health Care Policy and Research

In response to Executive Order 12862,

the Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR) plans to conduct

voluntary customer satisfaction surveys

to assess strengths and weakiness in

program services. Customer satisfaction

surveys to be conducted by AHCPR may

include readership surveys from

individuals using AHCPR automated

and electronic technology data bases to

determine satisfaction with the

information provided or surveys to

assess effects of the grants streamlining

efforts. Results of these surveys will be

used in future program planning

initiatives and to redirect resources and

efforts, as needed, to improve AHCPR

program services. A generic approval

will be requested from OMB to conduct

customer satisfaction surveys over the

next three years.

Method of Collection

The data will be collected using a

combination of preferred methodologies

appropriate to each survey. These

methodologies are:

• Evaluation forms;

• Mail surveys;

• Automated and electronic

technology (e.g., instant fax, AHCPR

Clearinghouse Publications); and

• Telephone surveys

The estimated annual hour burden is

as follows:
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 140 /Wednesday, July 22, 1998 / Notices 39291

Type of survey Number of

respondents

Average burden/responseTotal hours of

burden

Mail/Telephone Surveys ............................................................................................................. 23,100 0.25 5,755

Focus Groups ............................................................................................................................. 72 2.0 144

Totals ............................................................................................................................... 23,172 .255 5,919

Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) the

necessity of the proposed collection; (b)

the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of

burden (including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

upon the respondents, including the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection.

Copies of these proposed collection

plans and instruments can be obtained

from the AHCPR Reports Clearance

Officer (see above).

Dated: July 14, 1998.

John M. Eisenberg,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–19433 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Meeting

NAME: Task Group Session of the Safety

and Occupational Health Study Section

(SOHSS), National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH); agenda revision.

SUMMARY: The National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health of the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention published a notice in the

Federal Register of May 14, 1998

(Volume 63, Number 93, Page 26807–

26808), concerning the Task Group

Session of the Safety and Occupational

Health Study Section review of Request

for Application (RFA) Number 98030,

entitled, ‘‘Occupational Radiation and

Energy-related Health Research Grants.’’

ACTION: Because of demands on the

review process, the review, discussion

and evaluation of RFA Number 98030

will be deferred to the October 29—30,

1998 meeting of the Safety and

Occupational Health Study Section. The

remainder of the previously published

agenda for the August 5–7, 1998

meeting is unchanged.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Pervis C. Major, Ph.D., Scientific Review

Administrator, Office of Extramural

Coordination and Special Projects,

Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095

Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West

Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285–

5979.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98–19488 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take

of Threatened Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance.

On May 12, 1998, a notice was

published in the Federal Register (63

FR 26204–26206) that an application

had been filed with the Fish and

Wildlife Service by Iron County and the

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for

a permit to incidentally take, pursuant

to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), threatened Utah

Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens).

Anticipated incidental take of this

species is in conjunction with otherwise

legal activities including, but not

limited to, development and

maintenance of facilities on non-Federal

land in Iron County, Utah, pursuant to

the Permit Acceptance Statement that

implements the Habitat Conservation

Plan prepared by Iron County and the

Division.

Notice is hereby given that on July 9,

1998, as authorized by the provisions of

the Act, the Service issued an incidental

take permit (permit number PRT–

MB000142–0) to the above-named party

subject to certain conditions set forth

therein. The permit was granted only

after it was determined that it was

applied for in good faith, that by

granting the permit it will not be to the

disadvantage of the threatened species,

and that it will be consistent with the

purposes and policy set forth in section

10(C)(2)(B) of the Act, as amended.

Additional information on this permit

action may be obtained by contacting

the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Utah Ecological

Services Field Office, 145 East 1300

South Street, Suite 404, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84115, telephone (801) 524–5001,

on weekdays between the hours of 8:00

a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Dated: July 19, 1998.

Terry Terrell,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 98–19483 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Whiskeytown Unit WhiskeytownShasta-Trinity National Recreation

Area; Operation of Marina Services

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will reissue, by August 1, 1999, a

concession Prospectus to continue

operation of marina services within the

Whiskeytown Unit of the WhiskeytownShasta-Trinity National Recreation Area

located in northern California. This

prospectus is now fully competitive

with no right of preference in renewal

given to the current concessioner. The

existing business includes slip rental,

boat rental and repair, boat gas, food,

merchandise, tent camping, RV park,

and showers. These services are located

in two separate sections of the

Whiskeytown Unit. Most services are

provided seasonally from approximately

the last week in May to the first week

in September. The annual gross receipts

average about $500,000. The new

contract will be for 10 years and will

require an improvement program

estimated to cost about $178,800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cost

for purchasing a Prospectus is $30.00.

Parties interested in obtaining a copy

should send a check or money order,

NO CASH, payable to ‘‘National Park

Service’’ to the following address:

National Park Service, Pacific Great

Basin Support Office, Office of