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Federal statute or regulation, or a state

statute or regulation that implements a

program funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

(b) For the purpose of identifying

health care providers for debt collection

under the provisions of the Debt

Collection Information Act of 1996 and

the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

All records are stored on paper or

magnetic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The records are retrieved by the NPI,

employer identification number, other

provider number, or as defined by query

or report.

SAFEGUARDS:

For computerized records, safeguards

established in accordance with

Department standards and National

Institute of Standards and Technology

guidelines (e.g., security codes) will be

used, limiting access to authorized

personnel. System securities are

established in accordance with HHS,

Information Resources Management

(IRM) Circular #10, Automated

Information Systems Security Program;

and HCFA Automated Information

System (AIS) Guide, Systems Security

Policies; and OMB Circular No. A–130

(revised), Appendix III.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

The records are retained indefinitely,

except in the instance of an individual

provider’s death, in which case HCFA

would retain such records for a 10-year

period following the provider’s death.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Office of Information

Services, Health Care Financing

Administration, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

For purpose of notification, the

subject individual should write the

system manager, who will require the

system name, provider name, and, for

verification purposes, date of birth, and

medical school (if applicable), to

ascertain whether or not the

individual’s record is in the system.

(These notification procedures are in

accordance with Department regulation

45 CFR part 5b.)

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

Same as notification procedures.

Requestors should also reasonably

specify the record contents being

sought. (These access procedures are in

accordance with the Department

regulation 45 CFR 5b.5(a)(2).)

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Contact the system manager named

above, and reasonably identify the

record and specify the information to be

contested. State the corrective action

sought and the reasons for the

correction with supporting justification.

(These procedures are in accordance

with Department regulation 45 CFR

5b.7.)

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information from Federal health plan

and Medicaid provider enrollment

forms or applications that identify

health care providers and give

supporting information on same.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; Small Business

Innovation Research Grant

Applications Phase I and Phase II and

Small Business Technology Transfer

Grant Applications Phase I and Phase

II

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the National

Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the

Director (OD) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

the information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register, 12/23/97, page 67087 and

allowed 60 days for public comment. No

public comments were received. The

purpose of this notice to allow an

additional 30 days for public comment.

The NIH may not conduct or sponsor,

and the respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised, or

implemented on or after October 1,

1995, unless it displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

Title: Small Business Innovation

Research Grant Applications Phase I

and Phase II, Small Business

Technology Transfer Grant Applications

Phase I and Phase II. Type of

Information Collection Request:

Revision of OMB No. 0925–0195,

expiration 07/31/98. Need and Use of

Information Collection: This study will

assess the PHS Small Business

Innovation Research and NIH Small

Business Technology Transfer Research

Program Application Forms. Frequency

of Response: Annually. Affected Public:

Business or other for profit

organizations. The annual reporting

burden is as follows: Estimated Number

of Respondents: 3,400. Estimated

Number of Responses per Respondent:

1. Average Burden per Response: 32.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 108,000. The annualized

cost to respondents is estimated at: 0.

There are no Capital Costs, Operating

Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

are invited on one or more of the

following points. (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collection; and (4) Ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automate,

electronic, mechanical or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Direct Comments to OMB

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the items(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the:

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk

Officer for NIH. To request more

information on the proposed project or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plans and instrument, contact: Mr.

Sonny Kreitman, SBIR/STTR Program

Coordinator, Rockledge II, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 6186, Bethesda

Maryland 20892–7910 or call non-toll

free number 301–435–2770 or Fax 301–

480–0146 or e-mail your request to

sk13n@nih.gov.
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Comments Due Date

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received within 30-

days of the date of this publication.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

Diana Jaeger,

Acting Director, Office of Policy for

Extramural Research Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute; Notice of 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 a meeting of the

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Advisory Council.

The meeting will be open to the

public as indicated below, with

attendance limited to space available.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

notify the Contact Person listed below

in advance of the meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

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

as amended. The grant applications

and/or contract proposals and the

discussions could disclose confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications and/or contract proposals,

the disclosure of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Advisory Council.

Date: September 3–4, 1998.

Open: September 3, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00

p.m.

Agenda: For discussion of program policies

and issues.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000

Rockville Pike, Building 31, Conference

Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: September 3, 1998, 2:00 PM to

Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000

Rockville Pike, Building 31, Conference

Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Ronald G. Geller, PHD,

Director, Division of Extramural Affairs,

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,

National Institutes of Health, PHS, DHHS,

Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 435–0260.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and

Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases

and Resources Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: July 21, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Arthritis and

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases;

Amended Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Institute of

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Diseases Special Emphasis Panel,

August 3, 1998, 10:00 AM to August 3,

1998, 1:00 PM, Natcher Bldg., 45 Center

Drive, Room 5AS25N, Bethesda, MD,

20892 which was published in the

Federal Register on July 10, 1998, 63 FR

37404.

The date was changed from 8/3/98 to

8/13/98. The meeting is closed to the

public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health;

Amended Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel,

July 30, 1998, 12:00 p.m. to July 30,

1998, 1:00 p.m., Parklawn Building,

Room 9–101, Russell Martenson, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

which was published in the Federal

Register on June 18, 1998, 63 FR 33382.

The meeting will be held July 27,

1998, at 12:00 p.m. at the same location.

The meeting is closed to the public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health;

Amended Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel,

July 31, 1998, 12:00 PM to July 31, 1998,

1:00 PM, Parklawn Building, Room 9–

101, Russell Martenson, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 which was

published in the Federal Register on

June 18, 1998, 63 FR 33382.

The meeting will be held July 29,

1998, at 1:00 PM at the same location.

The meeting is closed to the public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–20044 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine; 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.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

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

as amended. The contract proposals and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the contract

proposals, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Library of

Medicine Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: August 4, 1998.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill

Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: SHAREE PEPPER, PHD,

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW ADMINISTRATOR,