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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0249]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

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: New collection; Title of

Information Collection: Hospice Cost

Report and Supporting Regulations in

42 CFR 413.20, 413.24 , and 418.310;

Form No.: HCFA-R–0249 (OMB #

0938-new); Use: Medicare certified

hospice programs must file an annual

cost report with HCFA. This report

contains information on overhead costs,

assets, depreciation, and compensation

which will be used for hospice rate

evaluations.; Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions, and Individuals or

Households; Number of Respondents:

1,720; Total Annual Responses: 1,720;

Total Annual Hours: 302,720.

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 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Louis Blank, Room C2–26–

17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated July 23, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R–243]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

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: New Collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare

Agreement Application, Health Care

Prepayment Plan; Form No.: HCFA–R–

243; Use: An organization must meet

certain requirements to be a Health Care

Prepayment Plan that is eligible for a

Medicare 1833 agreement. The

application is the collection form used

to obtain information from an

organization that would allow HCFA

staff to determine compliance with the

regulations. This form includes requests

for information about: the management

of the applicant organization;

arrangements for providing health care

to beneficiaries; meeting Medicare

requirements for appeals, hearings,

advance directives, health benefits; risk

sharing with other entities; the fiscal

soundness of the applicant; the cost

budget, which forms the basis for HCFA

payment; prevention of duplicate

payment; and the applicant’s marketing

strategy. Frequency: One time; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit

institutions, Not-for-profit institutions,

and State, Local or Tribal Governments.;

Number of Respondents: 15; Total

Annual Responses: 15; Total Annual

Hours: 1,125.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, or any

related forms, 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 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care

Financing Administration.

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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.

The meetings 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

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which
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would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute on

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special

Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 28, 1998.

Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: 600 Executive Blvd., Suite 409,

Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone conference

Call).

Contact Person: Aida K. Vasquez, Grant

Technical Assistant, Extramural Review

Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism Suite 409, 6000 Executive

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–

9788.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: National Institute on

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special

Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 30, 1998.

Date: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: 6000 Executive Blvd., Suite 409,

Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: Aida K. Vasquez, Grant

Technical Assistant, Extramural Review

Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism, Suite 409, 600 executive

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–

9788.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 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, HHS)

Dated: July 24, 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 Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 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 Diabetes and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases 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 Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory

Council.

Date: September 14–15, 1998.

Open: September 14, 1998, 8:30 AM to 2:00

PM.

Agenda: Grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Building 31, Conference Room 10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Closed: September 14, 1998, 2:00 PM to

5:00 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Building 31, Conference Room 10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Closed: September 15, 1998, 8:30 AM to

11:00 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Building 31, Conference Room 10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Open: September 15, 1998, 11:00 AM to

adjournment.

Agenda: Grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Building 31, Conference Room 10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Contact Person: Walter S. Stolz, PHD,

Director for Extramural Activities, National

Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of

Health, PHS, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: July 24, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Drug Abuse;

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.

The meetings 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 Institute on

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel. POSIT.

Date: July 28, 1998.

Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Lyle Furr, Contract Review

Specialist, Office of Extramural Program

Review, National Institute on Drug Abuse,

National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 10–42, Rockville, MD

20857, (301) 443–1644.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: National Institute on

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel. The

Drug Abuse and Alconol Problem

Assessment for Primary Care Evaluation of a

Substance Abuse Screening System.

Date: July 29, 1998.

Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: National Institute on Drug Abuse,

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10–49, Rockville,

MD 20857 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Eric Zatman, Contract

Review Specialist, Office of Extramural

Program Review, National Institute on Drug

Abuse, National Institutes of Health, DHHS,

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10–42, Rockville,

MD 20857, (301) 443–1644.

Name of Committee: National Institute on

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel.

Development of a Brief Drug Abuse

Screening Instrument.

Date: July 29, 1998.

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: National Institute on Drug Abuse,

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10–49, Rockville,

MD 20857 (Telephone Conference Call).