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14. Oregon District Advisory Council

(formerly Portland District Advisory

Council).

15. Pittsburgh District Advisory

Council.

16. Rhode Island District Advisory

Council (formerly Providence District

Advisory Council).

17. Richmond District Advisory

Council.

18. Santa Ana District Advisory

Council.

19. Utah District Advisory Council

(formerly Salt Lake City District

Advisory Council).

20. Vermont District Advisory

Council (formerly Montpelier District

Advisory Council).

21. Washington, DC District Advisory

Council.

22. West Virginia District Advisory

Council (formerly Clarksburg District

Advisory Council).

23. Wisconsin District Advisory

Council (formerly Madison District

Advisory Council).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, contact

Nancyellen Gentile, Committee

Management Officer, 409 Third Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20416; telephone

(202) 205–2469.

Nancyellen Gentile,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10805 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Request and

Comment Request

The Social Security Administration

(SSA) publishes a list of information

collection packages that will require

clearance by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) in compliance with

Public Law 104–13 effective October 1,

1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. SSA is soliciting comments on the

accuracy of the agency’s burden

estimate; the need for the information;

its practical utility; ways to enhance its

quality, utility and clarity; and on ways

to minimize burden on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be

submitted to the OMB Desk Officer and

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the

following addresses:

(OMB)

Office of Management and Budget, Attn:

Desk Officer for SSA, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10230, 725

17th St., NW, Washington, DC. 20503

(SSA)

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W.

Brickenkamp, 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore,

MD 21235

I. The information collections listed

below will be submitted to OMB within

60 days from the date of this notice.

Therefore, your comments should be

submitted to SSA within 60 days from

the date of this publication. You can

obtain copies of the collection

instruments by calling the SSA Reports

Clearance Officer at 410–965–4145, or

by writing to him at the address listed

above.

1. Disability Hearing Officer’s Report

of Disability Hearing (DC)—0960–0507.

The information collected on form SSA–

1204–BK is used by the Disability

Hearing Officer (DHO) to conduct and

document disability hearings, and to

provide a structured format that

concerns all conceivable issues relating

to SSI claims for disabled children. The

completed form SSA–1204–BK will aid

the DHO in preparing the disability

decision and will provide a record of

what transpired at the hearing. The

respondents are DHO’s in the State

Disability Determination Services.

Number of Respondents: 100,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 60

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 100,000

hours.

2. Report of Student Beneficiary

About to Attain Age 19—0960–0274.

The information collected on form SSA–

1390 is used by SSA to determine a

student’s eligibility for Child’s Social

Security benefits for those turning age

19. The respondents are student Title II

beneficiaries about to attain age 19.

Number of Respondents: 50,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167

hours.

3. Disability Hearing Officer’s Report

of Disability Hearing—0960–0440. The

information on Form SSA–1205–BK is

used by the Disability Hearing Officers

(DHOs) at the Social Security

Administration (SSA) as a guide to

conducting and recording disability

hearings. It ensures that all of the

pertinent issues are considered. The

respondents are DHOs in the State

Disability Determination Services and

Federal DHOs.

Number of Respondents: 100,000.

Frequency of Response:

Average Burden Per Response: 60

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 100,000

hours.

4. Application For Benefits Under The

Italy-U.S. International Social Security

Agreement—0960–0445. The

information collected on Form SSA–

2528 is required by SSA in order to

determine entitlement to benefits. The

respondents are applicants for old-age,

survivors or disability benefits that

reside in Italy.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 20

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 67 hours.

5. Request for Claimant Conference—

0960–0608. The information collected

on form SSA–378 is used by the

Disability Adjudicator to complete

processing of a claimant’s disability

claim. Depending on the response, the

Disability Adjudicator schedules/

conducts the Claimant Conference,

awaits the receipt of additional

evidence, requests additional evidence

from the source, or finalizes the

determination on the case. The

respondents are applicants for Social

Security disability and Supplemental

Security Income benefits whose initial

determination of disability will be less

than fully favorable.

Number of Respondents: 210,500.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 3

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,525

hours.

II. The information collections listed

below have been submitted to OMB for

clearance. Your comments on the

information collections would be most

useful if received by OMB and SSA

within 30 days from the date of this

publication. You can obtain a copy of

the OMB clearance packages by calling

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on

(410) 965–4145, or by writing to him at

the address listed above.

1. Waiver of Your Right to Personal

Appearance Before an Administrative

Law Judge, HA–4608—0960–0284. Each

claimant has a statutory right to appear

in person (or through a representative)

and present evidence about his/her

claim at a hearing before an

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). If a

claimant wishes to waive his/her

statutory right to appear before an ALJ,

he/she must complete a written request.

The claimant may use form HA–4608

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for this request. The information

collected is used to document an

individual’s claim to show that an oral

hearing is not preferred in the appellate

process. The respondents are applicants

for Social Security and Supplemental

Security Income benefits who request a

hearing.

Number of Respondents: 12,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 400 hours.

2. Request for SSI Benefit Estimate—

0960–0492. SSA uses Form SSA–3716

for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

beneficiaries who wish to request a 5-

month estimate of what their benefits

would be if they should return to work

in the future. The respondents are SSI

Recipients or Applicants for SSI

Benefits.

Number of Respondents: 50,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167

hours.

3. Supplemental Statement Regarding

Farming Activities Of Person Living

Outside The U.S.A.—0960–0103. Form

SSA–7163A–F4 is used by SSA to

collect needed information whenever a

Social Security beneficiary or claimant

reports work on a farm outside the U.S.

The information is used to make a

determination for work deduction

purposes. The respondents are Social

Security beneficiaries or claimants who

are engaged in farming activities outside

the U.S.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 60

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000

hours.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10632 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3648]

Designation of Countries of Particular

Concern Under the International

Religious Freedom Act

Pursuant to section 408(a) of the

International Religious Freedom Act of

1998, notice is hereby given that the

Secretary of State, under authority

delegated by the President, has redesignated the following countries as

‘‘countries of particular concern’’ under

section 402(b) of the Act for having

engaged in or tolerated particularly

severe violations of religious freedom:

Burma, China, Iran, Iraq, Sudan.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Thomas F. Farr,

Office Director for International Religious

Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human

Rights and Labor U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 01–10833 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3652]

Privacy Act of 1974: Creation of a New

System of Records

Notice is hereby given that the

Department of State proposes to create

a new system of records, STATE–55,

pursuant to the provisions of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended [5

U.S.C. 522a (r)], and the Office of

Management and Budget Circular No.

A–130, Appendix I. STATE–55 was

created to accommodate the transfer of

records from the former Arms Control

and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) as a

result of the consolidation of ACDA

with the Department as mandated by the

Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation

Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–277). The

Department’s report was filed with the

Office of Management and Budget on

April 23, 2001.

This system of records is being

implemented by the Department of State

to facilitate its responsibility for

providing individuals with copies of its

publication ‘‘World Military

Expenditures and Arms Transfers.’’

Any persons interested in

commenting on the new system of

records may do so by submitting

comments in writing to Margaret Peppe,

Chief; Programs and Policies Division;

Office of IRM Programs and Services; A/

RPS/IPS/PP; U.S. Department of State,

SA–2; Washington, DC 20522–6001.

This system of records will be effective

40 days from the date of publication,

unless we receive comments that will

result in a contrary determination.

The new system description, ‘‘World

Military Expenditures and Arms

Transfers Mailing List, STATE–55’’ will

read as set forth below.

State–55

SYSTEM NAME:

World Military Expenditures and

Arms Transfers Mailing List.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Department of State; 2201 C Street,

NW; Washington, DC 20520.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Requesters of the publication ‘‘World

Military Expenditures and Arms

Transfers’’ (WMEAT).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Names and addresses of requestors of

the publication ‘‘World Military

Expenditures and Arms Transfers.’’

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

22 U.S.C. 2581 (Arms Control and

Disarmament); 22 U.S.C. 2651a

(Organization of the Department of

State); 22 U.S.C. 3921 (Management of

service); 5 U.S.C. 301 (Management of

the Department of State); and Pub. L.

105–277 (Foreign Affairs Agencies

Consolidation Act of 1998).

PURPOSE(S):

The information in this system of

records is collected and maintained by

the Bureau of Verification and

Compliance to facilitate its

responsibility for providing individuals

with copies of WMEAT as requested.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

The information in this system is used

to disseminate current editions of the

publication WMEAT to individuals who

have submitted a request for current and

subsequent editions.

Also see the ‘‘Routine Uses’’

paragraph of the Prefatory Statement

published in the Federal Register.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Electronic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Individual name.

SAFEGUARDS:

All employees of the Department of

State have undergone a thorough

background security investigation.

Access to the Department and its

annexes is controlled by security guards

and admission is limited to those

individuals possessing a valid

identification card or individuals under

proper escort. Access to computerized

files is password-protected and under

the direct supervision of the system

manager. The system manager has the

capability of printing audit trails of

access from the computer media,

thereby permitting regular and ad hoc

monitoring of computer usage.