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should be submitted to: Ed Springer,

GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236,

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a

copy to the General Services

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat,

1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The General Services Administration

(GSA) has various mission

responsibilities related to the

acquisition and provision of supplies,

transportation, ADP,

telecommunications, real property

management, and disposal of real and

personal property. These mission

responsibilities generate requirements

that are realized through the solicitation

and award of public contracts.

Individual solicitations and resulting

contracts may impose unique

information collection/reporting

requirements on contractors, not

required by regulation, but necessary to

evaluate particular program

accomplishments and measure success

in meeting special program objectives.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 126,870.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.36.

Total Responses: 172,500.

Hours Per Response: .4.

Total Burden Hours: 68,900.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Servuces

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat

(MVP), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

3090–0163, Information Specific to a

Contract or Contracting Action (Not

Required by Regulation), in all

correspondence.

David A. Drabkin,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of

Acquisition Policy.

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090–0040]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled Application

for Shipping Instructions and Notice of

Availability

AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding extension of a

currently approved OMB clearance

(3090–0040).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of

Acquisition Policy has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

an extension of a curently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Application for Shipping

Instructions and Notice of Availability.

A request for public comments was

published at 65 FR 70356, November 22,

2000. No comments were received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 7,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley Jacks, Acquisition Operations &

Electronic Commerce Center, Supply

Management Division, (703) 305–7473.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: Edward

Springer, GSA Desk Officer, Room 3235,

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and to

Stephanie Morris, General Services

Administration (MVP), 100 F Street

NW., Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The GSA is requesting the Offie of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

reinstate information collection, 3090–

0040, concerning Application for

Shipping Instructions and Notice of

Availability. This information collection

supports and justifies the markup of the

six percent surcharge for the GSA export

reimbursable program. It also is used to

evaluate and obtain the best cube

utilization of shipping vans and

containers for export direct delivery

shipments. The form contains data

necessary to prepare Transportation

Control and Movement Documents

(TCMD) which are required when

material enters the Defense

Transportation System.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 360.

Annual responses: 3,000.

Average hours per response: 20

minutes.

Burden hours: 1,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, Acquisition Policy

Division (MVP) Room 4035, 1800 F

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405,

telephone (202) 208–7312. Please cite

OMB control number 3090–0040,

concerning Application for Shipping

Instructions and Notice of Availability,

in all correspondence.

David A. Drabkin,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of

Acquisition Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–01–35]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden 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

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Assess Reporting Practices for Q fever

in each State, and Collect Retrospective

Information on Numbers of Q fever

Cases Reported between 1978–1999—

New—National Center for Infectious

Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC). Q fever,

caused by the rickettsial agent Coxiella

burnetii, is considered a potential agent

of bioterrorism. Q fever in humans was

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made nationally notifiable in the United

States in 1999, and data are collected

passively by CDC through the National

Electronic Telecommunications System

for Surveillance (NETSS). At the time Q

fever was made nationally notifiable,

approximately half of states already

considered it a reportable disease.

However, current information on how

many states have changed their

reporting criteria since 1999 or what

reporting methods are used are not

available, making it difficult to interpret

data reported to NETSS. Q fever

reporting data is available by state for

the years 1948–1977, and complete

annual NETSS data is available

beginning in the year 2000. However,

data for the years 1978–1999 have never

been collected. These data are vitally

important to establish baseline rates of

infection, providing immediate benefits

in understanding the geographic

distribution of Q fever in the United

States. Without these data, it will take

several years to acquire useful NETSS

data to make the same assessments.

The purpose of this study is to assess

reporting practices for Q fever in each

state, and to collect retrospective

information on numbers of Q fever cases

reported between 1978–1999.

Respondents include an epidemiologist

and laboratorian in every state. The

results will be used to evaluate Q fever

reporting practices in each state, in

order to better assess the usefulness of

NETSS-reported data. Data will also be

used to examine the epidemiology of

cases reported between 1979–1999,

including estimated incidence rates,

geographic distribution maps, and

demographic risk factors. The estimated

cost to the public is between $3405–

$6405. Time burden for response to

Form A may vary, depending on

whether there are cases of Q fever the

state plans to report.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Avg. burden

per respondent in hours

Total burden

in hours

Part A: Epidemiologist ..................................................................................... 50 1 30–120/60 25–100

Part B: Laboratorians ....................................................................................... 50 1 15/60 13

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 38–113

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01073]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness

and Education Project; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

(FAS) Awareness and Education Project.

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy

People 2010’’ focus areas of Substance

Abuse, and Maternal, Infant, and Child

Health. The purpose of the program is

to develop, implement, and evaluate

materials to educate parents and

professionals working in public health

service agencies, social service agencies,

and school systems about FAS and how

to secure access to appropriate

diagnostic and treatment services for

affected children and their families.

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit

organizations and by governments and

their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit

organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents

including Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,

the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana

Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the

Federated States of Micronesia, the

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and

the Republic of Palau, and federally

recognized Indian tribal governments,

Indian tribes, or Indian tribal

organizations.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 states that an

organization described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $500,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund approximately 2 to

4 awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $100,000, ranging from

$75,000 to $200,000. It is expected that

the awards will begin on or about

September 30, 2001, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to three years.

Funding estimates may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. (Recipient Activities), and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

a. Develop, implement and evaluate

an educational curricula for training

parents, public health service providers,

and/or teachers in primary and

secondary schools that includes, but is

not limited to, the following:

1. A description of FAS, including

salient physical, neurodevelopmental,

and behavioral characteristics of

children with FAS.

2. An overview of other prenatal

alcohol-related conditions and

disorders.

3. Essential components of the care of

children with FAS and other prenatal

alcohol-related effects from the family,

medical, social, and educational

perspective including diagnosis and

treatment services for the child and

support services for the family.

4. Instructions for parents and other

client-advocates in how to research

local and State resource providers to

gain assistance in identifying

appropriate diagnostic, treatment, and

educational services.

5. Descriptions of family stresses

experienced, factors that increase the

risks of family disintegration, and

approaches to enhancing family coping

and survival.