372 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collections;

Comment Request

The Department of Health and Human

Services, Office of the Secretary will

periodically publish summaries of

proposed information collections

projects and solicit public comments in

compliance with the requirements of

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

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more

information on the project or to obtain

a copy of the information collection

plans and instruments, call the OS

Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690–

6207.

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.

1. Self-Evaluation and Recordkeeping

Required by the Regulation

Implementing Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (45 CFR

84.6(c))—Extension—0990–0124—

Recipients of DHHS funds must conduct

a single-time evaluation of their policies

and practices for compliance with

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

1973. Recipients with fifteen or more

employees must maintain records of

their self-evaluation for three years.

Respondents: State or local

governments, businesses or other forprofit, non-profit institutions; Annual

Number of Respondents: 2,120;

Frequency of Response: once; Burden

per Response: 16 hours; Total Annual

Burden: 33,920 hours.

Send comments to Cynthia Agnes

Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20201. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Dated: December 15, 2000.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Head Start Bureau; Advisory

Committee on Head Start Research

and Evaluation; Meeting

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting; Advisory

Committee on Head Start Research and

Evaluation.

SUMMARY: The 1998 Head Start

Reauthorization (42 U.S.C. 9844(g);

section 649(g)(1) of the Head Start Act,

as amended) called on the Secretary of

Health and Human Services to form an

independent panel of experts (i.e., an

Advisory Committee) to offer advice

concerning research designs that would

provide a national analysis of the

impact of Head Start Programs. The

January 12, 2001 meeting provides an

opportunity for the Advisory Committee

to receive an update on the design and

implementation plans for the study.

DATES: January 12, 2001, 8:30 a.m.–4

p.m.

PLACE: Hilton Washington Embassy

Row, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036. Telephone 202–

265–1600. Fax: 202–328–7526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

meeting is open to the public and is

barrier free. Meeting records will also be

open to the public and will be kept at

the Switzer Building located at 330 C

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447. The

Head Start Bureau also intends to make

material related to this meeting

available on the Head Start website

(http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/

hsb/hsreac). An interpreter for the deaf

and hearing impaired will be available

upon advance request by calling

Ellsworth Associates at 703/821–3090

(ext. 282).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Lopez, Ph.D. at 202–205–

8212 for substantive information. ACF

Office of Public Affairs at 202/401–9215

for press inquiries. Ellsworth Associates

at 703/821–3090 (ext. 282) for logistical

information.

Dated: December 27, 2000.

James A. Harrell,

Acting Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 00N–1666]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Abbreviated New

Drug Application Regulations; Patent

and Exclusivity Provisions

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the

PRA), Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of an existing collection of

information, and to allow 60 days for

public comment in response to the

notice. This notice solicits comments on

the patent and exclusivity notification

requirements under the new drug

application (NDA) and abbreviated new

drug application (ANDA) regulations.

DATES: Submit written or electronic

comments on the collection of

information by March 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic

comments on the collection of

information to http://

www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/

dockets/edockethome.cfm. Submit

written comments on the collection of

information to the Dockets Management

Branch (HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All

comments should be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen L. Nelson, Office of Information

Resources Management (HFA–250),

Food and Drug Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

301–827–1482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal

agencies must obtain approval from the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for each collection of

information they conduct or sponsor.

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests

or requirements that members of the

public submit reports, keep records, or

provide information to a third party.