Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2001 / Notices 29807

Frank Torres, Legislative Counsel,

Consumers Union, Washington,

District of Columbia.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 29, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13814 Filed 5–31–01; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Consumer Advisory Council

Notice of Meeting of Consumer

Advisory Council

The Consumer Advisory Council will

meet on Thursday, June 28, 2001. The

meeting, which will be open to public

observation, will take place at the

Federal Reserve Board’s offices in

Washington, DC, in Dining Room E of

the Martin Building (Terrace level). The

meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. and is

expected to conclude at 1 p.m. The

Martin Building is located on C Street,

Northwest, between 20th and 21st

Streets.

The Council’s function is to advise

the Board on the exercise of the Board’s

responsibilities under the Consumer

Credit Protection Act and on other

matters on which the Board seeks its

advice. Time permitting, the Council

will discuss the following topics:

E-Sign Act—Discussion of the Board’s

interim rules allowing electronic

delivery of disclosures required under

certain consumer financial services

laws. Discussion of statutory or

regulatory changes needed to facilitate

online banking and lending.

Truth in Lending Act—Discussion of

proposed amendments to Regulation Z

concerning the Home Ownership and

Equity Protection Act.

Community Reinvestment Act—

Discussion of topics to be included in

the 2002 review of Regulation BB which

implements the Community

Reinvestment Act.

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act—

Discussion of the proposed changes to

Regulation C which implements the

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

Committee Reports—Council

committees will report on their work.

Other matters previously considered

by the Council or initiated by Council

members also may be discussed.

Persons wishing to submit views to

the Council regarding any of the above

topics may do so by sending written

statements to Ann Bistay, Secretary of

the Consumer Advisory Council,

Division of Consumer and Community

Affairs, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, Washington,

DC 20551. Information about this

meeting may be obtained from Ms.

Bistay, 202–452–6470.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13813 Filed 5–31–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Wednesday,

June 6, 2001.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michelle A. Smith, Assistant to the

Board; 202–452–3204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

call 202–452–3206 beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before the meeting for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting; or you may

contact the Board’s Web site at http://

www.federalreserve.gov for an

electronic announcement that not only

lists applications, but also indicates

procedural and other information about

the meeting.

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13907 Filed 5–30–01; 11:19 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission

(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirements described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’). The FTC is

seeking public comments on its

proposal to extend through September

30, 2004 the current PRA clearance for

information collection requirements

contained in its Appliance Labeling

Rule (‘‘Rule’’), promulgated pursuant to

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

of 1975 (‘‘EPCA’’). The clearance expires

on September 30, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Secretary, Federal Trade Commission,

Room H–159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20580. All

comments should be identified as

responding to this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collection requirements should be

addressed to Hampton Newsome,

Attorney, Bureau of Consumer

Protection, Division of Enforcement,

Room 4616, Federal Trade Commission,

600 Pennsylvania AVe., NW.,

Washington, DC 20580 (202–326–2889).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal

agencies must obtain approval from

OMB for each collection of information

they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of

information’’ means agency requests or

requirements that members of the public

submit reports, keep records, or provide

information to a third party. 44 U.S.C.

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c). As

required by section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

PRA, the FTC is providing this

opportunity for public comment before

requesting that OMB extend the existing

paperwork clearance for the Rule (OMB

Control Number 3084–0069).

The FTC invites comments on: (1)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions 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

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

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The Appliance Labeling Rule (16 CFR

part 305) establishes testing, reporting,

recordkeeping, and labeling

requirements for manufacturers of major

household appliances (refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers, freezers, water

heaters, clothes washers, dishwashers,

room air conditioners, furnaces, central

air conditioners, heat pumps, pool

heaters, certain lighting products, and

certain plumbing products). The

requirements relate specifically to the

disclosure of information relating to

energy consumption and water usage.

The Rule’s testing and disclosure

requirements enable consumers

purchasing appliances to compare the

energy use or efficiency of competing

models. In addition, EPCA and the Rule

require manufacturers to submit

relevant data to the Commission

regarding energy or water usage in

connection with the products they

manufacture. The Commission uses this

data to compile ranges of comparability

for covered appliances for publication

in the Federal Register. These

submissions, along with required

records for testing data, may also be

used in enforcement actions involving

alleged misstatements on labels or in

advertisements.

Burden Statement

Estimated Annual Hours Burden:

445,000 hours.

The estimated hours burden imposed

by Section 324 of EPCA and the

Commission’s Rule include burdens for

testing (338,292 hours); reporting (1,324

hours); recordkeeping (767 hours);

labeling (101,333 hours); and retail

catalog disclosures (2,550 hours). The

total burden for these activities is

445,000 hours (rounded to the nearest

thousand). This estimate is lower than

previous estimates because of revised

assumptions regarding the number of

basic models subjected to FTC-required

testing each year (see discussion below).

The following estimates of the time

needed to comply with the requirements

of the Rule are based on census data,

Department of Energy figures and

estimates, general knowledge of

manufacturing practices, and industry

input and figures. Because compliance

burden falls almost entirely on

manufacturers and importers (with a de

minimis burden for retailers), burden

estimates are calculated on the basis of

the number of domestic manufacturers

and/or the number of units shipped

domestically in the various product

categories.

A. Testing

Under the Rule, manufacturers of

covered products must test each basic

model they produce to determine energy

usage (or, in the case of plumbing

fixtures, water consumption). The

burden imposed by this requirement is

determined by the number of basic

models produced, the average number

of units tested per model, and the time

required to conduct the applicable test.

Manufacturers need not subject each

basic model to testing annually; they

must retest only if the product design

changes in such a way as to affect

energy consumption. Previously, staff

based its burden estimate on the

assumption that manufacturers

generally test each model at least once

a year. Staff then conservatively

assumed that this annual testing meant

that all basic models were either

replaced or subject to design changes

during the year that necessitated testing

under the Rule. Based on input from

industry representatives for most

manufacturer categories, however,

staff’s now believes that the frequency

with which models are tested every year

ranges roughly between 10% and 50%

and that the actual percentage of basic

models tested varies by appliance

category. In addition, it is likely that

only a small portion of the tests

conducted is attributable to the Rule’s

requirements. Given the lack of specific

data on this point, staff will

conservatively assume that all of the

tests conducted are attributable to the

Rule’s requirements and will use the

high end of the range noted above.

Accordingly, the burden estimates are

based on the assumption that 50% of all

basic models are tested annually. Thus,

the estimated testing burden for the

various categories of products covered

by the Rule is as follows:

Category of manufacturer Number of

basic models

Percentage of

models tested

(FTC required)

Avg. number

of units tested

per model

Hours per unit

tested

Total annual

testing burden

hours

Refrigerators, Refrigerator-freezers, and Freezers ............. 3,075 50 2 4 12,300

Dishwashers ......................................................................... 393 50 2 1 393

Clothes washers .................................................................. 500 50 2 2 1,000

Water heaters ...................................................................... 650 50 2 24 15,600

Room air conditioners .......................................................... 1,092 50 2 8 8,736

Furnaces .............................................................................. 1,900 50 2 8 15,200

Central A/C .......................................................................... 1,270 50 2 24 30,480

Heat pumps .......................................................................... 903 50 2 72 65,016

Pool heaters ......................................................................... 250 50 2 12 3,000

Fluorescent lamp ballasts .................................................... 975 50 4 3 5,850

Lamp products ..................................................................... 2,100 50 12 14 176,400

Plumbing fixtures ................................................................. 1,700 50 2 2 3,400

Plumbing fittings ................................................................... 22,000 50 1 .0833 917

338,292

B. Reporting

Reporting burden estimates are based

on information from industry

representatives. Manufacturers of some

products, such as appliances and HVAC

equipment (furnaces, boilers, central air

conditioners and heat pumps), indicate

that, for them, the reporting burden is

best measured by the estimated time

required to report on each model

manufactured, while others, such as

makers of fluorescent lamp ballasts and

lamp products, state that an estimated

number of annul burden hours by

manufacturer is a more meaningful way

to measure. The figures below reflect

these different methodologies as well as

the varied burden hour estimates

provided by manufacturers pf the

different product categories that use the

latter methodology.

Appliances, HVAC Appliances, HVAC

Equipment, and Pool Heaters

Staff estimates that the average

reporting burden for these

manufacturers is approximately two

minutes per basic model. Based on this

estimate, multiplied by a total of 10,033

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1The amount of annual tests performed is derived

by multiplying the number of basic models within

the relevant product categories by the average

number of units tested per model within each

category (the underlying information may be drawn

from the table in Section A.).

2These associations include the Air-Conditioning

and Refrigeration Institute, the Gas Appliance

Manufacturers Association, and the Hydronics

Institute.

basic models of these products, the

annual reporting burden for the

airplane, HVAC equipment, and pool

heater industry is an estimated 334

hours (2 minutes × 10,033 models ÷ 60

minutes per hour).

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Lamp

Products, and Plumbing Projects

The total annual reporting burden for

manufacturers of fluorescent lamp

ballasts, lamp products, and plumbing

products is based on the estimated

average annual burden for each category

of manufacturers, multiplied by the

number of manufacturers in each

respective category, as shown below:

Category of manufacturer

Annual burden

hours per

manufacturer

Number of

manufacturers

Total annual

reporting burden hours

Fluorescent lamp ballasts ............................................................................................................ 6 20 120

Lamp products ............................................................................................................................. 15 50 750

Plumbing products ....................................................................................................................... 1 120 120

Total Reporting Burden Hours: The

total reporting burden for industries

covered by the Rule is 1,324 hours

annually (334+120+750+120).

C. Recordkeeping

EPCA and the Appliance Labeling

Rule require manufacturers to keep

records of the test data generated in

performing the tests to derive

information included on labels and

required by the Rule. As with reporting,

burden is calculated by number of

models for appliances, HVAC

equipment, and pool heaters, and by

number of manufacturers for fluorescent

lamp ballasts, lamp products, and

plumbing products.

Appliances, HVAC Equipment, and Pool

Heaters

The recordkeeping burden for

manufacturers of appliances, HVAC

equipment, and pool heaters varies

directly with the number of tests

performed. Staff estimates total

recordkeeping burden to be

approximately 167 hours for these

manufacturers, based on an estimated

average of one minute per record stored

(whether in electronic or paper format),

multiplied by 10,033 tests performed

annually (1 × 10,033 ÷ 60 minutes per

hour).1

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Lamp

Products, and Plumbing Products

The total annual recordkeeping

burden for manufacturers of fluorescent

lamp ballasts, lamp products, and

plumbing products is based on the

estimated average annual burden for

each category of manufacturers (derived

from industry sources), multiplied by

the number of manufacturers in each

respective category, as shown below:

Category of manufacturer

Annual burden

hours per

manufacturer

Number of

manufacturers

Total annual

recordkeeping

burden hours

Fluorescent lamp ballasts ............................................................................................................ 2 20 40

Lamp products ............................................................................................................................. 10 50 500

Plumbing products ....................................................................................................................... .5 120 60

Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours:

The total recordkeeping burden for

industries covered by the Rule is 767

hours annually (167+40+500+60).

D. Labeling

EPCA and the Rule require that

manufacturers of covered products

provide certain information to

consumers, through labels, fact sheets,

or permanent markings on the products.

The burden imposed by this

requirement consists of (1) the time

needed to prepare the information to be

provided, and (2) the time needed to

provide it, in whatever form, with the

products. The applicable burden for

each category of products is described

below:

Appliances, HVAC Equipment, and Pool

Heaters

EPCA and the Rule specify the

content, format, and specifications for

the required labels, so manufacturers

need only add the energy consumption

figures derived from testing. In addition,

most larger companies use automation

to generate labels, and the labels do not

change from year to year. Given these

considerations, staff estimate that the

time to prepare labels for appliances,

HVAC equipment, and pool heaters is

no more than four minutes per basic

model. Thus, for appliances, HVAC

equipment, and pool heaters, the

approximate annual drafting burden

involved in labeling is 669 hours per

year [10,033 (all basic models) × four

minutes (drafting time per basic model)

÷ 60 (minutes per hour)].

Industry representatives and trade

associations have estimated that it takes

between 4 and 8 seconds to affix each

label to each product. Based on an

average of six seconds per unit, the

annual burden for affixing labels to

appliances, HVAC equipment, and pool

heaters is 83,522 hours [six (seconds) ×

50,113,098 (the number of total

products shipped in 2000) divided by

3,600 (seconds per hour)].

The Rule also requires that HVAC

equipment manufacturers disclose

energy usage information on a separate

fact sheet or in an approved industryprepared directory of products. Staff has

estimated the preparation of these fact

sheets requires approximately 30

minutes per basic model. Manufacturers

producing at least 95 percent of the

affected equipment, however, are

members of trade associations2 that

produce approved directories (in

connection with their certification

programs independent of the Rule) that

satisfy the fact sheet requirement. Thus,

the drafting burden for fact sheets for

HVAC equipment is approximately 102

hours annually [4,073 (all basic models)

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× .5 hours × .05 (proportion of

equipment for which fact sheets are

required)].

The Rule allows manufacturers to

prepare a directory containing fact sheet

information for each retail

establishment as long as there is a fact

sheet for each basic model sold.

Assuming that six HVAC manufacturers

(i.e., approximately 5% of HVAC

manufacturers), produce fact sheets

instead of having required information

shown in industry directories, and each

spends approximately 16 hours per year

distributing the fact sheets to retailers

and in response to occasional consumer

requests, the total time attributable to

this activity would also be

approximately 96 hours.

The total annual labeling burden for

appliances, HVAC equipment, and pool

heaters is 668 hours for preparation plus

83,522 hours for affixing, or 84,191

hours. The total annual fact sheet

burden is 102 hours for preparation and

96 hours for distribution, or 198 hours.

The total annual burden for labels and

fact sheets for the appliance, HVAC, and

pool heater industries is, therefore,

estimated to be 84,389 hours (84,191 +

198).

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

The statute and the Rule require that

labels for fluorescent lamp ballasts

contain an ‘‘E’’ within a circle. Since

manufacturers label these ballasts in the

ordinary course of business, the only

impact of the Rule is to require

manufacturers to reformat their labels to

include the ‘‘E’’ symbol. Thus, the

burden imposed by the Rule for labeling

fluorescent lamp ballasts is minimal.

Lamp Products

The burden attributable to labeling

lamp products is also minimal, for

similar reasons. The Rule requires

certain disclosures on packaging for

lamp products. Since manufacturers

were already disclosing the substantive

information required under the Rule

prior to its implementation, the

practical effect of the Rule was to

require that manufacturers redesign

packaging materials to ensure they

include the disclosures in the manner

and form prescribed by the Rule.

Because this effort is now complete,

there is no ongoing labeling burden

imposed by the Rule for lamp products.

Plumbing Products

The statute and the Rule require that

manufacturers disclose the water flow

rate for plumbing fixtures.

Manufacturers may accomplish this

disclosure by attaching a label to the

product, through permanent markings

imprinted on the product as part of the

manufacturing process, or by including

the required information on packaging

material for the product. While some

methods might impose little or no

additional incremental time burden and

cost on the manufacturer, other methods

(such as affixing labels) could. Thus,

staff estimate of an overall blended

average burden associated with this

disclosure requirement of one second

per unit sold. Staff also estimate that

there are approximately 9,000,000

covered fixtures and 52,000,000 fittings

sold annually in the country. Therefore,

the estimated annual burden to label

plumbing products is 16,944 hours

[61,000,000 (units) x 1 (seconds) + 3,600

(seconds per hour)].

Total Burden for Labeling: The total

labeling burden for all industries

covered by the Rule is 101,333 hours

(84,389 + 16,944) annually.

E. Retail Sales Catalogs Disclosures

The Rule requires that sellers offering

covered products through retail sales

catalogs (i.e., those publications from

which a consumer can actually order

merchandise) disclose in the catalog

energy (or water) consumption for each

covered product. Because this

information is supplied by the product

manufacturers, the burden of the retailer

consists of incorporating the

information into the catalog

presentation.

In the past, staff has estimated that

there are 100 sellers who offer covered

products through paper retail catalogs.

While the Rule initially imposed a

burden on catalog sellers by requiring

that they draft disclosures and

incorporate them into the layouts of

their catalogs, paper catalog sellers now

have substantial experience with the

Rule and its requirements. Energy and

water consumption information has

obvious relevance to consumers, so

sellers are likely to disclose much of the

required information with or without

the Rule. Accordingly, given the small

number of catalog sellers, their

experience with incorporating energy

and water consumption data into their

catalogs, and the likelihood that many

of the required disclosures would be

made in the ordinary course of business,

staff believe that any incremental

burden the Rule imposes on these paper

catalog sellers would be minimal.

Staff estimates that there are an

additional 150 new online sellers of

covered products who are subject to the

Rule’s catalog disclosure requirements.

Many of these sellers may not have the

experience the paper catalog sellers

have in incorporating energy and water

consumption data into their catalogs.

Staff estimates that these online sellers

each require approximately 17 hours per

year to incorporate the data into their

online catalogs. This estimate is based

on the assumption that entry of the

required information takes 1 minute per

covered product and an assumption that

the average online catalog contains

approximately 1,000 covered products

(based on a sampling of websites of

affected retailers). Given that there is a

great variety among sellers in the

volume of products they offer online, it

is very difficult to estimate such volume

with precision. In addition, this analysis

assumes that information for all 1,000

products is entered into the catalog.

This is a conservative assumption

because the number of incremental

additions to the catalog from year to

year is likely to be much lower after

initial start-up efforts have been

completed. The total catalog disclosure

burden for all industries covered by the

rule is 2,550 hours (150 sellers x 17

hours annually).

Estimated Annual Cost Burden:

($7,826,750 in labor costs and

$3,519,422 in capital or other non-labor

costs.

Labor Costs: Staff derived labor costs

by applying appropriate estimated

hourly cost figures to the burden hours

described above. In calculating the cost

figures, staff assumes that test

procedures are conducted by skilled

technical personnel at an hourly rate of

$20.00, and that recordkeeping and

reporting, and labeling, marking, and

preparation of fact sheets, generally are

performed by clerical personnel at an

hourly rate of $10.00.

Based on the above estimates and

assumptions, the total annual labor

costs for the five different catagories of

burden under the rule, applied to all the

products covered by it, is $7,827,000

(rounded to the nearest thousand),

derived as follows:

Activity Burden hours

per year Wage category hourly rate Total annuallabor cost

Testing .......................................................................... 338,292 Skilled clerical/$20 ........................................................ $6,765,840

Reporting ...................................................................... 1,324 Clerical/$10 ................................................................... 13,240

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3The units shipped total is based on combined

actual or estimated industry figures for calendar

year 2000 across all of the product categories,

except for fluorescent lamp ballasts, lamp products,

and plumbing fixtures. Staff has determined that,

for those product categories, there are little or no

costs associated with the labeling requirements. The

fact sheet estimation is based on the previously

noted assumption that five percent of HVAC

manufacturers produce fact sheets on their own.

Based on total HVAC units shipped (10,291,965),

five percent amounts to 514,598 HVAC units.

Because manufacturers generally list more than one

unit on a fact sheet, staff has estimated that

manufacturers independently preparing them will

use one sheet for every four of these 514,598 units.

Thus, staff estimates that HVAC manufacturers

produce approximately 128,650 fact sheets.

Activity Burden hours

per year Wage category hourly rate Total annuallabor cost

Recordkeeping .............................................................. 934 Clerical/$10 ................................................................... 9,340

Labeling, marking, and fact sheet preparation ............. 101,333 Clerical/$10 ................................................................... 1,013,330

Catalog disclosures ...................................................... 2,550 Clerical/$10 ................................................................... 25,500

7,827,250

Capital or Other Non-Labor Costs:

$3,519,000 (rounded), determined as

follows:

Staff has examined the five distinct

burdens imposed by EPCA through the

Rule–testing, reporting, recordkeeping,

labeling, and retail catalog disclosures—

as they affect the 11 groups of products

that the rule covers. Staff has concluded

that there are no current start-up costs

associated with the rule. Manufacturers

have in place the capital equipment

necessary—especially equipment to

measure energy and/or water usage—to

comply with the rule.

Under this analysis, testing,

recordkeeping, and retail catalog

disclosures are activities that incur no

capital or other non-labor costs. As

mentioned above, testing has been

performed in these industries in the

normal course of business for many

years as has the associated

recordkeeping. The same is so for

regarding compliance applicable to the

requirements for paper catalogs.

Manufacturers and retailers who make

required disclosures in catalogs already

are producing catalogs in the ordinary

course of their businesses; accordingly,

capital cost associated with such

disclosure would be minimal or nil.

Staff recognizes that there may be initial

costs associated with posting online

disclosure, and it invites further

comment to reasonably quantify such

costs.

Manufacturers that submit required

reports to the Commission directly

(rather than through trade associations)

incur some nominal costs for paper and

postage. Staff estimates that these costs

do not exceed $2,500. Manufacturers

must also incur the cost of procuring

labels and fact sheets used in

compliance with the rule. Based on

estimates of 50,113,098 units shipped

and 128,650 fact sheets prepared,3 at an

average cost of seven cents for each

label or fact sheet, the total (rounded—

labeling cost is $3,516.922.

John D. Grubert,

Acting General Counsel.

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Request for Nominations of Members

to the Advisory Committee on Blood

Safety and Availability

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of request for

membership nominations.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary

requests nomination of individuals to

serve on the Advisory Committee on

Blood Safety and Availability in

accordance with its charter.

Appointments will be made for a term

of four years. Individuals nominated

after June 1, 2000 will remain under

consideration for these appointments.

DATES: All nominations must be

received at the address below no later

than 4 p.m. EDT August 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: All nominations shall be

submitted to Stephen D. Nightingale,

M.D., Executive Secretary, Advisory

Committee on Blood Safety and

Availability, Office of Public Health and

Science, Department of Health and

Human Services, 200 Independence

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20201.

Phone (202) 690–5560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen D. Nightingale, M.D., Executive

Secretary, Advisory Committee on

Blood Safety and Availability, Office of

Public Health and Science, Department

of Health and Human Services, Room

736–E, 200 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20201. Phone (202)

690–5560.

Nominations: In accordance with the

charter of the Committee, persons

nominated for membership should be

from among authorities knowledgeable

in blood banking, transfusion medicine,

bioethics and/or related disciplines.

Members shall be selected from State

and local organizations, blood and

blood products industry including

manufacturers and distributors,

advocacy groups, consumer advocates,

provider organizations, academic

researchers, ethicists, private

physicians, scientists, consumer

advocates, legal organizations and from

among communities of persons who are

frequent recipients of blood and blood

products.

Information Required: Each

nomination shall consist of a package

that, at a minimum, includes:

A. The name, return address, daytime

telephone number and affiliation(s) of

the individual being nominated, the

basis for the individual’s nomination,

the category for which the individual is

nominated, and a statement bearing an

original signature of the nominated

individual that he or she is willing to

serve as a member of the committee;

B. The name, return address, daytime

telephone number at which the

nominator may be contacted.

Organizational nominators must

identify a principal contact person in

addition to the contact person in

addition to the contact information; and

C. A copy of the nominee’s

curriculum vitae.

The Department of Health and Human

Services has a strong interest in

ensuring that women, minority groups,

and physically challenged individuals

are adequately represented on the

Committee and, therefore, encourages

nomination of qualified candidates from

these groups. The Department also

encourages geographic diversity in the

composition of the Committee.

Individuals should feel free to

nominate themselves. All nomination

information for a nominee must be

provided in a complete single package.

Incomplete nominations will not be

processed. Nomination materials must

bear original signatures, and facsimile

transmission or copies are not

acceptable.