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relative to project goals and the

grantee’s compliance with the terms and

conditions of the grant. The federal

share of the costs of any of the projects

will not exceed 75 percent. The purpose

of these projects is to demonstrate new

or improved approaches to sustaining

the efforts of families and other informal

caregivers.

The deadline date for the submission

of applications is August 10, 2001.

Eligibility for grant awards is limited to

public and/or nonprofit agencies,

organizations, and institutions with

demonstrated expertise in aging and

caregiving.

Application kits are available by

writing to the Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration on

Aging, Office of Program Operations and

Development, 330 Independence Ave.,

SW., Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room

4733, Washington, DC 20201, by calling

202/619–0011, or on the web at http://

www.aoa.gov/t4/fy2001.

Dated: June 13, 2001.

Norman L. Thompson,

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Aging.

[FR Doc. 01–15286 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4154–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement AoA–01–07]

Fiscal Year 2001 Program

Announcement: Availability of Funds

and Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Request for applications for

Pension Counseling and Information

Projects to create new, or continue or

expand a sufficient number of pension

counseling and information programs to

provide outreach, information,

counseling, referral, and other

assistance regarding pension and other

retirement benefits, and rights related to

such benefits.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging

(AoA) announces that under this

program announcement it will hold a

competition for grant awards for two (2)

to three (3) projects at a federal share of

approximately $100,000 to $150,000 per

year for a period of three years. Since

1993, the AoA has supported 10 model

pension counseling and information

projects throughout the country. This

program announcement is designed to

build on that effort in order to begin to

expand the program into a national

program of pension counseling services,

as prescribed in title II, section 215 of

the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C.

3001 et seq.), as amended in 2000, Pub.

L. 106–501.

The deadline date for submission of

applications is August 3, 2001.

Eligibility for grant awards is limited to

State or area agencies on aging,

nonprofit organizations, including faithbased organizations, with a proven

record of providing services related to

retirement of older individuals, services

to Native Americans, or specific pension

counseling.

Application kits are available by

writing to the Administration on Aging,

Office of Program Development,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 330 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 4266, Washington, DC

20201, or by calling Nancy Wartow at

(202) 619–058 or on the web at http://

www.aoa.gov/t4/fy2001.

Dated: June 13, 2001.

Norman L. Thompson,

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Aging.

[FR Doc. 01–15287 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4154–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA–01–06]

Fiscal Year 2001 Program

Announcement: Availability of Funds

and Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of

funds and request for applications to

establish, or expand and improve,

Statewide Senior Legal Hotlines whose

purpose is to advance the quality and

accessibility of the legal assistance

provided to older people.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging

announces that under this program

announcement it will hold a

competition for grant awards for four (4)

to (5) projects that establish, or expand

and improve, Statewide Senior Legal

Hotlines aimed at advancing the quality

and accessibility of the legal assistance

provided to older people.

The deadline date for the submission

of applications is August 3, 2001.

Eligibility for grant awards is limited to

public and/or nonprofit agencies,

organizations, and institutions

experienced in providing legal

assistance to older persons.

Application kits are available by

writing to the Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration on

Aging, Office of Program Development,

330 Independence Avenue, SW., Room

4264, Washington, DC 20201, by calling

202/619–2987, or on the web at http://

www.aoa.gov/t4/fy2001.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Norman L. Thompson,

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Aging.

[FR Doc. 01–15203 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–38–01]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Officer at (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Validation of SelfReported Arthritis Case Definitions in a

Managed Care Setting—New—National

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC). It is difficult to

estimate the burden of arthritis on the

American public because many patients

with arthritis do not seek treatment from

a health care provider for the condition.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

System (BRFSS) is an ongoing telephone

survey that is being used by individual

states and the CDC to measure the

burden of arthritis. The BRFSS collects

a wide variety of self-reported health

information, including 6 questions on

arthritis. A BRFSS case of arthritis is

defined as any person who reports

chronic joint symptoms or recalls a

diagnosis of arthritis by a health care

provider. However, the BRFSS case

definition has not been validated,

meaning it is unclear if patients who

report arthritis symptoms or a diagnosis

of arthritis truly have arthritis based on

a clinical evaluation by a health care

provider. It is also not known if persons

who deny chronic joint symptoms and