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scheduled to expire at the end of

October 2001.

The Office of Government Ethics is

issuing this first round Federal Register

notice to announce its forthcoming

request to OMB for paperwork renewal

of the survey form, with two proposed

minor changes to survey question 4 to

achieve greater clarity. That question

currently asks whether OGE’s

requirement to fax or mail requests that

involve more than six filers creates a

problem for the requester. Based on an

analysis of customer responses to

question 4, OGE believes that the

following statement should be added:

‘‘SKIP this question if your request

involved six or fewer filers.’’

Additionally, one of the three requested

responses to question 4, ‘‘Not

Applicable,’’ is being changed to ‘‘My

request did not have to be faxed or

mailed.’’

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act, OGE is not including in its public

burden estimate for the survey form the

limited number of access requests filed

by other Federal agencies or Federal

employees. Nor is OGE including in that

estimate the limited number of requests

for copies of other records covered

under the special Ethics Act public

access provision (such as certificates of

divestiture) since the survey is only sent

to persons who request copies of SF 278

reports. As so defined, the total number

of access survey forms for copies of SF

278s estimated to be filed annually at

OGE over the next three years by

members of the public (primarily by

news media representatives, public

interest group members and private

citizens) is 50. This estimate is based on

a calculation of the number of survey

forms received at OGE between April

1999 and June 2001 (70 surveys). This

number also takes into account an

expected increase in the number of

public requests as a result of the

transition and the new Presidential

administration. The estimated average

amount of time to read the instructions

on the proposed revised customer

service survey form, and to complete the

form, is three minutes. Thus, the overall

estimated annual public burden for the

OGE Public Financial Disclosure Access

Customer Service Survey as proposed

for revision will be three hours

(rounded up from two and a half hours

(= 50 forms × 3 minutes per form)).

Public comment is invited on all

aspects of the survey form as proposed

for renewal with minor revision,

including specifically views on: the

accuracy of OGE’s public burden

estimate; the potential for enhancement

of quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and the

minimization of burden (including the

possibility of use of information

technology).

After this notice and comment period,

OGE will submit the survey form, as

revised, to OMB for review and threeyear approval under the provisions of

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35). At that time, OGE will also

publish a second paperwork notice in

the Federal Register to inform the

public and Federal agencies. Comments

received in response to this notice will

be summarized for, and may be

included with, the forthcoming OGE

request for OMB three-year paperwork

approval. They will also be explained in

the second round notice. The comments

will also become a matter of public

record.

Approved: June 13, 2001.

Amy L. Comstock,

Director, Office of Government Ethics.

[FR Doc. 01–15324 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6345–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality Contract Review Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2),

announcement is made of an Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality

(AHRQ) Technical Review Committee

(TRC) meeting. This TRC’s charge is to

provide review of contract proposals

and recommendations to the Director,

AHRQ, with respect to the technical

merit of proposals submitted in

response to a Request for Proposals

(RFPs) regarding ‘‘Developing Tools to

Enhance Quality and Patient Safety

Through Medical Informatics’’, Issued

on January 31, 2001. The contract will

constitute AHRQ’s participation in the

Small Business Innovation Research

program.

The upcoming TRC meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA), section 10(d) (of 5 U.S.C.,

Appendix 2, implementing regulations,

and procurement regulations, 41 CFR

101–6.1023 and 48 CFR 315.604(d). The

discussions at this meeting of contract

proposals submitted in response to the

above-referenced RFP are likely to

reveal proprietary information and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

proposals. Such information is exempt

from disclosure under the above-cited

FACA provision that protects the free

exchange of candid views, and under

the procurement rules that prevent

undue interference with Committee and

Department operations.

Name of TRC: The Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality—

‘‘Developing Tools to Enhance Quality

and Patient Safety Through Medical

Informatics’’.

Date: July 16 & 17, 2001 (Closed to the

public).

Place: Sheraton Four Points Hotel,

8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Embassy I

Room, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to

obtain information regarding this

meeting should contact Eduardo Ortiz,

Center for Primary Care Research,

Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality, 6010 Executive Blvd, Suite 201,

Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 301–594–

6236.

Dated: June 6, 2001.

John M. Eisenberg,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–15289 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA–01–08]

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 for

innovative programs and activities of

national significance under the National

Family Caregiver Support Program, title

III–E, sections 375 and 376, of the Older

Americans Act as amended (Pub. L.

106–501). These grants and cooperative

agreements are to develop services and

systems which demonstrate new or

improved approaches to sustaining the

efforts of families and other informal

caregivers of older individuals and

grandparents of older individuals who

are relative caregivers of children.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging

announces that under this program

announcement it will hold a

competition for grants and cooperative

agreements for approximately 24 to 28

projects nationwide. The projects will

be approved for varying periods and

amounts from one to three years and a

maximum federal share of $250,000 per

year. Funding after the first year is

contingent on the availability of federal

funds and the grantee’s performance

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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]

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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]

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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