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with the level of infectious HIV in an

infected person, it provides a surrogate

marker for AIDS progression. This

simple, rapid, quantitative, inexpensive

assay may be used (1) As a prognostic

indicator of HIV–1 infection and

progression to AIDS; (2) in monitoring

the effectiveness of anti-viral treatments;

(3) to determine HIV–1 infection in

infants born to HIV-infected mothers;

and (4) to determine if vaccinated

persons are infected with HIV–1. In

addition, the assay may be used to

detect and quantitate HIV–1 in clinical

and research laboratories such as

propagation in cell culture, isolation

from PBMCs, neutralization assays,

drug-sensitivity assays, etc. The assay

may serve as the basis for an ELISA or

immunoblot kit.

The NIH seeks licensee(s), who in

accordance with requirements and

regulations governing the licensing of

government-owned inventions (37 CFR

part 404), have the most meritorious

plan for the development of the assay to

meet the needs of the public and with

the best terms for the NIH. The criteria

that NIH will use to evaluate exclusive

or non-exclusive license applications

will include those set forth by 37 CFR

404.7(a)(1)(ii)–(iv).

EFFECTIVE DATE: In view of the high

priority for developing new drugs for

the treatment of HIV infection, all

proposals must be received by no later

than May 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Requests for a summary of

the technology or other questions and

comments concerning the biomedical

aspects of this technology should be

directed to: Cindy Fuchs, J.D., Office of

Technology Development, National

Cancer Institute, 1003 West Seventh

Street, P.O. Box B, Frederick, MD

21702–1201; Telephone 301/846–1501;

Fax 301/846–6820.

Requests for a copy of the patent

application, license application form, or

other questions and comments

concerning the licensing of this

technology should be directed to:

Steven M. Ferguson, Acting Chief,

Infectious Disease Branch, Office of

Technology Transfer, National Institutes

of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard,

Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804;

Telephone 301/496–7735 ext 266; Fax

301/402–0220. A signed confidentiality

agreement will be required to receive a

copy of the patent application.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Barbara M. McGarey,

Deputy Director, Office of Technology

Transfer.

[FR Doc. 95–7994 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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Public Health Service

Agency Forms Submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget for

Clearance

Each Friday the Public Health Service

(PHS) publishes a list of information

collection requests under review, in

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

To request a copy of these requests, call

the PHS Reports Clearance Office on

(202) 690–7100.

The following requests have been

submitted for review since the list was

last published on Friday, March 24.

1. FY 1996 Substance Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Block Grant

Application Format—0930–0080—

Revision—Public Law 102–321

authorized block grants to States for the

purpose of providing prevention and

treatment services. Under provisions of

the law, States may receive allotments

only after an application is approved by

the Secretary. This submission provides

the States with the forms and

instructions for their applications so

they can comply with the requirements

of the law and the regulations

implementing the law. Only minor

changes are made to facilitate electronic

submission, clarify instructions and

reflect phase-in of requirements in the

1992 block grant legislation.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal

Government; Number of Respondents:

60; Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1; Average Burden per

Response: 530 hours; Estimated Annual

Burden; 31,800 hours. Send comments

to Shannah Koss, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

2. Survey of Medical Schools to

Investigate the Relationships Between

Biomedical Research Funding and

Specialty Choice—New—A brief survey

of medical schools is proposed as part

of a study of the relationship between

level of funding for biomedical research

and production of primary care

graduates. Most data will be derived

from secondary data sources: only four

topics are covered in the survey.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 123; Number

of Responses per Respondent: 1;

Average Burden per Response: .5 hour;

Estimated Annual Burden: 62 hours.

Send comments to Shannah Koss,

Human Resources and Housing Branch,

New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

3. National Practitioner Data Bank for

Adverse Information on Physicians and

Other Health Care Practitioners—

Regulations and Forms (45 CFR Part

60)—0915–0126—Revision—Data

identifying incompetent, unprofessional

and unethical physicians and health

practitioners will be shared with

licensing boards, professional societies,

and selected health providers. These

data will be used to maintain and

improve health care and will be

obtained from insurers, licensure

boards, peer review committees,

hospitals, and other providers.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions; Federal

Government; State, Local or Tribal

Government. Send comments to

Shannah Koss, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Title Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden per

response

60.6 (a) Reporting Corrections of Errors and Omissions ....................................................... 2,800 1.04 .25 hour

60.6 (b) Reports of Revisions to Original Actions .................................................................. 350 1.06 .75 hour

60.7 (b) Reporting Medical Malpractice Payments ................................................................. 150 105.33 .75 hour

60.8 (b) Reporting Licensure Action by State Boards ............................................................ 125 21.02 .75 hour

60.9 (a) Reporting Privileging and Professional Society Actions ........................................... 1,000 1.08 .75 hour

60.9 (c) Request for Hearings by Entities Found in Noncompliance ..................................... 1 1 8 hours

60.10 (a)(1) Hospital Queries on Applicants; 60.11(a)(1) Other Hospital Queries; 60.11

(a)(6) Queries for Professional Review.

7,200 38.33 .08 hour per name

60.10 (a)(2) Biennial Queries by Hospitals ............................................................................. 6,000 186.83 .08 hour per name

60.11 (a)(2) Practitioner Queries ............................................................................................ 29,000 1 .25 hour

60.11(a)(3) State Licensure Board Queries ............................................................................ 70 171 .08 hour

60.11(a)(4) Queries by Nonhospital Health Care Entities ...................................................... 1,860 139.78 .08 hour
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Title Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden per

response

60.11 (a)(5) Queries by Attorneys .......................................................................................... 10 1 .25 hour

60.11(a)(7) Queries for Research Purposes ........................................................................... 100 1 1 hour

60.14 (b) Practitioner’s Disputing Data Bank Reports ............................................................ 1,080 1 .17 hour

60.14(b) Practitioner Requests for Secretarial Review ........................................................... 100 1 8 hours

60.14(b) Practitioner Statements ............................................................................................ 2,700 1 1 hour

Biennial Entity Verification Document ..................................................................................... 5,750 1 .25 hour

Entity File Update .................................................................................................................... 1,150 1 .25 hour

Note: Estimated Total Annual Burden: 167,489 hours.

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collections

should be sent within 30 days of this

notice directly to the individual

designated.

Dated: March 28, 1995.

James Scanlon,

Director, Data Policy Staff Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Health and PHS,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–8022 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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Method for Evaluating and

Establishing Reimbursement Rates for

Health Care Services Authorized Under

the Indian Health Service Contract

Health Service Regulations—Portland,

Alaska, and Nashville Areas

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Extension of Project Date.

SUMMARY: The termination date for the

Portland Pilot Project now being

conducted in the Portland, Alaska, and

Nashville Areas to determine an

alternative method of evaluating and

establishing reimbursement rates for

contract health services has been

changed from March 31, 1995 to

September 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J.T. Garrett, Ed.D., Acting Chief, Health

Care Administration Branch, Division of

Health Care Administration/Contract

Health Services, Room 6A–41, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

(301) 443–8373 (This is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a

general notice in 56 FR 10566 on March

13, 1991 to inform the public that the

IHS was conducting a pilot project in

the IHS Portland Area. This project is

designed to determine whether an

alternative method of evaluating and

establishing reimbursement rates for

contract health services will result in

greater participation by health care

providers and lower costs to IHS.

The project invited providers within

the Portland Area to submit their most

favorable rate quotations and was

scheduled to end on March 31, 1992.

The response was far greater than the

expectations of the IHS. As a result of

this greater than expected response, and

the need to develop complex rate

quotation analysis methodologies for

facilities, outpatient and professional

providers, and the need to develop

preferred provider lists from these

analyses, the termination date was

extended to March 31, 1993, 57 FR

10671. The termination date was again

extended to March 31, 1995, 58 FR

11864. Additionally, the IHS published

notification on June 18, 1992, 57 FR

27262, that additional sites were being

added to the pilot project to provide

more information from a wide

geographic area.

The evaluation of the facility

component of the project was completed

January 28, 1994. The overall results of

the evaluation were positive. The formal

review process of the professional

provider component has not been

completed. Extension of the project

termination date to September 30, 1996

will allow the IHS time to complete the

evaluation and to assess the results.

Based upon the results of the

evaluation, IHS will formulate, publish

and implement a new payment and

procurement policy for contract health

services. We are, therefore, extending

the termination date of this pilot project

from March 31, 1995 to September 30,

1996.

This pilot project does not change the

current IHS payment policy requirement

that health care services be procured at

rates which do not exceed prevailing

Medicare rates.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Michel E. Lincoln,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 95–7867 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and

Development

[Docket No. N–95–1917; FR–3778–N–30]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: For further information,

contact David Pollack, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, Room

7256, 451 Seventh Street SW,

Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)

708–1234; TDD number for the hearingand speech-impaired (202) 708–2565,

(these telephone numbers are not tollfree), or call the toll-free Title V

information line at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Jacquie M. Lawing,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Doc. 95–7834 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

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