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and Applied Nutrition (HFS–451), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

rm. 2804, Washington, DC 20204, 202–

205–4168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA has a

contract with NHLBI to provide partial

support of the NAS project entitled

‘‘Calcium and Related Nutrients: Needs

of Americans.’’ Recent research and data

have suggested that calcium intakes may

be inadequate to meet the needs of

many population groups in the United

States, particularly with regard to the

calcium intake during adolescence and

young adulthood. However, controversy

exists regarding what the optimal intake

should be for calcium and related

nutrients (such as vitamin D,

magnesium, phosphorus, and fluoride)

in order to prevent deficiency states

(such as osteomalacia and rickets) while

at the same time reducing the risk of

degenerative diseases (such as

osteoporosis) and also taking into

account the potential effects of chronic

ingestion of lower levels of intake

during some life stages.

In response to recent suggestions that

calcium requirements of healthy

Americans are greater than previous

estimates, the NAS/IOM is undertaking

a study to review both the scientific

literature on calcium metabolism in

humans throughout their lives and also

available data on calcium intakes by the

U.S. population. The analysis also will

include a review of the requirements for

the related nutrients, vitamin D,

magnesium, phosphorus, and fluoride.

The impact of these nutrients and of

other nonnutrient components of foods

(such as phytosterols, fiber) on

bioavailability of calcium will also be

evaluated.

The study also will review existing

data and will develop estimates of

dietary intake levels that are compatible

with good nutrition throughout the life

cycle, which may result in decreasing

risk of chronic disease. In addition,

reviews will be conducted to determine

upper safe levels of intake that will

diminish the potential risk of adverse

effects.

On July 9 and 10, 1996, a meeting to

solicit scientific opinion on the

functional indicators of calcium,

phosphorus, magnesium, fluoride, and

vitamin D status for each stage of the life

span will be held. This meeting will be

held by the panel on calcium and

related nutrients, a subunit of the

standing committee on the Scientific

Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes,

a committee of the FNB of the IOM.

Speakers have been invited to present

their views on appropriate measures to

ensure adequate intake of these

nutrients. In addition, interested

individuals and organizations may

present their perspectives regarding the

determination of dietary reference

intakes during the open forum session

of the meeting. In order to be considered

for a 3-minute presentation to the panel,

an abstract with references must be

submitted to the FNB by June 24, 1996.

Interested parties should contact Sandra

A. Schlicker (address above) for further

information.

On July 15 and 16, 1996, a meeting to

solicit scientific opinion on criteria to

evaluate risk assessment data in

developing a model for establishing

maximum levels of nutrient intake

compatible with low risk of adverse

effects will be held. This meeting will

be held by the Subcommittee on Upper

Reference Levels of Nutrients, a subunit

of the Standing Committee on the

Scientific Evaluation of Dietary

Reference Intakes, a committee of the

FNB of the IOM. Speakers have been

invited to present their views on

appropriate measures of adequacy for

these nutrients. In addition, interested

individuals and organizations may

present their perspectives regarding the

determination of dietary reference

intakes during the open forum session

of the meeting. In order to be considered

for a 3-minute presentation to the panel,

an abstract with references must be

submitted to the FNB by June 17, 1996.

Interested parties should contact Sandra

A. Schlicker (address above) for further

information. This study will provide

guidance useful in the development of

recommendations for requirements and

upper safe limits of the topic nutrients.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 96–14137 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Health Care Financing Administration

[2728, R–142]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information. Interested

persons are invited to send comments

regarding the burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including any of the

following subjects: (1) The necessity and

utility of the proposed information

collection for the proper performance of

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(4) the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology to minimize the information

collection burden.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: End Stage Renal

Disease Medical Evidence Report

Medicare Entitlement and/or Patient

Registration; Form No.: HCFA–2728;

Use: This form captures the necessary

medical information required to

determine Medicare eligibility of an end

stage renal disease claimant. It also

captures the specific medical data

required for research and policy

decisions on this population as required

by law. Frequency: Annually; Affected

Public: Individuals or households,

Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 60,000; Total Annual

Hours Requested: 25,000.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Information

Collection Requirements Contained in

BPD–393, Examination and Treatment

for Emergency Medical Conditions and

Women in Labor; Form No.: HCFA–R–

142; Use: BPD–393 contains information

collection requirements for hospitals

that would seek to prevent them from

inappropriately transferring individuals

with emergency medical conditions, as

mandated by Congress. HCFA will use

this information to help assure

compliance with this mandate. This

information is not contained elsewhere

in regulations. Frequency: On occasion;

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, Not-for-profit institutions,

Federal Government, and State, Local or

Tribal Government; Number of

Respondents: 7,000; Total Annual

Responses: 7,000; Total Annual Hours

Requested: 8,818,577.

To request copies of the proposed

paperwork collections referenced above,

E-mail your request, including your

address, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call

the Reports Clearance Office on (410)

786–1326. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections should be sent

within 30 days of this notice directly to
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the OMB Desk Officer designated at the

following address: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Kathleen B. Larson,

Director, Management Planning and Analysis

Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–14208 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA)

publishes abstracts of information

collection requests under review by the

Office of Management and Budget, in

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of the

clearance requests submitted to OMB for

review, call the HRSA Reports

Clearance Office on (301) 443–1129.

The following request has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for review under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:

National Health Service Corps

(NHSC) Professional Training and

Information Questionnaire (PTIQ)—The

mission of the National Health Service

Corps (NHSC) is to provide health

professionals to those communities and

populations located in federally

designated health professional shortage

areas (HPSAs) of greatest need. Through

the NHSC Scholarship Program, health

professions students receive scholarship

support in return for a commitment to

serve in a HPSA for a specified period

of time. The NHSC will utilize the

Professional Training and Information

Questionnaire (PTIQ) to collect

information from NHSC scholarship

recipients on individual interests,

family concerns, and assignment

preferences which will be used in

matching scholars to HPSAs with the

greatest need for providers.

BURDEN ESTIMATES ARE AS FOLLOWS

Type of respondent Number of

respondents

Responses

per respondent

Hours per responseTotal burden

hours

Physicians ................................................................................................................. 200 1 0.50 100

Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Certified Nurse Midwives .............. 100 1 0.50 50

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Virginia Huth, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

J. Henry Montes,

Associate Administrator for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 96–14136 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

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Public Health Service

National Toxicology Program; Fiscal

Year 1995 Annual Plan

The National Toxicology Program

(NTP) announces the availability of the

NTP Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 1995,

solicits comments on it, and urges all

interested persons to propose chemicals

for possible toxicological evaluation.

The seventeenth edition consists of

two parts, First, the NTP Annual Plan

for Fiscal Year 1995 describes FY 1995

NTP plans in research, applied studies,

methods development and validation

efforts, as well as resources and FY 1994

program accomplishments. Second, the

Review of Current DHHS, DOE, and

EPA Research related to Toxicology lists

chemicals being studied by the various

DHHS agencies, the Department of

Energy, and the Environmental

Protection Agency, and describes

toxicology research and toxicology

methods currently being developed by

these agencies.

Background

The National Toxicology Program

(NTP) was established within the Public

Health Service of the Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS) in

November 1978. The continuing broad

goals of the NTP are to coordinate and

strengthen DHHS basic and applied

toxicology research and methods

development and validation, and to

provide toxicological information for

use by health research and regulatory

agencies and others in protecting the

public health. Overall objectives are to:

• Broaden the spectrum of

toxicological information obtained on

selected chemicals;

• Develop and validate more sensitive

and more specific test methods;

• Develop improved stategies for

generating scientific data that strengthen

the scientific foundation for risk

assessments; and

• Communicate Program plans and

results to government agencies, the

medical and scientific communities,

and the public.

The NTP coordinates selected

toxicology activities of the National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, National Institutes of Health;

the National Center for Toxicological

Research, Food and Drug

Administration; and the National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. The Director of the NTP is

also the Director of the National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences.

Primary program oversight is

provided by the NTP Executive

Committee, which links DHHS health

research institutes and centers with

Federal health regulatory agencies to

ensure that the basic and applied

toxicology research and development

activities are responsive to regulatory

and public health needs. Agencies

represented on the Executive Committee

are:

• Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

• Consumer Product Safety

Commission

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Food and Drug Administration

• National Cancer Institute

• National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health