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month. Pending proposals for the month

of November 1995 published in the

Federal Register on January 23, 1996, 61

FR 1769, and for the months of February

and March 1996 published in the

Federal Register on May 14, 1996, 61

FR 24318 remain unchanged.

III. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of a specific

Medicaid proposal should be made to

the State contact listed for the specific

proposal. If further help or information

is needed, inquiries should be directed

to HCFA at the address above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93.779; Health Financing

Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments.)

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Barbara Cooper,

Acting Director, Office of Research and

Demonstrations.

[FR Doc. 96–16404 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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[OPL–010–N]

Medicare Program; July 22, 1996

Meeting of the Practicing Physicians

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, this notice announces a meeting of

the Practicing Physicians Advisory

Council. This meeting is open to the

public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

July 22, 1996, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

e.d.t. (Additional meetings are

tentatively scheduled for September 23

and December 16, 1996.)

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Auditorium, 1st Floor, Health Care

Financing Administration Building,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Samuel Shekar, M.D., Executive

Director, Practicing Physicians Advisory

Council, Room 425–H, Hubert H.

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201,

(202) 260–5463.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary of the Department of Health

and Human Services (the Secretary) is

mandated by section 1868 of the Social

Security Act, as added by section 4112

of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–508,

effective on November 5, 1990), to

appoint a Practicing Physicians

Advisory Council (the Council) based

on nominations submitted by medical

organizations representing physicians.

The Council meets quarterly to discuss

certain proposed changes in regulations

and carrier manual instructions related

to physicians’ services, as identified by

the Secretary. To the extent feasible and

consistent with statutory deadlines, the

consultation must occur before

publication of the proposed changes.

The Council submits an annual report

on its recommendations to the Secretary

and the Administrator of the Health

Care Financing Administration not later

than December 31 of each year.

The Council consists of 15 physicians,

each of whom has submitted at least 250

claims for physicians’ services under

Medicare or Medicaid in the previous

year. Members of the Council include

both participating and nonparticipating

physicians, and physicians practicing in

rural and underserved urban areas. At

least 11 members must be doctors of

medicine or osteopathy authorized to

practice medicine and surgery by the

States in which they practice. Members

have been invited to serve for

overlapping 4-year terms. In accordance

with section 14 of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, terms of more than 2

years are contingent upon the renewal

of the Council by appropriate action

before the end of the 2-year term.

The Council held its first meeting on

May 11, 1992.

The current members are: Richard

Bronfman, D.P.M.; Wayne R. Carlsen,

D.O.; Gary C. Dennis, M.D.; Catalina E.

Garcia, M.D.; Kenneth D. Hansen, M.D.;

Mary T. Herald, M.D.; Ardis Hoven,

M.D.; Sandral Hullett, M.D.; Jerilynn S.

Kaibel, D.C.; Marie G. Kuffner, M.D.;

Marc Lowe, M.D.; Katherine L.

Markette, M.D.; Susan Schooley, M.D.;

Maisie Tam, M.D., and Kenneth M.

Viste, Jr., M.D. The chairperson is

Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., M.D.

The next meeting of the Council will

be held on July 22, 1996. The Council

agenda will provide for discussion and

comment on the following four items:

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement

Act (CLIA) implementation.

• Practice Expense Relative Value

Project.

• Medicare CHOICES demonstration.

• Operation Restore Trust (ORT).

Council members will also receive

legislative and Managed Care updates.

Those individuals or organizations who

wish to make 5-minute oral

presentations on the four issues listed

should contact the Executive Director by

12:00 noon, July 3, 1996, to be

scheduled. The number of oral

presentations may be limited by the

time available. A written copy of the

oral remarks should be submitted to the

Executive Director no later than 12:00

noon, July 12, 1996. For the name,

address, and telephone number of the

Executive Director, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section at the

beginning of this notice. Anyone who is

not scheduled to speak may also submit

written comments to the Executive

Director by 12:00 noon, July 12, l996.

The meeting is open to the public, but

attendance is limited to the space

available.

(Section 1868 of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1395ee) and section 10(a) of Public

Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a));

45 CFR Part 11)

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,

Medicare—Supplementary Medical

Insurance Program)

Dated: June 19, 1996.

Bruce C. Vladeck,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

In compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), the Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), Department of

Health and Human Services, has

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

proposals 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, without change,

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Information

Collection requirements in Final Peer

Review Organization Sanction

Regulations 42 CFR 1004.40(b),

1004.50(g), 1004.60(b), and 1004.70(b)

and (c); Form No.: HCFA–R–65; Use: