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will be available for inspection and

copying at its principal office in

accordance with Section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice (16

CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To

Aid Public Comment

The Federal Trade Commission has

accepted, subject to final approval, an

agreement containing a consent order

from Sharp Electronics Corporation

(‘‘Sharp’’).

The proposed consent order has been

placed on the public record for thirty

(30) days for receipt of comments by

interested persons. Comments received

during this period will become part of

the public record. After thirty (30) days,

the Commission will again review the

agreement and the comments received,

and will decide whether it should

withdraw from the agreement or make

final the agreement’s proposed order.

Sharp advertises and sells the

‘‘Mobilon’’ line of hand-held personal

computers (‘‘HPCs’’). Sharp’s Mobilon

HPCs, as well as similar devices from

several other manufacturers, use the

Microsoft Windows CE operating

system. This operating system and

several applications, including a word

processor, a spreadsheet, and a

database, are installed on these devices’

ROM board. HPCs are designed to be

upgradeable to newer versions of the

operating system and/or applications

through the purchase and installation of

a new ROM board.

This matter concerns allegedly false

and deceptive advertising of Sharp’s

Mobilon HPCs. The Commission’s

proposed complaint alleges that Sharp

claimed that it would offer to its

Mobilon customers an upgrade to a later

version of the Microsoft Windows CE

operating system when such a later

version became available. In fact, Sharp

never offered to its Mobilon customers

an upgrade to a later version of the

Microsoft Windows CE operating system

when such a later version became

available. Further, the company

continued to represent that its Mobilon

HPCs were upgradeable for several

months after deciding not to offer an

upgrade.

The proposed consent order contains

provisions designed to prevent Sharp

from engaging in similar acts and

practices in the future. Part I of the

proposed Order prohibits the company

from misrepresenting the availability of

any upgrade product. Part II of the

proposed order requires Sharp to offer

the promised upgrade to consumers

who purchased a Mobilon 4100, 4500,

or 4600 handheld PC. Under this

provision, Mobilon owners may obtain

the upgrade for the payment of a

shipping and handling charge of $10.

Parts III through VI of the proposed

order are reporting and compliance

provisions. Part VII is a provision

‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after twenty

years, with certain exceptions.

The purpose of this analysis is to

facilitate public comment on the

proposed order. It is not intended to

constitute an official interpretation of

the agreement and proposed order or to

modify in any way their terms.

By the direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue

Debts

January 31, 2001.

Section 30.13 of the Department of

Health and Human Services’ claims

collection regulations (45 CFR part 30)

provides that the Secretary shall charge

an annual rate of interest as fixed by the

Secretary of the Treasury after taking

into consideration private consumer

rates of interest prevailing on the date

that HHS becomes entitled to recovery.

The rate generally cannot be lower than

the Department of Treasury’s current

value of funds rate or the applicable rate

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of

Certified Interest Rates with Range of

Maturities.’’ This rate may be revised

quarterly by the Secretary of the

Treasury and shall be published

quarterly by the Department of Health

and Human Services in the Federal

Register.

The Secretary of the Treasury has

certified a rate of 141⁄8% for the quarter

ended December 31, 2000. This interest

rate will remain in effect until such time

as the Secretary of the Treasury notifies

HHS of any change.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

George Strader,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–01–19]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Evaluating HIV Prevention Programs

in Community-Based Organizations

(CBOs)—New—The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), National

Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention

(NCHSTP) proposes to develop and test

a model of HIV prevention communitybased organization (CBO) functioning

using a one time data collection

questionnaire. Each CBO will be asked

to answer questions related to the

existence and importance of factors

affecting their HIV prevention

interventions. This data collection is

necessary for CDC to better (a) assess

CBO applications systematically for

funding, (b) develop materials CBOs can

use to assess their own programmatic

needs and create a social map of their

target populations, including a CBO

profile of organizational, environmental,

target population, intervention program