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disclosures of information, which will

be maintained in the system. These

routine uses are discussed in detail in

the attached Preamble.

1. To agency contractors, or

consultants who have been engaged by

the agency to assist in accomplishment

of an HCFA function relating to the

purposes for this system of records and

who need to have access to the records

in order to assist the HCFA.

2. To a Member of Congress or to a

congressional staff member in response

to an inquiry of the Congressional Office

made at the written request of the

constituent about whom the record is

maintained.

3. To the Department of Justice (DOJ),

court or adjudicatory body when:

(a) The agency or any component

thereof; or

(b) Any employee of the agency in his

or her official capacity; or

(c) Any employee of the agency in his

or her individual capacity where the

DOJ has agreed to represent the

employee; or

(d) the United States Government;

Is a party to litigation or has an

interest in such litigation, and by careful

review, HCFA determines that the

records are both relevant and necessary

to the litigation.

4. To a health insurance issuer and/

or health plan, that has been named in

a complaint and is believed to be in

violation of relevant portions of the PHS

Act.

5. To another Federal or State agency:

(a) To refer a complaint or inquiry

with respect to Title I of HIPAA, MHPA,

NMHPA or WHCRA or

(b) To enable such agency to

administer a Federal health benefits

program, or as necessary to enable such

agency to fulfill a requirement of a

Federal statute or regulation that

implements a health benefits program

funded in whole or in part with Federal

funds.

6. To third party contacts when the

party to be contacted has, or is expected

to have, information relating to the

individual’s complaint against a health

insurance issuer and/or health plan,

when:

(a) The individual is unable to

provide the information being sought.

An individual is considered unable to

provide certain types of information

when:

(1) He or she is incapable or of

questionable mental capability;

(2) He or she cannot read or write;

(3) He or she has a hearing

impairment, and is contacting HCFA by

telephone through a

telecommunications relay system

operator;

(4) He or she cannot afford the cost of

obtaining the information;

(5) A language barrier exists; or

(6) The custodian of the information

will not, as a matter of policy, provide

it to the individual; or

(b) The data are needed to establish

the validity of evidence or to verify the

accuracy of information presented by

the individual concerning his or her

complaint against a health insurance

issuer and/or health plan; or HCFA is

reviewing the information as a result of

suspected violation of the PHS Act.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Information is maintained on paper.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The records are retrieved by name and

social security number.

SAFEGUARDS:

HCFA has safeguards for authorized

users and monitors such users to ensure

against excessive or unauthorized use.

Personnel having access to the system

have been trained in the Privacy Act

and systems security requirements.

In addition, HCFA has physical

safeguards in place to reduce the

exposure of computer equipment and

thus achieve an optimum level of

protection and security for the CAHII

system. Safeguards have been

established in accordance with HHS

standards and National Institute of

Standards and Technology guidelines;

e.g., limiting access to authorized

personnel. System securities are

established in accordance with HHS,

Information Resource Management

(IRM) Circular #10, Automated

Information Systems Security Program;

HCFA Automated Information Systems

(AIS) Guide, Systems Securities

Policies; and OMB Circular No. A–130

(revised) Appendix III.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

HCFA will retain CAHII data for a

total period of seven (7) years after

resolution of the inquiry/complaint.

SYSTEM MANAGERS AND ADDRESS:

Director, Private Health Insurance

Group, HCFA, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

For purpose of access, the subject

individual should write to the system

manager who will require the system

name, the subject individual’s name,

social security number (SSN)

(furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it

may make searching for a record easier

and prevent delay), address, date of

birth, and sex.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

For purpose of access, use the same

procedures outlined in Notification

Procedures above. Requestors should

also reasonably specify the record

contents being sought. (These

procedures are in accordance with

Department regulation 45 CFR

5b.5(a)(2).)

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The subject individual should contact

the system manager named above, and

reasonably identify the record and

specify the information to be contested.

State the corrective action sought and

the reasons for the correction with

supporting justification. (These

procedures are in accordance with

Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.7.)

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Sources of information contained in

this records system include data

collected from the individuals

themselves, and information collected

from their health insurance issuer or

health plan.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources And Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United

States Code, as amended by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13), the Health

Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) publishes periodic summaries

of proposed projects being developed

for submission to OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To

request more information on the

proposed project or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and draft

instruments, call the HRSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–1129.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

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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

or other forms of information

technology.

Proposed Project: U.S. Component of

the 2001/2002 World Health

Organization Study of Health Behavior

in School Children (WHO–HPSC): New

The Office of Data and Information

Management (ODIM), Maternal and

Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health

Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA), will participate on behalf of the

United States in the 2001/2002 WHO

Study of Health Behavior in School

Children. The information proposed for

collection will be used by MCHB,

HRSA, and the National Institutes of

Health (NIH) to increase understanding

of adolescent health to improve the

quality of health programs and services.

This cross-national research study will

collect survey data to study adolescent

health status and behaviors in relation

to their social and supportive

environment. Types of data will include

measures of physical activity, body size,

nutrition, social inequality, diversity,

injury, violence, and perceptions of

peers, school and family as supportive.

The estimated response burden is as

follows:

Form Number of

respondents

Responses

per

respondent

Hours per

response

Total burden

hour

Survey .............................................................................................................. 17,500 1 .75 13,125

Send comments to Susan G. Queen,

Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 14–33, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: February 6, 2001.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and

Coordination.

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BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Availability of Funds for Loan

Repayment Program for Repayment of

Health Professions Educational Loans

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Administrations budget

request for fiscal year (FY) 2001

includes $11,923,500 for the Indian

Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment

Program (LRP) for health professions

educational loans (undergraduate and

graduate) in return for full-time clinical

service in Indian health programs. It is

anticipated that $11,923,500 will be

available to support approximately 298

competing awards averaging $40,000

per award.

This program announcement is

subject to the appropriation of funds.

This notice is being published early to

coincide with the recruitment activity of

the IHS, which competes with other

Government and private health

management organizations to employ

qualified health professionals. Funds

must be expended by September 30 of

the fiscal year. This program is

authorized by Section 108 of the Indian

Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA)

as amended, 25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. The

IHS invites potential applicants to

request an application for participation

in the LRP.

DATES: Applications for the FY 2001

LRP will be accepted and evaluated

monthly beginning March 16, 2001, and

will continue to be accepted each month

thereafter until all funds are exhausted.

Subsequent monthly deadline dates are

scheduled for Friday of the second full

week of each month. Notice of awards

will be mailed on the last working day

of each month.

Applicants selected for participation

in the FY 2001 program cycle will be

expected to begin their service period

no later than September 30, 2001.

Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are either:

1. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

2. Sent on or before the deadline date.

(Applicants should request a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or

obtain a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks are

not acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.)

Applications received after the

monthly closing date will be held for

consideration in the next monthly

funding cycle. Applicants who do not

receive funding by September 30, 2001,

will be notified in writing.

Form To Be Used for Application

Applications will be accepted only if

they are submitted on the form entitled

‘‘Application for the Indian Health

Service Loan Repayment Program,’’

identified with the Office of

Management and Budget approval

number of OMB #0917–0014 (expires

12/31/02).

ADDRESSES: Application materials may

be obtained by calling or writing to the

address below. In addition, completed

applications should be returned to: IHS

Loan Repayment Program, 12300

Twinbrook Parkway—Suite 100,

Rockville, Maryland 20852, PH: 301/

443–3396 (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

(EST) Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please address inquiries to Ms.

Jacqueline K. Santiago, Chief, IHS Loan

Repayment Program, Twinbrook Metro

Plaza—Suite 100, 12300 Twinbrook

Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

PH: 301/443–3396 (between 8 a.m. and

5 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

108 of the IHCIA, as amended by Public

Laws 100–713 and 102–573, authorizes

the IHS LRP and provides in pertinent

part as follows:

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall establish a program to be known as the

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment

Program (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Loan

Repayment Program’’) in order to assure an

adequate supply of trained health

professionals necessary to maintain

accreditation of, and provide health care

services to Indians through, Indian health

programs.

Section 4(n) of the IHCIA, as amended

by the Indian Health Care Improvement

Technical Corrections Act of 1996, Pub.

L. 104–313, provides that:

‘‘Health Profession’’ means allopathic

medicine, family medicine, internal

medicine, pediatrics, geriatric medicine,

obstetrics and gynecology, podiatric

medicine, nursing, public health nursing,

dentistry, psychiatry, osteopathy, optometry,

pharmacy, psychology, public health, social