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within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Julie Brown, Attn.: HCFA–R–

214, Room N2–14–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: February 22, 2001.

John P. Burke, III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–5325 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–724]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this 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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare/

Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Survey

Data and Supporting Regulations

Contained in 42 CFR 482.60, 482.61 and

482.62; Form No.: HCFA–724 (OMB#

0938–0378); Use: The information

collected on this form will assist HCFA

in maintaining an accurate data base on

providers participating in the Medicare

psychiatric hospital program;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

Federal government, Business or other

for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions,

and State, local or tribal government;

Number of Respondents: 350; Total

Annual Responses: 350; Total Annual

Hours: 175.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie

Brown, Attn.: HCFA 784, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: February 22, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–5326 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–417]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this 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.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Hospice Request

for Certification in the Medicare

Program; Form No.: HCFA–417 (OMB

# 0938–0313); Use: The Hospice Request

for Certification Form is used for

hospice identification, screening, and to

initiate the certification process. The

information captured on this form is

entered into a data base which assists

HCFA in determining whether providers

have sufficient personnel to participate

in the Medicare program; Frequency:

Annually; Affected Public: Business or

other for-profit, Not-for-profit

institutions, Federal Government, and

State, local or tribal government;

Number of Respondents: 2,286; Total

Annual Responses: 2,286; Total Annual

Hours: 572.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie

Brown, Attn.: HCFA 417, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: February 22, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–5327 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

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13548 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Poison Control Stabilization and

Enhancement Grant Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

announces that up to $15 million in

fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds is

anticipated for up to 80 grants to

regional poison control centers (PCCs)

for the implementation of project grants

to enhance and improve poison

education, prevention and treatment

services. Grants will be made in the

following categories: financial

stabilization grants to certified PCCs

across the Nation; certification grants to

non-certified PCCs; incentive grants to

encourage collaboration; and system

development and service access grants

for rural and geographically isolated

areas to allow time to obtain certified

poison control services. All awards will

be made under the program authority of

the Poison Center Enhancement and

Awareness Act (Pub. L. 106–174). This

Poison Control Stabilization and

Enhancement Grant Program (CFDA

#93.253) will be administered by the

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

(MCHB), HRSA. Projects in the

following four categories will be

approved for up to a 3-year period, with

awards in subsequent years contingent

upon the availability of funds: (1)

Stabilization grant awards will range

from approximately $60,000 to

$1,600,000 annually, depending on the

size of the population served, and will

be awarded for up to three years; (2)

Certification grants, also population

based, will range from $50,000 to

$200,000 annually and will be awarded

for up to three years; (3) Incentive grants

will be awarded at $125,000 annually

for up to two years; and (4) Service

Access grant awards will be $50,000 for

one year only. Funding for Poison

Control Stabilization and Enhancement

Grants in FY 2001 is made available

under the FY 2001 Labor-HHSEducation Appropriations Act (Pub. L.

106–554).

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

applications is May 8, 2001.

Applications will be considered ‘‘on

time’’ if they are either received on or

before the deadline date or postmarked

on or before the deadline date. The

projected award date is September 1,

2001.

ADDRESSES: To receive a complete

application kit, applicants may

telephone the HRSA Grants Application

Center at 1–877–477–2123 (1–877–

HRSA–123) beginning March 12, 2001,

or register on-line at: http://

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/, or by accessing

http://www.hrsa.gov/glorder3.htm

directly. This program uses the standard

Form PHS 5161–1 (rev. 7/00) for

applications (approved under OMB No.

0920–0428). Applicants must use

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number 93.253 when requesting

application materials. The CFDA is a

Government wide compendium of

enumerated Federal programs, projects,

services, and activities which provide

assistance. All applications should be

mailed or delivered to: Grants

Management Officer, MCHB; HRSA

Grants Application Center, 1815 N. Fort

Meyer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington,

Virginia 22209; telephone: 1–877–477–

2123; E-mail: hrsagac @ hrsa.gov.

This application guidance and the

required forms for the Poison Control

Center Stabilization and Enhancement

Grant Program may be downloaded in

either WordPerfect 6.1 or Adobe

Acrobat format (.pdf) from the MCHB

Home Page at http://

www.mchb.hrsa.gov/. Please contact

Joni Johns, at 301/443–2088, or

jjohns@hrsa.gov/, if you need technical

assistance in accessing the MCHB Home

Page via the Internet.

This announcement will appear in the

Federal Register and on the HRSA

Home Page at: http://

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. Federal Register

notices are found on the World Wide

Web by following instructions at: http:/

/www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs/aces/

aces140.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol A. Delany, 301/443–5372, email:

cdelany@hrsa.gov/ (for questions

specific to project activities of the

program, program objectives); Theda

Duvall, 301/443–1440, email

tduvall@hrsa.gov/ (for grants policy,

budgetary, and business questions).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Background and Objectives

Of an estimated four million

poisonings in the United States each

year, more than two million are reported

to PCCs. More than 90 percent of these

poisonings occur in the home and 60

percent of the poisoning victims are

children under age six. United States

PCCs provide easy access, free of charge,

to persons seeking help, including a

telephone hotline staffed by toxicology

professionals and immediate

information and treatment advice

regarding suspected toxic exposures to

drugs, chemicals, plants, and other

substances.

The ready accessibility of high quality

poison control services has been proven

to decrease the severity of illness,

prevent deaths and significantly reduce

health care costs. Despite the life-saving,

cost-effective contributions of poison

control centers to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. population, chronic

underfunding has reduced the number

of centers significantly in the past three

decades. At the present time, funding

instability continues to threaten the

existence of the poison control centers

which serve this country. Unstable

funding has also had an adverse impact

on the capacity of the PCCs to enhance

and improve services and develop a

comprehensive National system.

Public Law 106–174, the ‘‘Poison

Control Center Enhancement and

Awareness Act,’’ was enacted on

February 25, 2000, to respond to this

crisis. It authorizes funding to stabilize

centers financially and encourage the

enhancement and improvement of

poison education, prevention and

treatment services. It contains

provisions designed to increase the

number of Americans with access to

quality poison control services and

decrease the use of more expensive

emergency medical services, by:

establishing a national toll-free

telephone number with related

nationwide media and advertising

campaigns to ensure access to PCCs for

all Americans; educating the public and

health care providers about poison

prevention and the availability of

poison control resources in local

communities; and establishing a grant

program to improve the financial

stability of PCCs and strengthen

poisoning prevention and treatment

programs and services.

Public Law 106–554 includes an

appropriation of $20 million to fund

activities specified under Public Law

106–174. This Notice addresses the

establishment of the grant program for

poison centers authorized under Section

6(a) of Public Law 106–174 . The law

prohibits use of these grant funds for the

supplantation of other Federal, State,

and local funds and requires

maintenance of effort by the poison

control centers.

The MCHB has sought input from

interested parties as it develops its plan

for a realistic and effective response to

the crisis in the Nation’s PCCs. It has

worked in consultation with the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention and