Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices 13791

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY

COMMISSION

Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Commission will hold its

next public meeting on Thursday,

March 15, 2001, and Friday, March 16,

2001, at the Ronald Reagan Building,

International Trade Center, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC. The meeting is tentatively

scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on March

15, and at 9 a.m. on March 16.

Topics for discussion include: Market

conditions and rates of health service

use in rural areas; access to care in rural

areas; payment provisions for inpatient

hospital care in rural areas; rural quality

of care; payment for outpatient hospital

care in rural areas; payments for nursing

and allied health programs;

Medicare+Choice issues in rural areas;

payment update for physician services;

the need for a payment adjustment for

skilled nursing facilities in Alaska and

Hawaii; payment issues for home health

in rural areas; and psychiatric facilities

in rural areas.

Agendas will be mailed on March 7,

2001. The final agenda will be available

on the Commission’s website

(www.MedPAC.gov).

ADDRESSES: MedPAC’s address is: 1730

K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington,

DC 20006. The telephone number is

(202) 653–7220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Ellison, Office Manager, (202)

653–7220.

Murray N. Ross,

Executive Director.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (01–034)]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Prospective Patent

License.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that Modern Machine & Tool Co. Inc., of

Newport News, VA 23606–2587, has

applied for an exclusive license to

practice the invention disclosed in

NASA Case No. LAR 16020–1 entitled

‘‘Single Vector Force Balance

Calibration System,’’ which is assigned

to the United States of America as

represented by the Administrator of the

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration. Written objections to

the prospective grant of a license should

be sent to Ms. Helen M. Galus, Patent

Attorney, Langley Research Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by May 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen M. Galus, Patent Attorney,

Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 212,

Hampton, VA 23681–2199; telephone

757–864–3227.

Dated: March 1, 2001.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Sciences; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Sciences (1754).

Date/Time: March 28–30, 2001, 8am–5pm.

Place: Room 370, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Sylvia Spengler,

Division of Biological Infrastructure, Rm 615,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 292–8470.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to the NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Biological

Database & Informatics proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason For Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government

Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 1, 2001.

Susanne Bolton,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems (1205).

Date/Time: Monday, April 2, 2001, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Room 360, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Jorn Larsen-Basse,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Rm. 545, Arlington, VA 22230, (703)

292–8360.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

nominations for the FY’01 Surface

Engineering and Material Design Review

Panel as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information, financial data, such as

salaries and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the proposals.

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 1, 2001.

Susanne Bolton,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems (1205).

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2001, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001,

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 530, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Jorn Larsen-Basse,

Program Director, Surface Engineering and

Materials Design, Division of Civil and

Mechanical Systems, Room 545, (703) 292–

8360.