62716 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 27, 2004 / Notices 

Contact Person: Michael Selmanoff, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3134, 

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1119, mselmanoff@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Pancreatic 

Cancer. 

Date: November 8, 2004. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Suzanne L. ForrySchaudies, PhD, Scientific Review 

Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Dr., Room 6192, MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 451–0131, forryscs@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Member 

Conflicts: Alcohol Benzodiazepines. 

Date: November 8, 2004. 

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Agenda: to review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Christine L. Melchior, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center 

for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5176, 

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1713, melchioc@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 

EMNR F 02: Pregnancy Panel. 

Date: November 8, 2004.

Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Dennis Leszczynski, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6170, 

MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1044, leszczyd@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, R15 Grant 

Applications. 

Date: November 8, 2004. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Michael M. Sveda, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5152, 

MSC 7842, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

3565, svedam@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 SBIB 

H 17B: Small Business: Multi-Spectral 

Single-Scan Digital Lung Imaging System. 

Date: November 8, 2004. 

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Tysons Corner Marriott Hotel, 8028 

Lessburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182. 

Contact Person: Arthur A. Petrosian, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5112, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1258, petrosia@csr.nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

LaVerne Y. Stringfield, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 04–23971 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4900–FA–24] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

Fiscal Year 2004 Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Assisting Communities 

Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding 

awards. 

SUMMARY: This document identifies the 

entities selected for funding under the 

Fiscal Year 2004 Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Assisting Communities 

program (HSIAC). The HSIAC program 

assists Hispanic-Serving Institutions of 

Higher Education expand their role and 

effectiveness in addressing community 

development needs in their localities, 

consistent with the purposes of HUD’s 

Community Development Block Grant 

program (CDBG). This notice is 

published in accordance with section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Brunson, Office of University 

Partnerships, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Room 8106, 

451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–3061, 

ext. 3852. To provide service for persons 

who are hearing- or speech-impaired, 

this number may be reached through 

TTY by Dialing the Federal Information 

Relay Service on 800–877–8339 or 202–

708–1455. (Telephone numbers, other 

than ‘‘800’’ TTY numbers, are not toll 

free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting 

Communities program was approved by 

Congress under Section 107 of the 

Community Development Block Grant 

appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2004, 

and is administered by the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, Office of University 

Partnerships. In addition to the HSIAC 

program, the Office of University 

Partnerships administers HUD’s ongoing 

grant programs to institutions of higher 

education as well as creates initiatives 

through which colleges and universities 

can bring their traditional missions of 

teaching, research, service, and outreach 

to bear on the pressing local housing 

and development problems in their 

communities. 

The HSIAC program provides funds 

for a wide range of CDBG-eligible 

activities, including housing 

rehabilitation and financing, property 

demolition or acquisition, public 

facilities, economic development, 

business entrepreneurship, and fair 

housing programs. 

The Catalog Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

14.514. 

On May 14, 2004 (69 FR 27053), HUD 

published a Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) announcing the 

availability of $6.95 million in Fiscal 

Year 2004 for the HSIAC program. The 

Department reviewed, evaluated, and 

scored the applications received based 

on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, 

HUD has funded the applications below. 

In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) 

of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 

Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), HUD is 

publishing details concerning the 

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recipients of funding awards, as set 

forth below.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance 

Under the FY 2004 Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Assisting Communities 

Program Funding Competition, by 

Institution, Address and Grant Amount 

Region VI 

1. Regents of the University of New 

Mexico-Taos, Mr. Philip Chandler 

Barrett, Regents of the University of 

New Mexico-Taos, 115 Civic Plaza 

Drive, Taos, NM 85751. Grant: 

$600,0000. 

2. The University of Texas El Paso, Dr. 

Paul Maxwell, The University of Texas 

El Paso, 500 West University, El Paso, 

TX 79968. Grant: $599,539. 

3. Regents of New Mexico State 

University, Dr. Anna M. Chieffo, 

Regents of New Mexico State 

University, 1620 Standley Drive, 

Academic Research A, Room 110, Las 

Cruces, NM 88003. Grant: $600,000. 

4. Houston Community College 

System, Mr. Andy Montez, Houston 

Community College System, 3100 Main, 

Suite 100, Houston, TX 77002. Grant: 

$597,149. 

5. Northern New Mexico Community 

College, Ms. Bernadette ChaviraMerriman, Northern New Mexico 

Community College, 921 Paseo de 

Onate, Espanola, NM 87532. Grant: 

$600,000. 

Region VIII 

6. Adams State College, Ms. Mary 

Carmel Hoffman, Adams State College, 

208 Edgemont Street, Room 115, 

Alamosa, CO 81102. Grant: $600,000. 

7. Otero Junior College, Mr. Gary 

Ashida, Otero Junior College, 1802 

Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050. 

Grant: $596,709. 

Region IX 

8. Allan Hancock College, Ms. Elaine 

Healy, Allan Hancock College, 800 

South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA 

93454. Grant: $600,000. 

9. West Hills Community College for 

West Hills College Lemoore, Ms Patty 

Scroggins, West Hills Community 

College for West Hills College Lemoore, 

9900 Cody Avenue, Coalinga, CA 93210. 

Grant: $365,303. 

Region X 

10. Rancho Community College 

District/Santa Ana College, Ms. Lori 

Brown, Rancho Community College 

District/Santa Ana College, 2323 North 

Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Grant: 

$600,000. 

11. Imperial Valley College, Mr. 

Gonazalo Huerta, Imperial Valley 

College, 380 East Aten Road, Imperial 

CA 92251. Grant: $600,000. 

12. Central Arizona College, Mr. Hugo 

Steincamp, Central Arizona College, 

8470 North Overfield Road, Coolidge, 

AZ 85228. Grant: $600,000.

Dated: October 15, 2004. 

Dennis C. Shea, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research.

[FR Doc. 04–24000 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4743–N–06] 

Notice of Planned Closing of Portland, 

OR; Omaha, NE; Albuquerque, NM; 

and Birmingham, AL; Post-of-Duty 

Stations

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, 

(HUD).

ACTION: Notice of planned closing of the 

Portland, Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; 

Albuquerque, New Mexico; and 

Birmingham, Alabama post-of-duty 

stations. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the HUD Office of Inspector General 

(OIG) plans to close its Portland, 

Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; 

Albuquerque, New Mexico; and 

Birmingham, Alabama post-of-duty 

stations, and also provides a cost-benefit 

analyses of the impact of these closures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Saddler, Counsel to the Inspector 

General, Room 8260, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20410–4500, 202–708–1613. (This is not 

a toll free number.) A 

telecommunications device for hearingand speech-impaired persons (TTY) is 

available at 800–877–8339 (Federal 

Information Relay Services). (This is a 

toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between 

1997 and 2000 HUD/OIG established 

one and two person post-of-duty 

stations in Portland, Oregon; Omaha, 

Nebraska; and Albuquerque, New 

Mexico to give direct support to the 

Operation Safe Home (OSH) initiative to 

combat violent and drug related crime 

in the public and assisted housing in the 

city and nearby communities. 

Nationwide experience since the 

initiation of OSH in 1994 had proven 

that the best results/impact could be 

obtained when an HUD/OIG Special 

Agent was physically located in the 

target city. However, in accordance with 

the requirements of the Fiscal Year 2002 

HUD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 107–

73, approved November 26, 2001), 

HUD/OIG terminated OSH and began redeploying staff to focus on 

investigations involving single-family 

fraud and property flipping. This 

change eliminated the need to maintain 

separate post-of-duty stations in 

Portland, Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; 

and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and 

gave HUD/OIG the opportunity to 

generate cost savings associated with 

discontinuing an additional office. 

Regarding the Birmingham, Alabama 

post-of-duty station, it has existed since 

the early 1970s. During the 1990s, the 

office was staffed with a senior auditor 

and two staff auditors. The senior 

auditor and one staff auditor have left 

HUD/OIG, and the office is currently left 

with one staff auditor. Closing this 

office gives HUD/OIG the opportunity to 

generate cost savings associated with 

discontinuing an office, since the audits 

currently performed by the office can be 

performed as efficiently and effectively 

by staff in HUD/OIG’s Atlanta Regional 

Office. 

Section 7(p) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act 

(42 U.S.C. 3535(p)) provides that a plan 

for field reorganization, which may 

involve the closing of any field or 

regional office, of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development may 

not take effect until 90 days after a costbenefit analysis of the effect of the plan 

on the office in question is published in 

the Federal Register. The required costbenefit analysis should include: (1) An 

estimate of cost savings anticipated; (2) 

an estimate of the additional cost which 

will result from the reorganization; (3) a 

discussion of the impact on the local 

economy; and (4) an estimate of the 

effect of the reorganization on the 

availability, accessibility, and quality of 

services provided for recipients of those 

services. 

Legislative history pertaining to 

section 7(p) indicates that not all 

reorganizations are subject to the 

requirements of section 7(p). Congress 

stated that ‘‘[t]his amendment is not 

intended to [apply] to or restrict the 

internal operations or organization of 

the Department (such as the 

establishment of new or combination of 

existing organization units within a 

field office, the duty stationing of 

employees in various locations to 

provide on-site service, or the 

establishment or closing, based on 

workload, of small, informal offices 

such as valuation stations).’’ (See House 

Conference Report No. 95–1792, 

October 14, 1978 at 58.) The dutystations in Portland, Oregon; Omaha, 

Nebraska; Albuquerque, New Mexico;