Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 17, 2000 / Notices 31343

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs, and 45 CFR part 100,

Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities. Under

the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States Territories except Alabama,

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana,

Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,

Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,

Oklahoma, Oregon, Palau,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and

American Samoa have elected to

participate in the Executive Order

process and have established Single

Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applicants

from these twenty-three jurisdictions

need take no action regarding E.O.

12372. Applicants for projects to be

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes are also exempt from the

requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise,

applicant should contact their SPOCs as

soon as possible to alert them of the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions. Applicants

must submit any required material to

the SPOCs as soon as possible so that

the program office can obtain and

review SPOC comments as part of the

award process. It is imperative that the

applicant submit all required materials,

if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date

of this submittal (or the date of contact

if no submittal is required) on the

Application for Federal Assistance,

Standard Form 424, item 16.

Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards. A list

of the Single Points of Contact for each

State and Territory can be found on the

web site http://www.whitehouse.gov/

omb/grants/spoc.html. or by calling the

ACYF Operations Center at 1–800–351–

2293.

Dated: May 12, 2000.

James A. Harrell,

Deputy Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth, and Families.

[FR Doc. 00–12376 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463), announcement is

made of the following National

Advisory body scheduled to meet

during the month of June 2000.

Name: Advisory Committee on Infant

Mortality (ACIM).

Date and Time: June 28, 2000; 9:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.; June 29, 2000; 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Place: DoubleTree Park Terrace Hotel, 1515

Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20005, (202) 232–7000.

The meeting is open to the public.

Purpose: The Committee provides advice

and recommendations to the Secretary of

Health and Human Services on the following:

Department programs which are directed at

reducing infant mortality and improving the

health status of pregnant women and infants;

factors affecting the continuum of care with

respect to maternal and child health care,

including outcomes following childbirth;

factors determining the length of hospital

stay following childbirth; strategies to

coordinate the variety of Federal, State, and

local and private programs and efforts that

are designed to deal with the health and

social problems impacting on infant

mortality; and the implementation of the

Healthy Start initiative and infant mortality

objectives from Healthy People 2010.

Agenda: Topics that will be discussed

include: Early Postpartum Discharge; LowBirth Weight; Disparities in Infant Mortality;

and the Healthy Start Program.

Anyone requiring information regarding

the Committee should contact Peter C. van

Dyck, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary,

ACIM, Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), Room 18–05,

Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443–

2170.

Individuals who are interested in attending

any portion of the meeting or who have

questions regarding the meeting should

contact Ms. Kerry P. Nesseler, HRSA,

Maternal and Child Health Bureau,

Telephone (301) 443–2170.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities are further determined.

Dated: May 9, 2000.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 00–12324 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with endangered species. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Permit No. TE 810834–5

Applicant: Francesca J. Cuthbert,

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife,

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MI.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass) piping plover (Charadrius

melodus) in the states of Michigan and

Wisconsin. Activities are proposed for

studies to aid in the enhancement of

survival of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, MI 55111–4056, and must

be received within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents to the following office

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Ecological Services Operations,

1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MI

55111–4056. Telephone: (612/713–

5343); FAX: (612/713–5292).

Dated: May 11, 2000.

Charles M. Wooley,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, MI.

[FR Doc. 00–12427 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Review of the National

Hydrographic Data Content Standard

for Coastal and Inland Waterways

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is conducting a

pubic review of the National

Hydrographic Data Content Standard for

Coastal and Inland Waterways (hereafter

called the Hydrographic Standard). The

purpose of this public review is to