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Wheeler Sheehy, Antonia Loui, North

Park University, Blackfeet Tribe, MT

White, Richard Kalvin, University of

Utah, Navajo Tribe AZ, NM, & UT

White, Sidney John, Marquette

University, Oneida of Wisconsin

White Calfe-Sayler, Verlee Key,

University of North Dakota, Three

Affiliated Tribes of the Ft Berthold

Reservation

Whited, Stephanie Lynn, University of

Southern Mississippi, Nenana Native

Association

Whitehair, Jennifer June, University of

North Dakota, Navajo Tribe of AZ,

NM, & UT

Whitehair, Rosalita Marie, University of

New Mexico, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

Wilcox, Amelia Mae, University of

Phoenix, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Willcuts, Peggy Sue, South Dakota State

University, Rosebud Sioux

Willeto, Virginia, University of New

Mexico, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Williams, Alice, Coconino Community

College, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Williams, Amy Nicole, Bartlesville

Wesleyan College, Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma

Williams-Begay, Vanessa, University of

Phoenix, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Wilson, Dana Lynn, Northland Pioneer

College, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Wilson, Dena Lynn, University of

Washington, Oglala Sioux

Wilson, Mackenzie Paulette, University

of Arizona, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

Wilson, Sandra, University of Oklahoma

Dental School, Northern Cheyenne

Wing, Ilene Longknife, Montana State

University, Assiniboine & Sioux

Winstead, Quana Marie, College of

Health Sciences, Eastern Band—

Cherokee of North Carolina

Witherspoon, Lachelle Linette, San

Fransisco State University, Navajo

Tribe of AZ, NM, & UT

Wood, Chad Nathaniel, University of

Utah, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Woolley, Eric Brady, University of

Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Kansas &

Nebraska

Work, Hugh Edward, University of

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Worker, Shanna Renee, Grand Canyon

University, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

Wright, Christy Marie, Arizona State

University, Nenana Native

Association

Wyaco, Barbie Jen, University of

Arizona, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Yazzie, Abiegail, New Mexico

Highlands University, Navajo Tribe of

AZ, NM, & UT

Yazzie, Charisse Lindsey, Scottsdale

Community College, Navajo Tribe of

AZ, NM, & UT

Yazzie, Nazhone Paul, University of

Arizona, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Yazzie, Sharon, University of New

Mexico, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM, &

UT

Yazzie, Sheldwin, University of New

Mexico—Albuquerque, Navajo Tribe

of AZ, NM, & UT

Yazzie, Timothy, Midwestern

University, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

Yazzie-Valencia, Martha, University of

Oklahoma, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

Ybarra, Ysidro Patrick, University of

Alaska, Crow Tribe of Montana

Yoe, Corinna Mae, Weber State

University, Navajo Tribe of AZ, NM,

& UT

York, Rebecca Ann, University of

Arkansas Fayetteville, Cherokee

Nation of Oklahoma

Young, Evelyn, Salish Kootenai College,

Confederated Salish Kootenai &

Tribes

Zubach, Kari Lynn, Carroll College,

Blackfeet Tribe

Zunie, Janet, University of New Mexico,

Zuni Tribe, NM

Zwaryck, Shelby Leone, University of

Great Falls, Chippewa Cree Indians of

the Rocky Boy’s Reservation

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Indian Health Service Scholarship

Branch, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300

Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100,

Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Telephone:

(301) 443–6197, Fax: (301) 443–6048.

Dated: May 19, 2000.

Michael H. Trujillo,

Assistant Surgeon General, Director.

[FR Doc. 00–13213 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Mental Health and Community Safety

Initiative for American Indian/Alaska

Native Children, Youth and Families

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Extension of Deadline for

Receipt of Competitive Grant

Applications for the Mental Health and

Community Safety Initiative for

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)

Children, Youth, and Families.

The Notice of funding availability for

competitive grants for the mental health

and community safety initiative for

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)

children, youth, and families was

published at 65 FR 26841, on Tuesday,

May 9, 2000.

The Indian Health Service (IHS)

announces the extension of the

application receipt deadlines to June 15,

2000 for the following grant programs

included in the above Notice:

1. The AI/AN Mental Health Grants

Program funded by the IHS and

2. The Mental Health and Community

Safety Initiative for American Indian/

Alaska Native (AI/AN) Children, Youth,

and Families funded by the Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services

(COPS).

This extension to June 15, 2000,

provides applicants for both of these

programs approximately an additional

two weeks to prepare and submit

competitive applications.

All other information contained in the

Federal Register announcement and in

the consolidated grant application

package distributed in early May

remains unchanged.

Dated: May 19, 2000.

Michael H. Trujillo,

Assistant Surgeon General, Director.

[FR Doc. 00–13212 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Statement of Mission, Organization,

Functions and Delegation of Authority

Part G, of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services, as amended at 60 FR 56606,

November 9, 1995, and most recently

amended at 61 FR 67048, December 19,

1996, is amended to reflect a

reorganization of the Albuquerque Area

Indian Health Service (GFC). The

changes are as follows:

Delete the functional statements for

the Albuquerque Area in their entirety

and replace with the following:

Section GFC–00, Albuquerque Area

Indian Health Service—Mission. The

Albuquerque Area IHS defines its

mission as a commitment to the wellbeing and cultural integrity of Indian

people through a participatory and

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consultative process. The goal of the

Albuquerque Area IHS is to elevate the

health status of American Indian and

Alaska Native people to the highest

possible level by (1) providing and/or

assuring availability, (2) providing

increasing opportunities for Indians to

manage and operate their own health

programs; and (3) serving as an advocate

for Indian people.

Section GFC–10, Functions. Office of

the Director (GFC1). By specific

delegation from the Director, Indian

Health Service: (1) Plans, develops, and

directs the area program within the

framework of IHS policy in pursuit of

the IHS mission; (2) delivers and

ensures the delivery of high quality

comprehensive health services; (3)

coordinates the Albuquerque Area

Indian Health Service activities and

resources, internally and externally,

with those of other governmental and

nongovernmental programs; (4)

promotes optimum utilization of health

care services through quality

management and delivery of services to

American Indian and Alaska Natives; (5)

promotes collaboration of Indian tribes

and Indian organizations in developing

the goals and objectives for the

Albuquerque Area Indian Health

Service; (6) evaluates the efficiency,

economy, legality, and effectiveness

with which programs carry out their

responsibilities; (7) promotes resource

development; and (8) oversees the EEO

program and tribal Support Staff Office.

Office of Operational Support (GFC2).

(1) Administers the Divisions of Budget,

Accounting, Human Resources,

Contracts, and Information Management

Systems; (2) provides operational

consultation; (3) provides resource

review, analysis and realignment; (4)

develops reporting systems, assessment

and auditing procedures; (5) establishes,

maintains, and promotes liaison with

community, tribal, civic groups,

professional organizations, colleges,

universities, and other agencies as

appropriate; (6) serves as principal

advisor to the Chief Medical Officer and

Area Director on administrative and

management matters involving the Area

and headquarters functions for Diabetes,

Epidemiology and Information

Technology Services; (7) serves as

principal advisor on fiscal matters; and

(8) provides billing consultation and

assessment.

Division of Budget (CFC21). (1)

Formulates fiscal budget activities; (2)

determines funding amounts available

for tribal shares distribution; (3)

prepares operating budget authority

documents to distribute funds to service

units, programs, area support divisions

and tribal contractors; (4) oversees and

consults on proper cost accounting and

cost reporting.

Division of Accounting (GFC22).

Responsible for (1) the overall

accounting, financial reporting,

reconciliation and payment functions

for the Albuquerque Area and National

Programs-Albuquerque; (2) certifies all

travel payments; (3) reconciles with

service units, area office divisions, and

the U.S. Treasury; (4) performs internal

control reviews for the area; (5) oversees

tribal shares distribution and payments;

(6) consults with tribes on accounting

issues; and (7) provides support services

to headquarters functions for Diabetes,

Epidemiology and Information

Technology Services.

Division of Human Resources

(GFC23). (1) Plans, implements,

coordinates, and evaluates the area civil

service and commissioned officer

human resources program; (2) develops

operating personnel policies, and

assures a supportive human resources

program which meets the human capital

framework of the area; (3) administers

operating personnel policies, position

classification and pay management,

recruitment and staffing, employee

relations, labor management, employee

development; personnel records and

reports; (4) conducts training courses for

supervisory and non-supervisory staff;

(5) maintains pertinent federal

personnel regulation guidelines; (6)

serves as principal advisor to the Area

Director, Executive Officer, area staff,

and service unit staff in matters relating

to human resources; (7) keeps abreast of

current development of tribal health

activities as they relate to the area

human resources program; (8)

establishes, maintains and promotes

liaison with community, tribal, civic

groups, professional organizations,

colleges, universities, and other

agencies as appropriate; (9) oversees the

scholarship program; and (10) provides

support services to headquarters

functions for Diabetes, Epidemiology

and Information Technology Services.

Division of Contracts and Grants

Management (GFC24). (1) Plans,

implements, coordinates, and evaluates

the area contract and grants

management programs within

established requirements and

authorities; (2) interprets federal

contract, grant and procurement

regulations, policies, procedures, and

practices; (3) provides technical

assistance to Indian tribes, Indian and

urban Indian organizations in the

development of activities related to

procurement capabilities; (4) maintains

the federal procurement regulation

manuals and the HHS grant

administration manuals; (5) provides

delegations of authority for service unit

procurement; (6) evaluates service unit

procurement operations; (7) keeps

abreast of current development of tribal

health activities as they related to the

contract, grant and procurement

activity; and (8) provides support

services to headquarters functions for

Diabetes, Epidemiology and Information

Technology Services as delegated by the

Headquarters Memorandum of

Agreement.

Division of Information Management

Services (GFC25). (1) Provides advice on

area policies and procedures related to

data processing, computer software,

computer equipment, and

telecommunications; (2) provides

technical support on data processing

services and software application to the

area and service units; (3) assesses area

needs for information technology and

advises on alternatives; (4) provides

training to improve utilization and

understanding of information

technologies; and (5) works with

Headquarters Division of Information

Resources (DIR), to design and develop

systems that are responsive to area

needs and provides tribal support.

Office of Clinical Care Programs

(GFC3). Plans, implements, directs,

coordinates and evaluates the patient

care programs throughout the

Albuquerque Area health care system.

This office oversees (1) planning/

statistics; (2) integrated health systems;

(3) medical information; (4)

epidemiology; (5) contract health; (6)

clinical nursing; (7) diabetes/public

health nursing; (8) Community Health

Representative/Emergency Medical

Services Programs (CHR/EMS); (9)

behavioral health; (10) optometry; (11)

provider recruitment; (12) serves as the

expert in clinical programs for the

Albuquerque Area; and (13) serves as

liaison for clinical tort claims, sentinel

events and risk management issues.

Division of Clinical System Support

(GFC31). Provides (1) data gathering for

clinical improvement and quality of

care; (2) strategic planning and

community assessment; (3) Contract

Health Services Program (CHS); (4)

dental support; and (5) facilitates

integrated systems approach with

outside agencies.

Division of Clinical Quality (GFC32).

(1) coordinates clinical technical

assistance that impacts on quality

performance and promotes collaboration

to improve quality care; (2) oversees the

diabetes/public health nursing and

clinical nursing programs; behavioral

health program; provider recruitment

program; and the CHR/EMS program;

and (3)O provides area-wide technical

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support in the clinical programs and

quality council.

Office of Environmental Health &

Engineering (GFC4). (1) Administer the

area facilities management, sanitation

facilities construction, environmental

health services, and the national

environmental health support functions;

(2) serves as the principal advisor to the

Area Director, area staff, and service

unit staff and healthful environment in

IHS facilities and Indian communities;

(4) constructs, improves, extends or

otherwise provides essential sanitation

facilities in Indian homes and

communities; (5) maintains liaison and

coordinates environmental activities

with tribes, area programs, state and

local governments, and other outside

groups; and (6) provides support

services to headquarters functions for

Diabetes, Epidemiology and Information

Technology Services.

Division of Health Facilities (GFC41).

(1) Manages the area health facilities &

maintenance program; (2) serves as the

liaison with Headquarters and

engineering services in Dallas; (3)

provides resource coordination; (4)

advises service units on Heating,

Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

(HVAC) & energy issues; (5) advises the

service units on construction & utility

issues; (6) constructs, maintains, and

improves health facilities of the IHS;

and (7) manages and controls the areawide real property program.

Division of Environmental Health

Support (GFC42). Provides nationwide

training and technical support in the

areas of environmental health and

injury prevention, engineering,

operation and maintenance for the IHS.

Coordinates national emergency

response activities on behalf of the

Indian Health Service.

Section GFN–20, Albuquerque Area

IHS-Delegations of Authority. All

delegations and redelegations of

authority made to officials in the

Albuerque Area that were in effect

immediately prior to this reorganization,

and that are consistent with this

reorganization, shall continue in effect

pending further redelegation.

This reorganization shall be effective

on the date of signature.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Michel E. Lincoln,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 00–13211 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Aging; Amended

Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Advisory

Council on Aging, May 25, 2000, 1 p.m.

to May 26, 2000, 12 p.m., 9000

Rockville Pike, Building 31C,

Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD,

20892 which was published in the

Federal Register on April 18, 2000, 65

FR 21002.

The meeting has been changed to a

one day meeting—May 25, 2000 from 1

p.m. to adjournment. The meeting will

be open from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. and

closed from 6 p.m. until adjournment.

The meeting is partially Closed to the

public.

Dated: May 19, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–13277 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Research

Resources; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Center for

Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel,

Comparative Medicine.

Date: June 15, 2000.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Bethesda, 8120

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Camille M. King, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Office of

Review, National Center for Research

Resources, National Institutes of Health, One

Rockledge Centre, MSC 7965, 6705

Rockledge Drive, Suite 6018, Bethesda, MD

20892–7965, 301–435–0815.

Name of Committee: National Center for

Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel,

Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence

(COBRE).

Date: June 18–20, 2000.

Time: June 18, 2000, 8 p.m. to

Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks

Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: John J. Ryan, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Office of

Review, National Center for Research

Resources, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7965,

Room 6018, Bethesda, MD 20892–7965, 301–

435–0822.

Name of Committee: National Center for

Research Resources Special Emphasis Panel,

Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence

(COBRE).

Date: June 18–20, 2000.

Time: June 25, 2000, 8 p.m. to

Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks

Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: John J. Ryan, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Office of

Review, National Center for Research

Resources, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7965,

Room 6018, Bethesda, MD 20892–7965, 301–

435–0822.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine,

93.306; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.333;

93.371, Biomedical Technology; 93.389,

Research Infrastructure, National Institutes of

Health, HHS)

Dated: May 19, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning