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(1) Develops and coordinates program 

and administrative management 

regulations and policy for the Head Start 

program, provides guidance to the Head 

Start Regional Program Units in carrying 

out these policies and monitors their 

implementation; (2) designs and 

oversees a national system for program 

monitoring and quality improvement 

and manages discretionary projects that 

are designed to investigate and improve 

the operation and management of the 

Head Start program; (3) plans and 

manages training and technical 

assistance activities in Head Start; and 

(4) manages national data collection and 

analysis for the Head Start program. 

E. Policy and Budget Division (KUF): 

The Policy and Budget Division (PBD): 

(1) Provides leadership in the 

development of regulations, budget, and 

policy, ensuring consistency in these 

areas with ACF’s and the Department’s 

vision and goals; (2) is responsible for 

budget development and budget 

execution, policy development and 

interpretation of any legislation 

impacting the Head Start program and 

for the Office of Head Start’s regulatory 

agenda; and (3) serves as the primary 

contact for ACF on all legislative, 

budget development and execution, and 

regulatory activities related to Head 

Start. 

VIII. Continuation of Policy 

Except as inconsistent with this 

reorganization, all statements of policy 

and interpretations with respect to 

organizational components affected by 

this notice within the Administration 

for Children and Families, heretofore 

issued and in effect on this date of this 

reorganization are continued in full 

force and effect. 

IX. Delegation of Authority 

All delegations and redelegations of 

authority made to officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegations, provided they are 

inconsistent with this reorganization. 

X. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment 

Transfer of organizations and 

functions affected by this reorganization 

shall be accompanied in each instance 

by direct and support funds, positions, 

personnel, records, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources. 

This reorganization will be effective 

October 1, 2006. 

Dated: September 26, 2006. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development; Notice of 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

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

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

National Children’s Study Advisory 

Committee. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

Name of Committee: National Children’s 

Study Advisory Committee, Ethics 

Subcommittee. 

Date: October 31, 2006. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will 

be to review the promotional video and the 

electronic consent tool for the Study. For 

questions or to register, please call circle 

solutions at (703) 902–1339 or via e-mail 

ncs@circlesolutions.com. Registration 

deadline is noon on October 24, 2006. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 

Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Marion Balsam, MD, 

Executive Secretary, National Children’s 

Study Advisory Committee, 6100 Executive 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–

9147. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 28, 2006. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice 

of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

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

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

National Commission on Digestive 

Diseases. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, with attendance limited to space 

available. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

Name of Committee: National Commission 

on Digestive Diseases. 

Date: November 6, 2006. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: Introductions; updates from 

Working Groups; Commission timeline and 

next steps; and general discussion. Preregistration is required. Instructions will be 

available on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://NCDD.niddk.nih.gov. 

Place: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 

Jefferson Davis Highway (Rt. 1), Ballrooms 

E–F–G, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Contact Person: Stephen P. James, MD, 

Director, Division of Digestive Diseases & 

Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, 6707 

Democracy Blvd., Rm 677, Bethesda, MD 

20892–5450, 301–594–7680, 

natlcommdd@mail.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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