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new review is necessary because of a

change in the delineated area. The

existing U.S. Courthouse at 1010 5th

Street is listed on the National Register

of Historic Places along with its lawn

area.

The Administrative Office of the U.S.

Courts (AOC) has requested GSA

provide a building based on the Long

Range Facility Plan for the Western

District of Washington. The new

Courthouse would provide for 15

courtrooms for use by the Ninth Circuit

Court of Appeals, the U.S. District

Court, and U.S. Magistrate judges. The

existing Courthouse would continue to

be utilized.

At occupancy, the new facility is

expected to house approximately 700

federal employees. Development would

involve construction of one building

comprising approximately 620,000

square feet of gross floor area and

parking for 200 vehicles.

Alternatives: The EIS will examine

the short and long term impacts on the

natural and built environment of

developing and operating a new

courthouse in downtown Seattle.

Potential impact assessment will

include but not be limited to changes in

the social environment, changes in land

use, aesthetics, changes in traffic and

parking patterns, economic impacts, and

conformance to City planning and

zoning requirements.

The EIS will also examine measures

to mitigate significant unavoidable

adverse impacts resulting from the

proposed action. Concurrent with NEPA

implementation, GSA will also

implement its consultation

responsibilities under Section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act to

identify potential impacts to existing

historic or cultural resources.

The EIS would consider a no action

alternative and action alternatives. The

no-action alternative (no-build)

alternative would continue the use of

the existing U.S. Courthouse

supplemented by the continued use of

leased space throughout the downtown

Seattle area. The preferred action

alternative is construction of a new

courthouse building. Currently, three

separate site alternatives are being

proposed for study. GSA will consider

the acquisition of one or two block sites

sufficient to meet future expansion

needs of the court and within an area

delineated as follows:

Bounded on the north by Blanchard

Street, on the east by Terry Avenue, on

the south by James Street, and by First

Avenue on the west.

Due to the unique requirements for

courtrooms, chambers, and security

considerations, GSA has found it is

impractical to consider the use of an

existing building through either

purchase or lease in which to meet these

needs.

Procedures: The Draft EIS will be

prepared at the completion of and based

upon a scoping report. The Draft EIS

will then be made available for public

and agency review and comment with a

public hearing being held during this

comment period. A final EIS would be

prepared following conclusion of the

comment period to address issues raised

on the Draft EIS.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

L. Jay Pearson,

Regional Administrator (10A).

[FR Doc. 97–2237 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary; Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegation of Authority

Part A (Office of the Secretary),

Chapter AE (Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

(OASPE), of the Statement of

Organization, Functions and Delegation

of Authority for the Department of

Health and Human Services (most

recently amended at 61 FR 24499 on

May 15, 1996) is amended to establish

the Office of Science Policy within

OASPE.

I. Chapter AE, add the following as

paragraph F:

F. The Office of Science Policy (OSP)

is responsible for guiding and

coordinating the development of science

policy throughout the Department. As

directed by the Secretary or the ASPE,

OSP establishes and leads broadly

representative, multi-office working

groups to develop policy initiatives

related to complex science and

technology issues that cut across the

missions of several entities within the

Department. The Director, OSP

frequently serves as the spokesperson

for these working groups in

presentations to the Secretary, other

senior DHHS staff, to members and/or

staff of the Congress, and to others

outside DHHS.

OSP is responsible for guiding and

coordinating the incorporation of

science-policy considerations within

regulatory proposals, legislative

proposals, Congressional testimony,

press releases, and other public

documents describing major

Departmental initiatives. OSP staff

provide critique and advice regarding

the science-policy content of such

documents, which typically originate

from DHHS Operating Divisions or other

units within the Office of the Secretary.

In selected instances, OSP initiates and

directs the development of such

documents.

OSP is responsible for creating and

maintaining effective communication

with scientific and technical

communities outside the Department

regarding science-policy issues. This

may include liaison with the Office of

Science and Technology Policy,

Executive Office of the President. It also

includes active participation in interagency science and technology activities

(such as those sponsored by the

National Science and Technology

Council) and government/private sector

collaborations related to science policy

(such as those sponsored by the

National Academy of Sciences). These

duties may include service as the

Secretary’s representative in meetings

with leaders of research universities,

scientific societies, professional

associations, and industrial

organizations involved in biomedical,

behavioral, or social-science research or

in the delivery of health and human

services.

In all of these areas, OSP staff

coordinate their activities as appropriate

with those of other components within

OASPE, with other components of the

Office of the Secretary, and with the

Operating Divisions of the Department.

The Director, OSP consults regularly

with the Assistant Secretary for Health

in his/her role as the Secretary’s senior

advisor on public health and science.

Dated: January 17, 1997.

John J. Callahan,

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Budget.

[FR Doc. 97–2085 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4110–12–M

Office of the Secretary

Federal Financial Participation in State

Assistance Expenditures; Federal

Matching Shares for Temporary

Assistance to Needy Families,

Medicaid, and Aid to Needy Aged,

Blind, or Disabled Persons for October

1, 1997 Through September 30, 1998

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Percentages and

Federal Medical Assistance Percentages

for Fiscal Year 1998 have been

calculated pursuant to the Social

Security Act (the Act). These

percentages will be effective from