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products in preference to other products

that may meet their needs, but do not

have environmental benefits.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 3,200; annual

responses: 3,200; average hours per

response: .5; burden hours: 16,000.

COPY OF PROPOSAL: A copy of this

proposal may be obtained from the GSA

Acquisition Policy Division (MVP),

Room 4011, GSA Building, 1800 F

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, or

by telephoning (202) 501–3822, or by

faxing your request to (202) 501–3341.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Ida M. Ustad,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of

Acquisition Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–21975 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Region 9, Portfolio Management;

Environmental Impact Statement

Notice of Availability and Public

Meeting Notice

[Contract No. GS–09P–96–KTD–0020, Order

No. P–09–96–KT–004–2]

AGENCY: United States General Services

Administration.

ACTION: Environmental Impact

Statement Notice of Availability and

Public Meeting Notice.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration (GSA) announces the

availability of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) for realignment

and expansion of the Tecate Port of

Entry (POE) in Tecate, California. GSA

will hold a public meeting to take

public comments on the DEIS. GSA is

proposing to realign and expand the

United States Border Facility Tecate

Port of Entry (POE) to eliminate on-site

traffic safety hazards for motorists and

pedestrians and upgrade inadequate

water supply, wastewater and

stormwater facilities. Commercial

inspection booths would be constructed

so that inspection activity currently

taking place on the southbound

shoulder of Tecate Road/State Route 188

would be accomplished within POE

boundaries. An addition to the main

building would be constructed to allow

for more administrative space for United

States Customs Service, Immigration

and Naturalization agents, and the

United States Department of

Agriculture. The current water supply

system would be expanded to

accommodate additional employees and

the new addition. A stormwater

retention basin would also be

constructed. The EIS evaluated

alternatives to the preferred action

including closure of the POE, placing

operating limits on the POE, and no

action. This project is necessary to

improve the safety and system

efficiency of the existing POE. This

project is not expected to have a

significant impact on environmental

resources.

DATES: The public meeting will be held

on Thursday, September 18, 1997 from

6–8 PM. The public comment period

ends on Monday, September 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the Tecate POE, located at the

intersection of State Route 188 and the

United States/Mexico border. Copies of

the EIS are available for review at the

following public libraries.

Central Library, 820 East Street, San Diego,

CA 92101

Jacumba County Library, P.O. Box 186,

Jacumba, CA 91934

Potrero Public Library, 24955 Library Lane,

Potrero, CA 91963

Campo Marina County Library, P.O. Box 207,

Campo, CA 91906

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

U.S. General Services Administration,

Attn: Rosanne Nieto 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, 3rd Floor West, San Francisco,

California 94102. Fax: (415) 522–3215.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347 and 40

CFR 1500–1508.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Arlin M. Timberlake,

Director, Portfolio Management.

[FR Doc. 97–22022 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health

Statistics: Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Department of

Health and Human Services announced

the following advisory committee

meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and

Health Statistics (NCVHS).

Times and Dates: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.,

September 8, 1997. 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.,

September 9, 1997.

The Subcommittee on Health Data Needs,

Standards and Security also will meet on

September 8 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Place: Sheraton City Center Hotel, 1143

New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20037.

The closest metro stops are Foggy Bottom

(Blue and Orange lines) and Dupont Circle

(Red Line). Limited parking is available in

the area.

Status: Open.

Purpose: The meeting will focus on the

Committee’s progress in addressing new

responsibilities in health data standards and

health information privacy as outlined in the

administrative simplification provisions of

Pub. L. 104–191, the Health Insurance

Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

(HIPAA), as well as on related matters.

Department officials will brief the Committee

on recent activities of the HHS Data Council,

the status of HHS activities in implementing

the administrative simplification provisions

of Pub. L. 104–191, and related data policy

activities.

The Committee also is planning to consider

Subcommittee reports relating to standards

for health data security pursuant to Pub. L.

104–191, HIPAA data standards content

issues, and OMB standards for race and

ethnicity reporting. Based on those reports,

the full Committee is planning to consider its

HIPAA recommendations to the Secretary of

Health and Human Services as well as

comments to OMB. Breakout sessions are

planned for the Subcommittee on Health

Data Needs, Standards and Security, the

Subcommittee on Privacy and

Confidentiality, and the Subcommittee on

Population-Specific Issues. In addition, a

presentation is scheduled on the recent

National Academy of Sciences panel report

on Measurement and Data to Support Public

Health Program Performance Measurement.

The Committee also will discuss its priorities

and work plans. All topics are tentative and

subject to change.

Contact Person for More Information:

Substantive information as well as

summaries of the meeting and a roster of

committee members may be obtained by

visiting the NCVHS website (http://

aspe.os.dhhs.gov/ncvhs) or by calling James

Scanlon, NCVHS Executive Staff Director,

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning

and Evaluation, DHHS, Room 440–D.

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201,

telephone (202) 690–7100, or Marjorie S.

Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS,

NCHS, CDC, Room 1100, Presidential

Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville,

Maryland 20782, telephone 301/436–7050.

Dated: August 13, 1997.

James Scanlon,

Director, Division of Data Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–22035 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Findings of Scientific Misconduct

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

has made a final finding of scientific

misconduct in the following case: