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telephone (301) 496–2475, will furnish

summaries of the meeting, rosters of

committee members, and substantive

program information.

Dated: September 2, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Division of Research Grants; 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 Division

of Research Grants Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda: To review individual

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: October 5, 1997.

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Bethesda, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Sooja Kim, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 4120, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1780.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: October 22–24, 1997.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Omni Dallas Hotel-Park West,

Dallas, TX.

Contact Person: Dr. Bill Bunnag, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5215, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1177.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: October 27–28, 1997.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Dharam Dhindsa,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5206, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1174.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: October 29, 1997.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Dharam Dhindsa,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 520–6, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1174.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: December 10, 1997.

Time: 7:00 a.m.

Place: Doubletree Hotel, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Gertrude McFarland,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 4110, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1784.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

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

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS.)

Dated: September 2, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority

Part N, National Institutes of Health,

of the Statement of Organization,

Functions, and Delegations of Authority

for the Department of Health and

Human Services (40 FR 22859, May 27,

1975, as amended most recently at 62

FR 37587, July 14, 1997, and

redesignated from Part HN as Part N at

60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995), is

amended as set forth below to reflect the

reorganization of the Office of

Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the

Director, NIH, as follows: (1) Abolish

the Office of Intramural Affairs, OIR,

and transfer its functions to the OIR and

(2) revise the functional statement of the

OIR.

Section N–B, Organization and

Functions, under the heading Office of

the Director (NA, formerly HNA), Office

of Intramural Research (NA4, formerly

HNA4) is amended as follows:

(1) The title and functional statement

of the Office of Intramural Affairs

(NA43, formerly HNA43) are abolished

in their entirety.

(2) The functional statement for the

Office of Intramural Research (NA4,

formerly HNA4) is replaced with the

following:

Office of Intramural Research (NA4,

formerly HNA4). (1) Coordinates,

implements and provides scientific

direction and authority over trans-NIH

intramural research policy and

programs, and (2) advises the Director,

NIH, and executive staff on issues

relating to the management of the NIH

Intramural Research Program.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Harold Varmus,

Director, National Institutes of Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegation of Authority

Part N, National Institutes of Health,

of the Statement of Organization,

Functions, and Delegations of Authority

for the Department of Health and

Human Services. (40 FR 22859, May 27,

1975, as amended most recently at 62

FR 37587, July 14, 1997, and

redesignated from Part HN as Part N at

60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is

amended as set forth below to reflect the

reorganization of the Division of

Research Grants as follows: (1) The

name of the Division of Research Grants

is changed to the Center for Scientific

Review and the functional statement is

revised; (2) the functional statement of

the Office of the Director (OD) is

revised; (3) within the OD, the Office of

Policy and Analysis and the Office of

Planning and Outreach are established;

(4) the following division are

established: Division of Molecular and

Cellular Mechanisms, Division of

Physiological Systems, Division of

Clinical and Population-based Studies,

Division of Receipt and Referral, and

Division of Management Services; (5)

the following organizations are

abolished: Advanced Technology

Branch, Referral and Review Branch,

Office of Committee Management and

Office of Administrative Management.

Section N–B, Organization and

Functions, under the heading Division

of Research Grants (NG, formerly HNG),

is revised as follows:

Center for Scientific Review (NG,

formerly HNG). (1) Provides staff

support to the Office of the Director,

NIH, in the formulation of grant and

award policies and procedures; (2)

provides central receipt of all PHS

applications for research and research

training support, and makes initial

referral to PHS components; (3) assigns

NIH applications to supporting

institutes, center, and divisions and to

CSR initial review groups; and (4)

provides for scientific review of NIH

research grants, National Research

Service Award, and research career

development applications.

Office of the Director (NG1, formerly

HNG1). (1) Plans, directs, and