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of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meetings due to the urgent

need to meet timing limitations imposed by

the review and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Programs Nos. 93.855, Immunology, Allergic

and Immunologic Diseases Research; 93.856,

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Research, National Institutes of Health.)

Dated: October 7, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences; 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

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

(SEP) meetings:

Name of SEP: Cancer and Toxin

Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Dioxin and

Dioxin-like Chemicals.

Date: November 18, 1997.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, South Campus, Conference

Room D450, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709.

Contact Person: Dr. Carol Shreffler,

National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709, (919) 541–1445.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Review of T32 Grant

Applications on Studies of Environmental

Mutagens and Carcinogens and Conference

Grant Applications (R13).

Date: November 21, 1997.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, South Campus, 101 T.W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709.

Contact Person: Linda Bass, Ph.D.,

National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709, (919) 541–1307 and Dr.

Carol Shreffler, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box

12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,

(919) 541–1445.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

These 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.

Grant 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

Programs Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to

Environmental Agents; 93.114, Applied

Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.115,

Biometry and Risk Estimation; 93.894,

Resource and Manpower Development,

National Institutes of Health.)

Dated: October 7, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention; Statement of Organization,

Functions, and Delegations of

Authority

Part C (Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention) of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated

October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR

69296, October 20, 1980, as amended

most recently at 62 FR 46751, dated

September 4, 1997) is amended to

reflect the establishment of the Division

of Oral Health within the National

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

and Health Promotion.

Section C–B, Organization and

Functions, is hereby amended as

follows:

After the functional statement for the

Program Services Branch (HCL84),

insert the following:

Division of Oral Health (HCL9). (1)

Provides a national and international

focus for the prevention and control of

oral diseases and conditions, and for the

prevention and control of infectious

diseases in dentistry; (2) provides

assistance to state and local

governments, professional, educational,

voluntary, and community-based

organizations through consultation,

training, promotion, education,

surveillance, and other technical

services; (3) assists state and local

governments and other organizations in

evaluating dental, oral, and infectious

disease prevention activities; (4)

develops and implements oral health

activities for underserved racial and

ethnic minority populations; (5)

collects, analyzes, summarizes, and

distributes information on the status of

dental public health programs; (6)

conducts and evaluates operational

research to develop improved

methodology for oral disease

prevention; (7) develops and conducts

surveillance of dental and oral disease

problems; (8) maintains liaison with

other federal agencies, state and local

health agencies, and national

organizations and groups on oral health

activities; (9) collaborates with other

components of CDC and DHHS in

carrying out programs.

Office of the Director (HCL91). (1)

Manages, directs, and coordinates the

activities of the Division of Oral Health

(DOH); (2) provides leadership and

guidance in policy formulation, program

planning and development, program

management and operations; (3)

provides administrative, fiscal,

procurement, and technical support for

the division; (4) coordinates responses

to all congressional, public, and

Freedom of Information inquiries; (5)

coordinates all clearance functions; (6)

manages all personnel activities,

including staff recruitment, assignment,

and career development; (7) coordinates

activities of the division with other

components of CDC.

Program Services Branch (HCL92). (1)

Develops and recommends criteria and

standards to be used in program

planning and evaluation of public oral

health programs; (2) provides

consultation to and maintains liaison

with state and local health agencies,

national and international dental

associations, health professional groups,

and voluntary and community-based

organizations in the areas of information

exchange, education, and health

promotion to support oral disease

prevention and control efforts; (3)

provides consultation and assistance to

federal agencies for the prevention and

control of oral diseases and for oral

health promotion; (4) develops and

implements oral health activities for

underserved racial and ethnic minority

populations; (5) assists state and local

health departments in evaluating their

programs and makes recommendations

to facilitate improvement of programs;

(6) designs, develops, coordinates, and

disseminates guidelines related to

dental disease prevention and oral

health promotion; (7) develops and

conducts national water fluoridation

training for state engineering and dental

personnel; (8) collects, compiles, and

distribution data on the quality of water

fluoridation; (9) develops or assists with

the development of home study and

classroom training materials related to

oral disease prevention and oral health