Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices 53015

research for the development and

support of multi-categorical research

resources needed on an institutional,

regional, national, or international basis

for health-related research. Programs are

carried out through: (1) research grants,

research and development contracts,

and individual and institutional

research training awards; (2)

cooperation and collaboration with

organizations and institutions engaged

in multi-categorical research resources

activities; and (3) collection and

dissemination of information on

research and findings in these areas.

Office of Human Resources and

Information Technologies (NR18,

formerly HNR18). (1) Plans, evaluates

and implements the Center’s human

resources management and information

technology services; (2) maintains

liaison with the NIH Office of Human

Resource Management and the Office of

the NIH Chief Information Officer; (3)

develops long-range plans for

information technology within the

Center, including the development and

execution of an information technology

budget, policies and procedures; (4)

provides management support, training

and advice on personal computer

matters and participates with NIH

planning groups to develop new

technologies for common program

improvements; (5) provides a full range

of human resources planning and

support services, including staffing,

classification, employee development,

benefits administration, awards, and

management of the employee

performance system; and (6) consults

with Center managers on methods and

techniques for developing human

resources to their maximum capabilities

and productivity.

Office of Finance and Administration

(NR14, formerly HNR14). (1) Plans,

evaluates and executes all aspects of the

Center’s financial management and

administrative services ;(2) formulates,

presents and executes budget; (3)

advises the Director and staff on

financial management matters; (4)

maintains liaison with the NIH Office of

Financial Management and Office of

Administration, and ensures

compliance with all instructions and

policies related to financial management

and administration; (5) provides

management analysis and advice; and

(6) interprets and implements new or

revised administrative policies and

regulations affecting the overall mission

of the Center and NIH/HSS policies and

procedures.

The following organizations are

abolished and their respective

functional statements are removed in

their entirety: Biomedical Engineering

and Instrumentation Program (NR4,

formerly HNR4), Veterinary Resources

Program (NR5, formerly HNR5), Medical

Arts and Photography Branch (NR6,

formerly HNR6), Library Branch (NR7,

formerly HNR7), and Office of Science

and Health Reports (NR152, formerly

HNR152).

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Ruth L. Kirschstein,

Acting Director, National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 97–26890 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

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 47509, September 9, 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 National Cancer

Institute as follows: (1) the Division of

Cancer Control and Population Science

(DCCPS) and DCCPS’s Office of the

Director are established; (2) the Division

of Cancer Prevention and Control is

retitled to the Division of Cancer

Prevention (DCP), its functional

statement is revised, and the DCP’s

Office of the Director functional

statement is revised; (3) the Division of

Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis and

Centers is retitled to the Division of

Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and its

functional statement is revised; (5) in

the Office of the Director, the Office of

Centers, Training and Resources is

established; and (6) in the Office of the

Director, the Office of Special

Populations Research is established.

Section N–B, Organization and

Functions, under the heading National

Cancer Institute (NC, formerly HNC) is

amended as follows:

(1) The following is inserted:

Division of Cancer Control and

Population Science (NCD, formerly

HNCD). (1) Plans and directs an

extramural program of cancer and

population science research for the

Institute; (2) serves as the Institute focal

point for extramural research in the

following areas: epidemiology and

cancer genetics, behavioral sciences and

cancer surveillance; (3) develops and

supports multidisciplinary research

training and career development in

cancer control; (4) provides leadership

in setting national priorities for research

in the areas central to cancer control

and in conducting regulatory program

reviews to assess the impact of funded

initiatives; and (5) coordinates program

activities with other Divisions,

Institutes, or Federal and state agencies,

and establishes liaison with professional

and voluntary health agencies, cancer

centers, labor organizations, cancer

organizations and trade associations.

Office of the Director (NCD1, formerly

HNCD1). (1) Plans, develops, directs,

and coordinates the Institute’s research

activities related to cancer control and

population science conducted through

independent and cooperative studies

and programs with cancer centers,

universities, state and other health

agencies, private industry and other

Federal agencies; (2) develops and

maintains liaison with public health

groups and agencies, cancer centers,

public and professional educational

organizations, labor organizations, trade

and professional associations, voluntary

health organizations, healthcare

delivery and managed-care

organizations, and regulatory agencies

in order to facilitate communication,

information exchange, and cooperation;

(3) collaborates with other divisions,

offices, institutes, and/or national and

international research organizations in

projects and activities related to cancer

control; (4) plans, develops, directs and

coordinates the Institute’s research

activities related to cancer survivors;

and (5) disseminates relevant research

information to the lay and professional

communities.

(2) The title and functional statement

for the Division of Cancer Prevention

and Control (NC4, formerly NHC4) and

its Office of the Director (NC41,

formerly HNC41) are replaced with the

following:

Division of Cancer Prevention (NC4,

formerly HNC4). (1) Plans and directs an

extramural program of cancer

prevention research for the Institute; (2)

develops and supports research training

and career development in cancer

prevention; (3) coordinates program

activities with other Divisions,

Institutes, or Federal and state agencies,

and establishes liaison with professional

and voluntary health agencies, cancer

centers, labor organizations, cancer

organizations, healthcare delivery and

managed-care organizations, and trade

associations; and (4) coordinates

community-based clinical research in

cancer prevention and dissemination of

cancer treatment practice through a

consortium of community clinical

centers.
53016 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

Office of the Director (NC41, formerly

HNC41). (1) Plans, develops, directs,

and coordinates the Institute’s research

activities related to prevention in

community clinical oncology centers,

conducted through independent and

cooperative studies and programs with

cancer centers, universities, state and

other health agencies private industry

and other Federal agencies; (2) develops

and maintains liaison with public

health groups and agencies, cancer

centers, public and professional

educational organizations, labor

organizations, trade and professional

associations,. voluntary health

organizations, and regulatory agencies

in order to facilitate communication,

information exchange, and cooperation;

(3) collaborates with other Divisions,

Offices, Institutes, and/or national and

international research organizations in

projects and activities related to cancer

prevention; and (4) disseminates

relevant prevention, early detection,

psychosocial, and rehabilitation

information to the lay and professional

communities.

(3) The title and functional statement

for the Division of Cancer Treatment,

Diagnosis and Centers (NCB, formerly

HNCB) are replaced with the following:

Division of Cancer Treatment and

Diagnosis (HNCB). (1) Plans, directs and

coordinates a program of extramural

preclinical and clinical cancer treatment

research as well as research conducted

in cooperation with other Federal

agencies with the objective of curing or

controlling cancer in man by utilizing

treatment modalities singly or in

combination; (2) administers targeted

research and development programs in

the areas of drug development,

diagnosis, biological response modifiers

and radiotherapy development; and (3)

serves as the national focal point for

information and data on experimental

and clinical studies related to cancer

treatment and for the distribution of

such information to appropriate

scientists and physicians.

(4) In the Office of the Director (NC1,

formerly HNC1) the following are

inserted:

Office of Centers, Training and

Resources (NC18, formerly HNC18). (1)

Plans, directs, coordinates, evaluates

and supports extramural grant programs

that relate to the broad scientific

objectives of each extramural Division

and that are designed to develop and

enhance cancer research in academic

and research institutions; (2) through

the extramural funding of specialized

and/or broad multidisciplinary centers

devoted to the basic, clinical and

populations sciences, advances the

knowledge and understanding of the

causes, mechanisms, diagnosis and

treatment of cancer and promotes

transitional research or the movement of

discoveries in the laboratory into patient

and population research settings; (3)

assists extramural research efforts

through support of the improvement,

renovation, and construction of research

facilities; (4) provides training

opportunities for health professionals in

order to create a national cadre of highly

skilled individuals capable of

transferring research discoveries to

applications in cancer diagnosis,

treatment, and prevention; and (5)

establishes program priorities, allocates

resources, integrates the projects of

various branches, evaluates program

effectiveness relative to the goals and

objectives of the Institute, and

represents the program area in

management and scientific decisionmaking meetings within the Institute.

Office of Special Populations

Research (NC19, formerly HNC19). (1)

Provides leadership, coordination, and

advice to the Director, NCI, on research

related to minorities and special

populations; (2) serves as the Institute’s

focal point for programs addressing

scientific questions pertinent to

minority and ethnic populations as well

as the elderly and medically

underserved; (3) provides advice and

assistance to the Institute Director,

Division Directors, and other senior staff

concerning the development, conduct

and research focus of programs

pertaining to or affecting special

populations; (4) collaborates and

consults, as necessary, with appropriate

Institute, NIH, and other Federal and

non-federal agencies and organizations

interested or engaged in research on

special populations; and (5) develops

concepts for new programs that would

be implemented by the scientific

divisions of the Institute.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Harold Varmus,

Director, National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 97–26889 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4235–N–24]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7256,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1226; TDD

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–26762 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

Applicant: Golden Studio Animals,

Inc, Sarasota, FL, PRT–834534.

The applicant requests a permit to

export and re-import a captive-born

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) and

progeny of the animals currently held

by the applicant and any animals

acquired in the United States by the

applicant to/from worldwide locations

to enhance the survival of the species

through conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities by the

applicant over a three year period.

Applicant: John Ariel Bradshaw,

Ogden, UT, PRT–835151.