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to provide written and oral testimony on

(1) The state of knowledge and

continuing or emerging gaps in

knowledge about women’s health across

the life span, (2) Sex/gender differences:

Issues for women’s health research, (3)

Factors that influence differences

between populations of women: Issues

for women’s health research, (4) New

priorities for research on women’s

health, and (5) Career issues for women

scientists: Overcoming barriers and

achieving success in biomedical careers.

Due to time constraints, only one

representative from each organization

may present oral testimony, with

presentations limited to 10 minutes. A

letter of intent to present such testimony

should be sent by interested individuals

and representatives of organizations to

Ms. Saundra Bromberg, Capital

Consulting Corporation, 11900

Parklawn Drive, Suite 350, Rockville,

MD 20852. The date of receipt of the

letter will establish the order of

presentations at the November meeting.

Presenters should send three (3)

written copies (up to 18 double-spaced

pages) on a diskette in Word Perfect for

IBM of their testimony, a one-page

summary, and a brief description of

their organization, to the above address

no later than November 3, 1997.

Individuals and individuals

representing organizations wishing to

provide written statements only may

send three (3) copies of their statements

to the above address by November 3,

1997. Written testimony will be made

available to the conferees prior to the

November 18 meeting day. Comments

and questions related to the November

meeting should be addressed to Ms.

Bromberg.

On November 18 and 19, plenary

sessions as well as concurrent scientific

working groups will address areas of

science particularly relevant to women’s

health across the life span and career

issues for women scientists. The

meeting on November 18 will be held

from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on

November 19 from 8:00 a.m. until

approximately 4:00 p.m. All sessions of

the meeting are open to the public.

In convening these meetings, the

ORWH has reaffirmed the NIH’s

commitment to seeking broad

representation of individuals from

across the spectrum of medical

specialties and scientific disciplines.

Basic and clinical scientists, health

providers, and advocates from across

the country have met in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania; New Orleans, Louisiana;

and Santa Fe, New Mexico, to provide

guidance and make recommendations to

the ORWH concerning advances in

women’s health research, continuing

and/or emerging gaps in knowledge,

areas in need of further research,

strategies to take advantage of

opportunities in science, and emerging

issues in women’s health.

The NIH research agenda has focused

on sex and gender issues in the health

and diseases of women, in considering

such matters as normal development,

disease prevention, health maintenance,

response to interventions, disease

prognosis, and treatment outcomes. We

have also focused on factors that

influence differences in health status

and health outcomes among different

populations of women.

At this national meeting, experts in

basic and clinical science, practitioners

interested in women’s health,

representatives of scientific,

professional and women’s health

organizations, and women’s health

advocates will continue to assess the

current status of research on women’s

health in these and in other areas,

identify gaps in existing knowledge, and

recommend scientific approaches and

strategies for the future direction for

research on women’s health.

The conference will focus on

scientific issues such as cardiovascular

disease, cancer, neurological conditions,

reproductive issues, mental disorders,

digestive diseases and nutrition,

urologic and kidney conditions, bone/

musculoskeletal disorders, immunity/

autoimmune diseases, behavioral and

social sciences, oral health, substance

abuse and addictive disorders,

pharmacology, and career issues for

women scientists. Following the

national scientific workshop, the Office

of Research on Women’s Health will

develop a report identifying priorities

for research on women’s health for the

21st century.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Ruth L. Kirschstein,

Deputy Director, NIH.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–44]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirements described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: December 22,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Oliver Walker, Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451–

7th Street, SW, Room 9116, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vance Morris, Director, Single Family

Home Mortgage Insurance Division,

telephone number (202) 708–2700 (this

is not a toll free number) for copies of

the proposed forms and other available

documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

The notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and

affecting agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information to:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) Minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond; including

through the use of appropriate

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

This notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Title I Electronic

Data Collection.

OMB Control Number: 2502–.

Descrition of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Department needs additional data from

lenders to permit more effective risk

management of its Title I loan portfolio.

The data will be collected in an

electronic format and therefore enhance

the Department’s ability to monitor

individual loan and lender performance.

Agency forms, if applicable: None.

Members of affected public: Lending

institutions with FHA approval to

originate or service Title I loans.
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Status of the proposed information

collection: Not applicable.

Estimate of public burden: The

additional reporting burden is

considered minimal, as the data

collected will be electronically reported

and consists primarily on information

Title I lenders currently collect during

the loan origination process. In

aggregate the reporting burden is

estimated a 1,211 hours annually.

Authority

Section 236 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–27768 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion

in Fiscal Year 1999 Annual Funding

Agreements To Be Negotiated With

Self-Governance Tribes by Interior

Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of

Indian Affairs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists programs or

portions of programs that are eligible for

inclusion in Fiscal Year 1999 annual

funding agreements with selfgovernance tribes and lists

programmatic targets for each of the

non-BIA bureaus, pursuant to section

405(c)(4) of the Tribal Self-Governance

Act.

DATES: This notice expires on

September 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments

regarding this notice may be directed to

the Office of Self-Governance, 1849 C

Street NW, 2548 MIB, Washington, DC

20240. Telephone (202) 219–0240 or to

the bureau points of contact listed

below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Title II of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education

Assistance Act Amendments of 1994

(P.L. 103–413, the ‘‘Self-Governance

Act’’ or the ‘‘Act’’) instituted a

permanent tribal self-governance

program at the Department of the

Interior (DOI). Under the selfgovernance program certain programs,

functions, services, and activities or

portions thereof in Interior bureaus

other than BIA are eligible to be

planned, conducted, consolidated, and

administered by a self-governance tribal

government.

Under section 405(c) of the SelfGovernance Act, the Secretary of the

Interior is required to publish annually:

(1) A list of non-BIA programs, services,

activities, and functions or portions

thereof, that are eligible for inclusion in

agreements negotiated under the selfgovernance program; and (2)

programmatic targets for these bureaus.

Under the Self-Governance Act, two

categories of non-BIA programs are

eligible for self-governance funding

agreements.

Under section 403(b)(2) of the Act,

any non-BIA program, service, function

or activity that is administered by

Interior that is ‘‘otherwise available to

Indian tribes or Indians,’’ can be

administered by a tribal government

through a self-governance agreement.

The Department interprets this

provision to require only the inclusion

of programs eligible for selfdetermination contracting under Title I

of the Indian Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93–638).

Under section 403(c) of the Act, the

Secretary may include other programs,

services, functions, and activities, or

portions thereof, that are of ‘‘special

geographic, historical, or cultural

significance’’ to a self-governance tribe.

Under section 403(k) of the SelfGovernance Act, annual agreements

cannot include programs, services,

functions, or activities that are

inherently Federal or where the statute

establishing the existing program does

not authorize the type of participation

sought by the tribe. However, a tribe (or

tribes) need not be identified in the

authorizing statutes in order for a

program or element to be included in a

self-governance agreement. While

general legal and policy guidance

regarding what constitutes an inherently

Federal function exists, we will

determine whether a specific function is

inherently Federal on a case-by-case

basis considering the totality of

circumstances.

II. Annual Funding Agreements

Between Self-Governance Tribes and

Non-BIA Bureaus of the Department of

the Interior

During Fiscal Year 1996, one annual

funding agreement was negotiated by

the Bureau of Reclamation and the Gila

River Indian Community for work

related to a portion of the Central

Arizona Project. This successor annual

funding agreement to continue

development of an irrigation system on

their reservation as authorized by

section 301(a) of the Colorado River

Basin Project Act was begun in Fiscal

Year 1997. Another successor agreement

is continuing in Fiscal Year 1998.

In Fiscal Year 1997, two agreements

were negotiated by the National Park

Service. The annual funding agreement

with Kawerak, Inc., supported by funds

from the shared Beringian heritage

program, builds on the previous

agreement and covers work to be

completed in Fiscal Year 1998. This

work will result in a more complete

record of the Bering Strait Region’s

Inupiat, St. Lawrence Island Yupik and

Southern Norton Sound Yupik culture,

history, knowledge and traditions. The

self governance cooperative agreement

with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

enables the Elwha to carry out selected

National Park Service functions,

services and activities under the NPS

Elwha River Restoration Program.

III. Eligible Programs of the Department

of the Interior non-BIA Bureaus

Following this paragraph is a listing

by bureau of the types of non-BIA

programs, or portions thereof, that may

be eligible for self-governance annual

funding agreements because they are

either ‘‘otherwise available to Indians’’

and not precluded by any other law, or

may have ‘‘special geographic,

historical, or cultural significance’’ to a

participating tribe. This summary is a

general listing that represents the

bureaus’ best estimates of activities that

may be available for negotiation at the

request of the self-governance tribe.

Since 1996, the Bureau of Mines no

longer exists and, therefore, is not on

this list.

The Department will also consider for

inclusion in annual funding agreements

other programs or activities not

included in this listing, but which, upon

request of a self-governance tribe, the

Department determines to be eligible

under either sections 403(b)(3) or 403(c)

of the Act. If you have any questions

about these programs or other programs

that you may be interested in, please

contact the appropriate bureau

representative.

A. Eligible Programs of the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM)

BLM management responsibilities

cover a wide range of areas such as

recreational activities, timber, range and

minerals management, wildlife habitat

management and watershed restoration.

In addition, BLM is responsible for the

survey of certain Federal and tribal

lands. Two programs also provide tribal

services: (1) Tribal and allottee minerals