Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 1997 / Notices 56197

Effective Date: October 20, 1997.

Harold Varmus,

Director, National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 97–28624 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

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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 51474 and 51479,

dated October 1, 1997) is amended to

reflect organizational changes within

the National Center for Infectious

Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.

Section C–B, Organization and

Functions, is hereby amended as

follows:

Delete the functional statement for the

Scientific Resources Program (CRL) and

insert the following:

(1) Provides animals, animal blood

products, glassware, mammalian tissue

cultures, microbiological media, special

reagents, and other laboratory materials

in support of research and service

activities to NCID laboratories and other

CDC organizations; (2) installs,

fabricates, modifies, services, and

maintains laboratory equipment used in

the research and service activities of

CDC; (3) develops and implements

applied research programs to expand

and enhance the use of animal models

necessary to support research and

diagnostic programs and to improve

breeding and husbandry procedures; (4)

conducts both basic and applied

research in cell biology and in the

expansion of tissue culture technology

as a research and diagnostic tool for

infectious disease activities; (5) provides

services for NCID investigators in

protein and DNA synthesis and

sequencing; (6) maintains a bank of

serum specimens of epidemiological

and special significance to CDC’s

research and diagnostic activities; (7)

obtains and distributes experimental

vaccines and drugs, antisera and

antitoxins, and immune globulins; (8)

for reagents prepared at CDC, maintains

a computerized inventory; provides

dispensing, lyophilization, capping, and

labeling; and retrieves from storage and

ships to requesters; (9) provides support

for liquid nitrogen freezers; (10)

maintains an international

hemoglobinometry reference laboratory;

(11) produces, maintains, and

distributes national and international

hemoglobin reference standard

preparations; (12) administratively and

technically supports the CDC Animal

Policy Board and the Atlanta Area

Animal Care and Use Committee; (13)

provides computer support services for

the Program’s activities.

Delete the title and functional

statement for the Molecular Pathology

and Ultrastructure Activity (CRUE) and

insert the following:

Infectious Disease Pathology Activity

(CRUE)

(1) Serves as a scientific and technical

resource to NCID by providing expertise

in molecular pathology, histopathology,

and ultrastructural analysis for detecting

infectious disease agents and studying

the interactions between microbial

agents and host cells; (2) develops,

improves, evaluates, and applies special

ultrastructural, immunohistologic, and/

or nucleic acid probe technologies for

detecting microbial agents and/or

expressed gene products in tissue

specimens or tissue culture; (3)

conducts basic and applied research

into the pathogenesis of infectious

diseases; (4) provides intramural and

extramural technical and professional

expertise for assistance in training in

infectious disease pathology and

molecular approaches to the

identification of specific nucleic acid

sequences and specific antigens in

tissue specimens; (5) provides for

tracking, distribution, and testing of

reference /diagnostic pathology

specimens submitted through the data

and special handling system; (6)

provides molecular pathology,

histopathology, and ultrastructure

reference/diagnostic support and

epidemic aid to state and local health

departments, other federal agencies, and

national and international health

organizations.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

David Satcher,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–28598 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity

for public comment on proposed data

collection projects, the Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) will publish

periodic summaries of proposed

projects. To request more information

on the proposed projects or to obtain a

copy of the data collection plans and

instruments, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–8005.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

PROPOSED PROJECT: Obligated Service

for Mental Health.

Traineeships: Regulations and

Forms—Extension—SAMHSA’s Center

for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

awards grants to institutions for training

instruction and traineeships in mental

health and related disciplines. Graduate

student recipients of these clinical

traineeships must perform service, as

determined by the Secretary to be

appropriate in terms of the individual’s

training and experience, for a length of

time equal to the period of support. The

clinical trainees are required to submit

the SMA 111, which ensures agency

receipt of a termination notice prior to

the end of support, and the SMA 111–

2, which is an annual report on

employment status and any changes in

name and/or address, to SAMHSA.

The annual burden estimates are as

follows:
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Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden per

response

Annual burden hours

Termination Notice (Form SMA 111) ............................................................................... 50 1 0.10 5

Annual Payback Activities Certification (Form SMA 111–2) ............................................ 500 1 .18 90

Send comments to Beatrice Rouse,

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16–105, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 97–28596 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–47]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public Development and

Research.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement 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 are due December 29,

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:

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development & Research, The

Department of Housing & Urban

Development, 451–7th Street, SW,

Room 8226, Washington, D.C. 20410–

6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurent Hodes, 202–708–5537, ext. 106

(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, as amended). This notice is

soliciting comments from members of

the public and affected 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: Housing-ConditionSurvey of Households Living in

Federally-Assisted Units.

OMB Control Number: 2528–0170

(exp. 04/30/98).

Description of the Need for the

Information and Proposed Use: HUD

recently developed and tested a costeffective mail survey instrument for

assessing the condition of housing units

assisted through HUD programs. This

survey, which elicits renters’ ratings of

their housing, provided high response

rates and high levels of agreement with

independent condition ratings by

professional inspectors. HUD plans to

implement this survey as an ongoing

tool to assess customer ratings of the

condition of housing assisted through

Federal programs including the Section

8, FHA, and public housing programs.

This survey will help HUD focus its

monitoring and enforcement resources

on property owners and housing

authorities whose performance most

need improvement. It will also provide

policy and program managers with

improved measures for tracking national

housing conditions over time and across

assistance programs.

Agency Form Numbers: None.

Members of the Affected Public:

Households residing in Federallyassisted housing, including FHA

assisted-housing public housing, or

units receiving assistance from the

Section 8 Certificate or Vouchers

Programs.

Estimation of the Total Number of

Hours Needed to Prepare the

Information Collection Including

Number of Respondents, Frequency of

Response, and Hours of Response:

Information will be collected by an

annual mail survey of 500,000 of the 4.7

million households who live in housing

units assisted through Federal programs.

The survey will take approximately 15

minutes to complete. This means a total

of 125,000 hours of response time

annually for the information collection.

Status of the Proposed Information

Collection: Pending submission to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: October 21, 1997.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–28584 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement on

the Proposed Expansion of the Big

Muddy National Fish and Wildlife

Refuge in Missouri

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that a draft Environmental Impact

Statement on the Proposed Expansion of

the Big Muddy National Fish and

Wildlife Refuge in Missouri will be

available for public review on October

31, 1997. Comments and suggestions are

requested.

DATES: Written comments are requested

by January 7, 1998. Public ‘‘open house’’

meetings will be held on November 13,

14, 17, 18, and 19, 1997.

WRITTEN COMMENTS SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED TO: Ms. Judy McClendon,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 24385

State Highway 51, Puxico, Missouri

63960.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judy McClendon at the address listed

above or by telephone at 573/222–6001