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Dated: February 4, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–3209 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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National Institutes of Mental Health;

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

meetings of the National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: February 20, 1997.

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9–101, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Donna Ricketts, Parklawn,

Room 9–101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–3936.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: February 25, 1997.

Time: 1 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

Telephone: 301, 443–4668.

Contact Person: Phyllis L. Zusman,

Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–

4648.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: February 26, 1997.

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9–101, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Donna Ricketts, Parklawn,

Room 9–101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–3936.

This notice is being published less than

fifteen days prior to the meetings due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the review and funding cycle.

Committe Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: March 11, 1997.

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9–101, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

Telephone: 301, 443–3936.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: March 19, 1997.

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9C–26, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Phyllis D. Artis, Parklawn,

Room 9C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–6470.

Committee Name: National Institue of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: March 26, 1997.

Time: 9 a.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9C–26, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Phyllis D. Artis, Parklawn,

Room 9C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–6470.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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 Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282)

Dated: February 4, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–3210 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Neurological

Disorders and Stroke Division of

Extramural Activities; Notice of Closed

Meeting

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

meeting:

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special

Emphasis Panel (Telephone Conference Call).

Date: February 25, 1997.

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 7550

Wisconsin Avenue, Room 9C10, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

Contact Person: Dr. Howard Weinstein,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Institutes of Health, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue,

Room 9C10, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–

9223.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

one RFP 96–13 Contract Proposal.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the urgent

need to meet timing limitations imposed by

the review and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.853, Clinical Research

Related to Neurological Disorders; No.

93.854, Biological Basis Research in the

Neurosciences)

Dated: February 4, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

NIH Committee Management Officer.

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National Institute of Mental Health;

Notice of Closed Meeting

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 meeting

of the National Institute of Mental

Health Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: February 11, 1997.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Salvador H. Cuellar,

Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301–443–

4868.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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.

This notice is being published less than

fifteen days prior to the meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the review and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282)

Dated: February 4, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–3214 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Funding

Opportunity for Grants for

Comprehensive Community Mental

Health Services for Children and Their

Families

AGENCY: Center for Mental Health

Services, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services

Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for

Mental Health Services (CMHS)

announces that FY 1997 funds are

available for grants for the following

activity. This activity is discussed in

more detail under Section 4 of this

notice. This notice is not a complete

description of the activity; potential

applicants must obtain a copy of the

Guidance for Applicants (GFA) before

preparing an application.
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Activity Application

deadline

Estimated

funds

available

Estimated

Number of

awards

Project

period

Child MH Initiative .................................................................................................... 04/11/97 $6–9 million 6–9 5 yrs.

Note: It is anticipated that additional

notices of available funding opportunities in

FY 1997 will be published by SAMHSA in

the coming weeks.

FY 1997 funds for this activity were

appropriated by the Congress under

Public Law 104–208. SAMHSA’s

policies and procedures for peer review

and Advisory Council review of grant

and cooperative agreement applications

were published in the Federal Register

(Vol. 58, No. 126) on July 2, 1993.

The Public Health Service (PHS) is

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of Healthy People 2000, a

PHS-led national activity for setting

priority areas. The Center’s activities

address issues related to Healthy People

2000 objectives: To promote the

physical, social, psychological, and

economic well-being of adults with

mental disorders and children and

adolescents with or at risk for a serious

emotional, behavioral, or mental

disorder. Potential applicants may

obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000

(Full Report: Stock No. 017–001–00474–

0) or Summary Report: Stock No. 017–

001–00473–1) through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325

(Telephone: 202–512–1800).

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants must

use application form PHS 5161–1 (Rev.

5/96; OMB No. 0937–0189). The

application kit contains the GFA

(complete programmatic guidance and

instructions for preparing and

submitting applications) and the PHS

5161–1 which includes Standard Form

424 (Face Page). Applications kits may

be obtained from the organization

specified in Section 4.

The PHS 5161–1 is also available

electronically via SAMHSA’s World

Wide Web Home Page (address: http://

www.samhsa.gov). Click on SAMHSA

Funding Opportunities for instructions.

You can also click on the address of the

forms distribution Web Page for direct

access.

The full text of the activity (i.e., the

GFA) described in Section 4 is available

electronically via the following:

SAMHSA’s World Wide Web Home

Page (address: http://www.samhsa.gov);

SAMHSA’s Bulletin Board (800–424–

2294 or 301–443–0040; and the CMHS’’

World Wide Web Home Page (http://

www.mentalhealth.org); and the CMHS

Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)

Electronic Bulletin Board (800–790–

2647).

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications

must be submitted to: Center for Mental

Health Services Programs, Division of

Research Grants, National Institutes of

Health, Suite 1040, 6701 Rockledge

Drive MSC–7710, Bethesda, MD 20892–

7710.

Applicants who wish to use express

mail or courier service should change

the zip code to 20817.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadline for

receipt of applications is listed in the

table above.

Competing applications must be

received by the indicated receipt date to

be accepted for review. An application

received after the deadline may be

acceptable if it carries a legible proof-ofmailing date assigned by the carrier and

that date is not later than one week prior

to the deadline date. Private metered

postmarks are not acceptable as proof of

timely mailing.

Applications received after the receipt

date or those sent to an address other

than the address specified above will be

returned to the applicant without

review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for programmatic, technical,

and/or business management

information should be directed to the

contact persons identified in Section 4.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To

facilitate the use of this notice of

funding availability, information has

been organized, as outlined in the Table

of Contents below:

Table of Contents

1. Program Background and Objectives

2. Special Concerns

3. Criteria for Review and Funding

3.1 General Review Criteria

3.2 Funding Criteria for Scored

Applications

4. Specific FY 1997 Activity

• Application Deadline

• Purpose

• Priorities

• Eligible Applicants

• Grants/Amounts

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

• Contacts

• Application Kits

5. Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement

7. Executive Order 12372

1. Program Background and Objectives

The Center for Mental Health Services

(CMHS) has been given a statutory

mandate to take a national leadership

role in the development and

demonstration of improved mental

health services. Toward that end, the

Center facilitates the application of

scientifically established findings and

practice-based knowledge to prevent

and treat mental disorders, improve

access, reduce barriers and promote

high quality, effective programs and

services for people with, or at risk for,

these disorders.

2. Special Concerns

None.

3. Criteria for Review and Funding

Competing applications requesting

funding under the specific project

activity in Section 4 will be reviewed

for technical merit in accordance with

established PHS/SAMHSA peer review

procedures. Applications that are

accepted for review will be assigned to

an Initial Review Group (IRG) composed

primarily of non-Federal experts.

Applications will be assigned scores if

they are considered to have sufficient

merit for program staff to consider as

candidates for funding.

3.1 General Criteria

As published in the Federal Register

on July 2, 1993 (Vol. 58, No. 126),

SAMHSA’s ‘‘Peer Review and Advisory

Council Review of Grant and

Cooperative Agreement Applications

and Contract Proposals,’’ peer review

groups will take into account, among

other factors as may be specified in the

application guidance materials, the

following general criteria:

• Potential significance of the

proposed project;

• Appropriateness of the applicant’s

proposed objectives to the goals of the

specific program;

• Adequacy and appropriateness of

the proposed approach and activities;

• Adequacy of available resources,

such as facilities and equipment;

• Qualifications and experience of the

applicant organization, the project

director, and other key personnel; and

• Reasonableness of the proposed

budget.
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3.2 Funding Criteria for Scored

Applications

Applications will be considered for

funding on the basis of their overall

technical merit as determined through

the IRG and the CMHS National

Advisory Council review process.

Other funding criteria will include:

• Availability of funds.

Additional funding criteria specific to

the programmatic activity may be

included in the application guidance

materials.

4. Specific FY 1997 Activity:

Comprehensive Community Mental

Health Services for Children and Their

Families

• Application Deadline: April 11,

1997.

• Purpose: Under Section 561(a) of

the Public Health Service Act grants

will be awarded to implement, in one or

more communities, a broad array of

community-based and family-focused

services for children with serious

emotional disturbance and their

families, including individualized case

planning and coordination, and to

enable communities to integrate childand family-serving agencies, including

health, mental health, substance abuse

treatment, child welfare, education, and

juvenile justice into a local

comprehensive system of care. The

statute requires that an evaluation of the

system(s) of care implemented under

the program be conducted and that it

include, among other things,

longitudinal studies of the outcomes of

services provided by such systems.

The primary goal of the program is to

successfully implement systems of care

at the grant sites. A second goal after

implementing systems of care, is

evaluation of the outcomes of services

delivered under the system. This will be

accomplished through a national multisite evaluation conducted under a

separate contract and grantees will be

required to cooperate with the multi-site

evaluation contractor. The final goal of

the program is to use the results of both

the system development efforts of each

service site and the results of the

descriptive, process and outcome

evaluation to shape future program

direction with proven exemplary

practices that work best for children and

their families.

• Priorities: None.

• Eligible Applicants: Eligible entities

include States (as defined in Section 2

of the PHS Act), political subdivisions

of States, and Indian tribes or tribal

organizations (as defined in Section 4(b)

and Section 4(c) of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education

Assistance Act). Applications from all

State level, political subdivisions of

States (e.g., counties, cities), Tribe or

tribal organization child-serving

agencies are allowed. In order for an

entity to be eligible, a plan must be in

place for the development of a system

of care for community-based services for

children with a serious emotional

disturbance approved by the Secretary

of the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services per Sec. 564(b) of the

PHS Act. For the purposes of this

program, an approved State Mental

Health Plan for Children and

Adolescents with Serious Emotional

Disturbance, submitted under Pub. L.

102–321, will be accepted as such a

plan.

• Grants/Amount: Approximately $6–

9 million will be available to support six

(6) to nine (9) awards under this GFA in

FY 1997. Actual funding will depend

upon the availability of funds at the

time of award. These grants are for a

period of 5 years; it is anticipated that

approximately $1 million will be

available to each grantee in year one; $1

million in year two; $2 million in year

three, $1.5 million in year four, and $1.5

million in five. An applicant must

arrange and demonstrate the availability

of match of non-Federal funds in

mandated ratios.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number: 93.104.

• Program Contact: For programmatic

or technical assistance, contact: Gary

DeCarolis, Chief, Child, Adolescent, and

Family Branch, Division of Knowledge

Development and Systems Change,

Center for Mental Health Services/

SAMHSA, Room 18–49, Parklawn

Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, (301) 443–1333/FAX (301)

443–3693, Internet:

gdecarol@samhsa.gov.

• Grants Management Contact: For

business management issues, contact:

Steve Hudak, Division of Grants

Management/OPS/SAMHSA, Room

15C–05, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

(301) 443–4456/FAX (301) 594–2336,

Internet: shudak@samhsa.gov.

• Application Kits: For application

kits, contact: National Mental Health

Services, Knowledge Exchange Network

(KEN), P.O. Box 42490, Washington, DC

20015, Voice: (800) 789–2647, TTY:

(301) 443–9006, FAX: (301) 984–8796.

• CMHS intends to sponsor two

technical assistance workshops for

potential applicants: March 12–13 in

Washington, DC, and March 17–18 in

Denver, Colorado. For more

information, contact: Ken Currier,

Director, Technical Assistance

Operations, National Resource Network

for Child and Family Mental Health

Services, Washington Business Group

on Health, 777 North Capitol Street,

NE., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002,

(202) 408–9320/FAX (202) 408–9332,

Internet: currier@wbgh.com.

5. Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

The Public Health System Impact

Statement (PHSIS) is intended to keep

State and local health officials apprised

of proposed health services grant and

cooperative agreement applications

submitted by community-based

nongovernmental organizations within

their jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental

service providers who are not

transmitting their applications through

the State must submit a PHSIS to the

head(s) of the appropriate State and

local health agencies in the area(s) to be

affected not later than the pertinent

receipt date for applications. This

PHSIS consists of the following

information:

a. A copy of the face page of the

application (Standard form 424).

b. A summary of the project (PHSIS),

not to exceed one page, which

provides:

(1) A description of the population to

be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be

provided.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State

or local health agencies.

State and local governments and

Indian Tribal Authority applicants are

not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

Application guidance materials will

specify if the activity described above

is/is not subject to the Public Health

System Reporting Requirements.

6. PHS Non-Use of Tobacco Policy

Statement

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

and contract recipients to provide a

smoke-free workplace and to promote

the nonuse of all tobacco products. In

addition, Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking

in certain facilities (or in some cases,

any portion of a facility) in which

regular or routine education, library,

day care, health care or early childhood

development services are provided to

children. This is consistent with the

PHS mission to protect and advance the

physical and mental health of the

American people.

7. Executive Order 12372

Applications submitted in response to

the FY 1997 activity listed above is
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subject to the intergovernmental review

requirements of Executive Order 12372,

as implemented through DHHS

regulations at 45 CFR Part 100. E.O.

12372 sets up a system for State and

local government review of applications

for Federal financial assistance.

Applicants (other than Federally

recognized Indian tribal governments)

should contact the State’s Single Point

of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to

alert them to the prospective

application(s) and to receive any

necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Office of

Extramural Activities Review,

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Parklawn

Building, Room 17–89, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Funding

Opportunities for Knowledge

Development and Application Grants

and Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services

Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for

Mental Health Services (CMHS) and

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

(CSAT) announce the availability of FY

1997 funds for Knowledge Development

and Application grants and cooperative

agreements for the following activities.

These activities are discussed in more

detail under Section 4 of this notice.

This notice is not a complete

description of the activities; potential

applicants must obtain a copy of the

Guidance for Applicants (GFA) before

preparing an application.

Activity Application

deadline

Estimated

funds available

(million)

Estimated

number of

awards

Project period

(years)

Community Action Grants .............................................................................................. 04/11/97 $1.2 10 1

Criminal Justice Diversion .............................................................................................. 04/11/97 6.0 10–14 3

Adolescent Managed Care ............................................................................................. 04/11/97 3.0 6–7 3

Note: SAMHSA published a notice of

available funding opportunities in FY 1997

in the Federal Register (Vol. 62, No. 16) on

Friday, January 24, 1997. It anticipates

publishing additional notices of available

funding opportunities in the coming weeks.

The actual amount available for

awards and their allocation may vary,

depending on unanticipated program

requirements and the volume and

quality of applications. Awards are

usually made for grant periods from one

to three years in duration. FY 1997

funds for activities discussed in this

announcement were appropriated by the

Congress under Public Law No. 104–

208. SAMHSA’s policies and

procedures for peer review and

Advisory Council review of grant and

cooperative agreement applications

were published in the Federal Register

(Vol. 58, No. 126) on July 2, 1993.

The Public Health Service (PHS) is

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of Healthy People 2000, a

PHS-led national activity for setting

priority areas. The SAMHSA Centers’

substance abuse and mental health

services activities address issues related

to Healthy People 2000 objectives of

Mental Health and Mental Disorders;

Alcohol and Other Drugs; Clinical

Preventive Services; HIV Infection; and

Surveillance and Data Systems.

Potential applicants may obtain a copy

of Healthy People 2000 (Full Report:

Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

Summary Report: Stock No. 017–001–

00473–1) through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325

(Telephone: 202–512–1800).

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Applicants

must use application form PHS 5161–1

(Rev. 5/96; OMB No. 0937–0189). The

application kit contains the GFA

(complete programmatic guidance and

instructions for preparing and

submitting applications) and the PHS

5161–1 which includes Standard Form

424 (Face Page). Application kits may be

obtained from the organization specified

for each activity covered by this notice

(see Section 4).

When requesting an application kit,

the applicant must specify the particular

activity for which detailed information

is desired. This is to ensure receipt of

all necessary forms and information,

including any specific program review

and award criteria.

The PHS 5161–1 is also available

electronically via SAMHSA’s World

Wide Web Home Page (address: http://

www.samhsa.gov). Click on SAMHSA

Funding Opportunities for instructions.

You can also click on the address of the

forms distribution Web Page for direct

access.

The full text of each of the activities

(i.e., the GFA) described in Section 4 is

available electronically via the

following:

SAMHSA’s World Wide Web Home

Page (address: http://www.samhsa.gov)

and SAMHSA’s Bulletin Board (800–

424–2294 or 301–443–0040).

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications

must be submitted to: SAMHSA

Programs, Division of Research Grants,

National Institutes of Health, Suite

1040, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC–7710,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892–7710*

(* Applicants who wish to use express mail

or courier service should change the zip code

to 20817.)

APPLICATION DEADLINES: The deadlines

for receipt of applications are listed in

the table above. Please note that the

deadlines may differ for the individual

activities.

Competing applications must be

received by the indicated receipt dates

to be accepted for review. An

application received after the deadline

may be acceptable if it carries a legible

proof-of-mailing date assigned by the

carrier and that date is not later than

one week prior to the deadline date.

Private metered postmarks are not

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.