Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices 67649

Study section/contact person February–March 1998

meetings Time Location

Surgery, Anesthesiology & Trauma,

Dr. Gerald Becker, 301–435–1750.

Feb. 18–19 ................ 1:00 p.m. ................... Georgetown Holiday Inn, Washington, DC.

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 contstitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93,396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893 National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: December 19, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–33748 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. FR–4278–D–02]

Redelegation of Personnel

Management Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of

authority.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary

redelegates personnel management

authority relating to HUD 2020

Management Reform.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Virginia Stephens, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20410, (202) 708–0622. (This is not a

toll-free number.) For hearing/speechimpaired individuals, this number may

be accessed via TTY by calling the

Federal Information Relay Service at 1–

800–877–8399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary redelegates this authority in

order to facilitate the selection of

candidates for the approximately 1,400

merit staffing positions announced in

connection with the HUD 2020

Management Reform Plan. Consistent

with merit staffing principles and Union

agreements, standard personnel

procedures will be followed in this

process. In addition, no political

appointee will serve as selecting official.

All selections will be made by senior

level career employees. To the greatest

extent practical and feasible, rating and

ranking panels will consist of

representatives of multiple program

offices with representatives from both

Headquarters and the field. A

representative from HUD Unions will

observe the rating and ranking process.

Accordingly, the Secretary redelegates

authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

The authority to make HUD 2020

merit staffing selections for candidates

at grades GS–14 and GS–15 is

redelegated to the following selecting

officials for each of the Program and

other offices identified below:

Office and Selecting Official

Office of Housing—Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Operations

Office of Public and Indian Housing—

General Deputy Assistant Secretary

(Acting)

Office of Fair Housing and Equal

Opportunity—General Deputy

Assistant Secretary

Office of Public Affairs—Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs/

Managing Editor

Office of General Counsel—Deputy

General Counsel for Operations

Office of Chief Financial Officer—

Deputy CFO for Finance (Director,

Accounting Center)

Enforcement Center—Director

Assessment Center—Deputy General

Counsel for Operations

Section 8, Financial Management

Center—General Deputy Assistant

Secretary, PIH (Acting)

Office of Community Planning and

Development—Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Economic Development

Office of Field Management, Senior

Community Builder positions—

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Resource Management and

Operations, Administration

Office of Field Management, non-Senior

Community Builder positions—Career

Deputy Assistant Secretary for:

Housing, CPD, PIH, FHEO, and

Administration

Section B. No Authority To Further

Redelegate

The authority redelegated in Section

A., above, may not be further

redelegated.

Section C. Expiration of Redelegation

This redelegation of authority expires

on June 30, 1998.

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act, 42

U.S.C., Section 3535(d).

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Andrew Cuomo,

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–33648 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–W

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

1998 Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck

Stamp) Contest

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) announces the dates and

locations of the 1998 Federal Duck

Stamp Contest; the public is invited to

attend.

DATES: 1. The 1998 contest opens for

submission July 1, 1998.

2. Persons wishing to enter this year’s

contest may submit entries anytime after

Wednesday, July 1, but all must be

postmarked no later than midnight

Tuesday, September 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Requests for complete

copies of the regulations, reproduction

rights and the display and participating

agreements should be addressed to:

Federal Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Suite

2058, Washington, D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Lita F. Edwards, telephone: (202)

208–4354; or fax: (202) 208–6296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Location

of Contest: Department of the Interior

Building, Auditorium (‘‘C’’ Street

entrance) 1849 C Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The public may view

the 1998 Federal Duck Stamp Contest