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Total Annual Responses: 1,900; Total

Annual Hours: 1,900.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, call the

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–

1326. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 30 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

OMB Human Resources and Housing

Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Edwin J. Glatzel,

Director, Management Analysis and Planning

Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–3893 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Special Project Grants and

Cooperative Agreement; Maternal and

Child Health (MCH) Services;

Community Integrated Service

Systems (CISS) Set-Aside Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The HRSA announces that

approximately $2.3 million in fiscal

year (FY) 1997 funds will be available

for grants for Maternal and Child Health

(MCH) Community Integrated Service

Systems grants to support strategies for

reducing infant mortality and improving

the health of mothers and children

through development and expansion of

successful community integrated service

systems. These community integrated

service systems are public-private

partnerships of community health and

other related organizations and

individuals working collaboratively to

use community resources to address

community-identified health problems.

Awards are made under the program

authority of section 502(b)(1)(A) of the

Social Security Act, the CISS Federal

Set-Aside Program. Within the HRSA,

CISS projects are administered by the

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

(MCHB).

Of the approximately $9.8 million

available for all CISS activities in FY

1997, about $2.3 million will be

available to support approximately 33

new and competing renewal projects at

an average of about $69,700 per award

for a one-year period. The remaining

funds will be used to continue existing

CISS projects and for other activities in

support of overall CISS program goals.

The actual amounts available for awards

and their allocation may vary,

depending on unanticipated program

requirements and the volume and

quality of applications. Awards are

made for grant periods which generally

run from 1 up to 4 years in duration.

Funds for CISS awards are appropriated

by Public Law 104–208.

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 MCH Block Grant

Federal Set-Aside Program addresses

issues related to the Healthy People

2000 objectives of improving maternal,

infant, child and adolescent health and

developing service systems for children

with special health care needs. Potential

applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy

People 2000 (Full Report: Stock No.

017–001–00474–0) or Healthy People

2000 (Summary Report: Stock No. 017–

001–00473–1) through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325

(telephone: 202–512–1800).

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products. In addition, Public

Law 103–227, the Pro-Children 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.

ADDRESSES: Federal Register notices

and application guidance for MCHB

programs are available on the World

Wide Web via the Internet at address:

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/hrsa/mchb.

Click on the file name you want to

download to your computer. It will be

saved as a self-extracting (Macintosh or)

WordPerfect 5.1 file. To decompress the

file once it is downloaded, type in the

file name followed by a <return>. The

file will expand to a WordPerfect 5.1

file.

For applicants for CISS grants and

cooperative agreements who are unable

to access application materials

electronically, a hard copy may be

obtained from the HRSA Grants

Application Center. Applicants for CISS

research grants will use PHS form 398,

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) under control

number 0925–0001. Applicants for all

other CISS awards will use revised PHS

form 5161–1, approved under OMB

clearance number 0937–0189. Requests

should specify the category or categories

of activities for which an application is

requested so that the appropriate forms,

information and materials may be

provided. The Center may be contacted

by: Telephone Number: 1–888–300–

HRSA, FAX Number: 301–309–0579, Email Address:

HRSA.GAC@ix.netcom.com. Completed

applications should be returned to:

Grants Management Officer, HRSA

Grants Application Center, 40 West

Gude Drive, Suite 100, Rockville,

Maryland 20850. Please indicate the

appropriate CFDA # for the application

being submitted (see table below).

DATES: Potential applicants are invited

to request application packages for the

particular program category in which

they are interested, and to submit their

applications for funding consideration.

Deadlines for receipt of applications

differ for the several categories of grants.

These deadlines are as follows:

COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATED SERVICE SYSTEMS (CISS) FEDERAL SET-ASIDE PROGRAM

ANTICIPATED DEADLINE, AWARD, FUNDING, AND PROJECT PERIOD INFORMATION, BY CATEGORY FY 1997

CFDA No. Funding source category Application deadline

Est. number of

awards

Est. amounts

available

Project period

(years)

93.110(V) ................................. Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.April 17, 1997 .......................... 10 $500,000 .......... 5

93.110(AN) ............................... CISS Research Grants ........... July 1, 1997 ............................ 2 600,000 ............ 5

93.110(AP) ............................... Maternal and Child Health

Provider Partnership Cooperative Agreement.

May 13, 1997 .......................... 1 200,000 ............ 5
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COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATED SERVICE SYSTEMS (CISS) FEDERAL SET-ASIDE PROGRAM

ANTICIPATED DEADLINE, AWARD, FUNDING, AND PROJECT PERIOD INFORMATION, BY CATEGORY FY 1997—Continued

CFDA No. Funding source category Application deadline

Est. number of

awards

Est. amounts

available

Project period

(years)

93.110(AR) ............................... CISS Local/State Community

Organization Grants.

April 30, 1997 .......................... 20 1 million ............ 4

Applications will be considered to

have met the deadline if they are either:

(1) Received on or before the deadline

date, or (2) postmarked on or before the

deadline date and received in time for

orderly processing. Applicants should

request a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal

Service, or obtain a legibly dated U.S.

Postal Service postmark. Private

metered postmarks will not be accepted

as proof of timely mailing. Late

applications will be returned to the

applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for technical or programmatic

information should be directed to the

contact persons identified below for

each category covered by this notice.

Requests for information concerning

business management issues should be

directed to: Sandra Perry, Grants

Management Officer (GMO), Maternal

and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Room 18–12, Rockville, Maryland

20857, telephone: 301–443–1440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Background and Objectives

Public Law 101–239, the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989

(OBRA 1989) provided for a new setaside program under the MCH Block

Grant that would be activated when the

annual appropriation for title V exceeds

$600 million. This has become known

as the CISS program. The program seeks

to reduce infant mortality and improve

the health of mothers and children,

including those living in rural areas and

those having special health care needs,

through project support for

development and expansion of

strategies which have proved successful

in helping communities to achieve

integrated service systems.

OBRA 1989 also provided the

conceptual framework for strengthening

Federal-State partnerships under the

MCH Block Grant. States are now

expected to work with their Federal and

local partners to promote development

of comprehensive, community-based

systems of health and related services

which can assure family-centered,

culturally competent, coordinated care

for children and their families.

CISS Phase I (FY 92–95) featured

support of demonstrations of one or

more Congressionally-designated

service delivery strategies: Home

visiting activities; provider participation

in publicly funded programs; one stop

shopping service integration projects;

not-for-profit hospital/community based

initiatives; MCHB projects serving rural

populations; and outpatient and

community based program alternatives

to inpatient institutional care for

children with special health care needs.

These service delivery demonstrations

served as focal points or platforms from

which linkages were established with a

variety of agencies, laying the

foundation for a local system of delivery

of services.

Initial CISS grants funded in FY 1992

were required to use at least one of the

above-listed six strategies to achieve

program objectives. In FY 1993, CISS

grants were directed toward developing

and/or expanding successful

community integrated service systems

using at least one of the six strategies.

Priority was given to projects which

could demonstrate a high likelihood of

having continuing support beyond the

federal grant period and strong

community based public/private

organizational collaboration, including

participation of the local county/

municipal health departments, the State

MCH and CSHCN programs, and, where

they exist, community and migrant

health centers.

In FY 1994 and 1995 CISS grants

supported Home Visiting for At-Risk

Families (HVAF), in collaboration with

the Administration for Children and

Families’’ (ACF) Family Preservation

and Support Program. The purpose of

the CISS/HVAF was to assist State MCH

programs to emphasize the home

visiting model as an important

component of care. The CISS/HVAF

grants were used to support

development of an enhanced health

component in the ACF’s Five Year State

Plans for Family Preservation and

Family Support Services.

Prior to establishing the CISS-Phase II

program priorities for FY 1996 and

beyond, feedback was solicited from

members of the MCH community, the 41

current CISS grantees, and the MCHACF Technical Assistance Group, a

working group of senior State and

Federal-level child health, welfare,

social services, and child care officials.

In FY 1996, MCHB began CISS-Phase II,

using a variety of approaches to

implement the local systems integration

activities developed in Phase I.

Again in FY 1997, CISS funds will

support local systems integration

activities. CISS funds will also be

available in FY 1997 for CommunityBased Intervention Research Grant

projects, which seek to generate new

knowledge on early intervention

services models and on how to integrate

these models into existing systems of

care at the community level while

sustaining the essential nature and

demonstrated effectiveness of the

original prototypes. In addition, FY

1997 CISS funds will be available to

fund Healthy Tomorrows projects,

which encourage support from the

private sector to form community-based

partnerships to coordinate preventive

health resources for pregnant women,

infants, and children. CISS funds will

also support a cooperative agreement

aimed at enhancing private-public

partnerships to restructure and improve

perinatal health services in

communities.

Program Goal

The goal of the CISS program is to

enhance development of service systems

at the community level capable of

addressing the physical, psychological,

social well-being, and related needs of

pregnant women, infants, and children,

including children with special health

care needs and their families. CISS

projects assist communities to better

meet consumer-identified needs, fill

gaps in services, reduce duplication of

effort, coordinate activities, increase

availability of services, improve

efficiency, and enhance quality of care.

Programs must be developed in

collaboration and coordination with the

State MCH Services Block Grant

programs and State efforts in

community systems development.

Where appropriate, programs should be

coordinated with other HRSA-funded

programs that build community

infrastructure in the respective States.
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Eligible Applicants

Any public or private entity,

including an Indian tribe or tribal

organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C.

450b), is eligible to apply for grants or

cooperative agreements for project

categories covered by this

announcement. As noted in the Funding

Categories section below, based on the

subject matter of particular categories or

subcategories, applications may be

encouraged from applicants with a

specified area of expertise. In addition,

special funding considerations may

apply to certain categories or

subcategories.

Funding Categories

CISS funds are available for 4

categories of projects this year: Healthy

Tomorrows Partnerships for Children;

CISS Research Grants; Maternal and

Child Health Provider Partnership

Cooperative Agreement; and CISS

Local/State Community Organization

Grants.

Category 1: Healthy Tomorrows

Partnership for Children (CFDA

#93.110V)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: This program supports

projects for mothers and children that

improve access to health services and

utilize preventive strategies. The

initiative encourages additional support

from the private sector and from

foundations to form community-based

partnerships to coordinate health

resources for pregnant women, infants,

and children. Proposals are invited in

the following priority program areas: (1)

Local initiatives that are communitybased, family-centered, comprehensive

and culturally relevant and improve

access to health services for infants,

children, adolescents, or CSHCN; and

(2) initiatives which show evidence of a

capability to meet cost participation

goals for securing funds for the second

and sequential years of the project.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $500,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: 10.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: In the interest of equitable

geographical distribution, special

consideration for funding will be given

to projects from States without a

currently funded Healthy Tomorrows

project. These States are identified in

the application guidance.

• Evaluation Criteria: See Criteria for

Review; application guidance materials

will specify final criteria.

• Application Deadlines: April 17,

1997.

• Contact Person: Latricia C.

Robertson, telephone: 301–443–8041.

Category 2: CISS Community-Based

Intervention Research (CFDA #110AN)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of these

projects is to support research on CISSsponsored early intervention services

programs within the context of

developing and expanding local service

delivery systems. The intent is to

generate new knowledge on early

intervention services models and on

how to integrate these models into

existing systems of care at the

community level while sustaining the

essential nature and demonstrated

effectiveness of the original prototypes.

• Eligible Organizations: Eligible

applicants are public or nonprofit

institutions of higher learning and

public or nonprofit private agencies and

organizations engaged in research or in

maternal and child health or children

with special health care needs

programs.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $600,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: 2.

• Evaluation Criteria: See Criteria for

Review; application guidance will

specify final review criteria.

• Application Deadline: July 1, 1997.

• Contact Person: Gontran Lamberty,

Dr. P.H., telephone: 301–443–2190.

Category 3: Maternal and Child Health

Provider Partnership (CFDA #93.110AP)

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: This cooperative

agreement will support an effort to

encourage private sector involvement

and strengthen private-public

partnerships to restructure and improve

perinatal health services in

communities and States and to improve

coordination of and access to

community health resources for women

of reproductive age and infants. The

awardee will be expected to analyze the

current circumstances and obstacles to

providers in the delivery of maternal

and infant health services, develop

strategies to improve maternal and

infant health status and service systems

through collaboration with national and

State public health organizations, and

disseminate and communicate concerns

and information pertaining to the issues

and strategies employed to their

members and to other national

organizations.

It is anticipated that substantial

Federal programmatic involvement will

be required in this cooperative

agreement. This means that after award,

awarding office staff provide technical

assistance and guidance to, or

coordinate and participate in, certain

programmatic activities of award

recipients beyond their normal

stewardship responsibilities in the

administration of grants. Federal

involvement may include, but is not

limited to, planning, guidance,

coordination and participation in

programmatic activities. Periodic

meetings, conferences, and/or

communications with the award

recipient are held to review mutually

agreed upon goals and objectives and to

assess progress. Additional details on

the scope of Federal programmatic

involvement in cooperative agreements,

consistent with HRSA grants

administration policy, will be included

in the application guidance for this

cooperative agreement.

• Estimated Amount of this

competition: $200,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: 1.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Preference for funding will

be given to national membership

organizations representing providers of

obstetrical and gynecological services.

• Evaluation Criteria: See Criteria for

Review; application guidance materials

will specify final criteria.

• Application Deadline: May 13,

1997.

• Contact Person: Ann M. Koontz,

Dr.P.H., telephone: 301–443–6327.

Category 4: CISS Local/State

Community Organization Grants (CFDA

#93.110AR)

These grants will support community

organization activities in two areas: (1)

Local level agencies; and (2) State MCH

agencies. Funds may be used to hire

staff to assist in consortium building

and to function as community

organizers, to help formulate a plan for

integrated service systems, to obtain

and/or provide technical assistance, and

to convene community or State

networking meetings for information

dissemination and replication of

systems integration programs.

• Subcategory A: Local Level

Community Organization Grants

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of these

grants is to provide direct support to

local communities to array resources in

the most beneficial form to promote

consortium building, creation of

integrated service systems, or

replication of systems integration

programs at the local level. While not

designed to support direct service

delivery, these monies may be used to

modify functions of existing service

organizations to better complement each

other. The specific approach is at the

discretion of each community. Because

CISS projects are intended to facilitate
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the development of systems of services

in communities, projects must be

consistent with State systems

development efforts.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $500,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: 10.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Preference for funding of

these grants will be given to local

communities. In the interest of equitable

geographical distribution, special

consideration for funding will be given

to projects from communities without a

currently-funded CISS project.

• Application Deadline: April 30,

1997.

• Contact Person: Joseph A. Zogby,

M.S.W., telephone: 301–443–4393.

• Subcategory B: State Community

Organization Grants

• Narrative Description of this

Competition: The purpose of these

grants is to support strengthened ties

between MCHB’s community and Statelevel system development initiatives

since FY 1992, thus reinforcing the

benefits of the substantial investment in

State and local infrastructure-building

represented by ongoing SPRANS State

Systems Development Initiative (SSDI)

grants as well as CISS initiatives. State

networking activities which may be

supported by these grants include:

Providing technical assistance to

community and local organizations

needing help in systems development;

convening statewide meetings; and

disseminating and replicating successful

local/community strategies.

• Estimated Amount of this

Competition: $500,000.

• Number of Expected Awards: 10.

• Funding Priorities and/or

Preferences: Preference for funding of

these grants will be given to State MCH

agencies.

• Application Deadline: April 30,

1997.

• Contact Person: Joseph A. Zogby,

M.S.W., telephone: 301–443–4393.

Special Concerns

In its administration of the MCH

Services Block Grant, the MCHB places

special emphasis on improving service

delivery to women and children from

racial and ethnic minority populations

who have had limited access to care.

This means that CISS projects are

expected to serve and appropriately

involve in project activities individuals

from the populations to be served,

unless there are compelling

programmatic or other justifications for

not doing so. The MCHB’s intent is to

ensure that project interventions are

responsive to the cultural and linguistic

needs of special populations, that

services are accessible to consumers,

and that the broadest possible

representation of culturally distinct and

historically underrepresented groups is

supported through programs and

projects sponsored by the MCHB. This

same special emphasis applies to

improving service delivery to children

with special health care needs.

In keeping with the goals of

advancing the development of human

potential, strengthening the Nation’s

capacity to provide high quality

education by broadening participation

in MCHB programs of institutions that

may have perspectives uniquely

reflecting the Nation’s cultural and

linguistic diversity, and increasing

opportunities for all Americans to

participate in and benefit from Federal

public health programs, HRSA will

place a funding priority on projects from

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU) or Hispanic

Serving Institutions (HSI) in all

categories in this notice for which

applications from academic institutions

are encouraged. This is in conformity

with the Federal Government’s policies

in support of White House Initiatives on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (Executive Order 12876)

and Educational Excellence for Hispanic

Americans (Executive Order 12900). An

approved proposal from a HBCU or HSI

will receive a 0.5 point favorable

adjustment of the priority score in a 4

point range before funding decisions are

made.

Evaluation Protocol

An MCH discretionary project,

including a CISS, is expected to

incorporate a carefully designed and

well planned evaluation protocol

capable of demonstrating and

documenting measurable progress

toward achieving the project’s stated

goals. The protocol should be based on

a clear rationale relating the project

activities, the project goals, and the

evaluation measures. Wherever

possible, the measurements of progress

toward goals should focus on health

outcome indicators, rather than on

intermediate measures such as process

or outputs. A project lacking a complete

and well-conceived evaluation protocol

as part of the planned activities may not

be funded.

Project Review and Funding

Within the limit of funds determined

by the Secretary to be available for the

activities described in this

announcement, the Secretary will

review applications for funds as

competing applications and may award

Federal funding for projects which will,

in her judgment, best promote the

purpose of Title V of the Social Security

Act, with special emphasis on

improving service delivery to women

and children from culturally distinct

populations; best address achievement

of Healthy Children 2000 objectives

related to maternal, infant, child and

adolescent health and service systems

for children at risk of chronic and

disabling conditions; and otherwise best

promote improvements in maternal and

child health.

Criteria for Review

The criteria which follow are derived

from MCH project grant regulations at

42 CFR Part 51a or from HRSA

administrative policies that apply to

MCHB discretionary projects. These

criteria are used, as pertinent, to review

and evaluate applications for awards

under all CISS grant and cooperative

agreement categories announced in this

notice. Application guidance materials

specify final criteria.

—The quality of the project plan or

methodology.

—The need for the research or training.

—The extent to which the project will

contribute to the advancement of

maternal and child health and/or

improvement of the health of children

with special health care needs.

—The extent to which the project is

responsive to policy concerns

applicable to MCH grants and to

program objectives, requirements,

priorities and/or review criteria for

specific project categories, as

published in program announcements

or guidance materials.

—The extent to which the estimated

cost to the Government of the project

is reasonable, considering the

anticipated results.

—The extent to which the project

personnel are well qualified by

training and experience for their roles

in the project and the applicant

organization has adequate facilities

and personnel.

—The extent to which, insofar as

practicable, the proposed activities, if

well executed, are capable of attaining

project objectives.

—The adherence of the project’s

evaluation plan to the requirements of

the Evaluation Protocol.

—The extent to which the project will

be integrated with the administration

of the MCH Block Grant, State

primary care plans, public health, and

prevention programs, and other

related programs in the respective

State(s).

—The extent to which the application is

responsive to the special concerns
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and program priorities specified

elsewhere in this notice.

Funding of Approved Applications

Final funding decisions for SPRANS

research and training grants are the

responsibility of the Director, MCHB. In

considering scores for the ranking of

approved applications for funding,

preferences may be exercised for groups

of applications, e.g., applications from

geographical areas without previously

funded projects in particular category

vs. applications from with previously

funded projects. Within any category of

approved projects, the score of an

individual project may be favorably

adjusted if the project addresses specific

priorities identified in this notice. In

addition, special consideration in

assigning scores may be given by

reviewers to individual applications

that address areas identified in this

notice as meriting special consideration.

Executive Order 12372

The MCH Federal set-aside program

has been determined to be a program

which is not subject to the provisions of

Executive Order 12372 concerning

intergovernmental review of Federal

programs.

The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.110.

Dated: February 6, 1997.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–3892 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

National Institutes of Health; National

Cancer Institute

Notice of Meeting of the National

Cancer Advisory Board and its

Subcommittees Pursuant to Public Law

92–463, notice is hereby given of the

meeting of the National Cancer

Advisory Board, National Cancer

Institute, and its Subcommittees on

February 24–26, 1997. The meetings of

the Board and its Subcommittees will be

open to the public as indicated below.

Attendance by the public will be limited

to space available.

A portion of the Board meeting will

be closed to the public in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6), and 552(c)(9)(B),

Title 5, U.S.C. and sec. 10(d) of Public

Law 92–463, for the review, discussion

and evaluation of individual grant

applications and for discussion of issues

pertaining to programmatic areas and/or

NCI personnel. These applications and

discussions could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

personal information concerning the

individuals associated with the

applications or programs, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy and premature disclosure of

recommendations which would inhibit

the final outcome and subsequent

implementation of recommendations.

The Committee Management Office,

National Cancer Institute, National

Institutes of Health, Executive Plaza

North, Room 630E, 6130 Executive

Boulevard, MSC 7410, Rockville,

Maryland 20892–7410, (301) 496–5708

will provide summaries of the meetings

and rosters of the Board members, upon

request.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Ms. Cynthia Morgan, Committee

Management Specialist, at (301) 496–

5708 in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: Ad Hoc

Subcommittee on Policy and Advocacy.

Contact Person: Dr. Marvin R. Kalt,

Executive Secretary, National Cancer

Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza North, Room

600, 6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7405,

Bethesda, MD 20892–7405, (301) 496–5147.

Date of Meeting: February 24, 1997.

Place of Meeting: Hyatt Regency Bethesda,

One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD

20814.

Open: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Agenda: To discuss the role of the NCAB

in advocacy activities and in advising NCI on

extramural and intramural policy.

Name of Committee: Subcommittee on

Cancer Centers.

Contact Person: Dr. Brian Kimes, Executive

Secretary, National Cancer Institute, NIH,

Executive Plaza North, Room 502, 6130

Executive Blvd., MSC 7383, Bethesda, MD

20892–7383, (301) 496–8537.

Date of Meeting: February 24, 1997.

Place of Meeting: Hyatt Regency Bethesda,

One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD

20814.

Open: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Agenda: To discuss new Cancer Centers

guidelines.

Name of Committee: Subcommittee on

Planning and Budget.

Contact Person: Ms. Cherie Nichols,

Executive Secretary, National Cancer

Institute, NIH, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue,

Room 312, MSC 9010, Bethesda, MD 20892–

9010, (301) 496–5515.

Date of Meeting: February 25, 1997.

Place of Meeting: Conference Room 10,

Building 31C, National Institutes of Health,

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Open: 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm.

Agenda: To discuss the NCI Budget and

various planning issues.

Name of Committee: Subcommittee on

Special Actions for Grants.

Contact Person: Dr. Marvin R. Kalt,

Executive Secretary, National Cancer

Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza North, Room

600, 6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7405,

Bethesda, MD 20892–7405, (301) 496–5147.

Date of Meeting: February 25, 1997.

Closed: 3:45 to approximately 5:00 pm.

Place of Meeting: Conference Room 10,

Building 31C, National Institutes of Health,

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892

Agenda: For review and discussion of

individual grant applications.

Name of Committee: National Cancer

Advisory Board.

Contact Person: Dr. Marvin R. Kalt,

Executive Secretary, National Cancer

Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza North, Room

600, 6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7405,

Bethesda, MD 20892–7405, (301) 496–5147.

Dates of Meeting: February 25–26, 1997.

Place of Meeting: Conference Room 10,

Building 31C, National Institutes of Health,

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Open: February 25—8:30 am to

approximately 1:15 pm; February 25—2:30

pm to approximately 3:45 pm; February 26—

8:30 am to adjournment.

Agenda: Report of the Director, National

Cancer Institute; Reports from the

Association of Community Cancer Centers

and American Association for Cancer

Research; Subcommittee Reports including

Global Programs at Cancer Centers and

Cancer Center Guidelines; Report of the

Director, Division of Research Grants;

Discussion of Mammography Guidelines;

Discussion of President’s Cancer Panel

Report on Managed Health Care; and other

Council business.

Closed: February 25—5:00 pm to

adjournment.

Agenda: For review and discussion of grant

applications and extramural/intramural

programmatic and personnel policies.

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 Numbers: 93.393, Cancer Cause and

Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer

Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395,

Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer

Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers

Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower;

93.399, Cancer Control.)

Dated: February 10, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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National Cancer Institute; 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 Cancer Institute Initial

Review Group:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.