67086 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 1997 / Notices

Send comments to Patricia Royston,

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room

14–36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written

comments should be received on or

before February 23, 1998.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Jane Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–33414 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA)

publishes abstracts of information

collection requests under review by the

Office of Management and Budget, in

compliance with the Paperwork

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

Chapter 35). To request a copy of the

clearance requests submitted to OMB for

review, call the HRSA Reports

Clearance Office on (301)–443–1129.

The following request has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for review under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:

Proposed Project: Performance

Outcome Demonstration Study—New

Through Titles VII and VIII programs,

the Bureau of Health Professions

provides both policy leadership and

support for health professions workforce

enhancement and educational

infrastructure development. An

outcome-based performance

measurement system is central to the

ability of the Bureau to determine

whether program support is meeting its

national health workforce objectives,

and to signal where program course

correction is necessary.

In addition, the Government

Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

requires each agency to develop

comprehensive strategic plans, to

submit annual performance plans that

set specific performance goals for each

program activity, and to report annually

on the actual performance achieved

compared to the performance goals.

The Bureau of Health Professions has

developed a comprehensive

performance monitoring system (CPMS)

which consists of cross-cutting

indicators designed to capture the

common activities across programs,

cluster level indicators designed to

capture common activities for programs

with a similar focus, and program

specific indicators designed to capture

activities which are specific to selected

individual programs. At the core of the

Bureau’s performance monitoring

system are four cross-cutting goals with

respect to workforce quality, supply,

diversity and distribution. External

customer input was utilized to validate

the Bureau’s proposed outcomes and

indicators, and to assist with a

preliminary assessment of the suitability

of data sources. A pilot study of nine

program sites within the Washington

metropolitan area was completed to

determine the availability of the data

along with the clarity of the definitions

and instructions. The results of the pilot

indicate that these data can be collected

from grantees.

A wider demonstration will be done

to assess the ability of current grantees,

in the second year of the project period

or later, to supply the data without the

benefit of a site visit and to further

refine the definitions and instructions.

Since data are collected by discipline,

the estimate of burden hours per

response is different for projects that

involve a single discipline and projects

that involve multiple disciplines.

As part of the demonstration study,

grantees will be sent a Data System

Questionnaire that asks for information

on grantee capacity for using

information technology to store and

transmit data. This information will be

used to determine the best way to use

information technology when the CPMS

is fully implemented. It is expected that

the distribution and submission of the

CPMS data forms will eventually be

fully automated and that the data

collection tool will be an interactive

program which prompts respondents to

report only those data relevant to their

programs. Burden estimates are as

follows:

Type of respondent Number of

respondents

Responses

per respondent

Total responsesHours per

response

Total hour

burden

Data System Questionnaire ...................................................................... 644 1 644 .17 107

CPMS Tables: Projects involving a single discipline ............................... 511 1 511 8 4,088

CPMS Tables: Projects involving multiple disciplines .............................. 64 1 64 40 2,560

Total ................................................................................................... 644 .................... 1219 .................... 6,755

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Laura Oliven, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Jane Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–33417 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

National Advisory Council on Migrant

Health; Meeting

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463), announcement is

made of the following National

Advisory body scheduled to meet

during the month of January 1998.

Name: National Advisory Council on

Migrant Health (NACMH).

Date and Time: Starts: Thursday, January

22, 1998 at 9:00 am; Ends: Saturday, January

24, 1998 at 5:00 pm.

Place: Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive

Way, Seattle, WA, 206/382–6991.

The meeting is open to the public.

Agenda: This will be a meeting of the

Council. The agenda includes an overview of

general Council business activities and

priorities. Topics of discussion will include

a report on the current status of Welfare and

Immigration Reform legislation, 1998

Recommendations, and nominations for new

members to the Council.
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The Council meeting is being held in

conjunction with the Seventh Annual

Western Migrant Stream Forum, January 23–

25, 1998. The Stream Forum will take place

at the Madison Renaissance Hotel, 515

Madison Street, Seattle, WA, 800/278–4159.

Anyone requiring information regarding

the subject Council should contact Susan

Hagler, Migrant Health Program, staff support

to the National Advisory Council on Migrant

Health, Bureau of Primary Health Care,

Health Resources and Services

Administration, 4350 East-West Highway,

Room 7–5A1, Bethesda, Maryland 20814,

Telephone 301/594–4302. Agenda Items are

subject to change as priorities dictate.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Jane M. Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–33416 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed collection; comment

request; Evaluation of PHS Small

Business Innovation Research and NIH

Small Business Technology Transfer

Research Programs

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

PHS and National Institutes of Health

will publish periodic summaries of

proposed projects to be submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: The Small

Business Innovation Research Grant

Applications Phase I and Phase II, Small

Business Technology Transfer Grant

Applications Phase I and Phase II. Type

of Information Collection Request.

Revision of OMB No. 0925–0195,

expiration 4/30/98. Need and Use of

Information Collection: This study will

assess the PHS Small Business

Innovation Research and NIH Small

Business Technology Transfer Research

Program Application Forms. Frequency

of Response: Annually. Affected Public:

Business or for other for-profit

organizations. The annual reporting

burden is as follows: Estimated Number

of Respondents: 3400. Estimated

Number of Responses per Respondent:

1. Average Burden per Response: 32.

Estimated Total Annual: 108,000.

Burden Hours Requested: 108,000. The

annualized cost to respondents is

estimated at: 0. There are no Capital

Costs to report. There are no Operating

or Maintenance Costs to report.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written

comments and/or suggestions from the

public and affected agencies are invited

on one or more of the following points.

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function 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, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(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 the use

of appropriate automate, electronic,

mechanical or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data

collection plans and instruments,

contact Mr. Sonny Kreitman, NIH SBIR/

STTR Program Coordinator, Rockledge

II, Rm. 0186, Bethesda, Maryland

20892–7910 or call non-toll free number

301–435–2770 or Fax 301–480–0146 or

e-mail your request to sk13n@nih.gov.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received within 60-days of the date of

this publication.

Dated: December 10, 1997.

Geoffrey E. Grant,

Director, Office of Policy for Extramural

Research Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institution of Health

National Center for Research

Resources; 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

National Center for Research Resources

Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting:

Name of SEP: Science Education

Partnership Award.

Date: February 3, 1998.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn Bethesda,

Montgomery Room, 8120 Wisconsin

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–652–

2000.

Contact Person: Dr. Jill Carrington,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6705

Rockledge Drive, MSC 7965, Room

6018, Bethesda, MD 20892–7965, 301–

435–0822.

Purpose/Agenda: To evaluate and

review grant applications.

This meeting will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in secs. 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 No. 93.306, National Institutes of

Health, HHS)

Dated: December 15, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Research

Resources; National Advisory

Research Resources Council and its

Planning Subcommittee Meeting

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the

National Advisory Research Resources

Council (NARRC), National Center for

Research Resources (NCRR). This

meeting will be open to the public as

indicated below. Attendance by the

public will be limited to space available.

This meeting will be closed to the

public as indicated below in accordance

with provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

and sec. 10(d) of Pub. L. 92–463, for the

review, discussion and evaluation of

individual grant applications. The

applications and the discussions could

reveal confidential trade secrets or

commercial property such as patentable

material, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with

the applications, the disclosure of

which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

Ms. Katherine Kaplan, Public Affairs

Specialist, NCRR, National Institutes of

Health, 1 Rockledge Center, Room 5144,

6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7965,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892–7965, (301)