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Public scoping meetings are

scheduled for:

April 9, 1997 beginning at 7:30 p.m.

at the General Services Administration

Auditorium located at 18th and F

Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20405

(enter on the F Street Entrance) and

April 10, 1997 beginning at 1:30 p.m. at

the General Services Administration

Regional Auditorium located at 7th & D

Streets, SW., Washington, DC 20407

(enter on the D Street Entrance) These

meetings will be announced in local

newspapers.

A brief presentation will precede the

request for public comment. GSA

representative will be available at this

meeting to receive comments from the

public regarding issues of concern. It is

important that federal, state, and local

agencies and interested groups and

individuals take this opportunity to

identify environmental concerns that

should be addressed during the

preparation of the EIS. All interested

parties are invited to attend this meeting

or submit comments in writing as

described below. When registering, each

attendee will be requested to indicate

whether oral comments will be

delivered at the meeting. In the interest

of available time, each speaker will be

asked to limit oral comments to five (5)

minutes. Longer comments should be

summarized at the public meeting or

mailed to the address listed at the end

of this announcement. To be most

helpful, scoping comments should

clearly describe specific issues or topics

that the commenter believes the EIS

should address. All written statements

and/or questions regarding the scoping

process should be mailed no later than

April 24, 1997 to: Ms. Christine Kelly,

General Services Administration,

(WPCAA), Property Development

Division, Room 2634, 7th & D Streets

SW., Washington, DC 20407, telephone

(202) 708–4900, ext. 256, E-mail

christine.kelly@gsa.gov.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

William R. Lawson,

Assistant Regional Administrator, Public

Buildings Service.

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer; Meeting

The Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer (DLC) will hold its Spring

1997 meeting on Monday, April 14,

1997, through Thursday, April 17, 1997,

in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting

sessions will take place from 8:30 a.m.

until 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m. until 12

noon on Thursday. The sessions will be

held at the Washington National Airport

Hilton, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202. The purpose

of this meeting is to discuss the Federal

Depository Library Program. The

meeting is open to the public.

A limited number of hotel rooms have

been reserved at the Washington

National Airport Hilton for anyone

needing hotel accommodations.

Telephone: 703–418–6800; FAX: 703–

418–3762.

Please specify the Depository Library

Council when you contact the hotel.

Room cost per night is $124.

Michael F. DiMario,

Public Printer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health

Statistics: Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Department of

Health and Human Services announces

the following advisory committee

meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and

Health Statistics (NCVHS).

Times and Dates: 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., March

13, 1997; 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., March 14, 1997.

Place: Room 703A, Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20201.

Status: Open.

Purpose: The meeting will focus on the

Committee’s progress in addressing new

responsibilities in health data standards and

health information privacy as outlined in the

administrative simplification provisions of

P.L. 104–191, as well as on related matters.

Departmental officials will brief the

Committee on recent activities of the HHS

Data Council, the status of HHS activities in

implementing the administrative

simplification provisions of P.L. 104–191,

and related data policy activities. The

Committee is scheduled to hear reports from

its subcommittees and work groups dealing

with privacy and confidentiality, data

standards and populations at risk.

Information presentations are scheduled on

conceptual frameworks for coding and

classification, as well as on unique patient

identifiers. The Committee also will discuss

its priorities and work plans.

Contact Person for More Information:

Substantive program information as well as

summaries of the meeting and a roster of

committee members may be obtained from

James Scanlon, NCVHS Executive Staff

Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Planning and Evaluation, DHHS, Room 440–

D. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201,

telephone (202) 690–7100, or Marjorie

Greenberg, Acting Executive Secretary,

NCVHS, NCHS, CDC, Room 1100,

Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road,

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone 301/

436–7050.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

James Scanlon,

Director, Division of Data Policy.

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Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Notice of Health Care Policy and

Research; Special Emphasis Panel

Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is

made of the following special emphasis

panel scheduled to meet during the

month of March 1997:

Name: Health Care Policy and Research

Special Emphasis Panel.

Date and Time: March 28, 1997, 1:00 p.m.

Place: Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research, 2101 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 400,

Rockville, MD 20852.

Open Mach 28, 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Closed for remainder of meeting.

Purpose: This Panel is charged with

conducting the initial review of grant

applications submitted in response to the

National Research Service Award Individual

Postdoctoral Fellowships Program. The

postdoctoral research fellowships provide

opportunities for 1 or more years of academic

training and supervised experience in

applying quantitative research methods to

the systematic analysis and evaluation of

health services.

Agenda: The open session of the meeting

on March 28, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.,

will be devoted to a business meeting

covering administrative matters. During the

closed session, the committee will be

reviewing and discussing grant applications

dealing with health services research issues.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C.,

Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C., 552b(c)(6), the

Acting Administrator, AHCPR, has made a

formal determination that this latter session

will be closed because the discussions are

likely to reveal personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

grant applications. This information is

exempt from mandatory disclosure.

Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of

members or other relevant information

should contact Carmen M. Johnson, Agency

for Health Care Policy and Research, Suite

400, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville,

Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 594–1449

x1613.

Agenda items for this meeting are subject

to change as priorities dictate.
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Dated: February 26, 1997.

Lisa Simpson,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–5494 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement Number 730]

State Capacity Projects for Assessing

and Preventing Secondary Conditions

Associated With Disability and

Promoting the Health of Persons With

Disabilities; Notice of Availability of

Funds for Fiscal Year 1997

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1997

cooperative agreements to establish and/

or sustain capacity to assess the

magnitude of disability in States,

prevent secondary conditions associated

with disability, and promote the health

and wellness of persons with

disabilities.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

Announcement is related to the Healthy

People 2000 category, Preventive

Services. (For ordering a copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the section

‘‘WHERE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.’’)

Authority

This program is authorized by Section

301(a) (42 U.S.C. 241(a)) and Section

317 (42 U.S.C. 247b) of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended.

Smoke-free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products. Public Law 103–

227, the Pro Children Act of 1994

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are the official

public health departments of States or

other State agencies or departments.

This includes the District of Columbia,

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,

the Northern Mariana Islands, the

Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

Republic of Palau, and federally

recognized Indian tribal governments.

State agencies applying under this

announcement other than the official

State health department must provide

written concurrence from that agency

and describe the proposed working

relationship. Only one application from

each State may enter the review process

and be considered for an award under

this program.

Availability of Funds

A total of $5,300,000 is estimated to

be available in FY 1997 to fund State

capacity projects. CDC anticipates

making 15–16 awards which will not

exceed $350,000 each. Awards are

expected to be made in June 1997, for

a 12-month budget period beginning on

July 1, 1997, within a project period of

up to four years.

Funding estimates are subject to

change, including funds to be awarded

in continuation budget years. The

funding levels for each continuation

year of the project period are expected

to remain constant at $350,000.

However, the actual amount of future

year funding levels will take into

account documented progress toward

objectives, the quality of subsequent

project work plans, evidence of cost

sharing, previous year expenditures,

and the availability of funds.

Use of Funds and Project Costs

These awards may be used for

personnel services, supplies,

equipment, travel, subcontracts,

consultants, and services directly

related to project activities. Funds may

not be used to supplant State or local

funds for the purpose of this cooperative

agreement, for construction costs, to

lease or purchase space or facilities, or

for patient care. Awards made under

this Announcement should also be used

to enhance/increase expenditures from

State, local, and other funding sources

to augment program operations.

This program has no statutory

matching requirement; however

applicants should demonstrate and

document their capacity to support a

portion of project costs, increase costsharing over time, and identify other

funding sources for expanding the

project.

Financial assistance should be

utilized for the following State capacity

activities (refer to the attachment

providing DEFINITIONS included in the

application kit and also appended to

this Announcement available through

the CDC Home Page on the Internet

<http://www.cdc.gov>):

1. The human resources needed to

direct the statewide project, including

facilitating leadership, visibility,

coordination, and inclusion of the

prevention of secondary conditions as a

public health priority, both within the

applicant agency and in cross-agency

collaborations;

2. Support of an advisory function to

assist in project guidance and oversight;

3. Developing and implementing a

State plan and/or policy document for

the prevention of secondary conditions

that includes coordination with other

related planning functions;

4. Gathering and analyzing disability

information from targeted populations

in the State and promoting the use of

this data in developing and

implementing disability policy and the

resulting program direction;

5. Support of data collection using

questions taken from BRFSS-related

modules and other instruments;

6. Sustaining collaborations and

partnerships with constituency

organizations and individuals, and

ensuring that access for persons with

disabilities to project activities and

facilities will be achieved;

7. Collecting and disseminating

disability and health promotion

information;

8. Designing, promoting, and

measuring the impact of efforts toward

informing the public, professionals, and

persons with disabilities and their

family members regarding the disabling

process and the opportunities for

intervention;

9. Providing technical assistance to

disability service organizations and

community groups.

States may budget funds within their

maximum request of $350,000 to

develop a university partnership which

can expand the scope of the State in

defining and assessing the magnitude

and impact of disabilities at the State

and community level. This partnership

may also include establishing and

sustaining a resource and research

capacity to serve the State in identifying

gaps and addressing unmet disability

data/information and service needs, and

in assisting in program evaluation.

Within their application, States

should outline the rationale for selecting

and contracting with the proposed

university (denoting specific

departments or programs), and describe

the competencies and relationships in

place at the university that will blend

with State capacity to address and fulfill

the proposed epidemiologic and

program evaluation agenda.

Such a partnership is not a

requirement of this Announcement.

However, if State applicants elect not to