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participation is sought. All workshop

sessions are open to the public.

The purpose of the workshop will not

be to achieve a consensus of opinion

among participants, or between

participants and Commission staff, with

respect to any issue raised in Sessions

One, Two, or Three. The purpose of

Session One will be to explore the

issues raised by the Commission’s study

and discussed in the comments

responding to this notice. The

Commission will consider the views

and suggestions made during Session

One, as well as any written comments,

as part of its study.

The purpose of Sessions Two and

Three will be to update the Commission

on the current collection and use of

personal information online, and on

self-regulatory efforts and technological

developments since June 1996.

Commission staff will consider the

views and suggestions made during

these sessions, as well as any written

comments, in determining what further

Commission action, if any, it will

recommend in the area of online privacy

protections.

If the number of parties who request

to participate in Session One, Two, or

Three is so large that including all

requesters would inhibit effective

discussion among the participants, then

Commission staff will select a limited

number of parties, from among those

who submit written comments, to

represent the significant interests

affected by the study. These parties will

participate in an open discussion of the

issues. It is contemplated that the

selected parties will ask and answer

questions based on their respective

comments, including questions posed

by Commission staff. The discussion

will be transcribed and the transcription

placed on the public record.

To the extent possible, Commission

staff will select parties to represent the

following affected interests. For Session

One: data base operators and their

customers; suppliers of data to data

bases; federal, state and local law

enforcement and regulatory authorities;

consumer and privacy advocacy groups;

and any other interests that Commission

staff may identify and deem appropriate

for representation. For Sessions Two

and Three: consumer and privacy

advocacy groups; industry groups,

online service providers, Web site

owners; online marketers; consumers

who are active on the World Wide Web;

interactive technology developers; and

any other interests that Commission

staff may identify and deem appropriate

for representation.

Parties to represent the abovereferenced interests will be selected on

the basis of the following criteria:

1. The party submits a written

comment (in the prescribed form) for

one or more sessions and notifies

Commission staff of its interest in

participating in those sessions on or

before April 15, 1997.

2. The party’s participation would

promote a balance of interests being

represented at the conference.

3. The party’s participation would

promote the consideration and

discussion of a variety of issues raised

by the study.

4. The party has expertise in or

knowledge of the issues that are the

focus of the study.

5. The party adequately reflects the

views of the affected interest(s) which it

purports to represent, not simply a

single entity or firm within that interest.

6. The party has been designated by

one or more interested parties (who

timely file written comments and

requests to participate) as a party who

shares group interests with the

designator(s).

7. The number of parties selected will

not be so large as to inhibit effective

discussion among them.

If it is necessary to limit the number

of participants, those not selected to

participate, but who submit both written

comments and requests to participate,

may be afforded an opportunity at the

end of the session to present their views

during a limited time period. The time

allotted for these statements will be

determined on the basis of the time

necessary for discussion of the issues by

the selected parties, as well as by the

number of persons who wish to make

statements.

Requesters will be notified as soon as

possible after May 15, 1997, if they have

been selected to participate in workshop

sessions. To assist Commission staff in

making this notification, parties are

asked to include in their request to

participate a telephone number and

facsimile number if available.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5562 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Exterior Security of Federally

Occupied Buildings in the District of

Columbia

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the

Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–

1508), the General Services

Administration (GSA) announces its

intent to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the

potential environmental impacts of

vehicle restrictions near selected

federally-occupied buildings in the

District of Columbia.

The GSA is investigating measures to

improve security at buildings in the

District of Columbia occupied by federal

employees. In cooperation with the

GSA, tenants of federally occupied

buildings formed Building Security

Committees (BSC) to decide the type

and amount of security appropriate for

their needs. The BSC recommended

vehicle restrictions in the proximity of

federal buildings. GSA will prepare an

EIS to assess the potential effect of this

type of recommendation and determine

whether the impact of the recommended

alternative is significant.

The GSA has identified 80 federally

occupied buildings within the

downtown of the District of Columbia

that are currently at a security risk. A

series of alternatives will be analyzed to

determine the effectiveness at

improving building security and

determine the environmental impacts:

• No Action—This alternative

presents no change in the existing

vehicle restrictions.

• Partial Vehicular Restriction—

Vehicle restrictions in proximity to

federal buildings would only allow for

authorized vehicles with a secure

windshield sticker, placard, or other

identifying marker.

• Total Vehicular Restriction—All

vehicles in proximity to any at-risk

federally occupied buildings would be

prohibited.

The EIS to be prepared by the GSA

will address the following potential

areas of concern: economic impacts to

the District of Columbia; traffic flow and

mass transit; air quality; and public

safety.

GSA will initiate a scoping process for

the purpose of determining the scope of

issues to be addressed and for

identifying the significant issues related

to this proposed action.
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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.

[FR Doc. 97–5477 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–23–M

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.

[FR Doc. 97–5557 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1520–01–P

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.

[FR Doc. 97–5517 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4151–04–M

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.