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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

The Department will review

applications in the preceding categories

as competing applications and will fund

those which, in the Department’s view,

are consistent with the statutory

purpose of the program, which best

promote a comprehensive and

coordinated system that assures access

to appropriate care for TBI survivors

and their families, and which address

achievement of applicable Healthy

People 2000 objectives related to

chronic disabling conditions and

secondary injury prevention.

Review Criteria

Specific review criteria have been

established for each of the two TBI

demonstration grant categories as

follows:

Category 1: State Planning Grants

—The strength of the required Statewide

Advisory Board as evidenced by:

—The composition of the Board.

—Commitments from all identified

organizations or individuals.

—Organizational and meeting

arrangements.

—The adequacy of the State’s proposed

method for developing a Statewide

needs assessment that includes—and

a plan of action that emphasizes—the

physical, psychosocial, educational,

vocational and social needs of TBI

survivors and their families.

—The adequacy of the State’s proposed

method for linking its plan of action

to the findings of the Statewide needs

assessment.

—The extent to which the proposal

reflects the involvement of necessary

public/private organizations and

agencies to assure a comprehensive

approach.

—The qualifications and experience

established for the designated lead

person for TBI within the State.

—The reasonableness of the proposed

budget, soundness of the

arrangements for fiscal management,

effectiveness of use of personnel and

likelihood of project completion

within the proposed grant period.

—The adequacy of proposed

methodology to assure full core

capacity is developed during the grant

period.

Category 2: State Implementation

Grants

—The adequacy of the State’s evidence

that the four components for core

capacity are in place.

—The relevance of the goals and

objectives to the identified needs

described in the Statewide needs

assessment.

—The soundness of the plan for

evaluating progress in achieving

project objectives and outcomes.

—The adequacy of the plan for

organizing and carrying out the

project, including: (a) Reasonableness

of proposed budget and soundness of

the plan for fiscal management; (b)

adequacy of proposed methodology

for achieving project goals and

outcome objectives; and (c)

qualifications and experience of the

Project Director and staff.

—The extent to which the involvement

and participation of TBI survivors,

families and organizations are

considered in project implementation.

—Extent of collaboration and

coordination among the entities in the

TBI continuum identified by the State

as necessary to carry out the proposed

plan.

—The extent to which the project

involves a multi-disciplinary and

multi-system approach to TBI

development.

—Adequacy of the plan for sustaining

the proposed project.

Allowable Costs

The HRSA may support reasonable

and necessary costs of TBI

Demonstration Grant projects within the

scope of approved projects. Allowable

costs may include salaries, equipment

and supplies, travel, contracts,

consultants, and others, as well as

indirect costs as negotiated. The HRSA

adheres to administrative standards

reflected in the Code of Federal

Regulations, 45 CFR Part 92 and 45 CFR

Part 74.

Executive Order 12372

This program has been determined to

be a program which is subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372

concerning intergovernmental review of

Federal programs by appropriate health

planning agencies, as implemented by

45 CFR Part 100. Executive Order 12372

allows States the option of setting up a

system for reviewing applications from

within their States for assistance under

certain Federal programs. The

application packages to be made

available under this notice will contain

a listing of States which have chosen to

set up such a review system and will

provide a single point of contact (SPOC)

in the States for review. Applicants

(other than federally-recognized Indian

tribal governments) should contact their

State SPOCs as early as possible to alert

them to the prospective applications

and receive any necessary instructions

on the State process. For proposed

projects serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. The due date for

State process recommendations is 60

days after the application deadline for

new and competing awards. The

granting agency does not guarantee to

‘‘accommodate or explain’’ for State

process recommendations it receives

after that date. (See Part 148,

Intergovernmental Review of PHS

Programs under Executive Order 12372

and 45 CFR Part 100 for a description

of the review process and requirements).

The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.TBA–1.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Claude Earl Fox, M.D., M.P.H.,

Acting Administrator.

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National Institutes of Health

1997/98 World Health Organization

Study of Health Behavior in School

Children (WHO–HBSC)

In compliance with Section 3506

(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

(NICHD), National Institutes of Health

(NIH) is publishing this notice to solicit

public comment on the data collection

proposed for U.S. participation in the

‘‘1997/98 World Health Organization

Study of Health Behavior in School

Children (WHO–HBSC)’’ for the

Epidemiology Branch. To request copies

of the data collection plans and

instruments, call Dr. Mary Overpeck,

(301) 496–1711 (not a toll-free number).

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection is necessary,

including whether the information has a

practical use; (b) ways to enhance the

clarity, quality, and use of the

information to be collected; (c) the

accuracy of the agency estimate of

burden of the proposed collection; and

(d) ways to minimize the collection

burden of the respondents. Written

comments are requested within 60 days

of the publication of this notice. Send

comments to Dr. Mary Overpeck,

Epidemiology Branch, Division of

Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention

Research (DESPR), NICHD, NIH,

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Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD

20892.

Proposed Collection

The Division of Epidemiology,

Statistics, and Prevention Research

intends to conduct the U.S. component

of the ‘‘1997/98 World Health

Organization Study of Health Behavior

in School Children (WHO–HBSC).’’ The

DESPR is authorized by Section 452 of

Part G of Title IV of the Public Health

Service Act (42 USC 288) as amended

by the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993

(Pub. L. 103–43).

The information proposed for

collection will be used by the NICHD to

analyze differences in risk factors and

determinants of injuries and other

health related behavior for the early- to

mid-adolescent age group across the

majority of developed countries.

Est. No.

of respondents

No. of responses

per respondent

Avg. burden hrs.

per response

Est. total

annual

burden

hrs.

12,000 1 0.75 9,000

No direct costs to the respondents

themselves or to participating schools

other than their time are anticipated.

There are no Capital Costs to report.

There are no Operating or Maintenance

Costs to report.

COMMENT DUE DATE: Comments regarding

this information collection are best

assured of having their full effect if

received on or before May 27, 1997.

Dated: March 20, 1997.

Benjamin E. Fulton,

Executive Officer, NICHD.

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National Institute on Deafness and

Other Communication Disorders;

Notice of Meeting of the National

Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders Advisory Council and Its

Planning Subcommittee

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meeting of

the National Deafness and Other

Communication Disorders Advisory

Council and its Planning Subcommittee

on May 7–9, 1997, at the National

Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville

Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting

of the full Council will be held in

Conference Room 6, Building 31C, and

the meeting of the subcommittee will be

in Conference Room 7, Building 31C.

The meeting of the Planning

Subcommittee will be open to the

public on May 7 from 2 p.m. until 3

p.m. for the discussion of policy issues.

The meeting of the full Council will be

open to the public on May 8 from 8:30

a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. for a

report from the Institute Director and

discussion of extramural policies and

procedures at the National Institutes of

Health and the National Institute on

Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders, and on May 9 from 8:30 a.m.

until approximately 10:00 a.m. for a

report on extramural programs of the

Division of Human Communication.

Attendance by the public will be limited

to space available.

In accordance with the provisions set

forth in Sections 552b(c)(4) and

552b(c)(6), Title 5, United States Code

and Section 10(d) of Public law 92–463,

the meeting of the Planning

Subcommittee on May 7 will be closed

to the public from 3 p.m. to

adjournment. The meeting of the full

Council will be closed to the public on

May 9 from approximately 10 a.m. until

adjournment. The meetings will include

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.

Further information concerning the

Council and Subcommittee meeting may

be obtained from Dr. Craig A. Jordan,

Executive Secretary, National Deafness

and Other Communication Disorders

Advisory Council, National Institute on

Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders, National Institutes of Health,

Executive Plaza South, Room 400C,

6120 Executive Blvd., MSC7180,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892, 301–496–

8963. A summary of the meeting and

rosters of the members may also be

obtained from his office. For individuals

who plan to attend and need special

assistance such as sign language

interpretation or other reasonable

accommodations, please contact Dr.

Jordan at least two weeks prior to the

meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.173 Biological Research

Related to Deafness and Communication

Disorders)

Dated: March 21, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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National Institute of Neurological

Disorders and Stroke; Notice of

Meeting, Board of Scientific

Counselors

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors, National

Institute of Neurological Disorders and

Stroke, Division of Intramural Research

on May 18–20, 1997, at the National

Institutes of Health, Building 36,

Conference Rooms 1B07–13, 36 Convent

Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.

This meeting will be open to the

public from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on May

19th, to discuss program planning and

program accomplishments. Attendance

by the public will be limited to space

available.

In accordance with the provisions set

forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5,

U.S.C. and section 10(d) of Pub. L. 92–

463, the meeting will be closed to the

public from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on

May 18th, and from 8:30 a.m. until

adjournment on May 20th, for the

review, discussion and evaluation of

individual programs and projects

conducted by the NINDS. The programs

and discussions include consideration

of personnel qualifications and

performances, the competence of

individual investigators and similar

items, the disclosure of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The Freedom of Information

Coordinator, Mr. John Seachrist, Federal

Building, Room 1012, 7550 Wisconsin

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, telephone

(301) 496–9231 or the Executive

Secretary, Dr. Story Landis, Director,

Division of Intramural Research, NINDS,

Building 36, Room 5A05, National

Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

20892, telephone (301) 435–2232, will

furnish a summary of the meeting and

a roster of committee members upon

request. Individuals who plan to attend

and need special assistance, such as

sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the Executive Secretary in

advance of the meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 13.853, Clinical Basis Research;

No. 13.854, Biological Basis Research)

Dated: March 21, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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