1466 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 7 / Friday, January 10, 1997 / Notices

Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill

Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Mr. Eric Zatman, Contract

Review Specialist, Office of Extramural

Program Review, National Institute on Drug

Abuse, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10–42,

Telephone (301) 443–1644.

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.

The meeting will be closed in

accordance with provisions set forth in

secs. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5,

U.S.C. The 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, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 93.277, Drug Abuse

Scientific Development, Research Scientist

Development, and Research Scientist

Awards; 93.278, Drug Abuse National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse Research

Program, National Institutes of Health)

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Paula N. Hayes,

Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–637 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

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 Institute of Mental

Health Initial Review Group:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: Mental Health Small

Business Research Review Committee.

Date: February 24–February 25, 1997.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: River Inn, 924 25th Street NW,

Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: Yolanda M. Davis-White,

Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–

1367.

The 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 Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282)

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Paula N. Hayes,

Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–638 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4124–N–20]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7256,

451 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1226;

TDD number for the hearing- and

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless versus Veterans

Administration, No. 88–2503–OG

(D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a

weekly basis, identifying unutilized,

underutilized, excess and surplus

Federal buildings and real property that

HUD has reviewed for suitability for use

to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is

for the purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: January 3, 1997.

Jacquie M. Lawing,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Foc. 97–408 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Tribal Self-Governance Notice of

Availability of Self-Governance

Negotiation/Planning Grants

AGENCY: Office of self-Governance,

Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of grants availability.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of

Self-Governance (OSG) announces the

availability of fiscal year 1997

negotiation grants (up to 10 grants of no

more than $40,000 each); advance

planning grants (up to 5 grants of no

more than $50,000 each); and

negotiation/planning grants to negotiate

for DOI non-BIA programs (up to 10

grants of no more than $40,000 each).

The timeframes for application and

selection vary with each type of grant

and are specified in this announcement.

DATES: Applications must be submitted

in accordance with the table below:

Type of grant Deadline for submitting application

Negotiation .................. March 31, 1997.

Advance Planning ....... May 1, 1997.

Negotiation/Planning ... March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications for

grants should be sent to the Director,

Office of Self-Governnance, U.S.

Department of the Interior, Mail Stop

2548, 1849 C Street NW., Washington,

DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Kenneth D. Reinfield, U.S. Department

of the Interior, Office of SelfGovernance, 1849 C Street NW., Mail

Stop 2548, Washington DC 20240, 202–

219–0204.

SUMMARY INFORMATION: The tribal selfgovernance program is designed to

promote self-determination by allowing

tribes to assume more control through

negotiated annual funding agreements

of programs operated by the Department

of the Interior. The Tribal SelfGovernance Act of 1994 (Public Law

103–413) allows for negotaitions to be

conducted for programs operated by BIA

and for programs operated by other

bureaus and offices within the

Department that are otherwise available

to Indians or when there is an historical,

cultural, or geographic connection to an

Indian tribe.

The purpose of this notice is to

announce the availability of planning

and negotiation grants in accordance

with the self-governnance interim rule

published in the Federal Register on

April 23, 1996. The interior rules were

established at 25 CFR 1001.7 to 1001.10
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and will be used to govern the

application and selection process for

tribes/consortia to receive fiscal year

1997 negotiations and planning grants

as specified in this notice. Applicants

should be guided by the requirements in

25 CFR §§ 1001.7 to 1001.10 in

preparing their applications. Copies of

the interim rules published in the

Federal Register on April 23, 1996, may

be obtained from the information

contact person identified in this notice.

Subject to the discretion of the

Director, Office of Self-Governance, the

following types of grants are avialable to

tribes/consortia in 1997 with the

deadlines as stated below:

(1) Negotiation Grants: Up to 10

grants of no more than $40,000 may be

made available. As announced in

today’s Federal Register, the closing

date for submitting completed

applications to begin participation in

tribal self-governance in fiscal year 1998

or calendar year 1998 is March 1, 1997.

Applications requesting to be included

in the applicant pool to begin

participation in tribal self-governnance

may be submitted at any time. Tribes/

consortai selected from the applicant

pool to begin participation in tribal selfgovernance in fiscal year 1998 or

calendar year 1998, may be eligible to

receive a negotiation grant. Each

selected tribe/consortium will be

notified by March 15, 1997, and must

submit a written application for a

negotiation grant, no later than March

31, 1997, indicating its intention to

negotiate an annual funding agreement

with any bureau within DOI for 1998.

(2) Advance Planning Grants: Up to

five grants of no more than $50,000 may

be made available. The closing date for

submitting applications to receive a

grant to plan for future participation in

the tribal self-governance program is

May 1, 1997. No later than June 1, 1997,

each applicant will be notified by letter

from the Director, Office of SelfGovernance whether it has been

selected to receive an advance planning

grant.

(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to

Negotiate Non-BIA Programs: Up to 10

grants of no more than $40,000 may be

made available. The closing date for

submitting applications to receive a

negotiation/planning grant for existing

self-governance tribes to negotiate for

DOI non-BIA programs is March 31,

1997. No later than May 1, 1997, each

applicant will be notified by letter from

the Director, Office of Self-Governance

whether it has been selected to receive

a negotiation/planning grant to negotiate

non-BIA programs.

In order to provide sufficient time for

tribes/consortia to effectively use the

planning and negotiation grants, the

following target dates have been

established for the awarding of grants:

(1) Negotiation Grants: Since

agreements for the 1997 fiscal year need

to be signed and submitted by July 1,

1997, to allow sufficient time to prepare

for negotiations, new participating tribes

will be selected and awarded

negotiation grants by May 1, 1997.

(2) Advance Planning Grants: In order

to avoid delays in planning activity and

future participation in tribal selfgovernance, advance planning grants

will be awarded to tribes/consortia by

July 1, 1997.

(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to

Negotiate Non-BIA Programs: Since

agreements for the 1998 fiscal year need

to be signed and submitted by July 1,

1997, to allow sufficient time to prepare

for negotiation of DOI non-BIA

programs, negotiation/planning grants

for existing self-governance tribes to

negotiate non-BIA program will be

awarded by May 15, 1997.

Submitting Applications

(1) Application must be submitted in

accordance with the interim rule

published in the Federal Register on

April 23, 1996, and by the deadlines

identified in this announcement.

(2) Application may be mailed or

hand-delivered.

(3) Applications which are mailed

must be postmarked no later than the

date given in this notice for the

particular type of grant being applied

for.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

William A. Sinclair,

Director, Office of Self-Governance.

[FR Doc. 97–560 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Deadline for Submitting

Completed Applications To Begin

Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year

1998 or Calendar Year 1998

AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance,

Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application deadline.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of

Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a

March 1, 1997, deadline for tribes/

consortia to submit completed

applications to begin participation in

the tribal self-governance program in

fiscal year 1998 or calendar year 1998.

DATES: Completed application packages

must be received by the Director, Office

of Self-Governance by March 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Application packages for

inclusion in the applicant pool should

be sent to the Director, Office of SelfGovernance, U.S. Department of the

Interior, Mail Stop 2548, 1849 C Street

NW, Washington DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Kenneth D. Reinfeld, U.S. Department of

the Interior, Office of Self-Governance,

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 2548,

Washington, DC 20240, 202–219–0240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994

(Public Law 103–413), as amended by

the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus

Appropriations Bill (Public Law 104–

208) the Director, Office of SelfGovernance may select up to 50

additional participating tribes/consortia

per year for the tribal self-governance

program, and negotiate and enter into

annual written funding agreement with

each participating tribe. The Act

mandates that the Secretary submit

copies of the funding agreements at least

90 days before the proposed effective

date to the appropriate committees of

the Congress and to each tribe that is

served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) agency that is serving the tribe

that is a party to the funding agreement.

Initial negotiations with a tribe/

consortium located in an area and/or

agency which has not previously been

involved with self-governance

negotiations, will take approximately

two months from start to finish.

Agreements for an October 1 to

September 30 fiscal year need to be

signed and submitted by July 1.

Agreements for a January 1 to December

31 fiscal year need to be signed and

submitted by October 1.

Background

On February 15, 1995, an interim rule

was published in the Federal Register

announcing the criteria for tribes to be

included in an applicant pool and the

establishment of the selection process

for tribes/consortia to negotiate

agreements pursuant to the Tribal SelfGovernancet Act of 1994. This interim

rule was added to Title 25 of the Code

of Federal Regulations at Part 1001 of

Chapter VI. While it may be changed by

later rulemaking, the Act stipulates that

the lack of promulgated regulations will

not limit its effect. It should be noted

that a proposed rulemaking has been

negotiated between tribal and Federal

members of a self-governance negotiated

rulemaking committee and is currently

in the process of being prepared for

publication in the Federal Register for

review and comment.

Purpose of Notice

The interim rules established at 25

CFR Parts 1001.1 to 1001.5 will be used