19122 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 75 / Friday, April 18, 1997 / Notices

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Director (OD), National Institutes of

Health (NIH), has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request for review and

approval of the information collection

listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on November 4,

1996 (Volume 61, Number 214, Page

56696) and allowed 60-days for public

comment. No public comments were

received. The purpose of this notice is

to allow an additional 30 days for public

comment. The National Institutes of

Health may not conduct or sponsor, and

the respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised or

implemented on or after October 1, 1995

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Women’s

Health Initiative (WHI) Observational

Study. Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of OMB #0925–0414.

Exp: 6/30/97. Need for Use of

Information Collection: This study will

be used by NIH to evaluate risk factors

for chronic disease among older women

by developing and following a large

cohort of postmenopausal women and

relating subsequent disease

development to baseline assessments of

historical, physical, psychosocial, and

physiologic characteristics. In addition,

the observational study will

complement the clinical trial (which has

received clinical exemption) and

provide additional information on the

common cause of frailty, disability and

health for postmenopausal women,

namely, coronary heart disease, breast

and colorectal cancer, and osteoporotic

fractures. Frequency of Response: On

occasion. Affected Public: Individuals

and physicians. Type of Respondents:

Women, next of kin, and physicians.

The annual reporting burden is as

follows:

Type of respondents

Estimated

number of

respondents

Estimated

number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours

per response

Estimated

total annual

hours requested

OS Participants ............................................................................................................. 100,000 1.06667 .819 87,360

Next-of-Kin .................................................................................................................... 2,682 1 .0835 224

Physician ...................................................................................................................... 166 1 .0835 14

Total ................................................................................................................... .................... ...................... ...................... 87,598

The annualized cost to respondents

is: $876,525.

There are no annual Capital Costs,

Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance

Costs to report.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points: (1) Evaluate whether

the proposed collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

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 through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Direct Comments to OMB

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the:

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention:

Desk Officer for NIH. to request more

information on the proposed project or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plan and instruments, contact: Dr.

Loretta Finnegan, Women’s Health

Initiative Program Office, 7550

Rockville Pike, Room 6A09, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892–9110 or call non-tollfree number (301) 402–2900, or E-mail

your request, including your address to:

<FinnegaL@od31em1.od.nih.gov>.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before May 19, 1997.

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Stephen Benowitz,

Executive Officer, Office of the Director, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

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 Cancer Institute

Frederick Cancer Research and

Development Center Advisory

Committee.

The open portion of the meeting will

be limited to space available.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

notify the contact person in advance of

the meeting.

Committee Name: Frederick Cancer

Research and Development Center

Advisory Committee.

Date: June 9–10, 1997.

Place: Frederick Cancer Research and

Development Center, Building 549,

Executive Board Room, Frederick,

Maryland.

Open: June 9—8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Agenda: Discussion of administrative

matters such as future meetings, budget,

and information items related to the

operation of the NCI Frederick Cancer

Research and Development Center.

Closed: June 9—10 a.m. to recess;

June 10–8:30 a.m. to adjournment.

Agenda/Purpose: Discussion of

previous site visit report and response

for the Molecular Virology and

Carcinogenesis Laboratory review held

December 17–18, 1996. The majority of

the closed session will be devoted to a

site review of the Gene Regulation and

Chromosome Biology Laboratory with

ABL-Basic Research Program Contract.

Also included is a re-review of the

Molecular Aspects of Drug Design

Section, Macromolecular Structure

Laboratory with ABL-Basic Research

Program Contract.

Contact Person: Cedric W. Long,

Ph.D., Frederick Cancer Research and

Development Center, P.O. Box B,
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Frederick, MD 21702, Telephone: 301–

846–1108.

The meeting will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6),

Title 5, U.S.C. The report and the

discussions could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as a patentable material and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

programs, disclosure of which

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 93.393, Cancer Cause and

Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer

Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395,

Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer

Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers

Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower;

93.399, Cancer Control)

Dated: April 11, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Springfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health;

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meeting of

the National Advisory Mental Health

Council of the National Institute of

Mental Health (NIMH) for May 1997.

The meeting will be open to the

public, as indicated, for discussion of

NIMH policy issues and will include

current administrative, legislative, and

program developments. Attendance by

the public will be limited to space

available. Individuals who plan to

attend and need special assistance, such

as sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the person named below in

advance of the meeting.

In accordance with the provisions set

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

552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C. and sec. 10(d)

of Public Law 92–463, a portion of the

council will be closed to the public as

indicated below for the review,

discussion and evaluation of individual

grant applications. These applications,

evaluations, and the discussions could

reveal confidential trade secrets or

commercial property such as patentable

material, and personal information

concerning individuals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

The contact person named below will

provide a summary of the meeting and

a roster of committee members.

Other information pertaining to the

meetings may be obtained from the

contact person indicated.

Name of Committee: National

Advisory Mental Health Council.

Date: May 12–13, 1997.

Place: May 12—Conference Room D,

Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857; May 13—

Conference room 10, Building 31C,

National Institutes of Health, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: May 12, 9 a.m. to recess.

Open: May 13, 9 a.m. to adjournment.

Contact Person: Jane A. Steinberg,

Ph.D., Parklawn Building, Room 18C–

26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD

20857, Telephone: 301, 443–5047.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282.)

Dated: April 14, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development; 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 Institute of Child Health and

Human Development Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meeting.

Name of SEP: Early Non-Tidal vs. Tidal

Ventilation in Premature Infants

(Teleconference).

Date: April 14, 1997.

Time: 2:00 p.m.—adjournment.

Place: 6100 Executive Boulevard, 6100

Building, Room 5E03, Rockville, Maryland

20852.

Contact Person: Gopal Bhatnagar,

Scientific Review Administrator, NICHD,

6100 Executive Boulevard, 6100 Building,

Room 5E01, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

Telephone: 301–496–1485.

Purpose/Agenda: To evaluate and review a

grant application.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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

discussions of this application could reveal

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material and

personal information concerning individuals

associated with this application, the

disclosure of which would constitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

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 revise and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. [93.864, Population Research

and No. 93.865, Research for Mothers and

Children,] National Institutes of Health.)

Dated: April 14, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine; Notice of

Meetings of the Board of Regents and

the Extramural Programs

Subcommittee

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meeting of

the Board of Regents of the National

Library of Medicine on May 13–14,

1997, in the Board Room of the National

Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville

Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. The

extramural Programs Subcommittee will

meet on May 12 in the 5th-Floor

Conference Room, Building 38A, from 2

p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. and

will be closed to the public.

The meeting of the Board will be open

to the public from 9 a.m. to

approximately 12 noon on May 13 and

from 9 a.m. to adjournment on May 14,

for administrative reports and program

discussions. Attendance by the public

will be limited to space available.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as signlanguage interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Mrs. Bonnie Kaps at 301–496–

4621 two weeks before the meeting.

In accordance with provisions set

forth in sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6),

Title 5, U.S.C. and section 10(d) of

Public Law 92–463, the entire meeting

of the Extramural Programs

Subcommittee on May 12 will be closed

to the public from 2 p.m. to

approximately 3:30 p.m., and the

regular Board meeting on May 13, will

be closed from approximately 4:30 to 5

p.m. for the review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual grant

applications. These applications and the

discussion 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