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banks, State agencies, and HEAL

schools make HEAL loans which are

insured by the Federal Government

against loss due to the borrower’s death,

disability, bankruptcy, and default. The

basic purpose of the program is to

assure the availability of funds for loans

to eligible students who need to borrow

money to pay for their educational

costs. The Student Application is used

by students to apply for HEAL loans and

by schools and lenders to process the

applications.

The HEAL program has been in the

process of phasing out for the last three

years in the absence of current

legislation. An OMB clearance approval

was given for this application form

through October 31, 1998, to

accommodate the final operational year

of the program. In March 1998 the

Senate introduced in Congress a bill, S.

1754, to reauthorize the Health

Professions Programs including the

HEAL program. Based on this

reauthorization bill, and subject to

passage, enactment, and appropriation

of funds, an extension of OMB approval

of this form will be sought. As a

contingency action, it is in the best

interest of the program to publish a 60-

day notice at this time to accommodate

a smooth transition of the program from

phaseout to full operation without any

time delays. To facilitate this, the

Agency is inviting comments on the

current form, in case OMB clearance on

this form is needed.

The estimate of annual burden for the

Student Application based on the

amount appropriated in FY 1995, the

last full year of operation, is as follows:

Type of respondent Number of respondents

Responses

per respondent

Total number

of responses

Burden per response (minutes)

Total burden

hours

Applicants ............................................................................. 20,000 1 20,000 15 5,000

Schools ................................................................................. 200 100 20,000 30 10,000

Lenders ................................................................................. 6 3,333 20,000 30 10,000

Total ............................................................................... 20,206 ........................ 60,000 ........................ 25,000

Send comments to Lyman Van

Nostrand, HRSA Reports Clearance

Officer, Room 14–33, Parklawn

Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Jane Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98–10655 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United

States Code, as amended by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA) will

publish periodic summaries of proposed

projects being developed for submission

to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. To request more

information on the proposed project or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plans and draft instruments, call the

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on

(301) 443–1891.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Proposed Project: The Health

Education Assistance Loan (HEAL)

Program: Refinancing Loan Application/

Promissory Note—NEW. The HEAL

program provides federally-insured

loans to students in schools of

allopathic medicine, osteopathic

medicine, dentistry, veterinary

medicine, optometry, podiatric

medicine, pharmacy, public health,

chiropractic, or allied health, and

graduate students in health

administration or clinical psychology.

Eligible lenders, such as banks, State

agencies, and HEAL schools make

HEAL loans which are insured by the

Federal Government against loss due to

the borrower’s death, disability,

bankruptcy, and default. The basic

purpose of the program is to assure the

availability of funds for loans to eligible

students who need to borrow money to

pay for their educational costs.

In July 1993 the HEAL refinancing

program was implemented. This

allowed HEAL borrowers who had

graduated to refinance all of their HEAL

loans into one new HEAL loan, often

times at better rates and provisions than

their original loans.

A new combined HEAL refinancing

loan application/promissory note is

being developed for lenders. Previously,

the standard HEAL student application

form (HRSA–700) and promissory note

(HRSA 500–3) were used by lenders to

process the loan refinancing. The

application contained items that were

not needed for refinancing loans. Some

lenders combined the two forms into

one application/promissory note using

all appropriate items from each form.

Because of the successful use of the

combined form developed by the

lenders, and the Department’s desire to

make the refinancing process easier for

all parties concerned, the Department

has developed an official combined

form. In addition, certain items that

were previously required of the

borrower (e.g., citizenship, date of birth,

delinquent and default responses, etc.)

were deleted since they are presently

available to the lenders and the

Department from other sources.

The estimate of burden for the new

refinancing loan application/promissory

note form per year is as follows:
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Type of respondent No. of respondents

Responses

per respondent

Total number

of responses

Burden per response

(minutes)

Total burden

hours

Applicants ............................................................................. 2,800 1 2,800 12 560

Lenders ................................................................................. 9 311 2,800 30 1,400

Total ............................................................................... 2,809 ........................ 5,600 ........................ 1,960

Send comments to Lyman Van

Nostrand, HRSA Reports Clearance

Officer, Room 14–33, Parklawn

Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Jane Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98–10657 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

National Advisory Council on Migrant

Health; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is

made of the following National

Advisory body scheduled to meet

during the month of May 1998:

Name: National Advisory Council on

Migrant Health.

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 13, 1998

at 9:00 am to Thursday, May 14, 1998 at 5:00

pm.

Place: Renaissance Houston Hotel, 6

Greenway Plaza East, Houston, TX 66046,

713/629–1200.

The meeting is open to the public.

Agenda: This will be a meeting of the

Council. The agenda includes an overview of

general Council business activities and

priorities. Topics of discussion will include

the State Children’s Health Insurance

Program, Worker Protection Standards, and

the collaboration possibilities with other

migrant health advocates organizations. In

addition, the Council will review and discuss

the 1997 NACMH Recommendations.

The Council meeting is being held in

conjunction with the National Association of

Community Health Centers (NACHC), 1998

National Farmworker Health Conference,

May 15–18, 1998. Anyone requiring

information regarding the subject Council

should contact Susan Hagler, Migrant Health

Program, staff support to the National

Advisory Council on Migrant Health, Bureau

of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and

Services Administration, 4350 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814,

Telephone 301/594–4302.

Agenda Items are subject to change as

priorities indicate.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Jane M. Harrison,

Acting Director, Division of Policy Review

and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98–10656 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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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

Meetings

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) meetings:

Name of SEP: R03 Applications Review,

Teleconference

Date: April 21, 1998

Time: 10:30 a.m.–adjournment

Place: 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room

5E01, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Contact Person: Gopal M. Bhatnagar, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, NICHD,

6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5E01,

Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: 301–

496–1485

Name of SEP: Declining Sperm Counts:

Autopsy Study, Teleconference

Date: April 22, 1998

Time: 11:00 a.m.–adjournment

Place: 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room

5E01, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Contact Person: Norman Chang, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, NICHD,

6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5E01,

Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: 301–

496–1485

Purpose/Agenda: To evaluate and review

research grant applications

These meetings 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 discussion of these

applications could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with these

applications, 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 meetings due

to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review 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, HHS)

Dated: April 20, 1998.

LaVeen Ponds,

Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–10836 Filed 4–20–98; 3:10 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Funding

Opportunities

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health

Services (CMHS), Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for

Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

announce the availability of FY 1998

funds for cooperative agreements for the

following activities. These activities are

discussed in more detail under Section

4 of this notice. This notice is not a

complete description of the activities;

potential applicants must obtain a copy

of the Guidance for Applicants (GFA)

before preparing an application.