3148 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices

Dated: January 13, 1998.

LaVerne Stringfield,

NIH Committee Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Neurological

Disorders and Stroke; Division of

Extramural Activities; 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:

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special

Emphasis Panel.

Date: February 25, 1998.

Time: 8 a.m.

Place: Georgetown Holiday Inn, 2101

Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20007.

Contact Person: Dr. Paul Sheehy, Scientific

Review Administrator, NINDS, National

Institutes of Health, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue,

Room 9C10, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–

9223.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

one grant application.

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 No. 93.853, Clinical Research

Related to Neurological Disorders; No.

93.854, Biological Basis Research in the

Neurosciences)

Dated: January 13, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences; 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 Environmental

Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

(SEP) meeting:

Name of SEP: SBIR Topics 59, 61 and 62

(Telephone Conference Call).

Date: February 4, 1998.

Time: 9 a.m.

Place: National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, East Campus, Building

4401, Rm. 3446, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709.

Contact Person: Mr. David P. Brown,

National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709, (919) 541–4964.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

contract proposals.

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.

Grant 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

Programs Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to

Environmental Agents; 93.114, Applied

Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.115,

Biometry and Risk Estimation; 93.894,

Resource and Manpower Development,

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: January 12, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical

Sciences; Notice of Meeting of the

National Advisory General Medical

Sciences Council

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the

National Advisory General Medical

Sciences Council, National Institute of

General Medical Sciences, National

Institutes of Health, on January 29–30,

1998, Natcher Building 45, Conference

Rooms E1 and E2, Bethesda, MD.

This meeting will be open to the

public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January

29, for the discussion of program

policies and issues, opening remarks,

report of the Director, NIGMS, and other

business of Council. Attendance by the

public will be limited to space available.

In accordance with provisions set

forth in secs. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6),

Title 5, U.S.C. and sec. 10(d) of Pub. L.

92–463, the meeting will be closed to

the public on January 29, from 8:30 a.m.

to 11 a.m., and also closed on January

30 (8:30 a.m. to adjournment) for the

review, discussion, and evaluation of

individual grant applications.

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, disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Mrs. Ann Dieffenbach, Public

Information Officer, National Institute of

General Medical Sciences, National

Institutes of Health, Natcher Building,

Room 3AS–43H, Bethesda, MD 20892,

telephone: 301–496–7301, FAX 301–

402–0224, will provide a summary of

the meeting, and a roster of Council

members. Individuals who plan to

attend and need special assistance, such

as sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Mrs. Dieffenbach in advance of

the meeting. Dr. W. Sue Shafer,

Executive Secretary, NAGMS Council,

National Institutes of Health, Natcher

Building, Room 2AN–32C, Bethesda,

MD 20892, telephone: 301–594–4499

will provide substantive program

information upon request.

This notice is being published less

than 15 days prior to the above meeting

due to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.821, Biophysics and

Physiological Sciences; 93.859,

Pharmacological Sciences; 93.862, Genetics

Research; 93.863, Cellular and Molecular

Basis of Disease Research; 93.880, Minority

Access Research Careers [MARC]; and

93.375, Minority Biomedical Research

Support [MBRS]; Special Programs, 93.960)

Dated: January 14, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–71]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: February

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number and should be

sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–1305. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information: (1) the title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval

number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as

amended.

Dated: January 8, 1998.

David S. Cristy,

Director, Information Resources Management

Policy and Management Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Proposal: Conveyance (Acquisition)

and Disposition Information Collections

contained in Handbook 4310.5 entitled

‘‘Property Disposition Handbook, Oneto-Four Family Properties’’.

Office: Housing.

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0306.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Its Proposed Use:

These information collections are

needed to determine the condition of

the property upon conveyance, to

determine the results of the repair

contracts, and to monitor the

contractor’s performance in maintaining

the properties. The sales contracts will

be used as binding contracts between

the purchaser and HUD. Respondents

are potential contractors, contractors

who work for HUD, and potential and

actual purchasers of HUD-owned

properties.

Form Number: HUD–9516A, 9519,

9519A, 9544, 9548, 9548A, 9548B,

9548C, and 9733.

Respondents: Business or Other ForProfit, Individuals or Households, NotFor-Profit, Institutions, State, Local, or

Tribal Government, and the Federal

Government.

Frequency of Submission: On

Occasion.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents x Frequency of

response x Hours perresponse = Burdenhours

Information Collections ........................................................................... 46,550 Varies .50 248,570

Total Estimated Burden Hours:

248,570.

Status: Revision.

Contact: Rose Donnelly/Art Orton,

HUD, (202) 708–4767, Joseph F. Lackey,

Jr., OMB, (202) 395–7316.

Dated: January 8, 1998.

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BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Deadline for Submitting

Completed Applications to Begin

Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year

1999 or Calendar Year 1999

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 2, 1998, deadline for tribes/

consortia to submit completed

applications to begin participation in

the tribal self-governance program in

fiscal year 1999 or calendar year 1999.

DATES: Completed application packages

must be received by the Director, Office

of Self-Governance by March 2, 1998.

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 2542, 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

(Pub. L. 103–413), as amended by the

Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus

Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104–208)

the Director, Office of Self-Governance

may select up to 50 additional

participating tribes/consortia per year

for the tribal self-governance program,

and negotiate and enter into an 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