Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 112 /Thursday, June 11, 1998 / Notices 32023

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1–GRB–C

(C3)–S.

Date: June 25, 1998.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel Crystal City,

1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Contact Person: Dan E. Matsumoto, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Natcher Building,

Room 6AS–37B, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, MD 20892–6600, (301)

594–8894.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1–GRB–C

(C2)–S.

Date: June 25, 1998.

Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel Crystal City,

1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Contact Person: Dan E. Matsumoto, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Natcher Building,

Room 6AS–37B, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, MD 20892–6600, (301)

594–8894.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1–GRB–C

(C1)–S.

Date: June 26, 1998.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel Crystal City,

1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Contact Person: Dan E. Matsumoto, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Natcher Building,

Room 6AS–37B, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, MD 20892–6600, (301)

594–8894.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 4, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–15562 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 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.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

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

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1 GRB–4(O1).

Date: June 29, 1998.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Doubletree Guest Suites, 1300

Concourse Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090.

Contact Person: William Elzinga, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Natcher Building,

Room 6AS–37, National Institutes of Health,

Bethesda, MD 20892–6600, (301) 594–8895.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 4, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–15563 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Dental Research;

Notice of Closed Meeting of the

National Institute of Dental Research

Special Grants Review Committee

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

Dental Research Special Grants Review

Committee.

Date: June 18–19, 1998.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to Adjournment.

Place: Hilton Hotel, 620 Perry Parkway,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877.

Contact Person: Dr. William Gartland,

Scientific Review Administrator, NIDR

Special Grants Review Committee, Natcher

Building, Room 4AN–38E, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–2372.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications and/or contract proposals.

This notice is being published less than

fifteen days prior to the meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the extramural research review

cycle.

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. 93.121, Dental Research

Institute; National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 4, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 98–15564 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) will publish a list of

information collection requests under

OMB review, in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

documents, call the SAMHSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–7978.

Proposed Project

Treatment Improvement Protocols

(TIPs): Retrospective Evaluation; New

Since 1992, the Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has published

25 Treatment Improvement Protocols,

which provide administrative and

clinical practice guidance to the

substance abuse treatment field. Under

the proposed project, three primary

studies will be conducted to evaluate

the impact of TIPs. The first of these, the
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Retrospective Study, will examine TIPs

published by CSAT as of the time of the

study. This study will examine methods

of dissemination used by CSAT; the

success of those methods in reaching

the target audiences; users’ perceptions

of the value of TIPs; decisions to

implement the guidance presented in

TIPs; and the successes, correlates, and

barriers associated with

implementation. The Retrospective

Study uses a one-group posttest-only

design to provide the framework for a

surveys of respondents from four

distinct target audiences of interest to

CSAT: (1) Single State Agency Directors;

(2) directors of substance abuse

treatment facilities listed in the most

recent Uniform Facilities Data Set

(UFDS) database; (3) clinical directors of

treatment facilities listed in the

database; and (4) front-line clinicians/

counselors working in facilities listed in

the database. Measures will include

organization characteristics and

outcomes associated with the following

variables: awareness, receipt, and

reading of TIPs; perceived utility of

TIPs; and the impact of TIPs on

changing substance abuse treatment

practices. The estimated annualized

burden for a 1-year data collection

period is summarized below.

Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden per

response

(hrs.)

Total burden hours

Single State Agency Directors ....................................................................................... 56 2 .55 62

Facility Directors ............................................................................................................. 1040 1.48 .47 718

Clinical Supervisors ........................................................................................................ 1040 1.40 .44 642

Counselors ...................................................................................................................... 1280 1.32 .41 696

Total ..................................................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 2118

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within 30 days of this notice to:

Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and

Housing Branch, Office of Management

and Budget, New Executive Office

Building, Room 10235, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 98–15546 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20 P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

PRT–843688

Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH

The applicant requests a permit to

import one live captive born cheetah

(Acinonyx jubatus) from South Africa

for the purpose of enhancement to the

survival of the species through

conservation education.

PRT–843094

Applicant: Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood samples collected from

captive-held Galapagos tortoise

(Geochelone nigra) from locations

world-wide for the purpose of scientific

research.

PRT–843141

Applicant: Riverbanks Zoological Garden,

Columbia, SC

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood samples collected from

captive-held thick-billed parrots

(Rhynchopsitta pachrhyncha) from

locations world-wide for the purpose of

scientific research.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

PRT–801652

Applicant: USGS Biological Resources

Division, Alaska Science Center,

Anchorage, AK

Permit Type: Take for Scientific

Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), no

additional animals involved.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant requests

amendment of their permit to allow for

the attachment of crittercam devices to

Pacific walrus in order to test the

camera’s usefulness in studying the

foraging behavior of walrus. A related

activity associated with this request is

commercial/educational photography

involving no more than Level B

harassment of Pacific walrus. That

proposal is being reviewed under a

separate permit amendment request

submitted by the Ravetch Underwater

Films [see 63 FR 83].

Source of Marine Mammals: Alaska.

Period of Activity: If amendment is

issued, permit expiration date would

remain 12/31/00.

PRT–843203

Applicant: USGS–BRD, California Sea Otter

Project, Santa Cruz, CA

Permit Type: Take for Scientific

Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis), 15.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to allow sea otters undergoing

rehabilitation in captivity access to

baited commercial finfish and shellfish

traps in an experimental setting, to see

if and how they become entrapped. No

harm to sea otters is expected.

Source of Marine Mammals: Southern

sea otters currently in captivity for

rehabilitation purposes at Monterey Bay

Aquarium, Monterey, CA; Marine

Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research

Center, Santa Cruz, CA; and Sea World

of California, San Diego, CA.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from

issuance date of permit, if issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of this application to

the Marine Mammal Commission and