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advantages accrue from reducing the

field of view to a smaller region of

interest. These include reduced imaging

time, increased spatial and temporal

resolution, and less susceptibility to

motion artifacts. The device operates by

dephasing the magnetic resonance

signal in regions away from the region

of interest by means of a gradient insert.

Nitrogen-Containing Cylohetero

Cycloalkyl-Aminoaryl Derivatives For

CNS Disorders

BR DeCosta, et al. (NIDDK)

Serial No. 07/473,008 Filed 31 Jan 90

(U.S. Patent 5,130,330 Issued on 14 Jul

92); Serial No. 07/877,190 Filed 01 Jul

92 (U.S. Patent 5,739,158 Issued on 14

Apr 98); Serial No. 08/335,532 Filed 07

Nov 94

Licensing Contact: Charles Maynard,

301/496–7735, ext. 243.

This technology includes

compositions for a novel family of

nitrogen containing cyclohetero

cycloalkyl-aminoaryl compounds for

use in the field of clinical neurology.

The intellectual property relates

specifically to a class of therapeutically

useful compounds for the treatment of

central nervous system (CNS) disorders

such as cerebral ischemia, psychotic

disorders and convulsions. These

compounds are particularly useful for

treating neurotoxic injury which follow

periods of hypoxia, anoxia or ischemia

associated with stroke, cardiac arrest or

perinatal asphyxia.

The novel semirigid derivatives (+)-

cis-1-[2-phenyl-2-

bicyclo[3,1,0]hexyl]piperidine [(+)-8],

its enantiomer (¥)-8, and (+¥)-trans-1-

[2-phenyl-2-bicylo [3,1,0]piperidine [(+/

¥)-9] are illustrative examples of this

family of compounds which may be

used to treat CNS disorders and diseases

such as cerebral ischemia, psychotic

disorders and convulsions, as well as

prevention of neurotoxic damage and

neurodegenerative disease via a unique

receptor mechanism. This class of

compounds produce neuroprotective

effects by a different mechanism to

phencyclidine and metaphit a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartic acid

antagonis.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Jack Spiegel,

Director, Division of Technology,

Development, and Transfer, Office of

Technology Transfer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; 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 Cancer Institute Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting:

Name of SEP: Prostate, Lung, Colorectal,

and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Cancer Screening

Trial Expansion.

Date: June 8–9, 1998.

Time: June 8—8:00 a.m. to recess; June 9—

8:00 a.m. to Adjournment.

Place: Double Tree Hotel-Rockville, 1750

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Wilna Woods, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Cancer Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza North,

Room 622B, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC

7405, Bethesda, MD 20892–7405, Telephone:

301/496–7903.

Purpose/Agenda: To review, discuss and

evaluate responses to a Request for Proposal.

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.

Proposals and the discussions could reveal

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material and

personal information concerning individuals

associated with the proposals, 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 review and funding cycle.

(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: May 22, 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 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 Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 24, 1998.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Chevy Chase Holiday Inn, 5520

Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Contact Person: W. Gregory Zimmerman,

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

Rockville, Md 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–

1340.

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: May 22, 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 Child Health and

Human Development; National and

Regional Meetings of the National

Reading Panel

Notice is hereby given of five regional

meetings and one national meeting of

the National Reading Panel. The

regional meetings will be held on May

29, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois; June 5,

1998, in Portland Oregon, June 8, 1998,

in Houston, Texas; June 23, 1998 in

New York City, New York; and July 9,

1998, in Jackson, Mississippi. The

national meeting will be held July 24,

1998, in Bethesda, Maryland. The

regional meeting in Chicago will take

place at Illinois Room at the Chicago

Circle Center (CCC), University of

Illinois at Chicago, 750 South Halsted

Street, Chicago, IL 60607. The Chicago

meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is

expected to adjourn at 4:00 p.m. The

entire meeting will be open to the

public. The precise times and sites for

the other meetings listed will be

published when the plans for the

meetings at those sites are finalized.

The National Reading Panel was

requested by Congress and created by

the Director of the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

in consultation with the Secretary of

Education. The Panel will study the
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1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, ‘‘Requirements for

documentation of refugee status,’’ eligibility for

targeted assistance includes Cuban and Haitian

entrants, certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants, and certain

Amerasians from Vietnam who are U.S. citizens.

(See section II of this notice on ‘‘Authorization.’’)

The term ‘‘refugee’’, used in this notice for

convenience, is intended to encompass such

additional persons who are eligible to participate in

refugee program services, including the targeted

assistance program.

Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions

numbers set aside for private-sector-initiative

admissions are not eligible to be served under the

targeted assistance program (or under other

programs supported by Federal refugee funds)

during their period of coverage under their

sponsoring agency’s agreement with the Department

of State—usually two years from their date of

arrival, or until they obtain permanent resident

alien status, whichever comes first.

effectiveness of various approaches to

teaching children how to read and

report on the best ways to apply these

findings in classrooms and at home. Its

members include prominent reading

researchers, teachers, child

development experts, leaders in

elementary and higher education, and

parents. The Chair of the Panel is Dr.

Donald N. Langenberg, Chancellor of the

University System of Maryland.

The Panel will build on the recently

announced findings presented by the

National Research Council’s Committee

on the Prevention of Reading

Difficulties in Young Children. Based on

a review of the literature, the Panel will:

determine the readiness for application

in the classroom of the results of these

research studies; identify appropriate

means to rapidly disseminate this

information to facilitate effective

reading instruction in the schools; and

identify gaps in the knowledge base for

reading instruction and the best ways to

close these gaps.

The purpose of the meetings of the

Panel will be to provide an opportunity

for interaction between the Panel

members regarding the Panel’s charge

and to receive input from experts and

the general public regarding that charge.

Through these interactions the Panel

hopes to make its task clear to others

while gaining useful input from those it

intends to inform. A period of time will

be set aside for members of the public

to address the Panel and express their

views regarding the Panel’s mission.

Individuals desiring an opportunity to

speak before the Panel should address

their requests to F. William Dommel, Jr.,

Executive Director, National Reading

Panel, c/o Ms. Amy Andryszak and

either mail them to the Widmeyer-Baker

Group, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW.,

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20009, or email them to amya@twbg.com or fax

them to 202–667–0902. Requests for

addressing the Panel should be received

as soon as possible. Panel business

permitting, each public speaker will be

allowed five minutes to present his or

her views. In the event of a large

number of public speakers, the Panel

Chair retains the option to further limit

the presentation time allowed to each.

Although the time permitted for oral

presentations will be brief, the full text

of all written comments submitted to

the Panel will be made available to the

Panel members for consideration.

For further information contact Ms.

Amy Andryszak 202–667–0901.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Ms. Amy Andryszak as soon as

possible.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Duane Alexander,

Director, National Institute of Child Health

and Human Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office of Extramural Research; 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 a meeting of the Peer

Review Oversight Group (PROG) on

June 17–18, 1997 in the C-Wing of

Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The meeting

will be held in Conference Room 8 on

June 17, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and in

Conference Room 7 on June 18, from

1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The meeting is open

to the public subject to space

restrictions.

The Committee will discuss current

NIH review procedures, the

implementation of the new review

criteria, and the integration of AIDS,

neuroscience, and behavioral reviews.

The meeting agenda and roster of

committee members are available on the

World Wide Web via the NIH Home

Page <http://www.nih.gov.grants/> or

from Ms. Barbara Nolte, Committee

Assistant, PROG, or Ms. Nancy Avis,

Office of Extramural Research, Office of

the Director, National Institutes Health,

Building 1, Room 252, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, or by phone at (301)

402–1058.

Individuals who plan to attend the

meeting and need special assistance,

such as sign language interpretation or

other special accommodations, should

contact Ms. Nolte or Ms. Avis by June

1, 1998.

Dated: May 22, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Refugee Resettlement Program; Final

Notice of Availability of Formula

Allocation Funding for FY 1998

Targeted Assistance Grants for

Services to Refugees in Local Areas of

High Need

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Final notice of availability of

formula allocation funding for FY 1998

targeted assistance grants to States for

services to refugees 1 in local areas of

high need.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of funds and award

procedures for FY 1998 targeted

assistance grants for services to refugees

under the Refugee Resettlement Program

(RRP). These grants are for service

provision in localities with large refugee

populations, high refugee

concentrations, and high use of public

assistance, and where specific needs

exist for supplementation of currently

available resources. The final notice

reflects adjustments in final allocations

to States as a result of additional arrival

data.

A notice of proposed allocations of

targeted assistance funds was published

for public comment in the Federal

Register on February 17, 1998 (63 FR

7814).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Toyo Biddle, Director, Division of

Refugee Self-Sufficiency, (202) 401–

9250.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: The closing date

for submission of applications is July

17, 1998. Applications postmarked after

the closing date will be classified as

late.