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Health Communications (CR14) and

insert the following:

Office of Health Communication

(CR14). (1) Provides national leadership,

in consultation with the NCID divisions

and programs and the CDC Office of

Communication, on the implementation

of a comprehensive and integrated

program of public health

communications for the prevention an

control of new and reemerging

infectious diseases; (2) plans, develops,

coordinates, and evaluates NCID-wide

networks, partnerships, systems, and

standards for public and professional

health communications; (3) advises the

Director and other NCID leadership staff

on health communication strategies; (4)

provides expert technical assistance,

consultation, and training to NCID staff

on theory-based health education,

behavioral science, distance education,

community organization, and electronic,

print, and oral communications; (5)

develops infectious disease prevention

and control messages and promotes

their dissemination to lay and

professional audiences through various

marketing techniques; (6) investigates,

plans, develops, evaluates, and

promotes the use of electronic

technology to expand NCID’s health

communications capacity and impact in

collaboration with CDC communication

and information offices, state and local

health departments, and other

prevention partners; (7) provides

services, coordination, identification,

guidance, and training for, and

promotes usage of, state-of-the-art

electronic communication technologies;

(8) provides editorial and clearance

assistance in the preparation of

scientific articles and other documents

and products for electronic and hard

copy publication or presentation; (9)

produces NCID-wide publications,

including a newsletter, anthologies and

compilations, and cross-cutting

background documents; and manages

NCID’s technical information resources,

including document databases.

Office of Surveillance (CR16). (1)

Provides leadership, guidance, and

coordination on NCID surveillance

activities and systems; (2) provides

NCID leadership on issues related to

internal and external integration of CDC

surveillance; (3) advises the Director on

surveillance priorities for determining

the burden of infectious diseases; (4)

provides direction and oversight for the

Emerging Infections Programs (EIPs) and

sentinel surveillance networks through

cooperative agreements with state/local

health departments and other

organizations; (5) provides technical

assistance and direction for surveillance

activities in the Epidemiology and

Laboratory capacity cooperative

agreements and other emerging

infections activities/programs with a

surveillance emphasis; (6) provides

leadership for enhancing surveillance of

infectious diseases through

collaboration with managed care

organizations; (7) provides technical

leadership for and consultation on

international infectious diseases

surveillance activities; (8) provides

NCID leadership on economic analysis

and prevention effectiveness evaluation

of infectious disease control and

prevention activities; (9) in carrying out

the above functions, collaborates, as

appropriate, with other Centers,

Institute, and Offices (CIOs) of the CDC.

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Clarie V. Broome,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 98–15442 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Notice of Publication of Biennial

Report to the Congress on the Status

of Children in Head Start Programs;

Fiscal Year 1997

AGENCY: Head Start Bureau,

Administration on Children Youth and

Families, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of publication and

availability of FY 1997 Biennial Report

to Congress on the Status of Children in

Head Start Programs.

SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau

announces publication of the Biennial

Report to Congress on the Status of

Children in Head Start Programs. This

report is mandated under Section 650 of

the Head Start Act, as amended, which

requires the Secretary of Health and

Human Services to submit a report to

the Congress, at least once during every

two-year period, on the status of

children in Head Start programs. The

sources of data for this report were the

Program Information Report (PIR), the

Head Start Cost System (HSCOST), the

Head Start Monitoring Tracking System

(HSMTS) and the 1990 Census.

Head Start is a comprehensive child

development program for low-income

preschool children and their families.

Head Start provides high quality early

childhood education which emphasizes

cognitive and language development,

social and emotional development,

physical and mental health, nutrition,

social services and parent involvement.

The goal of Head Start is to bring about

a greater degree of social competence in

the children of low-income families by

enhancing their effectiveness in dealing

with their present environment, and

with later responsibilities in school and

life.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Authority

Section 650 of the Head Start Act, as

amended, requires that the Secretary of

the Department of Health and Human

Services submit a report to the Congress

concerning the status of children in

Head Start programs.

This notice is submitted to the

Federal Register in compliance with

Section 650 of the Head Start Act, as

amended, which states that upon

submitting the Biennial Report on the

Status of Children in Head Start

Programs to Congress, a notification

must be placed in the Federal Register

announcing the report has been

submitted to Congress, and noting that

the report is available to the general

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A

copy of the Head Start Biennial Report

may be obtained by contacting: Head

Start Publications Management Center,

P.O. Box 26417, Alexandria, VA 22313.

The fax number is (703) 683–5769. The

e-mail address is HSPMC6@idt.net.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Helen H. Taylor,

Associate Commissioner, Head Start Bureau,

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families.

[FR Doc. 98–15388 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98N–0335]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the

PRA), Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of an existing collection of