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2. Boston, MA.

3. New York, NY.

B. Southeast Cluster (RS5F2)

1. Atlanta, GA.

C. Midwest Cluster (RS5F3)

1. Chicago, IL.—lead city

2. Kansas City, MO.

D. West Central Cluster (RS5F4)

1. Dallas, TX.—lead city

2. Denver, CO.

E. Pacific West Cluster (RS5F5)

1. San Francisco, CA.—lead city

2. Seattle, WA.

Section RS5F–20 Function

A. The lead cities in the Northeast,

Southeast, Midwest, West Central

and Pacific West Clusters consist of

the following components.

1. Immediate Office of the Field

Coordinator

Serves as HRSA’s senior public health

official in the field, providing liaison

with State and local health officials as

well as private and professional

organizations; (2) provides input from

local regional and State perspectives to

assist the Administrator and Associate

Administrators in the formulation,

development, analysis and evaluation of

HRSA programs and initiatives; (3) at

the direction of the Administrator and/

or in conjunction with the Associate

Administrators and the Director, Office

of Field Coordination, coordinates the

field implementation of special

initiatives which involve multiple

HRSA programs and/or field offices (e.g.

Border Health); (4) assists with the

implementation of HRSA programs in

the field by supporting the coordination

of activities, alerting program officials of

potential issues and assessing policies

and service delivery systems; (5)

represents the Administrator in working

with the other Federal agencies in

coordinating health programs and

activities; and (6) exercises line

management authority as delegated from

the Administrator for general

administrative and management

functions within the field structure.

2. Division of Health Services

Directs and coordinates field

development and implementation of

HRSA primary care programs and

activities designed to increase access to

primary care for underserved

populations in the States served by the

division; (2) provides continuous

program monitoring of HRSA health

service grants and contracts for

compliance with applicable laws,

regulations, policies and performance

standards; (3) assures implementation of

loan programs; (4) provides for

development, implementation and

monitoring of the annual field work

plan related to assigned program areas,

including setting objectives responsive

to national and field priorities based on

guidance provided by the appropriate

HRSA bureau component and assigns

division resources required to attain

these objectives; (5) coordinates with

other field office staff and headquarters

staff to develop and consolidate

objectives crossing program and

division lines; (6) serves as a source of

expertise on health services

development, primary health care

programs and as field program liaison

with HRSA headquarters on technical

programmatic matters; (7) establishes

effective communication and working

relationships with health-related

organizations of States and other

jurisdictions; and (8) serves as a focal

point for information on health service

programs and related efforts, including

voluntary professional and other private

sector activities.

3. Division of Health Resources

Directs and coordinates field

development and implementation of

HRSA programs and activities designed

to increase the capacity and capability

of health facilities construction,

maternal and child health care programs

and other health-related programs in the

States served by the cluster; (2) provides

continuous program monitoring of

HRSA grants and contracts for

compliance with applicable laws,

regulations, policies and performance

standards; (3) assures implementation of

loan programs; (4) provides for

development, implementation, and

monitoring of the annual field work

plan related to assigned program areas,

including setting objectives responsive

to national and field priorities based on

guidance provided by appropriate

HRSA bureau components and assigns

division resources required to attain

these objectives; (5) coordinates with

other field office staff and headquarters

staff to develop and consolidate

objectives crossing program and

division lines; (6) serves as a source of

expertise on resource development,

maternal and child health programs,

HIV/AIDS programs, health professions

programs and as field program liaison

with HRSA headquarters on technical

programmatic matters, (7) establishes

effective communication and working

relationships with health-related

organizations of States and other

jurisdictions, (8) serves as a focal point

for information on health resource

programs and related efforts, including

voluntary, professional and other

private sector activities.

II. Under the Office of Special

Programs, Division of Facilities and

Loans, make the following changes:

Delete the and before item (9). Place

a (;) at the end of item (9) and add the

following statement: and (10)

coordinates the facilities and

construction engineering activities for

the field.

Section RS5F–30 Delegations of

Authority

All delegations and redelegations of

authority which were in effect

immediately prior to the effective date

hereof have been continued in effect in

them or their successors pending further

redelegation. I hereby ratify and affirm

all actions taken by any DHHS official

which involved the exercise of these

authorities prior to the effective date of

this delegation.

This reorganization is effective upon date

of signature.

Dated: June 10, 1998.

Claude Earl Fox,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

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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

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

Environmental Health Sciences Special

Emphasis Panel Studies To Evaluate

Toxicologic and Carcinogenic Potential of

Triethanolamine in Mice.

Date: June 23, 1998.

Time: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIEHS-East Campus, Building 4401,

Conference Room 3446, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Carol K. Shreffler, PHD,

Health Scientist Administrator, 104 T. W.
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27709, (919) 541–1445.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to

Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114,

Applied Toxicological Research and Testing;

93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—

Health Risks from Environmental Exposures;

93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker

Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS

Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic

Research and Education; 93.894, Resources

and Manpower Development in the

Environmental Health Sciences, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 11, 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

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

meetings.

The meetings 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

Environmental Health Sciences Special

Emphasis Panel Coordinating Center for the

African-American Diabetes Mellitus Study

Network.

Date: July 8, 1998.

Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIEHS–East Campus, Building 4401,

Conference Room 3446, Research Triangle

park, NC 27709 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Carol K. Shreffler, PHD,

Health Scientist Administrator, 104 T. W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC

27709, (919) 541–1445.

Name of Committee: Environmental Health

Sciences Review Committee.

Date: July 30–31, 1998.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIEHS–South Campus, Building 1,

Conference Room ‘‘B’’, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709.

Contact Person: Ethel B. Jackson, DDS,

Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Div of

Extramural Res & Training, Natl Inst of

Environmental Hlth Scis, National Institutes

of Health, PHS, DHHS, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.113, Biological Response to

Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114,

Applied Toxicological Research and Testing;

93.115, Biometry and Risk Estimation—

Health Risks from Environmental Exposure;

93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker

Health and Safety Training; 93.143, NIEHS

Superfund Hazardous Substances—Basic

Research and Education, 93.894, Resources

and Manpower Development in the

Environmental Health Sciences, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 11, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

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National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism; 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

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special

Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 12, 1998.

Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: 6000 Executive Blvd., Suite 409,

Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: Sean O’Rouke, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6000 Executive Blvd.,

Suite 409.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.271, Alcohol Research

Career Development Awards for Scientists

and Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs;

93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants,

National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 11, 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 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

meetings.

The meetings 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

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 6, 1998.

Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Parklawn Building—Room 9–105,

Rockville, MD 20857, (Telephone Conference

Call).

Contact Person: Henry J. Haigler, PHD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of

Extramural Activities, National Institute of

Mental Health, NIH, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 9–105, Rockville, MD

20857, 301–443–7216.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 16, 1998.

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Parklawn Building—Room 9–105,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

(Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Henry J. Haigler, PHD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Division of

Extramural Activities, National Institute of

Mental Health, NIH, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 9–105, Rockville, MD

20857, 301–443–7216.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 22, 1998.

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.