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operational modifications impose on

Fedwire participants?

7. If the Fedwire 6:00 p.m. deadline

for third-party customer transfers is

extended on a particular day, should a

thirty-minute settlement period be

maintained at the end of the day, with

the last fifteen minutes of the settlement

period reserved for settlement transfers

between banks for their own accounts?

8. If a segmented settlement period is

approved, what is the appropriate

timeframe for its implementation, given

banks’ ongoing year 2000 readiness

efforts?

9. Are there any other alternatives that

could be implemented to address this

issue? For example, instead of Fedwire

changes, could the originating bank

and/or receiving bank implement

internal controls, customer agreements,

or other changes (e.g., industry

agreements regarding a deadline for

respondent transfers) to restrict

respondent transfers toward the end of

the Fedwire operating day?

By order of the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, June 5, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–15407 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Office of the Chief Information Officer;

Public Notice of Waiver of Federal

Information Processing Standards

SUMMARY: Under the waiver authority

granted by the Secretary of Commerce,

The General Services Administration

must make public all actions taken on

waivers of Federal Information

Processing Standards. The

Administrator of the General Services

Administration has granted the Agency

a waiver to acquire and use any

commercial-off-the-shelf product(s)

which meet the Agency’s requirement

for information technology security.

This notice serves to make this

information public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on this notice,

contact L. Diane Savoy, Acting Assistant

Chief Information Officer, General

Services Administration, Room 3024,

18th & F Street, NW, Washington, DC

20405; telephone (202) 219–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

General Services Administration (GSA)

requires secure electronic

communication with private sector

vendors to perform its day-to-day

functions. The limited availability of

products employing FIPS compliant

security techniques produced many

incompatibilities with the vendor

community. To eliminate or reduce this

problem, the GSA Chief Information

Officer requested and was granted

Agency-wide authority to use

commercial-off-the-shelf products that

employ techniques for assuring identity,

authenticity, integrity, or confidentiality

in addition to those employing

techniques specified in the FIPS. The

waiver granted by the GSA

Administrator became effective on

September 29, 1997 and remains in

effect until July 31, 2002.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Donald P. Heffernan,

Deputy Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–15414 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Management and Budget Office, Office

of Information and Resources

Management; Statement of

Organization, Functions and

Delegation of Authority

Part A, of the Office of the Secretary,

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegation of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services is being amended at, Chapter

AM, HHS Management and Budget

Office, Chapter AMM, Office of

Information Resources Management

(OIRM), as last amended at 61 FR 37902

July 22, 1996. The changes are to reflect

a realignment of functions within the

Office of Information and Resources

Management. The changes are as

follows:

Delete in its entirety Chapter AMM,

Office of Information and Resources

Management and replace with the

following.

Chapter AMM, Office of Information

and Resources Management

AMM.00 Mission. The Office of

Information Resources Management

(OIRM) advises the Secretary and the

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Budget (ASMB)/Chief Information

Officer (CIO) on information and

information technologies to accomplish

Departmental goals and program

objectives; exercises delegated

authorities and any other applicable

rules; promotes improved management

of Departmental information resources

and technology; provides efficient and

effective information and information

technology service to clients and

employees; and provides assistance and

guidance for technology-supported

business process reengineering,

investment analysis, performance

measurement, assurance of the

information and system integrity, and

strategic development and application

of information systems, infrastructure,

and policies to the Department and its

components.

The Office is responsible for the

overall quality of information resources

and technology management throughout

the Department; represents the

Department to central management

agencies (e.g., the Office of Management

and Budget); supports the development

of a robust information infrastructure

(including a departmental information

technology architecture and information

technology-based services for the Office

of the Secretary); and advocates rigorous

methods for analyzing, selecting,

developing, operating, and maintaining

information systems.

The Office collaborates with the

Operating and Staff Divisions of the

Department to resolve policy and

management issues, manages risks

associated with major information

systems, evaluates and approves major

investments in information technology

based on return on investment, and

measures and evaluates system

performance.

The Office exercises authorities

delegated by the Secretary to the

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Budget, as the CIO for the Department.

These authorities derive from the

Information Technology Management

Reform Act of 1996, the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Computer

Matching and Privacy Act of 1988, the

Computer Security Act of 1987, the

National Archives and Records

Administration Act of 1984, the

Competition in Contracting Act of 1984,

the Federal Records Act of 1950, OMB

Circular A–130: Management of Federal

Information Resources, and Government

Printing and Binding Regulations issued

by the Joint Committee on Printing.

Section AMM.10 Organization. The

Office of Information Resources

Management (OIRM), under the

supervision of the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Information Resources

Management/Deputy CIO, who reports

to the Assistant Secretary for

Management and Budget/CIO, consists

of the following component.

• Immediate Office (AMMA)

• Office of Information Technology

Policy (AMMJ)

• Office of Information Technology

Services (AMML)
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• Office of Information Technology

Development (AMMM)

Section AMM.20 Functions

A. The Immediate Office of

Information Resources Management is

responsible for:

1. Providing advice and counsel to the

Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for

Management and Budget/Chief

Information Officer under the direction

of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Information Resources Management

serving as the Department’s Deputy CIO.

2. Providing executive direction to

align Departmental strategic planning

for information resources and

technology with the Department’s

strategic business planning.

3. Promoting business process

reengineering, investment analysis, and

performance measurement throughout

the Department, to capitalize on

evolving information technology (IT),

treating IT as an investment rather than

as an expense.

4. Representing the Department in

Federal government-wide CIO efforts to

develop and implement policy and

infrastructure initiatives.

5. Chairing the Department’s

Information Technology Investment

Review Board (ITIRB) and the

Department’s Chief Information

Officer’s Advisory Council (by the

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Information Resources Management/

Deputy CIO), and chairing the Office of

the Secretary Information Resources

Management Policy and Planning Board

(by the Deputy Office Director).

6. Managing funds, personnel,

information, property, and projects of

the Office of Information Resources

Management.

B. The Office of Information

Technology Policy (OITP) is composed

of two Divisions, the Division of

Information Technology Analysis and

Investment (DITAI) and the Division of

Information Management (DIM).

1. The Division of Information

Technology Analysis and Investment is

responsible for:

a. Working with Operating Division

Chief Information Officers to support

the government wide initiatives of the

Federal Chief Information Officers

Council e.g., Year 2000, capital planning

and investment, interoperability,

security, IT training and education, and

information technology architecture.

b. Utilizing a Departmental

Information Technology Investment

Review Board (ITIRB) to assess the

Department’s major information systems

to analyze and evaluate IT investment

decisions based on risk-adjusted rate of

return and support of agency mission.

Review of OPDIV ITIRB

implementations, IT capital funding

decisions, and use of performance

metrics to evaluate program success or

failure.

c. Coordinating the Department’s

strategic planning and budgeting

processes for information technology,

providing direct planning support to

assure that IRM plans support agency

business planning and mission

accomplishment.

d. Developing policies and guidance

on information resources and

technology management as required by

law or regulation, and in consultation

with OPDIV/STAFFDIV CIOs and

program managers on issues of

Departmental scope.

e. Supporting the Departmental Chief

Information Officers Advisory Council,

whose membership consists of the Chief

Information Officers from each

Operating Division.

f. Establishing guidance and training

requirements for managers of

information systems designated as

sensitive under the Department’s

automated information systems security

program.

g. Providing leadership for special

priority initiatives of Department-wide

scope (e.g., Year 2000 Date

Remediation)

h. Representing the Department

through participation on interagency

and Departmental work groups and task

forces.

2. The Division of Information

Management is responsible for the

following:

a. Working with Operating Division

Chief Information Officers to jointly

identify opportunities for facilitating the

development and implementation of

highly visible Departmental programs,

including other agencies under OMB or

GAO scrutiny, or of Congressional

interest, e.g., Medicare Information

Technology, Health Integrity Protection

DataBank.

b. Managing the Department’s

information collection program,

including development of Departmental

policies, coordinating the development

of the Department’s information

collection budget, reviewing and

certifying requests to collect information

from the public.

c. Approving and reporting on

computer matching activities as

required by law through the

Departmental Data Integrity Board.

d. Managing the Department printing

management and records management

programs.

e. Providing support for special

priority initiatives (e.g., the Government

Information Locator System)

f. Representing the Department

through participation on interagency

and Departmental work group and task

forces.

g. Managing the Department’s

telecommunications program, including

the development of Departmental

telecommunications policies and

support of Governmentwide

telecommunications management

projects and processes (e.g., the

Interagency Management Council (IMC)

and FTS2000 and successor contracts.

C. The Office of Information

Technology Services is responsible for:

1. Operating, maintaining, and

enhancing the Office of the Secretary

computer network (LANs and WANs

and its standard office automation

applications, such as electronic mail

scheduling, and bulletin board services.

Developing policies and guidance on

information technology within the

Office of the Secretary on acquisition

and use of information technology,

development of architectural standards

for interoperability, and coordination of

implementation procedures.

2. Operating an information

technology support service (Help Desk)

for the Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Management and Budget, the

Immediate Office of the Secretary and

subscribing Staff Divisions, for

managing standard hardware and

software configurations, providing

hardware repair services, and software

support.

3. Coordinating the OS strategic

planning and budgeting processes for

information technology, providing

direct planning support to assure that

IRM plans support agency business

planning and mission accomplishment,

including establishing and monitoring

network policies and procedures, and

developing plans and budgets for

network support services.

4. Ensuring reliable, high-performance

network services, including

implementation of automated tools and

procedures for network management,

utilizing network performance

measures, enhancing network security,

providing priority response services for

network-related problems, and

providing remote access to the network

for field use and for telecommuting.

5. Coordinating with the Program

Support Center or other external

providers, the delivery of voice, voice

messaging, and video conferencing

services for the Office of the Secretary,

including system design,

implementation, and cost sharing.

6. Representing the Department

through participation on interagency

and Departmental work groups and task

forces.
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D. The Office of Information

Technology Development is responsible

for:

1. Leading Departmental efforts to

develop and utilize electronic methods

for conducting business among all

components of the Department, all

agencies of the Federal government, and

all parties involved in accomplishing

Departmental program objectives

(including State Governments,

contractors, grantees, other service

providers, and the general public). This

includes provision of existing

documents in electronic format on the

Internet in support of electronic

dissemination to the public.

2. Manage and support the HHS

Internet Information Management

Council, as the focal point for Internet

information management and

dissemination issues and Departmental

policies to guide HHS’s expanding

Internet presence.

3. Identify key emerging, enabling

technologies, especially Internet and

database innovations, and coordinate,

manage, or direct pilot projects in these

areas to establish proof of concept,

confirm return on investment, or

implement initial production

implementations in support of agency

IT business requirement.

4. Supporting implementation of a

general purpose, standards-based IT

architecture, promoting and

coordinating implementation of data

standards for information integration

across application systems, utilizing

distributed computing environments

consisting of data communications

networks, data base management

systems, and information processing

platforms.

5. Assisting ASMB/OS managers to

implement and maintain database

applications to increase the value and

quality of their services and to control

risks associated with systems

integration, technological obsolescence,

software development, and migration to

standards-based technologies, especially

for systems automating common

administrative and management service.

6. Representing the Department

through participation on interagency

and Departmental work groups and task

forces.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

John J. Callahan,

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Budget.

[FR Doc. 98–15387 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement 98058]

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health: Cooperative

Agreement To Identify the Incidence of

Occupational Asthma; Notice of

Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

1998

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), the Nation’s

prevention agency, announces the

availability of funds for fiscal year (FY)

1998 for a cooperative agreement

program to identify incident cases of

occupational asthma in a defined

population, in order to calculate the

incidence of occupational asthma for

the defined population and by specific

industries and occupations within that

population.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of Healthy People

2000, a national activity to reduce

morbidity and mortality and improve

the quality of life. This announcement

is related to the priority area of

Occupational Safety and Health. (For

ordering a copy of Healthy People 2000,

see the section WHERE TO OBTAIN

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

Sections 20(a) and 22(e)(7) of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970 [29 U.S.C. 669(a) and 671(e)(7)].

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products, and Pub. L. 103–

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private, nonprofit and forprofit organizations and governments

and their agencies. Thus, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private organizations,

State and local governments or their

bona fide agents, federally recognized

Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes

or Indian tribal organizations, and

small, minority and/or woman-owned

businesses are eligible to apply.

Note: Pub. L. 104–65, dated December 19,

1995, prohibits an organization described in

section 501(c)(4) of the IRS Code of 1986, that

engages in lobbying activities shall not be

eligible for the receipt of Federal funds

constituting an award, grant, contract, loan,

or any other form of funding.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $200,000 is available

in FY 1998 to fund one or two awards.

If one award is made, the award will be

funded up to $200,000. If two awards

are funded, the average award will be

$100,000. The amount of funding

available may vary and is subject to

change. This award is expected to begin

on or about September 30, 1998. The

award will be made for a 12-month

budget period within a project period

not to exceed 3 years. Continuation

awards within the project period will be

made on the basis of satisfactory

progress and availability of funds.

Use of Funds

Restrictions on Lobbying

Applicants should be aware of

restrictions on the use of HHS funds for

lobbying of Federal or State legislative

bodies. Under the provisions of 31

U.S.C. Section 1352 (which has been in

effect since December 23, 1989),

recipients (and their subtier contractors)

are prohibited from using appropriated

Federal funds (other than profits from a

Federal contract) for lobbying Congress

or any Federal agency in connection

with the award of a particular contract,

grant, cooperative agreement, or loan.

This includes grants/cooperative

agreements that, in whole or in part,

involve conferences for which federal

funds cannot be used directly or

indirectly to encourage participants to

lobby or to instruct participants on how

to lobby.

In addition, the current HHS

Appropriations Act expressly prohibits

the use of appropriated funds for

indirect or ‘‘grass roots’’ lobbying efforts

that are designed to support or defeat

legislation pending before state

legislatures. Section 503 of the law

provides as follows:

Sec. 503(a) No part of any appropriation

contained in this Act shall be used, other

than for normal and recognized executivelegislative relationships, for publicity or

propaganda purposes, for the preparation,

distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet,

booklet, publication, radio, television, or

video presentation designed to support or

defeat legislation pending before the

Congress, or any State legislature, except in

presentation to the Congress or any State

legislative body itself.