Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 127 /Thursday, July 2, 1998 / Notices 36235

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. (EDT) July 13,

1998.

PLACE: 4th Floor, Conference Room

4506, 1250 H Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Approval of the minutes of the June

8, 1998, Board member meeting.

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report

by the Executive Director.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.

Dated: June 30, 1998.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

[FR Doc. 98–17832 Filed 6–30–98; 3:28 pm]

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

President’s Commission on the

Celebration of Women in American

History

AGENCY: General Services

Administration.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the President’s Commission on the

Celebration of Women in American

History (Commission) will hold an open

meeting from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

Thursday, July 16, 1998 at the Ontario

Courthouse, Judge Henry Court Room,

27 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY

14424. Under 41 CFR 101–6.1015(b)(2),

less than 15 days notice of the meeting

is provided due to delays in organizing

the Commission and the intent to

coordinate the first Commission meeting

with the celebration in Seneca Falls, NY

of the 150th anniversary of the first

women’s rights convention.

Background

Executive Order 13090 signed by

President Clinton on June 29, 1998,

established the Commission. The

Commission’s mission is to make

recommendations to the President by

March 1, 1999, on ways to best

acknowledge and celebrate the roles and

accomplishments of women in

American history.

Purpose

The meeting is for organizational

purposes and will include introduction

of Commission members, an overview of

the Executive Order, and a discussion of

the Commission’s mandate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha Davis (202) 501–0705, Assistant

to the Associate Administrator for

Communications, General Services

Administration.

Dated: June 30, 1998.

Joseph R. Rodriguez,

Acting GSA Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–17825 Filed 6–30–98; 3:56 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA–98–7]

Fiscal Year 1998 Program

Announcement; Availability of Funds

and Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of

funds and request for applications to

carry out the functions of a National

Eldercare Locator.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging

(AoA) announces that under this

program announcement it will hold a

competition for a cooperative agreement

award for a National Eldercare Locator.

The deadline date for the submission of

applications is August 26, 1998. Public

and/or nonprofit agencies,

organizations, and institutions are

eligible to apply under this program

announcement. To be considered for

funding, however, applicants must

demonstrate a proven track record of

experience in conducting national

hotlines and dealing with the network

of State and Area Agencies on Aging

and State and Area Information and

Referral Services. Coalitions of

organizations are encouraged.

Application kits are available by

writing to the Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration on

Aging, Office of State and Community

Programs, 330 Independence Avenue,

SW, Room 4747, Washington, DC 20201,

telephone: (202) 619–0011 or (202) 619–

3955.

Dated: June 26, 1998.

Jeanette C. Takamura,

Assistant Secretary for Aging.

[FR Doc. 98–17572 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[INFO–98–22]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Seleda

Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

1. Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance

Project (GISP) (0920–0307)—

Extension—The Division of STD

Prevention, National Center for HIV,

STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) is

requesting a 3-year extension of OMB

clearance to continue the Gonococcal

Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP). The

objectives of GISP are: (1) To monitor

trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of

strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the

United States; and (2) to characterize

resistant isolates. GISP provides critical

surveillance for antimicrobial

resistance, allowing for informed

treatment recommendations. GISP was

begun in 1986 as a voluntary

surveillance project and now involves 5

regional laboratories and 26 publicly

funded sexually transmitted disease

clinics around the country. The STD

clinics submit up to 25 gonococcal