Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 124 / Monday, June 29, 1998 / Notices 35245

1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, ‘‘Requirements for

documentation of refugee status,’’ eligibility for

refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–422);

(2) certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section

584 of the Foreign Operations Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as

included in the FY 1988 Continuing Resolution

(Pub. L. 100–202); and (3) certain Amerasians from

Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of

the Foreign Operations, Expoert Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Pub.

L. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. 101–167), and 1991 (Pub.

L. 101–513). For convenience, the term ‘‘refugee’’ is

used in this notice to encompass all such eligible

persons unless the specific context indicates

otherwise.

Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions

numbers set aside for private-sector-initiative

admissions are not eligible to be served under the

social service 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.

Name of Committee: Minority Programs

Review Committee, Mbrs Subcommittee B,

Minority Biomedical Research Support

Review Subcommittee.

Date: July 9–10, 1998.

Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Natcher Building, Conference Room

C, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Michael A. Sesma,

Scientific Review Administrator, Office of

Scientific Review, NIGMS, Natcher Bldg.,

Room 1AS19H, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda,

MD 20892.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical

Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and

Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry

Research; 93.862, Genetics and

Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,

Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,

Special Minority Initiatives, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 23, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Center For Scientific Review; 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: Chemistry and

Related Sciences Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 7, 1998.

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Ronald Dubois, PHD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, room 4156,

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1722.

Name of Committee: Biological and

Physiological Sciences Special Emphasis

Panel.

Date: July 15, 1998.

Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Carol A. Campbell,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5195C,

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1257.

Name of Committee: Chemistry and

Related Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

ZRG3MCHA/1M.

Date: July 20, 1998.

Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Ronald Dubois, PHD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, room 4156,

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1711.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine,

93.306; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.333,

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 23, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program: Final

Notice of Allocations to States of FY

1998 Funds for Refugee Social

Services

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Final notice of allocations to

States of FY 1998 funds for refugee 1

social services.

SUMMARY: This notice establishes the

allocations to States of FY 1998 funds

for social services under the Refugee

Resettlement Program (RRP). We have

added approximately $22.1 million in

unexpended FY 19965 CMA funds to

the social services formula program

bringing the total to $90.9 million in

funds available for formula social

services in FY 1998.

This notice reflects the decision by

Congress to provide $14,000,000 under

social services to address the needs of

refugees and communities impacted by

recent changes in Federal assistance

programs relating to welfare reform.

This notice also announces ORR’s

intention to postpone a final decision on

the elimination of the floor formula for

States with small refugee populations

until a later date. A notice of proposed

social service allocations to States was

published in the Federal Register on

February 13, 1998, (63 FR 7422) for

public comment. The population

estimates that were used in the

proposed notice have been adjusted in

the final notice as a result of additional

arrival information.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Toyo Biddle, Director, Division of

Refugee Self-sufficiency, (202) 401–

9250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Amounts for Allocation

The Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR) has available $129,990,000 in FY

1998 refugee social service funds as part

of the FY 1998 appropriation for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) (Pub. L. 105–78).

The FY 1998 House Appropriations

Committee Report (H.R. Rept. No. 105–

205) reads as follows with respect to

social services funds:

The bill provides $129,990,000 for social

services, an increase of $19,108,000 over the

comparable fiscal year 1997 appropriation

and the budget request. Funds are distributed

by formula as well as through the

discretionary grant making process for

special projects. The Committee agrees that

$19,000,000 is available for assistance to

serve communities affected by the Cuban and

Haitian entrants and refugees whose arrivals

in recent years have increased. The

Committee has set-aside $16,000,000 for