36926 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 130 /Wednesday, July 8, 1998 / Notices

Enrichment Program (SEP). Type of

Information Collection Request: New.

Need and Use of Information Collection:

This evaluation will assess the

effectiveness of the NCI SEP in meeting

its goals of: (1) encouraging underrepresented minority and under-served

students who have just completed ninth

grade to select careers in science,

mathematics, and/or research, and (2)

broadening and enriching students’

science, research, and sociocultural

backgrounds. The program is a five- to

six-week residential program taking

place on two university campuses—

University of Kentucky, Lexington and

San Diego State University—in summers

1998–2002. The five-year evaluation is

designed as a controlled, longitudinal

study, consisting of the five SEP cohorts

and two cohorts of control group

students who do not attend the program.

The evaluation will provide NCI with

valuable information regarding specific

components that promote or limit the

program’s effectiveness, the extent to

which the program has been

implemented as planned, how much the

two regional programs vary, and how

the program can be improved or made

more effective. NCI will use this

information to make decisions regarding

continuation and expansion of the

program. Frequency of Response: Semiannually. Affected Public: Individuals

or households and Federal Government.

Type of Respondents: High School and

College students and parents. The

annualized cost to respondents is

estimated at $4,040.00.

The annual reporting burden is as

follows:

Type of respondents Number Number of

responses

Average

hours

Annual

hours

SEP Participants ............................................................................................................... 342 2 .334 229

Control Group Students .................................................................................................... 133 3 .334 156

Parents ............................................................................................................................. 114 1 .167 19

Total ....................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 404

There are no Capital Costs, Operating

Costs, and/or Maintenance Cost to

report.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written

comments and/or suggestions from the

public and affected agencies are invited

on one or more of the following points:

(1) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the function of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

Ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data

collection plans and instruments,

contact Mr. Frank Jackson, Office of

Special Populations Research, National

Cancer Institute, National Institutes of

Health, Executive Plaza South, Room

320, 6120 Executive Boulevard,

Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-tollfree number (301) 496–8589, or E-mail

your request, including your address to:

fj12i@nih.gov

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received within 60 days of this

publication.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

Reesa Nichols,

NCI Project Clearance Liaison.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given a meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors, National

Cancer Institute.

The meeting will be open to the

public as indicated below, with

attendance limited to space available.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

notify the Contact Person listed below

in advance of the meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public as indicated below in accordance

with the provisions set forth in section

552b(c)(6). Title 5 U.S.C., as amended

for the review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual intramural

programs and projects conducted by the

National Cancer Institute, including

consideration of personal qualifications

and performance, and the competence

of individual investigators, the

disclosure of which would constitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific

Counselors, National Cancer Institute,

Subcommittee A—Clinical Sciences and

Epidemiology.

Date: July 13, 1998.

Open: 8:30 am to 9:20 am.

Agenda: Call to order by Board Chair;

presentation by NCI Director regarding the

Bypass Budget 2001; and one concept review.

Place: National Institutes of Health, NCI,

Board of Scientific Counselors, Bldg 31, ‘‘C’’

Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Closed: 9:35 am to Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal

qualifications and performance, and

competence of individual investigators.

Place: National Institutes of Health, NCI,

Board of Scientific Counselors, Bldg 31, ‘‘C’’

Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Judy A. Meitz, PhD,

Executive Secretary, Office of Advisory

Activities, Division of Extramural Activities,

National Cancer Institute, National Institute

of Health, 6130 Executive Boulevard/EPN—

Room 609, Rockville, MD 20892–7410, 301/

496–2378.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction;

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support;

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399,

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: June 29, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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