Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 148 / Monday, August 3, 1998 / Notices 41265

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Cooperative Agreement With the

National Rural Health Association

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of cooperative agreement

award.

SUMMARY: The federal Office of Rural

Health Policy (ORHP), Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA),

announces its intent to award funds in

fiscal year (FY) 1998 to continue

support of a cooperative agreement with

the National Rural Health Association

(NRHA), Kansas City, Missouri.

The Federal ORHP seeks solutions to

the health care problems of rural

communities by working with Federal

agencies, the States, national

associations, foundations, and private

sector organizations. This award will

continue a number of projects designed

to (1) help build national, State, and

community infrastructure through a

variety of approaches including

workshops, conferences, technical

assistance, and other outreach efforts,

and (2) help develop and provide

current information to a wide audience

through various mechanisms including

journals, meetings, educational forums,

and other dissemination efforts. This

cooperative agreement will continue an

ongoing partnership with significant

involvement and input from ORHP staff

in selection of all projects and in

development and implementation of the

work plan.

HRSA plans to award this cooperative

agreement to the NRHA because of its

unique characteristics, skills, and

superior qualifications in the area of

rural health care. NRHA is the only

organization with a broad and diverse

membership from rural areas throughout

the country, a clear mission to improve

the delivery of health services in rural

areas, and the staff capability to provide

research, educational, leadership, and

information support to help rural

citizens build, maintain, and improve

the institutions that can meet their

health care needs.

This cooperative agreement is

authorized under Sec. 301 of the PHS

Act, with funds appropriated under

Pub. L. 105–78 (HHS Appropriations

Act for FY 1998).

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: Approximately

$460,000 will be made available for

obligation to support this cooperative

agreement for a budget period of one

year and a project period of five years

beginning in FY 1999.

OTHER AWARD INFORMATION: This

program is not subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs (as implemented by 45CFR

Part 100). The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.912C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Jerry Coopey, Director of

Government Affairs, Office of Rural

Health Policy, Parklawn Building, Room

9–05, Rockville, Maryland 20857 at

(301) 443–0835.

Dated: July 27, 1998.

Claude Earl Fox,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Notice of Establishment

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

Appendix 2), the Director, National

Institutes of Health, announces the

establishment of the National Cancer

Institute Director’s Consumer Liaison

Group (Committee)

This Committee will advise and make

recommendations to the Director,

National Cancer Institute, from the

perspective and viewpoint of cancer

consumer advocates on a wide variety of

issues, programs and research priorities.

The Committee will serve as a channel

for consumer advocates to voice their

views and concerns.

Unless renewed by appropriate action

prior to its expiration, the charter for the

National Cancer Institute Director’s

Consumer Liaison Group will expire

two years from the date of

establishment.

Dated: July 24, 1998.

Harold Varmus,

Director, National Institutes of Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Drug Abuse;

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 on

Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel Program

Projects Review Committee.

Date: August 5, 1998.

Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: National Institute on Drug Abuse,

Office of Extramural Program Review,

Parklawn Bldg., Room 10–42, Rockville, MD

20857 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Rita Liu, Health Scientist

Administrator, Office of Extramural Program

Review, National Institute on Drug Abuse,

National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 5600

Fishers Lane, Room 10–22, Rockville, MD

20857, (301) 443–9042.

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. 93.277, Drug Abuse Scientist

Development Award for Clinicians, Scientist

Development Awards, and Research Scientist

Awards; 93.278, Drug Abuse National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse Research

Programs, National Institutes of Health,

(HHS)

Dated: July 28, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Natuinal Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 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