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acquisitions or contracts; (6) manages 

the Agency’s acquisition workforce 

training and certification programs; (7) 

manages the IHS Contract Information 

System and controls entry of data into 

HHS Contract Information System; (8) 

serves as the IHS contact point for 

contract protests and HHS contact for 

contract-related issues; (9) oversees and 

implements the agency’s contract 

planning, solicitation, review, 

negotiation, award, post-award 

administration, and contract closeout 

activities; (10) processes unsolicited 

proposals for the IHS; (11) coordinates 

the IHS Small Business programs; (12) 

oversees compliance with the Buy 

Indian Act; (13) manages the Agency’s 

Government Purchase Card (GPC) 

program; and (14) manages and oversees 

compliance and oversight of all 

acquisition operations activities within 

the Agency. 

Division of Grants Management (DGM) 

(GALD) 

(1) Directs grants management and 

operations for the IHS; (2) authorizes, 

awards and administers discretionary 

grants and cooperative agreements for 

IHS financial assistance programs; (3) 

provides guidance for the resolution of 

audit findings for grant programs; (4) 

manages the IHS grants training and 

certification program; (5) continuously 

assesses grants operations; (6) oversees 

implementation of corrective action 

plans for recipients receiving IHS 

discretionary grant support; (7) reviews 

and makes recommendations for 

improvements in current grantee and 

potential grantee management systems; 

(8) serves as the IHS liaison to HHS 

Office of Grants and the public for 

discretionary grants and cooperative 

agreements authorized by the IHS; (9) 

maintains the SAM.gov Assistance 

Listings (formerly the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance) for IHS financial 

assistance programs; (10) provides 

guidance technical assistance, grantsrelated training and assistance for IHS 

staff, grantees, and applicants; (11) 

liaison to the HHS Quality Service 

Management Office (QSMO) for Grants; 

(12) controls data entry into the grant 

award system; (13) maintains the 

official, electronic grant files for funded 

grants and controls data entry into the 

grant award system; (14) maintains the 

official, electronic grant files for funded 

grants; (15) coordinates payment to 

scholarship recipients in coordination 

with the Division of Health Professions 

Support Office of Human Resources; 

(16) manages the clearance and approval 

process for all IHS grant funding notices 

in Grants.gov; and (17) reviews and 

coordinates inter- and intra-agency 

agreements as well as Memoranda of 

Understanding in collaboration with HQ 

Offices. 

Division of Regulatory and Policy 

Coordination (DRPC) (GALE) 

(1) Manages the IHS’s overall 

regulations program and 

responsibilities, including determining 

the need for and developing plans for 

changes in regulations, developing or 

assuring the development of needed 

regulations, and maintaining the various 

regulatory planning processes; (2) serves 

as IHS liaison with the Office of the 

Federal Register (FR) on matters relating 

to the submission and clearance of 

documents for publication in the FR; (3) 

assures proper Agency clearance and 

processing of FR documents; (4) informs 

management and program officials of 

regulatory activities of other Federal 

agencies; (5) advises the OMS Director 

on such matters as regulations, related 

policy issues, and administrative 

support issues; (6) manages the retrieval 

and transmittal of information in 

response to requests received under the 

FOIA, in collaboration with the Public 

Affairs Staff; (7) coordinates with Office 

of General Counsel (OGC) to determine 

disclosure or deny release of IHS 

records under FOIA; (8) coordinates 

requests for information with the Area 

FOIA coordinators; (9) identifies and 

informs the IHS Privacy Officer of FOIA 

related difficulties across the IHS; (10) 

ensures the security of sensitive and/or 

confidential information when 

responding to FOIA issues; (11) 

researches and applies legal 

determinations to respond requests and 

releasable material; (12) maintains and 

updates various regulatory agendas; (13) 

formulates, administers, and supports 

IHS-wide policies, delegations of 

authority, and organizations and 

functions development; (14) provides 

leadership, on behalf of the IHS 

Director, to functional area managers at 

IHS HQ in developing, modifying, and 

overseeing the implementation of IHS 

policies and procedures; (15) provides 

analysis, advisory, and assistance 

services to IHS managers and staff for 

the development, clearance, and filing 

of IHS directives and delegations of 

authority; (16) serves as principal 

advisor and source for technical 

assistance for establishment or 

modification of organizational 

infrastructures, functions, and Standard 

Administrative Code configurations; 

(17) advises the IHS Director and serves 

as liaison with OGC on such matters as 

litigation, regulation, related policy 

issues, and administrative support 

issues; and (18) ensures the security of 

sensitive and/or confidential 

information when responding to FOIA 

and other regulatory issues. 

Section GA–40, Indian Health Service— 

Delegations of Authority 

All delegations of authority and redelegations of authority made to IHS 

officials that were in effect immediately 

prior to this reorganization, and that are 

consistent with this reorganization, 

shall continue in effect pending further 

re-delegation. 

Xavier Becerra, 

Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00535 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, 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 contract proposals and 

grant applications the discussions could 

disclose confidential trade secrets or 

commercial property such as patentable 

material, and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the contract proposals, the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special 

Emphasis Panel; Phase 1 Clinical Trial 

Contract Review. 

Date: February 10, 2025. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Joel A Saydoff, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

NINDS/NIH/DHHS, NSC, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–496– 

9223 joel.saydoff@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Neurological Disorders and Stroke Initial 

Review Group Neurological Sciences and 

Disorders A Study Section NSD–A Review 

Meeting. 

Date: February 13–14, 2025. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 


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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Address: National Institutes of Health, 

Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting. 

Contact Person: Natalia Strunnikova, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Division of Extramural 

Activities, NINDS/NIH/DHHS, NSC, 6001 

Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, 

301–402–0288 natalia.strunnikova@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research 

Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, 

Biological Basis Research in the 

Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: January 14, 2025. 

David W. Freeman, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01330 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Human Genome Research 

Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Human Genome Research, 

February 10, 2025, 9 a.m. to February 

11, 2025, 5 p.m., National Institutes of 

Health, Capital Gateway Building, 

6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 1100, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 10, 2025, 90 FR 2710. 

Amendment to change the start time 

of the open session from 10 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. The meeting is partially 

closed to the public. 

Dated: January 14, 2025. 

David W. Freeman, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01327 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Amended 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, TEP– 

5A: SBIR Review Meeting, March 3, 

2025, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., National Cancer 

Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W534, Rockville, 

Maryland, 20850 which was published 

in the Federal Register on December 26, 

2024, FR Doc 2024–30711, 89 FR 

105062. 

This notice is being amended to 

change the virtual meeting date from 

March 03, 2025, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to 

March 4, 2025, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 

meeting times, format, and location will 

stay the same. The meeting is closed to 

the public. 

Dated: January 14, 2025. 

David W. Freeman, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01328 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2024–N074; 

FXES11130300000–245–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Receipt of Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

scientific research to promote 

conservation or other activities intended 

to enhance the propagation or survival 

of endangered or threatened species 

under the Endangered Species Act. We 

invite the public and local, State, Tribal, 

and Federal agencies to comment on 

these applications. Before issuing any of 

the requested permits, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before February 20, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for copies of the applications and 

related documents, as well as any 

comments, by one of the following 

methods. All requests and comments 

should specify the applicant name(s) 

and application number(s) (e.g., 

ESXXXXXX; see table in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

• Email (preferred method): 

permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Please refer to 

the respective application number (e.g., 

Application No. ESXXXXXX) in the 

subject line of your email message. 

• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: 

Nathan Rathbun, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Rathbun, 612–713–5343 

(phone); permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email). 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

review and comment from the public 

and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 

agencies on applications we have 

received for permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and 

other information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and the Freedom of 

Information Act. 

Background 

The ESA prohibits certain activities 

with endangered and threatened species 

unless authorized by a Federal permit. 

The ESA and our implementing 

regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

provide for the issuance of such permits 

and require that we invite public 

comment before issuing permits for 

activities involving endangered species. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to conduct 

activities with endangered species for 

scientific purposes that promote 

recovery or for enhancement of 

propagation or survival of the species. 

Our regulations implementing section 

10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found 

at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 

species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened 

wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 

endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 

17.72 for threatened plant species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

The ESA requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. Accordingly, we invite local, 


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