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not in advance of the meeting request an

opportunity to speak will be allowed to

make an oral presentation at the

hearing’s conclusion, if time permits, at

the chairperson’s discretion.

The agenda, the questions to be

addressed by the committee, and a

current list of committee members will

be available at the meeting location on

the day of the meeting.

Transcripts of the open portion of the

meeting may be requested in writing

from the Freedom of Information Office

(HFI–35), Food and Drug

Administration, rm. 12A–16, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

approximately 15 working days after the

meeting, at a cost of 10 cents per page.

The transcript may be viewed at the

Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

rm. 1–23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

Rockville, MD 20857, approximately 15

working days after the meeting, between

the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday. Summary minutes of

the open portion of the meeting may be

requested in writing from the Freedom

of Information Office (address above)

beginning approximately 90 days after

the meeting.

This notice is issued under section

10(a)(1) and (2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2), and

FDA’s regulations (21 CFR part 14) on

advisory committees.

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Linda A. Suydam,

Interim Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

[FR Doc. 95–12019 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Availability of Funds for the

Community Scholarship Programs

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration, PHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

announces the availability of

approximately $100,000 under section

338L of the Public Health Service (PHS)

Act for competing Grants to States for

Community Scholarship Programs.

The purpose of the Community

Scholarship Program (CSP) is to enable

States to increase the availability of

primary health care in urban and rural

federally designated health professional

shortage areas (HPSAs) by assisting

community organizations to provide

scholarships for the education of

individuals to serve as health

professionals in these communities.

The PHS is committed to achieving

the health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of Healthy People

2000, a PHS-led national activity. This

grant program is related to the objectives

of improving access to and availability

of primary health care services for all

Americans, especially the underserved

populations. Potential applicants may

obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000

(Full Report: Stock No. 017–001–00474–

0) or Healthy People 2000 (Summary

Report; Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325

(telephone number 202–783–3238).

Pub. L. 103–227, the Pro-Children Act

of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain

facilities in which education, library,

day care, regular and routine health care

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Smoking must also be prohibited in

indoor facilities that are constructed,

operated or maintained with Federal

funds.

DUE DATES: Applications are due June

15, 1995. Applications will be

considered to have met the deadline if

they are (1) received on or before the

deadline date; or (2) postmarked on or

before the established deadline date and

received in time for orderly processing.

Applicants should request a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or

obtain a receipt from a commercial

carrier. Private metered postmarks will

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing. Late applications not accepted

for processing will be returned to the

applicant.

ADDRESSES: Application materials may

be obtained from, and completed

applications should be returned to: Ms.

Alice H. Thomas, Grants Management

Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care

(BPHC), 4350 East-West Highway, 11th

Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (301)

594–4250. The Grants Management staff

is available to provide assistance on

business management issues.

Applications for these grants will be

made on PHS Form 5161–1 with revised

face sheet DHHS Form 424, as approved

by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) under control number

0937–0189.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general program information and

technical assistance, please contact

Carolyn Beth Lee, R.N., Division of

Scholarships and Loan Repayments,

BPHC, HRSA, 4350 East-West Highway,

10th Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814,

at (301) 594–4370.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FY

1995 approximately $100,000 will be

awarded for 3–5 new and competing

continuation grants ranging from $5,000

to $75,000 for a 12-month budget period

and up to a 3-year project period. Under

this program, States enter into

agreements with public or private

nonprofit community organizations

located in federally designated HPSAs.

These organizations will recruit

qualified residents of their communities

and provide scholarships to them to

become physicians, certified nurse

practitioners, certified nurse midwives,

or physician assistants based on the

needs of the communities.

This grant program is intended to be

consistent with the efforts of the

National Health Service Corps (NHSC)

Scholarship Program, NHSC Loan

Repayment Program and NHSC State

Loan Repayment Program to meet the

needs of underserved populations in

federally designated HPSAs through the

placement of primary care practitioners.

For purposes of this program, the term

‘‘primary health care’’ means health

services regarding family medicine,

general internal medicine, general

pediatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology,

that are provided by physicians,

certified nurse practitioners, certified

nurse midwives, or physician assistants.

The Secretary is required by statute

[Section 338L(l)(3) of the PHS Act] to

ensure that, to the extent practicable,

not less than 50 percent of the amount

appropriated will be in the aggregate

expended by the States for making

grants to community organizations that

are located in rural federally designated

HPSAs. Consequently, each State

submitting a grant application must

submit estimates of the amount of the

grant that will be expended regarding

the provision of primary health care in

urban and rural HPSAs.

Eligibility Requirements

In order for a State to receive a grant

under this program, the State must:

1. Receive funding for at least one

grant, cooperative agreement, or

contract under any provisions of the

PHS Act other than section 338L for the

fiscal year for which the State is

applying;

2. Agree that the grant program will

be administered directly by a single

State agency;

3. Agree to make grants to community

organizations located in federally

designated HPSAs in order to assist

those community organizations in

providing scholarships to individuals

enrolled or accepted for enrollment as

full-time students in health professions

schools accredited by a body or bodies
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recognized for accreditation purposes by

the Secretary of Education;

4. Agree that 40 percent of the total

costs of the scholarships will be paid

from the Federal grant made to the

State; and

5. Agree that 60 percent of the total

costs of the scholarships will be paid

from non-Federal contributions made in

cash by the State and the community

organization through which the

scholarship is provided.

a. The State must make available

through these cash contributions not

less than 15 percent nor more than 25

percent of the scholarship costs.

b. The community organization must

make available through these cash

contributions not less than 35 percent

nor more than 45 percent of the

scholarship costs.

c. Non-Federal contributions provided

in cash by the State and community

organization (as described in a and b

above) may not include any amounts

provided by the Federal Government to

the State, or community organization

involved, or to any other entity. NonFederal contributions required may be

provided directly by the State and

community organization involved, and

may be provided through donations

from public and private entities. States

should be aware, however, that

donations from providers may be

subject to provisions of Pub. L. 102–234,

the Medicaid Voluntary Contribution

and Provider-Specific Tax Amendments

of 1991.

Scholarship Requirements

To receive a grant, the State must

agree that it will award a grant to a

community organization for

scholarships only if:

1. The individual who is to receive

the scholarship under a contract is a

resident of a federally designated HPSA

in which the community organization is

located and will provide primary health

care services for:

a. A number of years equal to the

number of years for which the

scholarship is provided, or for a period

of 2 years, whichever period is greater;

or

b. Such greater period of time as the

individual and the community

organization may agree.

2. The individual agrees, while

enrolled in a health professions school,

to maintain an acceptable level of

academic standing (as determined by

the school) at the school as a full-time

student in accordance with regulation

issued by the Secretary pursuant to

section 338A(f)(1)(B)(iii) of the PHS Act;

3. The individual and the community

organization agree that the scholarship:

a. Will be expended only for tuition

expenses, other reasonable educational

expenses, reasonable living expenses

incurred while in attendance at the

school, and/or payment to the

individual of a monthly stipend of not

more than the amount authorized for

NHSC scholarship recipients under

Section 338A(g)(1)(B) of the PHS Act;

and

b. Will not, for any year of such

attendance for which the scholarship is

provided, be in an amount exceeding

the total amount required for the year

for the purposes indicated in paragraph

(a) above.

4. The individual agrees to meet the

educational and certification or

licensure requirements necessary to

become a primary care physician,

certified nurse practitioner, certified

nurse midwife, or physician assistant in

the State in which the individual is to

practice under the contract; and,

5. The individual agrees that, in

providing primary health care pursuant

to the scholarship, he/she:

a. Will not, in the case of an

individual seeking care, discriminate on

the basis of the ability of the individual

to pay for such care or on the basis that

payment for such care will be made

pursuant to the programs established in

Titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX

(Medicaid) of the Social Security Act;

and,

b. Will accept assignment under

section 1842(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Social

Security Act for all services for which

payment may be made under Part B of

Title XVIII, and will enter into an

appropriate agreement with the State

agency that administers the State plan

for medical assistance under Title XIX

to provide service to individuals

entitled to medical assistance under the

plan.

Evaluation Criteria

For new and competing continuation

grants the following criteria will be used

to evaluate applications: (a) The

magnitude and extent of the need for the

grant to provide primary health care, as

described in the proposal; (b) The extent

to which the applicant’s and

community’s recruitment plans are

consistent with the State’s plans for

meeting the needs of the community’s

primary care system; (c) The adequacy

of the methodology for selecting

community organizations, and for

monitoring and evaluating the

community organization’s compliance

with the terms and conditions of the

grant; (d) The degree of documented

community commitment to and

involvement with the grant; (e) The

appropriateness of the proposed plan to

administer and manage the grant; and (f)

The soundness of the budget and the

budget justification for assuring

effective utilization of grant funds. For

competing continuation applications,

evaluation will also be made of program

outcomes and the degree to which

stated goals and objectives were

achieved.

Other Grant Information

The CSP is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, as

implemented by 45 CFR part 100, which

allows States the option of setting up a

system for reviewing applications from

within their States for assistance under

certain Federal programs. The

application package for this program

will include a list of States with review

systems and the single point of contact

(SPOC) in each State for the review.

Applicants (other than federallyrecognized Indian tribal governments)

should contact their State SPOCs as

early as possible to alert them to the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions on the State

process. For proposed projects serving

more than one State, the applicant is

advised to contact the SPOC of each

affected State. The due date for State

process recommendations is 60 days

after the application deadline. The

BPHC does not guarantee that it will

accommodate or explain its response to

State process recommendations received

after that date.

Grants will be administered in

accordance with HHS regulations in 45

CFR part 92. The OMB Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance number for

this program is 93.931.

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–12018 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute; 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 Heart,

Lung, and Blood Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Name of SEP: The Etiology of Excess

Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes

Mellitus

Date: June 19–20, 1995

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Bethesda, Maryland