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document and should specify the

monographs desired.

FDA emphasizes, however, that it will

not consider adopting and incorporating

any of the committee’s new monographs

or monograph revisions into FDA

regulations without ample opportunity

for public comment. If FDA decides to

propose the adoption of new

monographs and changes that have

received final approval of the

committee, it will announce its

intention, and provide an opportunity

for public comment in the Federal

Register.

The committee invites comments and

suggestions on specifications by all

interested parties on the proposed new

monographs and revisions of current

monographs that follow:

I. Proposed New Monograph

Food Starch, Unmodified

II. Current Monographs to which the

Committee Proposes to Make Revisions

Aluminum Potassium Sulfate (Assay,

Heavy Metals, Lead)

Aluminum Sulfate (Heavy Metals)

Ammonium Carbonate (Heavy Metals,

Sulfur Compounds)

Azodicarbonamide (Assay, Heavy

Metals)

Beeswax, White (Heavy Metals)

Beeswax, Yellow (Heavy Metals)

Caffeine (Description, Identification,

Assay, Heavy Metals, Lead, Water)

Calcium Acetate (Assay, Heavy Metals,

Lead)

Calcium Bromate (Assay, Heavy Metals)

Calcium Chloride (Description,

Labeling, Assay, Acid-Insoluble

Matter,

Magnesium and Alkali Salts)

Calcium Citrate (Assay, Loss on Drying)

Calcium Hydroxide (Assay, AcidInsoluble Substances, Heavy Metals,

Magnesium and Alkali Salts)

Calcium Oxide (Assay, Acid-Insoluble

Substances, Alkalies or Magnesium,

Heavy Metals, Lead, Loss on Ignition)

Calcium Propionate (Identification,

Assay)

Calcium Saccharin (Assay)

Calcium Sorbate (Lead)

Candelilla Wax (Identification, Heavy

Metals)

Carrageenan (Delete monograph from

the Food Chemicals Codex)

Castor Oil (Saponification Value,

Specific Gravity)

Cellulose Gel (formerly Microcrystalline

Cellulose, Description, Identification,

Loss on Drying, pH, Water-Soluble

Substances)

Chlorine (Assay, Heavy Metals,

Moisture and Residue)

Dextrin (Heavy Metals, Lead, pH of

Dispersions)

Disodium EDTA (Identification, Assay,

Calcium, Nitrilotriacetic Acid)

Erythorbic Acid (Assay, Heavy Metals,

Lead, Loss on Drying)

Ethyl Cellulose (Heavy Metals, Lead)

Food Starch, Modified (Numerous

Changes)

Fumaric Acid (Identification, Assay,

Heavy Metals, Maleic Acid)

Hydrochloric Acid (Numerous Changes)

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (Heavy

Metals, Lead)

Iron, Carbonyl (Arsenic, Lead)

Iron, Electrolytic (Arsenic, Lead)

Iron, Reduced (Arsenic, Lead, AcidInsoluble Substances)

Isobutylene-Isoprene Copolymer

(Identification, Heavy Metals, Total

Unsaturation)

Lactic Acid (Labeling, Chloride, Sulfate)

Magnesium Carbonate (Heavy Metals,

Acid-Insoluble Substances, Calcium

Oxide)

Magnesium Hydroxide (Assay, Calcium

Oxide, Heavy Metals, Oxide, Loss on

Ignition)

Magnesium Oxide (Assay, AcidInsoluble Substances, Calcium Oxide,

Heavy Metals, Loss on Ignition)

Malic Acid (Identification, Assay,

Fumaric and Maleic Acids, Heavy

Metals, Lead, Residue on Ignition,

Specific Rotation)

Maltodextrin (Labeling, Assay, Protein,

Sulfur Dioxide, Total Solids)

Methyl Ethyl Cellulose (Heavy Metals,

Lead)

Nisin Preparation (Lead)

Nitrous Oxide (Identification)

Phosphoric Acid (Labeling, Heavy

Metals)

Poloxamer 331 (1,4-Dioxane; Ethylene

Oxide, Propylene Oxide, and 1,4-

Dioxane)

Poloxamer 407 (1,4-Dioxane; Ethylene

Oxide, Propylene Oxide, and 1,4-

Dioxane)

Polydextrose (Description, Lead,

Monomers, Molecular Weight Limit,

Residue on Ignition)

Polydextrose Solution (Monomers)

Polyethylene (Identification, Heavy

Metals)

Polyethylene Glycols (1,4-Dioxane,

Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene

Glycol,

Ethylene Oxide, Heavy Metals)

Polysorbate 20 (1,4-Dioxane)

Polysorbate 60 (1,4-Dioxane, Stearic and

Palmitic Acids)

Polysorbate 65 (1,4-Dioxane)

Polysorbate 80 (1,4-Dioxane)

Polyvinyl Acetate (Loss on Drying,

Heavy Metals, Volatiles)

Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (Extractable

Substances, Soluble Substances,

Unsaturation, Water)

Potassium Bromate (Chloride, Heavy

Metals, Loss on Drying, Sulfate)

Potassium Hydroxide (Assay, Heavy

Metals, Mercury)

Potassium Sorbate (Lead)

Potassium Sulfate (Description, Assay)

Propylene Glycol Alginate (Ash,

Esterified Carboxyl Groups, Heavy

Metals, Lead, Neutralized Carboxyl

Groups)

Rice Bran Wax (Heavy Metals)

Silicon Dioxide (Heavy Metals, Lead,

Loss on Drying)

Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (Heavy

Metals, Lead)

Sodium Hydroxide (Assay, Heavy

Metals)

Sodium Hydroxide Solution (Labeling,

Heavy Metals)

Sodium Metabisulfite (Assay, Heavy

Metals, Lead)

Sodium Potassium Tartrate (Assay)

Titanium Dioxide (Identification, Assay,

Lead, Water-Soluble Substances)

Vitamin A (Assay)

Interested persons may, on or before

August 14, 1995, submit to NAS written

comments regarding the monographs

listed in this notice. Those wishing to

make comments are encouraged to

submit supporting data and

documentation with their comments.

Two copies of any comments are to be

submitted. Comments and supporting

data or documentation are to be

identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document and should include a

statement that the comment is in

response to this Federal Register notice.

NAS will forward a copy of each

comment to the Dockets Management

Branch (address above). Received

comments may be seen in the Dockets

Management Branch between 9 a.m. and

4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Dated: May 18, 1995.

Fred R. Shank,

Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 95–13204 Filed 5–30–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Health Care Financing Administration

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority

Office of the Associate Administrator

for External Affairs

Part F of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services, Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), (Federal

Register, Vol. 59, No. 60, pp. 14637–

14638, dated Tuesday, March 29, 1994)

is amended to reflect changes in the
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organizational structure of the Office of

the Associate Administrator for

Customer Relations and

Communications (AACRC). AACRC is

being renamed the Office of the

Associate Administrator for External

Affairs (AAEA) and is being reorganized

to more accurately reflect the customer

relations and communication areas.

The specific amendments to Part F are

as follows:

• Section F.10. (Organization) is

amended by deleting F.10.B. in its

entirety and replacing it with the

following:

B. Office of the Associate Administrator

for External Affairs (FC)

1. Office of Media Relations (FCA)

2. Office of Professional Relations (FCB)

3. Office of Beneficiary Relations (FCC)

4. Freedom of Information and Privacy

Office (FCE)

• Section F.20.B. (Functions) is

amended by deleting the statement and

substructure in their entirety and

replacing them with the new functional

statements. The new functional

statements read as follows:

B. Office of the Associate Administrator

for External Affairs (FC)

• Advises the Administrator, senior

staff, and components on HCFA

communications and customer

relations’ policies, procedures, and

programs.

• Promotes an awareness of customer

and partner perceptions of HCFA

policies and programs and participates

in ensuring that HCFA activities meet

customer needs and standards of

service.

• Promotes an awareness within and

outside of HCFA determining the scope

and diversity of HCFA’s customer base

and their needs.

• Develops and maintains channels of

communication and mechanisms for

feedback between HCFA and its

customers and partners. Develops,

coordinates, and advises the

Administrator, senior staff, and

components on outreach, customer

service, and survey strategies, policies,

and procedures.

• Directs and coordinates a coherent

communications strategy with HCFA

leadership and components and ensures

an effective implementation of this

strategy. Directs communication of

HCFA policies and initiatives to the

media, advocacy groups, and provider,

professional, and educational

organizations and institutions.

• Designs, conducts, and advises the

Administrator, senior staff, and

components on information campaigns

and initiatives to educate customers and

partners on HCFA policies, programs,

and services. Advises and participates

in the production of customer-oriented

print and multi-media materials.

• Manages the interaction of the

Administrator, senior staff, and

components with the Department, other

government entities, the media, and

external parties interested in HCFA’s

public affairs’ programs and activities

(including interviews, public

appearances, and speeches).

• Directs and advises the

Administrator, senior staff, and

components on the requirements,

policies, and administration of the

Freedom of Information Act and Privacy

Act.

1. Office of Media Relations (FCA)

• Serves as the principal

spokesperson for HCFA to the news

media.

• Prepares and edits appropriate

materials about HCFA, its policies,

actions and findings, and provides them

to the public through the print and

broadcast media; develops and directs

public information and media relations’

strategies for HCFA.

• Provides consultation, advice and

training to HCFA senior staff with

respect to relations with the news

media.

• Responds to inquires from a broad

variety of news media including major

newspapers, national television and

radio networks, national news

magazines, local newspapers and radio

and television stations, publications

directed toward HCFA’s beneficiary

populations and newsletters serving the

health care industry.

• Arranges formal interviews for

journalists with the HCFA

Administrator or other appropriate

senior HCFA staff; identifies for

interviewees the issues to be addressed,

and prepares or obtains background

materials as needed.

• Maintains a broad based knowledge

of HCFA’s structure, responsibilities,

mission, goals, programs and initiatives

in order to provide or arrange for rapid

and accurate response to news media

needs.

• For significant HCFA initiatives,

issues media advisories and arranges

press conferences as appropriate;

coordinates material and personnel as

necessary.

2. Office of Professional Relations (FCB)

• Serves as the focal point in HCFA

for external health care professional,

institutional, and related organizations.

• Provides consultation and technical

assistance to organizations and agencies

representing the health professional,

business, and academic communities.

• Contributes to the development of

HCFA policies, regulations, procedures,

and legislative proposals taking into

consideration the views of the affected

parties.

• Promotes within HCFA an

awareness of the concerns of the health

care community.

• Provides technical assistance and

support services in the operations of the

Practicing Physicians Advisory Council.

• Services as a contact in HCFA for

international visitors. Responds to

requests from intergovernmental

agencies and the international

community for information related to

the United States health care system.

• Maintains a close working

relationship with other Federal agencies

on health related matters.

• Manages speaker and meeting

requests for the Administrator. Receives

and develops requests, identifies issues,

and negotiates topics. Makes

recommendations to the Administrator

to accept or decline requests. Initiates

search for Senior level speakers, when

invitations are declined. Explores

feasibility of meeting with senior staff,

when meeting requests are declined.

• Manages the Speakers Bureau.

Responds to requests from outside

organizations for senior level HCFA

speakers (other than the Administrator).

• Seeks speaker opportunities for the

Administrator to present HCFA goals

and objectives.

• Manages the Administrator’s public

appearances, and meetings. Serves as

liaison between HCFA and the

leadership of professional and

beneficiary organizations in

coordinating the preparations

surrounding public appearances and

meetings.

• Conducts follow-up activities. After

each event a follow up call is made to

the group to see if their issues were

addressed. A call is also made to the

Administrator’s office to get the

Administrator’s comments on the

effectiveness of the event.

• Develops briefing material for use

by the Administrator, the Deputy, the

Associate, and the Secretary, including

identifying and researching issues of

concern to both HCFA and outside

organizations.

• Researches and writes the speeches

given by the Administrator.

• Researches and prepares articles

and other public statements for the

Administrator’s signature.

• Advises the Office of Media

Relations on potential news

opportunities stemming from public

appearances and speaking engagements.
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3. Office of Beneficiary Relations (FCC)

• Advises the Associate

Administrator, HCFA senior staff and

HCFA components on HCFA’s policies

and actions affecting Medicare and

Medicaid beneficiaries.

• Promotes within HCFA an

awareness of the needs and concerns of

HCFA’s beneficiaries (including those

segments of the beneficiary population

with special information or service

needs), their families, caregivers and

representatives.

• Maintains a close working

relationship with other Federal and

State agencies, and beneficiary

representative organizations.

• Identifies the need for changes in

information, benefits and services, and

assesses the impact of proposed HCFA

actions on current and future

beneficiaries.

• Conducts and coordinates within

HCFA the assessment of beneficiary

needs, the measurement of beneficiary

satisfaction with HCFA programs,

policies and operations, and the

development of customer service

standards; serves as a resource with

respect to these activities and the

information collected through them.

• Participates with other HCFA

components in the development and

implementation of strategies and

program objectives affecting beneficiary

services.

• Responds to beneficiary inquiries

involving access to and utilization of the

Medicare and Medicaid programs and

related issues.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates the

production of audio and film products

such as public service announcements

and informational films, and the

preparation and publication of general

purpose publications such as The

Medicare Handbook, The Guide to

Nursing Homes, etc.

• Reviews and clears print,

audiovisual, and exhibit plans and

materials intended for use with

beneficiary populations, and secures

such clearances as needed through the

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Public Affairs.

• Administers a wide variety of

contracts, grant programs and

interagency agreements, within HCFA,

to assist in the conduct of its beneficiary

service responsibilities.

• Works in cooperation with the

Office of Media Relations to determine

and meet the information needs of the

public with respect to issues of concern

to beneficiaries and their

representatives.

• Coordinates other HCFA activities

directly related to beneficiary services

as they arise.

4. Freedom of Information and Privacy

Office (FCE)

• Conducts activities necessary to the

receipt, management, response, and

reporting requirements of the

Department under the Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) regarding all

requests received by HCFA.

• Maintains a log of all FOIA requests

received by the central office, refers

requests to the appropriate components

within headquarters, the regions or

among carriers and intermediaries for

the collection of the documents

requested. Makes recommendations and

prepares replies to requesters, including

denials of information as permitted

under FOIA, and drafts briefing

materials and responses in connection

with appeals of denials decisions.

• Consults with the Office of the

General Counsel and the Department of

Health and Human Services’ Freedom of

Information Officer and external

agencies regarding denials, releases, and

appeals.

• Provides in house training, internal

and external work plans, and guidance

for FOIA coordinators and management

officials in HCFA central and regional

office components, and maintains up-todate knowledge of Federal Court

decisions interpreting FOIA.

• Prepares guidelines and Medicare/

Medicaid manual changes regarding

FOIA program, keeps track of any

changes levied for FOIA research

process activities, and assures prompt

payment.

• Establishes and monitors HCFA’s

policies and guidelines for the

implementation of Privacy Act

safeguards of records. This is

accomplished by utilizing the

administrative issuances system (AIS)

guides and training.

• Directs the maintaining and

amending of HCFA-wide records for

confidentially and disclosure to the

Privacy Act to include: planning,

organizing, initiating and controlling

privacy matching assignments.

• Develops HCFA comments and

recommendations for reports, proposed

policy and proposed legislation;

coordinates appropriate privacy issues

for FOIA requests; and responds to

congressional, public and other agencies

on Privacy Act issues.

• Publishes notices describing

Privacy Act records systems and

provides advice and guidance to HCFA

components on issues as required by the

Privacy Act.

• Follows necessary clearance

procedures for proposals, and new

system integrations.

• Maintains case records and the

FOIA filing system, monitors and

reviews FOIA office production reports

and administrative responsibilities.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates

studies to ascertain trends and

developments in disclosures of

information requested under the

Freedom of Information Act. Develops

these findings into various alternatives

and recommendations for the more

effective handling of FOI requests and

presents them to management prior to

implementation. Provides input to the

Department on any proposed changes to

FOI procedures.

• Defines the scope of requests and

adequacy of records available.

Dated: May 19, 1995.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–13182 Filed 5–30–95; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–M

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

Meetings

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meetings of the

National Cancer Institute for June 1995.

These meetings will be open to the

public to discuss administrative details

or other issues relating to committee

activities as indicated in the notice and

for the review of concepts being

considered for funding. Attendance by

the public will be limited to space

available.

These meetings will be closed to the

public as indicated below in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

and sec. 10(d) of Pub. L. 92–463, for the

review, discussion and evaluation of

individual grant applications, previous

site visit reports, and for the critique

and evaluation of extramural/intramural

programmatic and personnel policies,

including consideration of personnel

qualifications and performance and the

competence of individual investigators.

These applications, reports and the

discussions could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

applications, programs, and projects, the

disclosure of which would constitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy.

Ms. Carole Frank, the Committee

Management Officer, National Cancer

Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room

630E, 6130 Executive Blvd MSC 7405,

Bethesda, Maryland 20892–7405, (301–

496–5708) will provide a summary of

the meetings and the roster of