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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]

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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
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committee members, upon request.

Other information pertaining to the

meetings may be obtained from the

contact person indicated below.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

notify the contact person listed for that

particular meeting.

Committee Name: Cancer Research

Manpower and Education Review Committee

(Subcommittee A).

Contact Person: Dr. Mary Bell, Scientific

Review Administrator, National Cancer

Institute, NIH, Executive Plaza North, Rm.

611A, 6130 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD

20892–7094, Telephone: (301) 496–7978.

Date of Meeting: June 11–13, 1995.

Place of Meeting: The Holiday Inn, 5520

Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 2081.

Closed: June 11, 1995, 7:30 pm to recess,

June 12, 1995, 8 am to recess, June 13, 1995,

8 am to adjournment.

Agenda: Review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual grant applications.

Committee Name: Board of Scientific

Counselors, Division of Cancer Treatment.

Contact Person: Dr. Robert Wittes, Acting

Executive Secretary National Cancer

Institute, NIH, Building 31A, Room 3A44,

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892,

Telephone: (301) 496–4291.

Date of Meeting: June 19, 1995.

Place of Meeting: Building 31C, Conference

Room 10, National Institutes of Health, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Open: 8 am to approximately 1 pm.

Agenda: Review program plans, concepts

of contract recompetiions and budget for the

DCT program.

Closed: 1 pm to adjournment.

Agenda: Review, discussion and

evaluation of individual extramural/

intramural programmatic and personnel

policies including consideration of personnel

qualifications and the performance and

competence of individual investigators.

This notice is being published less than

fifteen days prior to the meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the review cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 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.)

Dated: May 24, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–13272 Filed 5–30–95; 8:45 am]

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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: RFA for Specialized Centers

of Research on Hematopoietic Stem Cell

Biology.

Date: June 13–15, 1995

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Contact Person: Eric H. Brown, Ph.D., 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 7204, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892–7924, (301) 435–0299.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Demonstration and

Education Research Grants.

Date: July 18–19, 1995.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Stouffer Concourse Hotel, Arlington,

Virginia.

Contact Person: Louise Corman, Ph.D.,

6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7180, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892–7924, (301) 435–0270.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

These meetings will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth in

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

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

This notice is being published less than

fifteen days prior to the meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Programs Nos. 93.837, Heart and Vascular

Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases

Research; and 93.839, Blood Diseases and

Resources Research, National Institutes of

Health.)

Dated: May 24, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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National Institute of Mental Health;

Amended Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Institute of

Mental Health Initial Review Group,

Psychobiology, Behavior, and

Neuroscience Review Committee, which

was published in the Federal Register

on April 17, 1995 (60 CFR 19268).

This committee was to have convened

at 9 a.m. on June 19 at the Ramada Inn

Rockville in Rockville, Maryland. The

location has been changed to the

Crowne Plaza Holiday Inn, 1750

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20857.

Dated: May 24, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–13274 Filed 5–30–95; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given to the meeting of the

Extramural Science Advisory Board of

the National Institute of Mental Health

(NIMH) for July 1995.

The entire meeting will be open to the

public for discussion of the NIMH grant

portfolio. Attendance by the Public will

be limited to space available. If

individuals who plan to attend need

special assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other reasonable

accommodations, or need other

information pertaining to the meeting,

notify the contact person named below

in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: Extramural Science

Advisory Board, NIMH.

Date: July 24, 1995; 8:30 a.m.—Recess. July

25, 1995; 8:30 a.m.—Adjournment.

Place: Conference Room 6, Building 31,

National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville

Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Andrea Baruchin, Ph.D.,

Executive Secretary, Parklawn Building,

Room 17C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–4335.

Purpose/Agenda: To discuss the Institute’s

portfolio.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers 93.126, Small Business

Innovation Research; 93.176, ADAMHA

Small Instrumentation Program Grants;

93.242, Mental Health Research Grants;

93.281, Mental Research Scientist

Development Award and Research Scientist

Development Award for Clinicians; 93.282,

Mental Health Research Service Awards for

Research Training; and 93.921, ADAMHA

Science Education Partnership Award.)

Dated: May 24, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–13275 Filed 5–30–95; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

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

of the National Institute of Mental

Health Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: July 18, 1995.