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applications should be mailed to the

same address. The application form has

been approved under Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Number 0915–0140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further program information and

technical assistance, please contact the

Branch Chief at the above address,

phone or FAX number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

846 of the PHS Act provides that the

Secretary will repay a portion of an

individual’s educational loans incurred

for nursing education costs if that

individual enters into an agreement

with the Secretary to serve as a

registered nurse for 2 or 3 years in a

variety of eligible health facilities or in

a health facility determined by the

Secretary to have a critical shortage of

nurses. For an individual who is

selected to participate in this program,

repayment shall be on the following

basis:

(1) By the completion of the first year

of agreed service, the Secretary will

have paid 30 percent of the principal of,

and interest on, the outstanding balance

on each qualified loan as of the

beginning date of service;

(2) By the completion of the second

year of agreed service, the Secretary will

have paid another 30 percent of the

principal of, and interest on, the

outstanding balance of each qualified

loan as of the beginning date of service;

and

(3) By the completion of a third year

of agreed service, if any, the Secretary

will have paid another 25 percent of the

principal of, and interest on, the

outstanding balance of each qualified

loan as of the beginning date of service.

No more than 85 percent of the

principal balance of any qualified loan

which was unpaid as of the beginning

date of service will be paid under this

program.

Prior to entering an agreement for

repayment of loans, other than Nursing

Student Loans, the Secretary will

require that satisfactory evidence be

provided of the existence and

reasonableness of the educational loans.

These loan repayment amounts are

unrelated to any salary paid to the

nursing education loan repayment

recipient by the health facility by which

he or she has been employed.

To be eligible to participate in this

program, an individual must:

(1) Have received, prior to the start of

service, a baccalaureate or associate

degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing,

or a graduate degree in nursing;

(2) Have outstanding educational

loans for the costs of his/her nursing

education;

(3) Agree to be employed full-time for

not less than 2 years in any of the

following types of eligible health

facilities: an Indian Health Service

health center; a Native Hawaiian health

center; a public hospital (operated by a

State, county, or local government); a

community or migrant health center

[Sections 330(a) and 329(a)(1) of the

PHS Act]; a Federally Qualified Health

Center receiving Sections 330 or 329

funding; a rural health clinic (Section

1861 (aa)(2) of the Social Security Act);

or a public or nonprofit private health

facility determined by the Secretary to

have a critical shortage of nurses; and

(4) Plan to begin employment as a

registered nurse no later than September

30, 1995.

Funding Preferences

As required under section 846, the

Secretary will give preference to

qualified applicants:

(1) Who have the greatest financial

need; and

(2) Who agree to serve in the types of

health facilities described in paragraph

(3) above, that are located in geographic

areas determined by the Secretary to

have a shortage of and need for nurses.

Breach of Agreement

Participants in this program who fail

to provide health services for the period

specified in their agreements with the

Secretary, shall be liable to the Federal

Government for payments made by the

Secretary during the service period

pursuant to such agreement, plus

interest on this amount at the maximum

legal prevailing rate, payable within 3

years from the date the agreement with

the Secretary is breached.

Waiver or Suspension of Liability

A waiver or suspension of liability

may be granted by the Secretary if

compliance with the agreement with the

Secretary by the individual participant

is impossible, or would involve extreme

hardship to the individual, and if

enforcement of the agreement with

respect to the individual would be

unconscionable.

Other Award Information

This program is not subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs, since payments to individuals

are not covered. In addition, this

program is not subject to the submission

of a Public Health System Impact

Statement.

The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number for this program is

93.908.

Dated: May 24, 1995.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–13353 Filed 5–31–95; 8:45 am]

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National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Deafness and

Other Communication Disorders;

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:

Name of Committee: National Institute on

Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 13, 1995.

Time: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Place: 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room

400C, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Marilyn Semmes, Ph.D.,

Acting Chief, Scientific Review Branch, DEA,

NIDCD, NIH, EPS Room 400C, 6120

Executive Boulevard, MSC 7180, Bethesda,

MD 20892–7180, 301/496–8683.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant application.

The meeting, which will be conducted as

a telephone conference call, 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 15

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 No. 93.173 Biological Research

Related to Deafness and Communication

Disorders)

Dated: May 25, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–13340 Filed 5–31–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of