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and policy statements for use by Agency

employees in responding to print media

questions; tracks issues of potential

interest to the media.

Coordinates the research and drafting

of major public statements by the

Commissioner, including transmittal

documents and supportive statements

for use in transactions with the

Department, other agencies, and the

White House; provides editorial

consultation and review for

manuscripts, articles, and speeches

written by the staff offices serving the

Commissioner to ensure consistency of

information and policy interpretation

and maintains mailing lists for these

documents.

Compiles, publishes, and distributes

the weekly FDA Enforcement Report

and the FDA Public Calendar; maintains

the FDA Daily Clipping Service and

FDA’s electronic bulletin board; and

coordinates the Daily Media Report.

Broadcast Media Staff (HFAJG)

Advises and assists top level Agency

officials on electronic media matters

involving mass media communications.

Plans, develops, and implements

Agencywide broadcast media strategies

for disseminating regulatory and

educational materials to the public

through the mass media.

Serves as the Agency focal point for

preparing, clearing, and disseminating

electronic media requests representing

Agency policy and responding to

electronic media inquiries; maintains

liaison with broadcast media contacts.

Establishes policy for and coordinates

all braodcast media information

activities, including on-camera

interviews and responses to media

inquiries; prepares position and policy

statements for use by Agency employees

in responding to broadcast media

questions; tracks issues of potential

interest to the media.

Plans and coordinates all broadcast

media training for the Agency.

Under Section HF–D, Delegation of

Authority

Pending further delegations,

directives, or orders by the

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, all

delegations of authority to officers or

employees of the Office of Public Affairs

in effect prior to this date shall continue

in effect in them or their successors.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

David A. Kessler,

Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

[FR Doc. 95–4796 Filed 2–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–M

National Institutes of Health

Consensus Development Conference

on Cochlear Implants in Adults and

Children

Notice is hereby given of the NIH

Consensus Development Conference on

‘‘Cochlear Implants in Adults and

Children,’’ which will be held May 15–

17, 1995, in the Natcher Conference

Center of the National Institutes of

Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892. The conference begins

at 8:30 a.m. on May 15, at 8 a.m. on May

16, and at 9 a.m. on May 17.

Cochlear implants are effective

options in habilitation and

rehabilitation of individuals with

profound hearing impairment. The vast

majority of adults who are deaf and

have cochlear implants derive

substantial benefit from them when they

are used in conjunction with

speechreading, and a considerable

number of implanted individuals can

understand speech without visual clues.

Benefits have also been observed in

children including those who lost their

hearing prelingually.

The NIH sponsored a Consensus

Development Conference on Cochlear

Implants in 1988. Since then, implant

technology has been continually

improved. Questions unanswered at this

time have now been resolved. However,

new issues have emerged that must be

addressed. For example, the

performance of some severely to

profoundly hearing-impaired adults

using hearing aids is poorer than that of

even more severely hearing-impaired

individuals using cochlear implants

with advanced speech processing

strategies. Therefore, the criteria for

implantation should be re-examined.

Prediction of implant efficacy in a

specific individual remains a problem,

and agreement does not exist on the

definition of a successful implant user.

Surgical and other risks and possible

long-term effects of cochlear implants

require evaluation.

Implantation of individuals with

multiple disabilities, the elderly, and

children, particularly children who are

prelingually deaf, engender special

questions. What educational setting is

best for the development of speech and

language in children who are deaf and

have a cochlear implant? Are cochlear

implants efficacious in children who are

prelingually deaf?

This conference will bring together

specialists in auditory anatomy and

physiology, otolaryngology, audiology,

aural rehabilitation, education, speech

and language pathology and other

related disciplines as well as

representatives from the public.

After 11⁄2 days of presentations and

audience discussion, an independent,

non-Federal consensus panel will weigh

the scientific evidence and write a draft

statement that it will present to the

audience on the third day. The

consensus statement will address the

following key questions:

* What factors affect the auditory

performance of cochlear implant

recipients?

* What are the benefits and

limitations of cochlear implantation?

* What are the technical and safety

considerations of cochlear

implantation?

* Who is a candidate for cochlear

implantation?

* What are the directions for future

research on cochlear implantation?

The primary sponsors for this

conference are the National Institute on

Deafness and Other Communication

Disorders and the NIH Office of Medical

Applications of Research. The

conference is cosponsored by the

National Institute on Aging, the

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development, and the National

Institute of Neurological Disorders and

Stroke. This is the 100th Consensus

Development Conference held by NIH

since the establishment of the

Consensus Development Program in

1977.

On the second day of the conference,

time has been allocated for 5-minute

formal oral presentations by concerned

individuals or organizations. Those

individuals or groups wishing to send a

representative to contribute during this

session must contact Ms. Elsa Bray by

5 p.m. eastern time, May 1, 1995 at:

Office of Medical Applications of

Research, National Institutes of Health,

Federal Building, Room 618, 7550

Wisconsin Avenue MSC9120, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892–9120, phone (301)

496–1144. If the number of requests

exceeds the slots available, presenters

will be chosen by lot, and those selected

will be notified by May 5, 1995.

Advance information on the

conference program and conference

registration materials may be obtained

from: Ann Besignano, Technical

Resources International, Inc., 3202

Tower Oaks Blvd., Suite 200, Rockville,

Maryland 20852, (301) 770–3153.

The consensus statement will be

submitted for publication in

professional journals and other

publications. In addition, the consensus

statement will be available beginning

May 17, 1995 from the NIH Consensus

Program Information Service, P.O. Box

2577, Kensington, Maryland 20891,
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phone 1–800–NIH–OMAR (1–800–644–

6627).

Dated: February 9, 1995.

Ruth L. Kirschstein,

Deputy Director, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–4823 Filed 2–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Grant to the Farm Resource Center

AGENCY: Center for Mental Health

Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Planned single-source award to

support mental health outreach to coal

miners, farmers, and their families.

SUMMARY: This notice is to provide

information to the public concerning a

planned single-source award by the

CMHS/SAMHSA to the Farm Resource

Center (FRC) of Cairo, Illinois, to fund

the ‘‘MH Outreach to Coal Miners,

Farmers, and Families’’ project. Upon

receipt of a satisfactory grant

application that is recommended for

approval by an Initial Review Group

and the CMHS National Advisory

Council, approximately $600,000 in

Federal funds will be made available to

the FRC to carry out a 1-year project.

This is not a formal request for

applications. Grant funds will be

provided only to the FRC.

Authority/Justification: This grant

will be made under the authority of

Section 520A of the Public Health

Service Act (42 USC 290bb-32).

An award is being made on a singlesource basis in response to House and

Senate Appropriation Subcommittees

language contained in H.R. Report 103–

553 and S. Report 103–318 instructing

the agency to provide funding for two

pilot projects to provide outreach

counseling services to families of coal

miners. A grant is the appropriate

mechanism to fund this activity since

support will be provided for a public

purpose and agency involvement in the

actual conduct of the activity is not

required.

The FRC has provided mental health

and substance abuse outreach services

in rural Illinois since 1986. FRC has

provided counseling to farmers, coal

miners and their families, established a

statewide hotline, and utilized outreach

counselors to work with rural families

in their homes to address problems such

as depression, financial stress,

alcoholism, and domestic violence.

The FRC is uniquely qualified to carry

out the aims of this project in that it has

the distinction of being the only

organization with extensive experience

in linking coal miners, farmers, and

their families with mental health

services. Further, because of their years

of experience and organizational

readiness, the project can be

implemented with a minimal start-up

time. The FRC has in place mechanisms

to recruit, train, and dispatch volunteers

to provide outreach and counseling to

the target population. Moreover, FRC’s

trained staff have a long history of

working closely with State or regional

associations of the United Mine Workers

of America, Association of Public

Health Administrators, the Easter Seal

Society, and the Association of

Community Mental Health Agencies.

Background: A significant portion of

the adult population in the United

States reports experiencing personal or

emotional problems in the course of a

year. Half of these people say they are

unable to solve their problems, and

approximately one-third report they are

unable to do anything to make their

problems more bearable. Yet relatively

few seek help. Thus, outreach services

are important to engage more persons

into appropriate services. Outreach,

when carried out aggressively, can

engage and empower coal miners,

farmers, and their families by giving

them access to needed mental health

services.

The effects of economic stress are

pervasive in rural areas, and coal

miners, farmers, and their families have

been particularly hard hit.

Unemployment and underemployment

have resulted in a high incidence of

problems including alcohol/drug abuse,

family violence, depression, suicides,

and other stress-related symptoms.

This grant is intended to address the

mental health needs of a wide range of

rural population groups including the

poor, the elderly, the disabled, women

(particularly those of child bearing age),

and minority populations in Illinois and

West Virginia. It will enhance effective

service utilization in five areas by:

(1) Expanding the mental health

service capacity in communities to serve

persons in the target population;

(2) Increasing access to existing

mental health and related support

services;

(3) Increasing utilization of existing

mental health and related support

services;

(4) Developing effective public

education efforts to address mental

health and substance abuse issues; and

(5) Providing family-centered

outreach in the cultural context that is

most appropriate for the client and

family involved.

The proposed project will serve as a

national demonstration site on the

development and implementation of

outreach to rural families who are

experiencing mental illnesses or are atrisk of developing mental illnesses.

Dated: February 21, 1995.

Richard Kopanda,

Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 95–4845 Filed 2–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–030–05–1430–01; IDI–31091]

Intent To Prepare a Plan Amendment

to the Medicine Lodge Resource

Management Plan (RMP); Proposed

Sale of Public Land in Jefferson

County, ID

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a

Plan Amendment to the Medicine Lodge

Resource Management Plan (RMP);

Proposed Sale of Public Land in

Jefferson County, Idaho.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR part 1600,

the Idaho Falls office of the Bureau of

Land Management proposes to amend

the Medicine Lodge RMP to identify a

portion of the following described

public land as suitable for disposal. The

land, located in Jefferson County, Idaho,

will be examined for possible disposal

by direct sale to the City of Mud Lake.

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 6 N., R. 34 E., BM

Sec. 18, lot 10, NE1⁄4.

The land being considered for sale is

approximately 40 to 50 acres. A Cadastral

survey would be required to determine the

exact acreage and legal description.

DATES: Comments concerning the plan

amendment must be received no later

March 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

concerning the plan amendment may be

sent to the BLM Associate District

Manager, 940 Lincoln Road, Idaho Falls,

ID 83401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information may be obtained

by contacting Bruce Bash, Realty

Specialist, at the above address, or by

calling 208–524–7521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

amendment would change the land

designation, of about 40–50 acres, from

retention status to transfer status. The

following resources would be

considered in preparation of the