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or 1.(b) above are considered late

applications. Late applications will not

be considered in the current

competition and will be returned to the

applicant.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

A complete program description and

information on application procedures

are contained in the application

package. Business management

technical assistance may be obtained

from Marsha D. Driggans, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E–16, Atlanta, GA 30305,

telephone (404) 842–6523, facsimile

(404) 842–6513. Programmatic technical

assistance may be obtained from Steve

L. Frederick, Program Analyst, Public

Health Practice Program Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop

E–20, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone

(404) 639–1945, facsimile (404) 639–

1989. Please refer to Announcement 518

when requesting information and

submitting an application.

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)

referenced in the Introduction through

the Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325, telephone

(202) 783–3238.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 95–7312 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

Health Care Financing Administration

Medicaid Program: Notice of

Compliance Hearing: State of Kansas

Failure To Comply Substantially With

Sections 1902(a)(14) and 1902(a)(19) of

the Social Security Act by Not Fully

Complying With the Cost-Sharing

Provisions of the Medicaid Statute

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of compliance hearing.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

compliance hearing on April 26, 1995,

in Room 111, New Federal Office

Building, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, Missouri, 64106–2808, to

determine whether the State of Kansas,

in the administration of its Medicaid

State plan, has failed to comply with

sections 1902(a)(14) and 1902(a)(19) of

the Social Security Act and 42 CFR

447.54(c).

CLOSING DATE: Requests to participate in

the compliance hearing as a party must

be received by April 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Stanley Katz, Presiding Officer, HCFA

Hearing Staff, Ground Floor,

Meadowwood East Building, 1849

Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD

21207, Telephone: (410) 597–3013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces a compliance hearing

to determine whether the State of

Kansas, in the administration of its

Medicaid State plan, has failed to

comply with sections 1902(a)(14) and

1902(a)(19) of the Social Security Act

(the Act) and 42 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) 447.54(c). Section

1902(a)(14) of the Act requires a

Medicaid State plan to provide that

premiums, deductibles, cost sharing, or

similar charges be imposed only as

provided in section 1916 of the Act.

Section 1902(a)(19) of the Act requires

that the State plan provide such

safeguards as may be necessary to assure

that care and services are provided in

the best interests of Medicaid recipients.

Preliminary findings are that (1) the

copayment currently imposed by Kansas

does not conform to its approved State

plan, and (2) in imposing an

institutional copayment level in an

amount which deters recipients from

seeking needed care, Kansas has acted

in a manner not in the best interests of

Medicaid recipients.

Section 1904 of the Act and 42 CFR

430, subpart D, establish departmental

procedures that provide a compliance

hearing to determine whether a State is

not in compliance with a requirement of

Federal law. HCFA is required to

publish a copy of the notice to the State

Medicaid agency which informs the

agency of the time and place of the

hearing and the issues to be considered.

(If we subsequently notify the agency of

additional issues which will be

considered at the hearing, we will also

publish notice.) Any individual or

group that wishes to participate in the

hearing as a party must petition the

Hearing Officer within 15 days after

publication of this notice, in accordance

with the requirements at 42 CFR

430.76(b). Any interested person or

organization that wishes to participate

as amicus curiae must petition the

Hearing Officer before the hearing

begins, in accordance with the

requirements at 42 CFR 430.76(c). If the

hearing is later rescheduled, the Hearing

Officer will notify all participants.

There is one issue to be considered at

this hearing: whether Kansas has failed

to comply in practice with sections

1902(a)(14) and 1902(a)(19) of the Act

and 42 CFR 447.54(c) in the

administration of its Medicaid State

plan by imposing a copayment amount

that does not conform to its current

State plan and is not in the best interests

of Medicaid recipients. The State of

Kansas submitted a State plan

amendment (SPA) to increase its

copayment for general hospital inpatient

services and inpatient free standing

psychiatric facility services from $25 to

$325 per admission for Medicaid

patients. The SPA did not conform to

the requirements of Federal law and

regulations. A letter disapproving the

SPA was sent to the State on July 28,

1994. However, at this time, Kansas

continues to apply the higher

copayment amount.

The notice to Kansas announcing a

compliance hearing to consider our

decision to find the State out of

compliance with sections 1902(a)(14)

and 1902(a)(19) of the Act and 42 CFR

447.54(c), reads as follows:

Ms. Janet Schalansky,

Acting Secretary,

Kansas Department of Social and

Rehabilitation Services, 915 S.W.

Harrison Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612.

Dear Ms. Schalansky: I am writing to

advise you that the Health Care Financing

Administration has preliminarily determined

that Kansas has failed to comply in practice

with sections 1902(a)(14) and 1902(a)(19) of

the Social Security Act (the Act) and 42 Code

of Federal Regulations (CFR) 447.54(c). By

failing to comply substantially in the

administration of sections 1902(a)(14) and

1902(a)(19) of the Act and 42 CFR 447.54(c),

as properly reflected in its approved State

plan, Kansas is substantially out of

compliance with the requirements for

continued Federal financial participation as

explained in the letter to you dated October

6, 1994, from Joe L. Tilghman, Regional

Administrator.

In accordance with the requirements of

section 1904 of the Act and the implementing

regulations at 42 CFR 430.60 and 430.72, I

am scheduling a hearing on this

determination to be held on April 26, 1995,

in Room 111, New Federal Office Building,

601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,

64106–2808.

I am designating Mr. Stanley Katz as the

presiding officer. If these arrangements

present any problems, please contact the

presiding officer. In order to facilitate any

communication necessary between the

parties to the hearing, please notify the

presiding officer of the names of the

individuals who will represent the State at

the hearing. The presiding officer may be

reached at (410) 597–3013.
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Sincerely,

Bruce C. Vladeck,

Administrator.

[Section 1904 of the Social Security Act]

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. llll, Medical Assistance

Program]

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Bruce C. Vladeck,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–7307 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine; Notice of

Meeting of the Board of Scientific

Counselors

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors, National

Library of Medicine, on May 18 and

May 19, 1995, in the Board Room of the

National Library of Medicine, Building

38, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda,

Maryland.

The meeting will be open to the

public from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and

from 1:45 to 4:45 p.m. on May 18 and

from 9 a.m. to approximately 12 noon

on May 19 for the review of research

and development programs and

preparation of reports of the Lister Hill

National Center for Biomedical

Communications. Attendance by the

public will be limited to space available.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Ms. Jackie Duley at (301) 496–

4441 in advance of the meeting.

In accordance with provisions set

forth in sec. 552b(c)(6), title 5, U.S.C.,

and sec. 10(d) of Pub. L. 92–463, the

meeting will be closed to the public on

May 18, from approximately 12:45 p.m.

to 1:45 p.m. for the consideration of

personnel qualifications and

performance of individual investigators

and similar items, the disclosure of

which would constitute an unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The Executive Secretary, Dr. Harold

M. Schoolman, Acting Director, Lister

Hill National Center for Biomedical

Communications, National Library of

Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike,

Bethesda, Maryland 20894, telephone

(301) 496–4441, will furnish summaries

of the meeting, rosters of committee

members, and substantive program

information.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Margery G. Grubb,

Senior Committee Management Specialist,

NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–7226 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Division of Research Grants; 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 Division

of Research Grants Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda

To review individual grant applications.

Name of SEP: Behavioral and

Neurosciences.

Date: April 13, 1995.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Crowne Plaza, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Luigi Giacometti,

Scientific Review Administrator, 5333

Westbard Ave., Room 325B, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–7132.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: April 19, 1995.

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Marcia Litwack,

Scientific Review Administrator, 5333

Westbard Ave., Room 207, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–7336.

Name of SEP: Microbiological and

Immunological Sciences.

Date: May 4, 1995.

Time: 3 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

238, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Martin Slater,

Scientific Review Administrator, 5333

Westbard Ave., Room 238, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–7176.

The meetings will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in secs. 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 grant review

cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.884, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Margery G. Grubb,

Senior Committee Management Specialist,

NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–7227 Filed 2–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Division of Research Grants; 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 Division

of Research Grants Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda

To review individual grant applications.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: April 11, 1995.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

335, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Edward Zapolski,

Scientific Review Administrator, 5333

Westbard Ave., Room 335, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–7302.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: April 12, 1995.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

435, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Marcelina Powers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 5333

Westbard Ave., Room 435, Bethesda, MD

20892, (301) 594–7120.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: April 20–21, 1995.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Buffalo, NY.

Contact Person: Dr. Houston Baker,

Scientific Review Admin., 5333 Westbard

Ave., Room 2A15B, Bethesda, MD 20892,

(301) 594–7374.

The meetings will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in secs. 552b(c)(4) and 552(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 grant review

cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)