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Lincoln Street, Suite 303, Boston,

Massachusetts 02111, (617) 426–5997.

Federal Project Officer: Debbie Van

Hoven, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, 2302 Oak Meadows,

6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21207.

Demonstration Title/State: Improving

Access to Care for Pregnant Substance

Abusers—New York.

Description: This demonstration seeks

to increase the number of Medicaideligible pregnant substance abusers who

receive coordinated perinatal care

services, substance abuse treatment, and

other relevant services to promote better

health outcomes for themselves and

their offspring.

Date Received: 1991.

Date Awarded: July 1, 1993.

Implementation Date: July 1993.

State Contact: Mr. Stuart Lefkowich,

Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of

Primary Care, Division of Health and

Long Term Care, New York State

Department of Social Services, 40 North

Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12243–

0001, (518) 473–5875

Federal Project Officer: Sherrie Fried,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

2302 Oak Meadows, 6325 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207.

Demonstration Title/State: Health

Access Plan—South Carolina.

Description: This project tests the

effects on individuals’ access to and cost

of health care of eliminating categorical

eligibility requirements and of raising

the financial eligibility limits to 150

percent of the Federal poverty level.

Date Received: Spring 1991.

Date Awarded: February 1993.

Implementation Date: March 1993.

State Contact: Bruce Bondo, Health

and Human Services Finance

Commission, 1801 Main Street,

Columbia, South Carolina 29201, (803)

253–6177.

Federal Project Officer: Jamie Hadley,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

2302 Oak Meadows, 6325 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207.

Demonstration Title/State: Improving

Access to Care for Pregnant Substance

Abusers—South Carolina.

Description: This demonstration seeks

to increase the number of Medicaideligible pregnant substance abusers who

receive coordinated perinatal care

services, substance abuse treatment, and

other relevant services to promote better

health outcomes for themselves and

their offspring.

Date Received: 1991.

Date Awarded: July 1, 1993.

Implementation Date: July 1993.

State Contact: Bunny W. Jones, State

Health and Human Services Finance

Commission, Department of High Risk

and Maternal Care, P.O. Box 8206,

Columbia, South Carolina 29202–8206,

(803) 253–6374.

Federal Project Officer: Debbie Van

Hoven, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, 2302 Oak Meadows,

6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21207.

Demonstration Title/State: Health

Access Plan—Washington.

Description: This project tests the

effects of eliminating categorical

eligibility requirements and raising the

financial eligibility limits to 200 percent

of the Federal poverty level on

individuals’ access to and cost of health

care.

Date Received: Spring 1991.

Date Awarded: February 1993.

Implementation Date: March 1993.

State Contact: Rochelle Salsman,

Department of Health and Social

Services, Medical Assistance

Administration, Office of Recipient

Services, 617 8th Avenue, SE., 4th

Floor, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia,

Washington 98504, (206) 753–7463.

Federal Project Officer: Jamie Hadley,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

2302 Oak Meadows, 6325 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207.

Demonstration Title/State: Improving

Access to Care for Pregnant Substance

Abusers—Washington.

Description: This demonstration seeks

to increase the number of Medicaideligible pregnant substance abusers who

receive coordinated perinatal care

services, substance abuse treatment, and

other relevant services to promote better

health outcomes for themselves and

their offspring.

Date Received: 1991.

Date Awarded: July 1, 1993.

Implementation Date: July 1993.

State Contact: Kathy L. Apodaca, First

Steps Plus Project, Medical Assistance

Administration, Washington State

Department of Health, P.O. Box 45730,

Olympia, Washington 98504, (509) 575–

2227.

Federal Project Officer: Alisa Adamo,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

2302 Oak Meadows, 6325 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21207.

5. Disapproved Proposals

No proposals were disapproved

during the month of January.

III. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of a specific

Medicaid proposal should be made to

the State contact listed for the specific

proposal. If further help or information

is needed, inquiries should be directed

to HCFA at the address above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93.779; Health Financing

Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments.)

Dated: March 21, 1995.

Bruce C. Vladeck,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–7848 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

National Institutes of Health

Division of Research Grants; 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 7, 1995.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

322, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Edmund Copeland,

Scientific Review Admin., 5333 Westbard

Ave., Room 322, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301)

594–7154.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: April 14, 1995.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

322, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Edmund Copeland,

Scientific Review Admin., 5333 Westbard

Ave., Room 322, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301)

594–7154.

Name of SEP: Behavioral and

Neurosciences.

Date: April 21, 1995.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Rockefeller University, New York,

NY.

Contact Person: Dr. Kenneth Newrock,

Scientific Review Admin., 5333 Westbard

Ave., Room 232, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301)

594–7123.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: May 1, 1995.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Westwood Building, Room

349, Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Ms. Jo Pelham, Scientific

Review Administrator, 5333 Westbard Ave.,

Room 349, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–

7254.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in section
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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, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–7759 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Social Security Administration

Rescission of Social Security Rulings

on the Definition of ‘‘Eligible Spouse’’

as it is Used in the Supplemental

Security Income (SSI) Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of Social

Security Rulings (SSR) 76–28, 76–41,

and 88–11c.

SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social

Security gives notice of the rescission of

SSR 76–28, SSR 76–41, and SSR 88–

11c.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joanne K. Castello, Division of

Regulations and Rulings, Social Security

Administration, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235, (410)

965–1711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Social

Security Rulings make available to the

public precedential decisions relating to

the Federal old-age, survivors,

disability, supplemental security

income, and black lung benefits

programs. Social Security Rulings may

be based on case decisions made at all

administrative levels of adjudication,

Federal court decisions, Commissioner’s

decisions, opinions of the Office of the

General Counsel, and other policy

interpretations of the law and

regulations.

SSR 76–28 and SSR 76–41 were

published in the 1976–1980 Cumulative

Edition of the Rulings, and SSR 88–11c

was published in the 1988 Cumulative

Edition of the Rulings. These Rulings

concern the definition the Social

Security Administration used for the

term ‘‘eligible spouse’’ in supplemental

security income cases.

Section 8012 of Public Law (Pub. L.)

101–239 (the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1989) changed the

definition of the term ‘‘eligible spouse’’

by eliminating the 6-month waiting

period for ending couple status after a

separation. The definition of the term

‘‘eligible spouse’’ as used in these

Rulings is no longer applicable because

of the revised statutory definition. We

are publishing final regulations to

reflect section 8012 of Pub. L. 101–239

on this date.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.807 Supplemental Security

Income.)

Dated: February 1, 1995.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security.

[FR Doc. 95–7887 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Policy on Giant Panda

Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy for

issuance of permits for giant panda

imports; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces a proposed

policy for issuance of permits for the

import of giant pandas under the

Convention on International Trade in

Endangered Species (CITES) and the

U.S. Endangered Species Act (Act).

Current policy regarding giant panda

imports would be superseded by this

policy, if adopted. Specifically, no

import permits would typically be

issued for animals intentionally

removed from the wild. All imports

would have to be part of a coordinated

international panda conservation effort,

and activities would need to benefit

panda conservation by supplementing,

and not interfering with, China’s

breeding and research programs. Any

net profits raised as a result of a panda

loan would need to primarily fund

conservation projects, educational

programs, and/or breeding efforts in

China. The Service proposes two

alternatives concerning exhibition. One

alternative would allow for import of

pandas for short-term exhibition loans

only as an ancillary component of a

captive-breeding and/or scientific

research program, when the display

would not interfere with the captivebreeding or research activities. In the

other alternative, the Service proposes

to retain short-term exhibition loans

under certain limited circumstances.

The basis for findings required by the

CITES on ‘‘primarily commercial

purposes’’ and the Act on

‘‘enhancement of propagation or

survival of the species’’ are outlined in

this proposed policy. The suspension of

the review and processing of permit

applications to import live giant pandas

continues until a decision is made on

this proposed policy.

DATES: The Service will consider

comments received by May 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted to the Office of Management

Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room

420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203.

Materials received will be available for

public inspection by appointment from

7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through

Friday, at the Office of Management

Authority, Room 434.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Management Authority: Kenneth B.

Stansell, Office of Management

Authority, at the above address,

telephone (703) 358–2093; fax number

(703) 358–2280.

Scientific Authority: Dr. Charles W.

Dane, Office of Scientific Authority,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

telephone (703) 358–1708; fax number

(703) 358–2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The survival and ultimately the

increase in the population of the giant

panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in its

natural habitat is the strong desire of the

United States, the People’s Republic of

China (China), and the international

conservation community. As such, the

panda is subject to strict protection by

its listing as an endangered species

under the Act and its inclusion in

Appendix I of CITES.

The Service is responsible for

regulating panda loans in the United

States by deciding whether to grant

import, export, and re-export permits

required by the Act and CITES, and

interstate and foreign commerce permits

under the Act. In making these

decisions the Service, under the Act,

must determine whether the proposed

activities are not likely to jeopardize the

continued existence of the giant panda

and would enhance its existence in the

wild, and under CITES, would be for

purposes that are not detrimental to the

survival of the species and that are not

primarily commercial.