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including centralized data processing,

office automation, and

telecommunications; (3) develops and

recommends policies and procedures

relating to information resources

management and support services; (4)

plans, manages, administers and

coordinates BHRD microcomputer

systems, including all required linkages

to networks inside and outside BHRD,

including mainframe systems; (5)

manages and coordinates state-of-the-art

information science technology and

provides technical advice, consultation,

and assistance in information resources

management and the use of ADP

resources; (6) develops and coordinates

the implementation of information

resources management with other HRSA

Bureaus; (8) analyzes the Bureau’s need

for information systems and performs

planning, feasibility, utility, practicality,

cost/benefit, and impact studies

preceding any new or major inter- or

intra-Agency systems development or

acquisition; (9) manages ADP clearance,

purchase, installation, and maintenance

of all BHRD hardware and software

packages; (10) provides a full range of

automated data processing activities to

assist in the production of meaningful

and timely information for Bureau

management and its decision-making

processes; (11) provides technical

assistance and consultation on

computer systems design, development,

and operation to components within the

Bureau and regional offices; (12)

evaluates state-of-the-art hardware and

software systems to test their

applicability and cost effectiveness for

use by BHRD program staff; (13)

designs, develops, and carries out

special studies and/or evaluations of

Bureau programs requiring advanced

computer applications, programming

skills, and microcomputer-mainframe

interaction; (14) performs liaison with

HRSA IRM staff with respect to

information systems policy and security

issues, and other ADP concerns with

HRSA, PHS or Department implications;

(15) manages property and equipment

management activities; and (16)

oversees and directs

telecommunications activities and

services.

Delegations of Authority

All delegations and re-delegations of

authorities to officers and employees of

the Bureau of Health Resources

Development which were in effect

immediately prior to the effective date

of this reorganization will be continued

in effect in them or their successors,

pending further re-delegation, provided

they are consistent with this

reorganization.

This reorganization is will be effective

upon date of signature.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator, Health Resources and Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–10839 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–M

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study

Advisory Committee: Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study

Advisory Committee.

Times and Dates: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., May 20,

1996. 7 p.m.–9 p.m., May 20, 1996.

Place: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 18118

Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington

98188.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available.

Purpose: This committee is charged with

providing advice and guidance to the

Director, CDC, regarding the scientific merit

and direction of the Hanford Thyroid

Morbidity Study.

The Committee will review development of

the study protocol and recommend changes

of scientific merit to CDC, advise on the

conduct of the pilot study using the approved

protocol, and assist in determining the

feasibility of a full-scale epidemiologic study.

If the full-scale epidemiologic study is

carried out, the Committee will advise CDC

on the design and conduct of the study and

analysis of the results.

Matters To Be Discussed: The Committee

will discuss the progress and updates of the

status of various components of the Hanford

Thyroid Disease Study being conducted by

the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Agenda items include: National Center for

Environmental Health (NCEH) activities on

the progress of current studies, an update on

the Native American component, and public

involvement activities. On May 20, at 7 p.m.,

the meeting will continue in order to allow

more time for public input and comment.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information:

Nadine Dickerson, Program Analyst,

Radiation Studies Branch, Division of

Environmental Hazards and Health Effects,

NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, (F–

35), Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724, telephone

770/488–7040.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

[FR Doc. 96–11028 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–M

National Institutes of Health

NCI Cancer Information Service

Community Services Database Survey

and Verification; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

National Cancer Institute, the National

Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish

periodic summaries of proposed

projects to be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: NCI Cancer

Information Service Community

Services Database Survey and

Verification. Type of Information

Collection Request: New. Form Number:

not applicable. Need and Use of

Information Collection: The CIS

provides the general public, cancer

patients, families, health professionals,

and others with the latest information

on cancer. Essential to fulfilling its role

as a referral source for cancer patients

and their families is the identification,

acquisition, and dissemination of

information about hospitals, breast and

cervical cancer screening clinics, and

cancer pain management programs. This

effort involves sending a survey tool or

a verification instrument annually to

17,135 respondents. Frequency of

Response: Annual. Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit, not-forprofit institutions, Federal government,

state, local or tribal government. Type of

Respondents: Administrators of

hospitals, clinics, and cancer screening

centers. The annual reporting burden is

as follows: Estimated Number of

Respondents: 17,135; Estimated Number

of Responses per Respondent: 1;

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

.167; and Estimated Total Annual

Burden Hours Requested: 2,862. The

annualized cost to respondents is

estimated at: $34,339. There are no

Capital Costs to report. There are no

Operating or Maintenance Costs to

report.