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amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meetings:

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel (Telephone

Conference Call).

Date: May 29, 1996.

Time: 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.

Place: National Institute on Aging,

Gateway Building, Room 2C212, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892.

Contact Person: Arthur D. Schaerdel, DVM,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review a grant

application.

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel (Telephone

Conference Call).

Date: May 30, 1996.

Time: 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.

Place: National Institute on Aging,

Gateway Building, Room 2C212, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892.

Contact Person: Arthur D. Schaerdel, DVM,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review a grant

application.

This notice is being published less

than 15 days prior to the above meetings

due to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel (Telephone

Conference Call).

Date: June 11, 1996.

Time: 1:00 noon–2:30 p.m.

Place: National Institute on Aging,

Gateway Building, Room 2C212, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892.

Contact Person: Maria Mannarino, M.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review a grant

application.

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel (Telephone

Conference Call).

Date: June 18, 1996.

Time: 1:00 noon–2:00 p.m.

Place: National Institute on Aging,

Gateway Building, Room 2C212, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892.

Contact Person: Maria Mannarino, M.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review a grant

application.

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 18–20, 1996.

Time:

June 18—6:00–10:00 p.m.

June 19—8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

June 20—8:00 a.m. to adjournment

Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Arthur D. Schaerdel, DVM,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review cooperative

agreement applications.

Name of SEP: National Institute on Aging

Special Emphasis Panel (Telephone

Conference Call).

Date: August 1, 1996.

Time: 12:00 noon–4:00 p.m.

Place: National Institute on Aging,

Gateway Building, Room 2C212, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892.

Contact Person: Arthur D. Schaerdel, DVM,

Scientific Review Administrator, Gateway

Building, Room 2C212, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–9205,

(301) 496–9666.

Purpose/Agenda: To review a grant

application.

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.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.866, Aging Research,

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: May 14, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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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: May 24, 1996.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5172,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Leonard Jakubczak,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5172, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1247.

This notice is being published less

than 15 days prior to the above meetings

due to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the grant review

and funding cycle.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: June 14, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Washington Dulles Airport Marriott,

Chantilly, VA.

Contact Person: Dr. Harish Chopra,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5112, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1169.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: June 17–18, 1996.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Ronald Suddendorf,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6000

Executive Blvd., Suite 409, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 443–2926.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: June 19–21, 1996.

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Double Tree Hotel, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Antonio Noronha,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6000

Executive Blvd., Suite 409, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 443–7722.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: June 19, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Gopal Sharma,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 4112, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1783.

Name of SEP: Clinical Sciences.

Date: June 26–28, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Pooks Hill Marriott, Bethesda, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Jules Selden, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 4108, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1785.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: July 8, 1996.

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 6168,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Syed Amir, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 6168, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1043.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: July 9, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Embassy Suites, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Donald Schneider,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5104, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1165.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: July 10–11, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Double Tree Hotel, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Dennis Leszczynski,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701
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Rockledge Drive, Room 6170, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1044.

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.

(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)

Date: May 14, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health; Statement

of Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority

Part H, Chapter HN (National

Institutes of Health) of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as

amended most recently at 61 FR 14804,

April 3, 1996) is amended to reflect the

reorganization of the National Institute

of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

Diseases (NIDDK) as follows: (1) Abolish

the Office of Program Planning and

Evaluation (HNK12); (2) abolish the

Office of Disease Prevention and

Technology Transfer (HNK15); (3)

establish the Office of Scientific

Program and Policy Analysis (HNK19);

and (4) revise the functional statements

for the Office of Administrative Systems

Technology (HNK16) and the Division

of Extramural Activities (HNK7).

Section HN–B, Organization and

Functions is amended as follows: Under

the heading National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

Disease (HNK), delete the titles and

functional statements in their entirety

for the Office of Program Planning and

Evaluation (HNK12) and the Office of

Disease Prevention and Technology

Transfer (HNK15) and insert the

following:

Office of Scientific Program and

Policy Analysis (HNK19). (1) Advises

the Institute Director concerning

emerging scientific and program policy

issues of significance to the Institute

and recommends options for their

resolution; (2) develops and executes a

program for the planning, assessment,

and analysis of the Institute’s policies,

programs, and research

accomplishments; (3) provides technical

leadership, guidance, and analytic

methods for program development and

program planning, evaluation, and

analysis related to the disease categories

and relevant disciplines within the

Institute’s mission; (4) directs a program

for coordination, review, analysis and

presentation of Institute policies,

programs, and research advances related

to health promotion, disease prevention,

technology assessment/transfer,

consensus development, clinical trials,

women’s health issues and international

activities; (5) assesses the total Institute

program in terms of actual

accomplishments vs. plans and

recommends programmatic actions to

correct discrepancies; (6) directs the

compilation and analysis of program

data and statistics for special studies

and advises the Institute Director and

his immediate staff concerning resultant

operational and policy implications;

and (7) in carrying out the above

functions, collaborates with other

institutes, the Department, and outside

organizations.

Office of Administrative Systems

Technology (HNK16). (1) Provides staff

assistance to Institute officials in

developing policies and strategies

relating to planning, implementation

and maintenance of automated

administrative systems; (2) designs and

conducts studies to determine both

system needs and improve efficiency of

retrieval and storage of administrative

information; (3) serves as a resource for

current technological advances and

trends in both systems hardware and

software; (4) provides expertise in

systems programming and staff training;

(5) tests new systems technology on a

limited basis for particular Institute

applications; (6) coordinates

Information Resources Management

(IRM) activities which include

preparation of the Institute’s Automated

Data Processing Plan, management of

the system security program, and

maintenance of the system hardware

inventory; (7) provides an Institute

focus for advice and assistance on

system configurations, vendor support

and procurement procedures and

clearances; (8) provides staff assistance

for development of general

administrative policies and procedures,

conducts management studies as

needed, and advises on organizational

issues; (9) advises the Director and

Institute staff on matters relating to the

Privacy Act and the Freedom of

Information Act; (10) assists on matters

related to Institute patenting and

technology transfer programs; (11)

serves as liaison relating to the above

functions with appropriate divisions

and other organizations at the NIH as

well as components within PHS and the

Department.

Division of Extramural Activities

(HNK7). (1) Advises the Institute

Director concerning Institute extramural

program policies related to research

contracts, grants, and training programs;

(2) identifies areas for increased efforts

and advises the three categorical

programs of the development of funding

levels; (3) provides scientific merit

review of applications for special grant

programs and research contract

proposals; (4) provides Institute

programs with grant and contract

management and processing services;

(5) maintains a system for operational

control of funds for numerous

individual program budgets; (6)

provides report and statistics related to

Institute grant and contract programs

through operational and technical

support activities in program analysis;

(7) represents the Institute on overall

NIH extramural and collaborative

program policy committees and

coordinates such policy within the

Institute; (8) coordinates the

presentation of Institute research grant

and training programs to the National

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

Diseases Advisory Council; (9)

coordinates program planning in the

extramural activities program area and

assesses progress toward objectives

within the broad field represented by

the categorical diseases programs; (10)

designs and executes internal

evaluations of the NIDDK committee

management function which relates to

multiple independent scientific

advisory groups; and (11) serves as

Institute liaison with NIH and HHS

offices performing committee

management functions.

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Harold Varmus,

Director, NIH.

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