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associated with the applications, disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

This notice is being published less

than 15 days prior to the meetings due

to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 93.277, Drug Abuse

Research Scientist Development and

Research Scientist Awards; 93.278, Drug

Abuse National Research Service Awards for

Research Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse

Research Programs)

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13742 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

Amended Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a change in

the meeting of the National Institute of

Mental Health Initial Review Group,

Neuropharmacology and

Neurochemistry Review Committee,

which was published in the Federal

Register on May 7, 1996 (61 FR 20536).

This committee was to have convened

at 8 a.m. on June 12 at the Chevy Chase

Holiday Inn in Chevy Chase, MD. The

starting date and time has been changed

to June 13 at 8:30 a.m.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13817 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

Notice of Closed Meeting

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 meeting

of the National Institute of Mental

Health Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 19, 1996.

Time: 1 p.m.

Place: Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Angela L. Redlingshafer,

Parklawn, Room 9C–18, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–

1367.

The meeting will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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 Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282)

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13818 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Mental Health;

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

meetings of the National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 4, 1996.

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Place: Parklawn Building, Room 9C–26,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Contact Person: Phyllis D. Artis, Parklawn

Building, Room 9C–26, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301, 443–

6470.

Committee Name: National Institute of

Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 7, 1996.

Time: 9 a.m.

Place: Hampshire Hotel, 1310 New

Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC

20036.

Contact Person: Maureen L. Eister,

Parklawn Building, Room 9–101, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

Telephone: 301, 443–3936.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

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 fifteen days prior to the meetings

due to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers 93.242, 93.281, 93.282)

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13819 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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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: Clinical Sciences.

Date: June 4, 1996.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 4110,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Gertrude McFarland,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 4110, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1784.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limations

imposed by the review and funding cycle.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: June 13, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Embassy Suites, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Paul Strudler,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 4144, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1716.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 21, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5118,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Paul Parakkal,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5118, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1172.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: June 23, 1996.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Double Tree Hotel, Rockville, MD

Contact Person: Dr. Sooja Kim, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 4120, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1780.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: June 25–26, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Sandy Warren,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5134, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1019.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: July 15, 1996.

Time: 8:00 a.m.

Place: Georgetown Inn, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Eileen Bradley,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5120, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1179.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: August 1–3, 1996.

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, MD.
27908 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 107 / Monday, June 3, 1996 / Notices

1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, eligibility for

refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96–

422); (2) certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section

584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as

included in the FY 1988 Continuing Resolution

(Pub. L. No. 100–202); and (3) certain Amerasians

from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title

II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L.

No. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101–167) and 1991

(Pub. L. No. 101–513). For convenience, the term

‘‘refugee’’ is used in this notice to encompass all

such eligible persons unless the specific context

indicates otherwise.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

Purpose/Agenda To review Small Business

Innovation Research.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 24, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Houston Baker,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5208, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1175.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 25, 1996.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5116,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Lee Rosen, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5116, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1171.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: June 30–July 1, 1996.

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Arlington, VA.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: July 1, 1996.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5116,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Lee Rosen, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5116, Bethesda Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1171.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: July 1, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Houston Baker,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5208, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1175.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: July 11–13, 1996.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: State Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

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)

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13738 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of Refugee Resettlement

Request for applications for Fiscal

Year 1996 Community and Family

Strengthening Discretionary Social

Service Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Request for applications to

support projects under the Office of

Refugee Resettlement’s Fiscal Year 1996

Community and Family Strengthening

Discretionary Social Service Grants

Program for services to refugees.1

SUMMARY: This program announcement

governs the availability of and award

procedures for approximately

$1,500,000 in FY 1996 Social Services

discretionary grants. The Office of

Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will accept

competing applications for grants

pursuant to the Director’s discretionary

authority under section 412(c)(1) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),

as amended by section 311 of the

Refugee Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–212), 8

U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the

Refugee Education Assistance Act of

1980 (Pub. L. 96–422), 8 U.S.C. 1522

note, insofar as it incorporates by

reference with respect to Cuban and

Haitian entrants the authorities

pertaining to assistance for refugees

established by section 412(c) of the INA,

as cited above; and the Refugee

Assistance Extension Act of 1986 (Pub.

L. 99–605).

Applications may request a project

period of up to three years, with an

initial budget period of one year. Where

awards are for multiple year project

periods, applications for continuation

grants will be entertained in subsequent

years on a non-competitive basis,

subject to availability of funds,

successful progress of the project, and

ACF’s determination that this would be

in the best interest of the government.

This announcement contains forms and

instructions for submitting an

application.

CLOSING DATES: The closing dates for

submission of applications is August 2,

1996. Applications postmarked after the

closing date will be classified as late

and will not be considered in the

current competition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT: Anna

Mary Portz, Project Officer, telephone

(202) 401–1196, or E-mail at

aportz@dhhs.acf.gov. You may address

correspondence to the contact person as

follows: Office of Refugee Resettlement,

Administration for Children and

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,

Washington, DC 20447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Legislative Authority

Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the INA

authorizes the Director ‘‘to make grants

to, and enter into contracts with, public

or private nonprofit agencies for projects

specifically designed—(i) To assist

refugees in obtaining the skills which

are necessary for economic selfsufficiency, including projects for job

training, employment services, day care,

professional refresher training, and

other recertification services; (ii) to

provide training in English where

necessary (regardless of whether the

refugees are employed or receiving cash

or other assistance); and (iii) to provide

where specific needs have been shown

and recognized by the Director, health

(including mental health) services,

social services, educational and other

services.’’

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are States and

other public or private, nonprofit

organizations and institutions. Current

CFS grantees may participate in

coalition applications under this

announcement but are discouraged from

being the lead applicant.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $1.5 million will be

awarded in FY 1996. Individual grants

are expected to range from $80,000 to

$250,000 per budget period. The

Director reserves the right to award less,

or more, than the funds described, in

the absence of worthy applications, or

under such other circumstances as may

be deemed to be in the best interest of

the government. Applicants may be

required to reduce the scope of selected