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publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

is best assured of having its full effect

if OMB receives it within 30 days of

publication. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

directly to the following: Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms.

Wendy Taylor.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Roberta Katson,

Director, Office of Information Resource

Management Services.

[FR Doc. 96–14723 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institutes of Health

Proposed collection; comment

request; the NIH Consultant

Information File System

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

Division of Research Grants (DRG), 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: The NIH

Consultant Information File System.

Type of Information Collection Request:

REVISION Form Number: OMB 0925–

0358 (approved through 9/30/96) NIH

2668–1; 2663–3. Need and Use of

Information Collection: Directly support

the recruitment and appointment of

experts that provide scientific merit and

program relevance evaluations of the

research grant applications and research

contract proposals submitted to the NIH.

The primary objective of this system is

to support the NIH Peer Review system,

but other PHS review administrative

staff use the system to identify experts

to support their advisory committees.

Frequency of Response: Intake

established record on file, candidate can

initiate the updating of their

information at any time, formal

information update requested every 24

months. Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; business or other for-profit;

Federal Government. Type of

Respondents: Adult scientific

professionals. The annual reporting

burden is as follows: Estimated Number

of Respondents: 8,118; Estimated

Number of Responses per Respondent:

1; Average Burden Hours Per Response:

0.333; and Estimated Total Annual

Burden Hours Requested: 2,703. The

estimated annualized cost to

respondents is $148,665 (Using a $55

physician/professor hourly wage rate.)

There are no Capital Costs to report.

There are no Operating or Maintenance

Costs to report.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written

comments and/or suggestions from the

public and affected agencies are invited

on one or more of the following points:

(1) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the function of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

Ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data

collection plans and instruments,

contact CAPT Edward C. Farley, USPHS

Project Clearance Officer, DRG, NIH,

Rockledge II Building, Room 3032, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892–

7762, or call non-toll-free number (301)

594–0601 or E-mail your request,

including your address to:

efarley@nih.gov.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received by August 12, 1996.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

John H. Jones,

Acting Executive Officer, DRG.

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National Cancer Institutes: 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 Cancer Institute Initial

Review Group:

Agenda/Purpose: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

Committee Name: Subcommittee F—

Manpower and Training Subcommittee.

Date: June 19–21, 1996.

Time: 8 a.m.

Place: The St. James Hotel, 950 24th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.

Contact Person: Mary Bell, Ph.D., 6130

Executive Blvd., Room 611A, Bethesda, Md

20892, Telephone: 301–496–7978.

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.

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 review and funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 93.393, Cancer Cause and

Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer

Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395,

Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer

Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers

Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower,

93.399, Cancer Control.)

Dated: June 5, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–14643 Filed 6–10–96; 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 11, 1996.

Time: 1 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.

The meeting 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

fifteen days prior to the meeting 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)