35770 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 131 / Monday, July 8, 1996 / Notices

PROJECT TITLE: New Hampshire—

New Hampshire Employment Program.

CONTACT PERSON: Marianne

Broshek, (603) 271–4442.

PROJECT TITLE: Wyoming—New

Opportunities and New Responsibilities

(Amendments—Minor Parent

Provisions): approved in accordance

with expedited 30-day process.

CONTACT PERSON: Marianne Lee,

(307) 777–6849.

IV. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of an AFDC or

combined AFDC/Medicaid proposal

should be directed to the

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) at the address listed

above. Questions concerning the content

of a proposal should be directed to the

State contact listed for the proposal.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93562; Assistance Payments—

Research.)

Dated: July 2, 1996.

Karl Koerper,

Director, Division of Economic Independence

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 96–17282 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Administration for Children and

Families Office of Family Assistance

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority

This notice amends Part K of the

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) as follows:

Chapter KH, The Office of Family

Assistance (OFA) (60 FR 2766), as last

amended, January 11, 1995. This Notice

reflects the OFA’S new structure, which

refocuses efforts to meet performance

goals of economic independence for

families and healthy development of

children. Specifically, delete Chapter

KH in its entirety, and replace it with

the following:

KH.00 Mission. The Office of Family

Assistance (OFA) advises the Secretary,

through the Assistant Secretary for

Children and Families, on matters

relating to public assistance and

economic self-sufficiency programs. The

Office provides leadership, direction

and technical guidance to the

nationwide administration of the

following programs: Aid to Families

with Dependent Children (AFDC); Aid

to the Aged, Blind and Disabled in

Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin

Islands; the Emergency Assistance

Program (EA); and the Job Opportunities

and Basic Skills Training Program

(JOBS). OFA develops, recommends and

issues policies, procedures and

interpretations to provide direction to

these programs. It provides direction

and guidance in the collection and

dissemination of performance and other

valuative data for these programs. The

Office provides technical assistance to

States, territories, Indian Tribes and

Native American organizations, and

assesses their performance in

administering these programs; reviews

state planning for administrative and

operational improvements; and

recommends actions to improve

effectiveness. Reviews, approves and

monitors research and demonstration

projects to achieve welfare reform;

directs reviews; and provides

consultations and conducts necessary

negotiations to achieve effective public

assistance programs.

KH.10 Organization. The Office of

Family Assistance is headed by a

Director who reports to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families.

The Office is organized as follows:

Office of the Director (KHA)

Division of Self-Sufficiency Programs

(KHB)

Division of Performance Measurement

(KHC)

KH.20 Functions A. The Office of

the Director is directly responsible to

the Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families for carrying out OFA’s mission

and providing direction, leadership,

guidance and general supervision to the

principal components of OFA. The

Office is headed by the Director for

Family Assistance. The Deputy Director

assists the Director in carrying out the

responsibilities of the Office. The

Executive Officer assists the Director,

Deputy Director and OFA Divisions in

providing general oversight of

management, administrative and

personnel activities and in coordinating

the formulation and execution of

program and administrative budgets.

B. The Division of Self-Sufficiency

Programs (DSS) provides direction and

guidance in the nationwide

administration of the Aid to Families

with Dependent Children (AFDC), Aid

to the Aged, Blind and Disabled,

Emergency Assistance and Job

Opportunities and Basic Skills Training

(JOBS) Programs under the Social

Security Act. The Division proposes

legislation and implements national

policy, develops regulations to

implement new laws and prepares

policy interpretations. The Division

provides technical assistance to States,

territories, Indian Tribes and Native

American organizations; assesses their

performance in administering these

programs; and recommends and

promotes improvements in outcomes for

clients. The Division develops and

implements strategies to assist grantees

in implementing and improving their

self-sufficiency programs. DSS identifies

effective practices and shares

information through conferences,

technology transfers, publications, the

Internet and resource networks. The

Division ensures compliance with

Federal laws and regulations and

promotes cross-program policy

initiatives to support work, personal

responsibility and family-focused

services.

C. The Division of Performance

Measurement (DPM) is responsible for

the identification, development,

collection, and dissemination of a core

set of national performance data

elements in support of AFDC/JOBS selfsufficiency and other program goals.

The Division formulates, develops, and

conducts special studies/projects in

coordination with States, other grantees

and other ACF components and

provides evaluations of waivers of

program rules as appropriate. Compiles,

analyzes, and evaluates program and

administrative data on the AFDC/JOBS

program. DPM develops and maintains

data collection protocols, specifications

and procedures including issuing

regulations, manuals, guidance, and

providing training as necessary.

Dated: July 2, 1996.

Mary Jo Bane,

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.

[FR Doc. 96–17283 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 96F–0223]

Henkel Corp.; Filing of Food Additive

Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Henkel Corp. has filed a petition

proposing that the food additive

regulations be amended to provide for

the safe use of α-sulfo-ω-

(dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium

salt as an emulsifier in the production

of acrylic and vinyl acetate polymer

coatings for paper and paperboard.

DATES: Written comments on the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

by August 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch
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(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elke

Jensen, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–217), Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3109.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

notice is given that a food additive

petition (FAP 6B4506) has been filed by

Henkel Corp., 300 Brookside Ave.,

Ambler, PA 19002. The petition

proposes to amend the food additive

regulations in part 176 Indirect Food

Additives: Paper and Paperboard

Components (21 CFR part 176) to

provide for the safe use of α-sulfo-ω-

(dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium

salt as an emulsifier in the production

of acrylic and vinyl acetate polymer

coatings for paper and paperboard. The

potential environmental impact of this

action is being reviewed. To encourage

public participation consistent with

regulations promulgated under the

National Environmental Policy Act (40

CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is placing

the environmental assessment

submitted with the petition that is the

subject of this notice on public display

at the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) for public review and

comment. Interested persons may, on or

before (insert date 30 days after date of

publication in the Federal Register),

submit to the Dockets Management

Branch (address above) written

comments. Two copies of any comments

are to be submitted, except that

individuals may submit one copy.

Comments are to be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document. Received

comments may be seen in the office

above between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday. FDA will also

place on public display any

amendments to, or comments on, the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

without further announcement in the

Federal Register. If, based on its review,

the agency finds that an environmental

impact statement is not required and

this petition results in a regulation, the

notice of availability of the agency’s

finding of no significant impact and the

evidence supporting that finding will be

published with the regulation in the

Federal Register in accordance with 21

CFR 25.40(c).

Dated: June 20, 1996.

George H. Pauli,

Acting Director, Office of Premarket

Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 96–17233 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

[Docket No. 93F–0402]

Lonza, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food

Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing the

withdrawal, without prejudice to a

future filing, of a food additive petition

(FAP 4B4405) proposing that the food

additive regulations be amended to

provide for the safe use of

decylisononyldimethyl ammonium

chloride as a slimicide in the

manufacture of paper and paperboard

intended to contact food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mitchell A. Cheeseman, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

217), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204,

202–418–3083.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice

published in the Federal Register of

November 17, 1993 (58 FR 60665), FDA

announced that a food additive petition

(FAP 4B4405) had been filed by Lonza,

Inc., c/o Delta Analytical Corp., 7910

Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814

(currently c/o Lewis & Harrison, 122 C

St. NW., suite 740, Washington, DC

20001). The petition proposed to amend

the food additive regulations to provide

for the safe use of

decylisononyldimethyl ammonium

chloride as a slimicide in the

manufacture of paper and paperboard

intended to contact food. Lonza, Inc.,

has now withdrawn the petition without

prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR

171.7).

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Alan M. Rulis,

Director, Office of Premarket Approval,

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 96–17234 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

[Docket No. 96M–0218]

Adeza Biomedical Corp.; Premarket

Approval of Fetal Fibronectin Enzyme

Immunoassay Kit

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing its

approval of the application by Adeza

Biomedical Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, for

premarket approval, under the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act),

of Fetal Fibronectin Enzyme

Immunoassay Kit. After reviewing the

recommendation of the Clinical

Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology

Devices Panel, FDA’s Center for Devices

and Radiological Health (CDRH)

notified the applicant, by letter of

September 29, 1995, of the approval of

the application.

DATES: Petitions for administrative

review by August 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written requests for copies

of the summary of safety and

effectiveness data and petitions for

administrative review to the Dockets

Management Branch (HFA–305), Food

and Drug Administration, 12420

Parklawn Dr., rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD

20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cornelia B. Rooks, Center for Devices

and Radiological Health (HFZ–440),

Food and Drug Administration, 2098

Gaither Rd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301–

594–1243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 31, 1994, Adeza Biomedical

Corp., Sunnyvale, CA 94089, submitted

to CDRH an application for premarket

approval of Fetal Fibronectin Enzyme

Immunoassay Kit. The device is to be

used as an aid in assessing the risk of

preterm delivery in ≤ 7 days or ≤ 14 days

from the time of sample collection in

pregnant women with signs and

symptoms of early preterm labor, intact

amniotic membranes, and minimal

cervical dilatation (< 3 centimeters),

sampled between 24 weeks, 0 days and

34 weeks, 6 days gestation.

The negative predictive values of 99.5

percent and 99.2 percent, for delivery in

≤ 7 and ≤ 14 days respectively, make it

highly likely that delivery will not occur

in these timeframes. In addition,

although the positive predictive values

were found to be 12.7 percent and 16.7

percent for delivery in ≤ 7 and ≤ 14 days,

respectively, this represents an

approximate 4-fold increase over the

reliability of predicting delivery given

no test information.

On April 6, 1995, the Clinical

Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology

Devices Panel of the Medical Devices

Advisory Committee, an FDA advisory

committee, reviewed and recommended

approval of the application.

On September 29, 1995, CDRH

approved the application by a letter to