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virus (CHIKV) envelope proteins. The 

invention also describes DNA, viral or 

other gene-based vector and VLP 

vaccines, methods of making and 

methods of their use in inducing 

immunity to alphavirus infection. 

Alphaviruses are RNA-containing 

viruses that cause a wide variety of 

mosquito-transmitted diseases, 

including equine encephalitis. CHIKV, 

an alphavirus in the family Togaviridae, 

was first isolated in Tanzania in 1952 

and is transmitted to humans by 

mosquitoes. The disease caused by 

CHIKV resembles infection by dengue 

virus, characterized by rash, high fever, 

and severe, sometimes persistent 

arthritis. 

The field of use may be limited to 

‘‘Prevention, prophylaxis, cure, 

amelioration, and/or treatment of 

infection and/or the effects thereof of 

Chikungunya infections in humans’’. 

Properly filed competing applications 

for a license filed in response to this 

notice will be treated as objections to 

the contemplated license. Comments 

and objections submitted in response to 

this notice will not be made available 

for public inspection, and, to the extent 

permitted by law, will not be released 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

5 U.S.C. 552. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Richard U. Rodriguez, 

Director, Division of Technology Development 

& Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23975 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegations of Authority 

This notice amends Part R of the 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR 

56605, as amended November 6, 1995; 

as last amended at 75 FR 57282–57283 

dated September 20, 2010). 

This notice reflects organizational 

changes in the Health Resources and 

Services Administration. Specifically, 

this notice updates the functional 

statement for the Bureau of Clinician 

Recruitment and Service (RU) to reduce 

fragmentation and overlap and establish 

an increased emphasis on policy and 

program development, external 

communication and outreach, customer 

service and system and analytical 

support. 

Chapter RU—Bureau of Clinician 

Recruitment and Service 

Section RU–10, Organization 

Delete in its entirety and replace with 

the following: 

The Office of the Associate 

Administrator (RU) is headed by the 

Associate Administrator, Bureau of 

Clinician Recruitment and Service 

(BCRS), who reports directly to the 

Administrator, Health Resources and 

Services Administration. BCRS includes 

the following components: 

(1) Office of the Associate Administrator 

(RU); 

(2) Office of Legal and Compliance 

(RU1); 

(3) Division of National Health Service 

Corps (RU5); 

(4) Division of Nursing and Public 

Health (RU6); 

(5) Division of External Affairs (RU7); 

(6) Office of Policy and Program 

Development (RU8); 

(7) Division of Program Operations 

(RU9); 

(8) Division of Regional Operations 

(RU10); and 

(9) Office of Business Operations 

(RU11). 

Section RU–20, Functions 

(1) Delete the functional statement for 

the Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and 

Service (RU) and replace in its entirety. 

Office of the Associate Administrator 

(RU) 

Provides overall leadership, direction, 

coordination, and planning in support 

of Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and 

Service (BCRS) programs that are 

designed to improve the health of the 

Nation’s underserved communities and 

vulnerable populations by coordinating 

the recruitment and retention of caring 

health professionals in the healthcare 

system and supporting communities’ 

efforts to build more integrated and 

sustainable systems of care. Specifically: 

(1) Establishes program goals, objectives 

and priorities, and provides oversight as 

to their execution; (2) plans, directs, 

coordinates and evaluates Bureau-wide 

management activities; (3) maintains 

effective relationships within HRSA and 

with other Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) organizations, 

other Federal agencies, State and local 

governments, and other public and 

private organizations concerned with 

improving the health status of the 

Nation’s underserved communities and 

vulnerable populations by recruiting 

and retaining health care clinicians into 

service in areas of greatest need; (4) 

plans, directs and coordinates Bureauwide administrative management 

activities, i.e., budget, personnel, 

procurements, delegations of authority, 

and has responsibilities related to the 

awarding of BCRS funds; and (5) 

oversees the development of BCRS 

program policies. 

Office of Legal and Compliance (RU1) 

Serves as the focal point for service 

obligation issue resolution and quality 

assurance for the Bureau’s programs. 

Specifically: (1) Analyzes, administers 

and manages procedures for the BCRS 

portfolio of scholarship and loan 

repayment participants who have 

breached their service obligation, 

requested a waiver or suspension, and/ 

or are in default and have requested to 

serve under a Forbearance, Judgment or 

Settlement Agreement; (2) reviews 

default recommendations, determines 

the action of default, and initiates and 

monitors procedures for default debt 

collection; (3) provides programmatic 

information to Agency officials, the 

Office of the General Counsel, the Office 

of Inspector General, Program Support 

Center, and the Department of Justice 

for default debt collection, trials, 

bankruptcy hearings, and other 

activities; (4) reviews requests and 

makes determinations regarding 

scholarship and loan repayment 

participants’ eligibility for a suspension 

or waiver of their service or default debt 

obligation; (5) implements policies and 

procedures in conjunction with default 

reduction activities, including return to 

service arrangements and other actions 

to maximize compliance with 

scholarship and loan repayment service 

obligations; and (6) serves as the BCRS 

quality assurance function. 

Division of National Health Service 

Corps (RU5) 

Serves as the point of contact for 

responding to inquiries, disseminating 

program information, providing 

technical assistance, and processing 

applications and awards pertaining to 

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 

scholarship and loan repayment 

programs and site approvals. 

Specifically: (1) Reviews, ranks and 

selects participants for the scholarship 

and loan repayment programs; (2) 

verifies and processes loan and lender 

related payments in prescribed manner 

and maintains current information on 

scholarship and loan repayment 

applications and awards through 

automated BCRS information systems; 

(3) provides oversight, processing and 

coordination of reviews of NHSC site 


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applications and vacancy management 

activities; (4) manages scholar in-school 

activities; (5) facilitates scholar 

placement; and (6) provides oversight, 

processing and coordination for the 

Ready Responder program. 

Division of Nursing and Public Health 

(RU6) 

Serves as the point of contact for 

responding to inquiries, disseminating 

program information, providing 

technical assistance, and processing 

applications and awards pertaining to 

work force related scholarship and loan 

repayment programs. Specifically: (1) 

Reviews, ranks and selects participants 

for the scholarship and loan repayment 

programs; (2) verifies and processes loan 

and lender related payments in 

prescribed manner and maintains 

current information on scholarship and 

loan repayment applications and awards 

through automated BCRS information 

systems; (3) manages scholar in-school 

activities; and (4) facilitates scholar 

placement. 

Division of External Affairs (RU7) 

Serves as the focal point for the 

development of all messaging both 

internal and external and dissemination 

of promotional materials, brochures, 

speeches, and articles. Specifically: (1) 

Leads, coordinates, and conducts 

student, clinician and site recruitment, 

retention and outreach strategies and 

related activities; (2) coordinates all 

Bureau conferences and clinician and 

site training; (3) establishes and 

manages partner collaboration, NHSC 

alumni and the State Primary Care 

Offices (PCOs); (4) performs 

marketplace analysis; (5) maintains a 

speaker for the Bureau communicating 

clinician and site success stories and 

promotes the Bureau’s programs; and (6) 

maintains responsibility for all 

communication functions including but 

not limited to the Bureau Web site, 

BCRS Call Center and customer service 

portal, and newsletters. 

Office of Policy and Program 

Development (RU8) 

Serves as the focal point for the 

development of BCRS programs and 

policies. Specifically: (1) Leads and 

coordinates the analysis, development 

and drafting of policy impacting BCRS 

programs; (2) coordinates program 

planning and tracking of legislation and 

other information related to BCRS 

programs; (3) leads and monitors the 

development of workforce projections 

relating to BCRS program; (4) provides 

oversight, processing and coordination 

for the J1-visa program; (5) works 

collaboratively with other components 

within HRSA and HHS, and with other 

Federal agencies, State and local 

governments, and other public and 

private organizations on issues affecting 

BCRS programs and policies; (6) 

performs environmental scanning on 

issues that affect BCRS programs and 

assesses the impact of programs on 

underserved communities; (7) monitors 

BCRS activities in relation to HRSA’s 

Strategic Plan; (8) develops budget 

projections and justifications; and (9) 

serves as the Bureau’s focal point for 

program information. 

Division of Program Operations (RU9) 

Serves as the organizational focal 

point for the Bureau’s centralized, 

comprehensive customer service 

function to support program 

participants. Provides regular and 

ongoing communication, technical 

assistance and support to program 

participants through the period of 

obligated service and closeout. 

Specifically: (1) Manages the staff and 

daily operations of the Bureau’s Call 

Center and centralized customer service 

function; (2) initiates contact with and 

monitors program participants 

throughout their service; (3) manages 

clinician support, site transfers, inservice reviews and recommends 

suspensions, waivers and defaults; (4) 

manages the 6-month verification 

process; (5) conducts closeout activities 

for each program participant and issues 

completion certificates; and (6) 

maintains program participants’ case 

files in the Bureau’s management 

information system. 

Division of Regional Operations (RU10) 

Serves as the regional component of 

BCRS cutting across all Divisions and 

working with BCRS programs as a 

whole. Specifically, the Regional Offices 

will support BCRS by: (1) Completing 

NHSC site visits; (2) providing support 

for recruitment and retention of primary 

health care providers in Health 

Professions Shortage Areas; (3) 

providing ongoing surveillance and 

analysis of workforce trends and making 

recommendations on ways to improve 

the effectiveness of policies and 

programs; (4) understanding needs of 

the States as it relates to recruitment 

and retention of clinicians to improve 

public health and health care systems; 

and (5) conducting other activities 

designed to improve access to quality 

care, reduce disparities and improve 

public health in accordance with HRSA 

authorities and in partnership with 

related public and private sector 

organizations. 

Office of Business Operations (RU11) 

Serves as the focal point for the 

Bureau’s management information 

systems and reports, data analysis, and 

automation of business processes to 

support the recruitment and retention of 

health professionals in underserved 

areas and supporting communities’ 

efforts to build more integrated and 

sustainable systems of care. Specifically: 

(1) Provides leadership for 

implementing BCRS systems 

development, enhancement and 

administration; (2) designs and 

implements data systems to assess and 

improve program performance; (3) 

provides user support and training to 

facilitate the effectiveness of the 

Bureau’s information systems; (4) 

coordinates quality and performance 

reporting activities; (5) identifies, 

provides and coordinates assistance to 

BCRS programs to support performance 

reporting activities; and (6) 

continuously identifies, reduces or 

eliminates suboptimal business 

processes throughout the Bureau. 

Section RU–30, Delegations of Authority 

All delegations of authority and redelegations of authority made to HRSA 

officials that were in effect immediately 

prior to this reorganization, and that are 

consistent with this reorganization, 

shall continue in effect pending further 

re-delegation. 

This reorganization is upon date of 

signature. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Mary K. Wakefield, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23892 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Application—Alternative 

Inspection Services (SENTRI 

Application and FAST Commercial 

Driver Application) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection: 1651–0121. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 


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