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discrimination in employment, training,

incentive awards, promotion and career

opportunities. They are responsible for

implementing and evaluating a costeffective, timely and impartial system

for processing individual complaints of

discrimination under Title VII of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

The Staff provides information,

guidance, advice and technical

assistance to ACF supervisors and

managers on affirmative employment

planning and other means of achieving

parity and promoting work force

diversity. The Staff is responsible for

ensuring that ACF-conducted programs

do not discriminate against recipients

on the basis of race, color, national

origin, age or disability. The Staff

monitors and implements civil rights

compliance actions under Title VI,

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended and the Age

Discrimination Act of 1975, as

amended. The Staff implements the

applicable provisions of the Americans

With Disabilities Act of 1990.

j. Delete KP.20 Functions, Paragraph

L, in its entirety and replace with the

following:

L. The Office of Administrative

Services and Facilities Management

(OASFM) directs and manages ACF’s

administrative support services, and

facilities management programs and

activities.

The Office provides, prepares,

coordinates and disseminates

information, policy and procedural

guidance on administrative and

facilities management issues on an

agency-wide basis. It directs and/or

coordinates management initiatives to

improve ACF administrative and

facilities management services with the

goal of continually improving services

while containing costs.

OASFM maintains budgetary controls

on administrative services accounts,

reconciling accounting reports and

invoices, and monitoring all spending.

The Office controls credit card for small

purchases on behalf of the Agency.

OASFM establishes and manages

contracts and/or blanket purchase

agreements for administrative support

and facilities management services,

including space design, building

alteration and repair,

telecommunications, reprographics,

physical security, moving, labor,

property management and inventory,

systems furniture acquisitions and

assembly, and fleet management.

The Office provides management and

oversight of ACF mail delivery services

and activities, including Federal and

contractor postal services nationwide,

covering all classes of U.S. Postal

Service mail, priority and express mail

services, and courier services, etc.

OASFM directs all activities

associated with the ACF Master Housing

Plan, including coordination and

development of the agency long-range

space budget; planning, budgeting,

identification, solicitation, acceptance

and utilization of office and special

purpose space, repairs, and alterations;

serving as principal liaison with GSA

and other Federal agencies, building

managers and facilities engineers,

architects and commercial

representatives, for space acquisition,

negotiation of lease terms, dealing with

sensitive issues such as handicapped

barriers, space shortages, and security. It

develops and maintains space floor

plans and inventories, directory boards,

and locator signs. OASFM serves as the

lead for ACF in coordination and liaison

with Departmental, GSA, Federal

Protective Service, and other Federal

agencies on implementation of federal

physical security directives. The Office

is responsible for planning and

executing the Agency’s environmental

health, safety and physical security

programs, ensuring that appropriate

occupational health and safety and

occupant emergency evacuation plans

are in place. It serves as principal

liaison with private and/or Federal

building managers for all administrative

services and facilities management

activities. The Office is responsible for

issuing, managing and controlling badge

and cardkey systems to control access to

agency space for security purposes.

OASFM develops and/or implements

agency telecommunications

management policy in accordance with

Federal regulations and procedures. The

Office reviews and directs payment of

agency telephone invoices. It

recommends and advises on the design

and function of telecommunications

systems, based on user needs, costs and

technological availability. OASFM

communicates directly with private

industry service providers to coordinate

the acquisition, installation and

maintenance of voice/data

telecommunications equipment and

systems. It is responsible for other

sources of communications capability

such as pagers, cellular phone service,

cable TV service, and audio

conferencing equipment and service. It

updates and maintains the ACF LANbased telephone directory, handles the

distribution of all commercial

directories and updates and maintains

the databases for telephone lines and

equipment inventories.

OASFM plans, manages/operates

employee transportation programs,

including shuttle service and fleet

management; employee and visitor

parking; and commuter services and

programs including transit subsidies

and ridesharing. The Office develops

and implements ACF travel policies and

procedures consistent with Federal

requirements. The Office provides

technical assistance and oversight;

coordinates ACF use of the Travel

Management System; manages

employee participation in the Travel

Charge Card program, and coordinates

Travel Management Center services for

ACF. OASFM purchases and tracks

common use supplies, stationery and

publications. It plans and manages

reprographic services.

The Office develops and implements

policies and procedures for the ACF

Personal Property Management

Program, including managing the ACF

Personal Property Inventory, and other

personal property activities.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

Elizabeth M. James Duke,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–4731 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Notice of Filing of Annual Reports of

Federal Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to section 13 of Public Law 92–463,

fiscal years 1999 and 2000 annual

reports for the following Health

Resources and Services

Administration’s Federal advisory

committee has been filed with the

Library of Congress: Health Professions

and Nurse Education Special Emphasis

Panel.

Copies are available to the public for

inspection at the Library of Congress

Newspaper and Current Periodical

Reading Room, James Madison

Memorial Building, Room LM–133, First

Street and Independence Avenue, SE.,

Washington, DC. Copies may be

obtained from: Jennifer Burks, M.S.N.,

Executive Secretary, Health Professions

and Nurse Education Special Emphasis

Panel, Parklawn Building, Room 8C–23,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857, Telephone (301) 443–6339.

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Dated: February 20, 2001.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 01–4686 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; National Institutes of Health

Undergraduate Scholarship Program

for Individuals From Disadvantaged

Backgrounds

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

Office of Loan Repayment and

Scholarship (OLRS), 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:

NATIONAL Institutes of Health

Undergraduate Scholarship Program for

Individuals from disadvantaged

Backgrounds. Type of Information

Collection Request: REVISION. Form

Numbers: NIH 2762–1, NIH 2762–2,

NIH 2762–3, NIH 2762–4, and NIH

2762–5. Need and Use of Information

Collection: The NIH Undergraduate

Scholarship Program for Individuals

from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

(UGSP) requires participants to

maintain enrollment in an

undergraduate degree program and to

begin service payback through

employment at the NIH within 60 days

of their graduation. This information

collection certifies that scholars are

continuing their undergraduate program

and provides those who have graduated

the opportunity to request a deferment

of their service payback obligation if

they are enrolled in an approved

graduate or medical degree program.

Frequency of response: Annual.

Affected public: Individuals and

Academic Institutions. Types of

Respondents: Participants in the UGSP

and Academic Institutions

(undergraduate, graduate, and medical

schools). The annual reporting burden is

as follows: Estimated Number of

Respondents: 80; Estimated Number of

Responses per Respondent: 1; Average

Burden Hours per Response: 0.75; and

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Requested: 60. The annualized cost to

respondents is estimated at $0. There

are no Capital Costs to report. There are

no Operating Costs 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 CONTACT: To

request more information on the

proposed project or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, contact Marc S. Horowitz,

J.D., Director, Office of Loan Repayment

and Scholarship, NIH, 2 Center Drive,

Room 2E28, MSC 0230, Bethesda, MD

20892–0230, or call toll-free 1–800–

528–7689, or E-mail your request,

including your address to:

MHorowitz@nih.gov.

Comments Due Date: Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received on or before April 30, 2001.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Yvonne T. Maddox,

Acting Deputy Director, NIH.

[FR Doc. 01–4777 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 4649–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Comment Request, State

CDBG Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 30,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison Officer,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,

Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lindy Heaster at (202) 708–1322,

Extension 4416 (this is not a toll free

number) for copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department is submitting the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: State CDBG

Program.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2506–0085.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

information collected from states

participating in the state-administered

CDBG program is used by the

Department to determine each state’s

compliance with statutory and

regulatory requirements and to provide

supporting information for review and

audit.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

The Housing and Community

Development Act of 1974, as amended,

requires states that administer the CDBG

Program to submit: (1) a Final Statement

that contains the community

development objectives, a method of