[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57450-57451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28287]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Science Education; Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Science Education (OSE),
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), will hold
a public meeting on November 20, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at
the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda,
MD 20814.
The purpose of this meeting is to give members of the public who
are interested in the development of the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP) an
opportunity to express their views on how that program should be
implemented. The UGSP is authorized under Public Law 103-43, U.S.
Public Health Service Act Sec. 487D. The UGSP will offer full-time
undergraduate students enrolled or accepted for enrollment at
accredited institutions of higher education, who are from disadvantaged
backgrounds, scholarships of up to $20,000 per year, to pursue academic
programs appropriate for careers in professions needed by the NIH. For
each year of scholarship support, the recipient must
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serve at least 10 consecutive weeks of service as an employee at the
NIH, and, within 60 days after obtaining the educational degree
involved, the individual must begin serving full-time as an employee of
the NIH. The service commitment will be one year of service for each
academic year of support as outlined at U.S. Public Health Service Act
Sec. 487D(c).
Consultants to the OSE will be present to discuss the development
of the UGSP. The information collected from these consultants, as well
as any information collected from the public, will be used to assist
the OSE to identify issues and strategies in the development of the
UGSP.
This meeting is open to the public. However, attendance will be
limited by seat availability. Information to be offered at the public
meeting should be confined to comments relating to the recruitment and
retention of disadvantaged students for the UGSP and the indicators of
success for careers in biomedical research. If an individual is
representing an organization, only one representative may present oral
comments. Each speaker will be permitted 3-5 minutes for his/her
presentation.
Oral presenters and interested individuals wishing to provide only
written statements must send a copy of such oral comments to the
attention of Ms. Muriel Levin, EEI, 66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 200,
Alexandria, VA 22314-1538, 703-683-4915 (FAX), mlevin@eei-alex.com (e-
mail). Correspondence must be received by EEI no later than 5:00 p.m.
(EST) on Thursday, November 16, 1995. The order of presentations during
the meeting will be determined by the date and time letters of intent
are received by EEI.
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other special
accommodations, should contact Ms. Kristin Kiser, NIH/OS/OSE, 7550
Wisconsin Avenue, Room 102, Bethesda, MD 20892-9015, 301-402-6424 (not
a toll-free number), 301-480-5481 (FAX), kk10b@nih.gov (e-mail) in
advance of 5:00 p.m., November 16, 1995.
For additional information, contact Marc S. Horowitz, J.D.,
Director, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program, Office of Science
Education, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 102, Bethesda, MD 20892-9015,
301-402-5666 (not a toll-free number), 301-480-5481 (FAX),
mh18k@nih.gov (e-mail).
Dated: November 8, 1995.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-28287 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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