[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 62872-62873] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-29762] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 11, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814. This meeting has been rescheduled from November 20, 1995, as published in the November 15, 1995, Federal Register. 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 Section 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 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 Section 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 [[Page 62873]] 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) [email protected] (e- mail). Correspondence must be received by EEI no later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, December 4, 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) [email protected] (e-mail) in advance of 5:00 p.m., December 4, 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), [email protected] (e-mail). Dated: November 28, 1995. Ruth L. Kirschstein, Deputy Director, NIH. [FR Doc. 95-29762 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-M