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Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E7–21985 Filed 11–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice of Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given of the following meeting: Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP). Dates and Times: November 15, 2007, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. November 16, 2007, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Place: Doubletree Executive Hotel and Meeting Center, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Status: The meeting will be open to the public. Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be provided. The purpose of the meeting will be to examine the issues facing nursing education in relation to teaching and learning strategies, the needs of employers and consumers for high quality professional nursing care across the lifespan and in a variety of settings, and nursing curricula to prepare the nursing student at the basic level (associate degree, diploma, and baccalaureate degree) to E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 217 / Friday, November 9, 2007 / Notices practice in a changing health care system. The objectives of the meeting are to: (1) Examine the most effective and relevant teaching and learning methods and strategies focusing on Competency Outcomes and Performance Assessment for students in the practice disciplines; (2) identify knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by the 21st century RN workforce as seen through the eyes of employers and consumers; and (3) examine nursing curricula among all three basic RN programs {associate degree, diploma and baccalaureate programs} to understand similarities and differences in the respective programs and their ability to prepare the 21st century nursing student for professional practice. During this meeting, the NACNEP council members will deliberate as workgroups on the content presented and formulate recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress on teaching and learning strategies for future nursing students and nursing competencies required by employers and consumers. This meeting and the meeting held in April 2008 will form the basis for NACNEP’s congressionally mandated Ninth Annual Report. For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining a roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant information should write or contact Dr. Joan Weiss, Executive Secretary, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9–35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone (301) 443–5688. Due to a delay in confirming several key speakers, this notice will publish in the Federal Register less than 15 days before the date of the meeting. Dated: November 5, 2007. Alexandra Huttinger, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E7–21978 Filed 11–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2007–0049] National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organizations Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of funds availability. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for fiscal year 2008 grants and cooperative agreements from national, nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organizations. These grants and cooperative agreements would be used to fund projects on various subjects promoting recreational boating safety on a national scope. This VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:48 Nov 08, 2007 Jkt 214001 notice provides information about the grant and cooperative agreement application process and some of the subjects of particular interest to the Coast Guard. DATES: You may obtain application packages on or after November 1, 2007. Proposals for the fiscal year 2008 grant cycle must be received before 3 p.m. Eastern time, January 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may obtain application packages by calling the Coast Guard at 202–372–1060. Submit proposals to: Commandant (CG–54221), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 3100, Washington, DC 20593–0001. This notice is available from the Coast Guard and on the Internet at the Web site for the Boating Safety Division at https:// www.uscgboating.org and at https:// www.regulation.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vickie Hartberger, Boating Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard (CG–54221), 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 3100, Washington, DC 20593–0001; 202–372– 1060; e-mail Vickie.L.Hartberger@uscg.mil. The points of contact for the nine project areas are listed at the end of each project description. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 46, United States Code, Chapter 131, provides for the allocation of available funds from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for State recreational boating safety grants. The majority of funds are allocated to the states and up to 5 percent of these funds may be distributed by the Coast Guard for grants and cooperative agreements for national recreational boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. We anticipate we will allocate approximately $5,400,000 among several organizations for fiscal year 2008. Thirty-seven awards totaling $5,219,380 were made in fiscal year 2007 ranging from $10,000 to $650,000. Nothing in this notice should be construed as committing the Coast Guard to dividing available funds among qualified applicants or awarding any specified amount. Applicants must be national, nongovernmental, nonprofit public-service organizations and must establish that their activities are national in scope. You may obtain an application package by writing or calling the point of contact listed in ADDRESSES on or after November 1, 2007. The application package contains all necessary forms, an explanation of how the grant program is administered, and a checklist for submitting a grant application. You can obtain specific information on organization eligibility, PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63619 proposal requirements, award procedures, and financial administration procedures by contacting the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Boating Safety Financial Assistance Program is listed in section 97.012 of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Prospective grantees may propose up to a 5-year grant with 12-month (fiscal year) increments identified. In effect, an award would be made for the first year and thereafter renewal is optional. Each annual increment would not be guaranteed. Under a continuation (multi-year) type of award, the Coast Guard agrees to support a grant project at a specific level of effort for a specified period of time, with a statement of intention to provide additional future support, provided funds are available, the project continues to support the needs of the government, and the achieved results warrant further support. Award of continuation grants will be made on a strict case-by-case basis to assist planning in certain large scale projects and ensure continuity. Procedures also provide for awarding noncompetitive grants or cooperative agreements on a case-by-case basis. This authority is judiciously used to fund recurring annual projects or events which can only be carried out by one organization, and projects that present targets of opportunity for timely action on new or emerging program requirements or issues. The following list includes items of specific interest to the Coast Guard, however, potential applicants should not be constrained by the list. We welcome any initiative that supports the mission of the USCG Office of Boating Safety, which is: To ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreational boating experience by implementing programs that minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts. The performance goal of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program is to reduce recreational boating casualties. To achieve this goal, our objectives, for which we need additional expertise from grant recipients, include: • Improving the reliability of boating accident reporting, which assists in identifying causal factors that could then be addressed through education and/or regulation. • Tracking and Increasing Awareness of Safe Boating Practices. • Increasing lifejacket wear. • Decreasing the number of alcoholinvolved accidents. E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).
    Dates and Times: November 15, 2007, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
    November 16, 2007, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Doubletree Executive Hotel and Meeting Center, 8120 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be 
provided. The purpose of the meeting will be to examine the issues 
facing nursing education in relation to teaching and learning 
strategies, the needs of employers and consumers for high quality 
professional nursing care across the lifespan and in a variety of 
settings, and nursing curricula to prepare the nursing student at 
the basic level (associate degree, diploma, and baccalaureate 
degree) to

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practice in a changing health care system. The objectives of the 
meeting are to: (1) Examine the most effective and relevant teaching 
and learning methods and strategies focusing on Competency Outcomes 
and Performance Assessment for students in the practice disciplines; 
(2) identify knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by the 21st 
century RN workforce as seen through the eyes of employers and 
consumers; and (3) examine nursing curricula among all three basic 
RN programs {associate degree, diploma and baccalaureate 
programs{time}  to understand similarities and differences in the 
respective programs and their ability to prepare the 21st century 
nursing student for professional practice.
    During this meeting, the NACNEP council members will deliberate 
as workgroups on the content presented and formulate recommendations 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress on 
teaching and learning strategies for future nursing students and 
nursing competencies required by employers and consumers. This 
meeting and the meeting held in April 2008 will form the basis for 
NACNEP's congressionally mandated Ninth Annual Report.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining 
a roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant 
information should write or contact Dr. Joan Weiss, Executive 
Secretary, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and 
Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone (301) 443-5688.
    Due to a delay in confirming several key speakers, this notice 
will publish in the Federal Register less than 15 days before the 
date of the meeting.

    Dated: November 5, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-21978 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
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