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22314, telephone 703/684–5900, fax 

703/684–1403. 

Status:

Open 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., October 19, 2004

Closed 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., October 19, 

2004

Closed 8 a.m.–5 p.m., October 20, 2004

Purpose: The Safety and Occupational 

Health Study Section will review, 

discuss, and evaluate grant 

application(s) received in response to 

the Institute’s standard grants review 

and funding cycles pertaining to 

research issues in occupational safety 

and health, and allied areas. 

It is the intent of NIOSH to support 

broad-based research endeavors in 

keeping with the Institute’s program 

goals. This will lead to improved 

understanding and appreciation for the 

magnitude of the aggregate health 

burden associated with occupational 

injuries and illnesses, as well as to 

support more focused research projects, 

which will lead to improvements in the 

delivery of occupational safety and 

health services, and the prevention of 

work-related injury and illness. It is 

anticipated that research funded will 

promote these program goals. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting 

will convene in open session from 8–

8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2004, to 

address matters related to the conduct of 

Study Section business. The remainder 

of the meeting will proceed in closed 

session. The purpose of the closed 

sessions is for the study section to 

consider safety and occupational healthrelated grant applications. These 

portions of the meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in Section 

552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, pursuant to Section 10(d) 

Pub. L. 92–463. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH Health 

Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 

Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

telephone 404/498–2511, fax 404/498–

2569. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry.

Dated: September 20, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

National Indian Health Board

AGENCY: Indian Health Services, HHS.

ACTION: Notice to supplement the singlesource cooperative agreement with the 

National Indian Health Board. 

SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service 

(IHS) announces a supplement to the 

single-source cooperative agreement 

award to the National Indian Health 

Board (NIHB) for costs in providing 

advice and technical assistance to 

federally recognized Tribes in the area 

of health care policy analysis and 

program development. Under the 

original cooperative agreement 

published in the Federal Register, 69 FR 

11447, on March 10, 2004, the NIHB 

provides advice, consultation, and 

health care advocacy to the IHS based 

on Tribal input through a broad-based 

consumer network involving the Area 

Health Boards or Health Board 

representatives from each of the 12 IHS 

Areas. In addition, the NIHB 

communicates with Tribes and Tribal 

organizations concerning health issues, 

disseminates health care information, 

improves and expands access for 

American Indians and Alaska Native 

(AI/AN) Tribal Governments to all 

available programs in the Department of 

Health and Human services (HHS), and 

coordinates the Tribal consultation 

activities associated with formulating 

the IHS annual budget request. The 

program supplement to the singlesource cooperative agreement is for 

$622,730 of one time funding for use 

during the current budget period in 

effect from 03/15/2004 to 12/31/2004. 

The annual funding levels of this singlesource cooperative agreement is 

approximately $230,000, subject to the 

availability of appropriations. 

Justification for Program Expansion 

Supplement 

The program expansion supplement is 

issued under the authority of the Public 

Health Service Act, Section 301(a), and 

is included under the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 93.933. 

This supplemental funding is related to 

the original goals of the cooperative 

agreement and does represent an 

expansion of activities within the 

present scope of work. The Federal 

Register notice for the sole-source 

cooperative agreement award can be 

found in 69 FR 11447, published on 

March 10, 2004. The specific objectives 

and justifications for this program 

supplement are as follows: 

1. Assistance to States, Tribal 

Governments, and the HHS Policy 

Academy to address the needs of young 

AI/AN adults with disabilities. 

Assistance on this joint initiative of 

the Office of Disability, HHS and the 

IHS will result in the development of an 

action plan to address the needs of 

young AI/AN adults with disabilities 

who are between 16–30 years of age. It 

is necessary that the HHS Office of 

Disabilities and the States have access to 

the expertise and experience of the 

NIHB in order to meet the culturally 

diverse needs if AI/AN youth with 

disabilities. The involvement of NIHB in 

the Policy Academy will ensure that the 

HHS Office of Disabilities and the States 

are kept informed of the AI/AN 

consumer perspective throughout all 

activities. This task is consistent with 

the NIHB goal of improving access for 

AI/AN people to the programs of HHS. 

2. Assistance to the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

for outreach and education within the 

AI/AN community. 

Funding has been transferred through 

an Intra-Agency agreement between 

CMS and the IHS to supplement the 

NIHB cooperative agreement. The NIHB 

will be tasked with implementing 

outreach and education activities 

specific to AI/AN beneficiaries 

regarding the Medicare-approved drug 

discount card and the transitional 

assistance program, both of which are 

authorized under the provisions of the 

Medicare Modernization Act. The CMS 

support for this initiative is in 

recognition of NIHB’s capability to 

systematically disseminate pertinent 

and timely health care information to 

AI/AN Tribal Governments and Health 

Boards. The NIHB’s dissemination 

activity is funded within the 

organization’s present scope of work. 

This effort is also consistent with the 

NIHB goal of expanding access by AI/

ANs to other programs of the HHS. 

3. Assistance to the CMS in the 

development of a strategic plan for AI/

ANs.

In recognition of the NIHB’s status as 

the only national Indian organization 

that is representative of Tribal 

Governments and has expertise in AI/

AN health issues, the CMS has 

transferred funds through a second 

Intra-Agency Agreement between CMS 

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and the IHS. The purpose of the 

agreement is to support NIHB assistance 

to the Agency in developing a strategic 

plan to improve CMS’ services to 

eligible AI/AN beneficiaries. This is 

consistent with goals in the scope of 

work in which NIHB seeks to establish 

relationships with Federal agencies to 

service as a health advocate for AI/AN 

people and expand services to them 

from other HHS agencies. 

4. Assistance in the implementation 

of the IHS Director’s Health Promotion/

Disease Prevention (HP/DP) Initiative. 

The Director, IHS, has announced this 

initiative in conjunction with President 

Bush’s ‘‘Healthier U.S. Initiative’’ and 

HHS Secretary Thompson’s ‘‘Steps to a 

Healthier U.S.’’ to reduce health 

disparities among AI/AN people. This 

initiative is a strategic approach to 

strengthening prevention efforts to 

improve the health and wellness of AI/

AN families through expanded 

collaboration with Federal and nonFederal partners. The IHS will support 

this prevention effort, in part, through a 

partnership with NIHB in promoting 

physical activity in AI/AN communities 

under a program called ‘‘Just Move it.’’

The NIHB will assist the IHS in 

managing this particular HP/DP 

Initiative by hosting a Web site for 

Tribal communities to become ‘‘Just 

Move It’’ partners, marketing this effort 

to Tribes, etc. These activities are 

consistent with the NIHB goals of 

systematically disseminating pertinent 

and timely health care information to 

AI/AN communities and establishing 

relationships with other organizations to 

serve as advocates for improved Indian 

health. 

5. Assistance to the IHS in the 

evaluation of the current relationships 

between schools of public health and 

AI/AN communities. 

In order to determine the current 

relationships between schools of public 

health and AI/AN communities, the 

NIHB will assist the IHS in developing 

a baseline report of research activities 

and existing partnerships. The NIHB 

will serve in an advisory capacity to the 

IHS and the Association of Schools of 

Public Health on this initiative. The 

organization has the expertise and 

experience to provide technical 

assistance on issues related to working 

in Indian Country such as 

infrastructure, Tribal Government 

protocols, cultural and legal aspects of 

sovereignty, and the appropriateness of 

products and deliverables. The objective 

of this effort will result in 

recommendations on improving the 

public health infrastructure in AI/AN 

communities. The purpose of this report 

is consistent with the NIHB goals of 

developing relationships with other 

organizations and professional groups in 

order to serve as an advocate for 

improved AI/AN health care. 

Justification for Single Source 

This project has been awarded on a 

non-competitive, single-source basis. 

The NIHB is the only national AI/AN 

organization with health expertise that 

represents the interest of all federally 

recognized Tribes. 

Use of Cooperative Agreement 

The program supplement to the 

original cooperative agreement has been 

awarded because of anticipated 

substantial programmatic involvement 

by IHS staff in the project. The 

substantial programmatic involvement 

includes the following: 

(1) The IHS staff will have approval 

over the hiring of key personnel as 

defined by regulation or provision in the 

cooperative agreement. 

(2) The IHS will provide technical 

assistance to the NIHB as requested and 

attend and participate in all NIHB board 

meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Douglas Black, Director, Office of Tribal 

Programs, Office of the Director, Indian 

Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, 

Reyes Building, Suite 220 Rockville, 

Maryland 20852, (301) 443–1104. For 

grants information, contact Ms. Sylvia 

Ryan, Grants Management Specialist, 

Division of Grants Policy, 12300 

Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 443–

5204.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Charles W. Grim, 

Assistant Surgeon General, Director, Indian 

Health Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 PBC 

01Q: Pathobiochemistry: Quorum. 

Date: October 15, 2004. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Four Points By Sheraton, 8400 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Zakir Bengali, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5150, 

MSC 7842, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1742, bengaliz@csr.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: Oncological Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Drug Discovery 

and Molecular Pharmacology Study Section. 

Date: October 20–22, 2004. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Arlington, 1325 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209. 

Contact Person: Morris I. Kelsey, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6158, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1718, kelseym@csr.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: Endocrinology, 

Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive 

Sciences Integrated Review Group, Cellular 

Aspects of Diabetes and Obesity Study 

Section. 

Date: October 21–22, 2004. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Ann A. Jerkins, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6154, 

MSC 7892, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

4514, jerkinsa@csr.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Basic 

Mechanisms of Cancer Therapeutics. 

Date: October 21–22, 2004. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Watergate, 2650 Virginia 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: Suzanne L. ForrySchaudies, PhD, Scientific Review 

Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Dr., Room 6192, MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 451–0131, forryscs@csr.nih.gov.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 MGA 

(01) Q: Molecular Genetics A: Quorum. 

Date: October 21–22, 2004. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.