62448 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Advisory Committee on Special 

Studies Relating to the Possible LongTerm Health Effects of Herbicides and 

Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory 

Committee); Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA). The meeting will be open to the 

public.

Name of Committee: Advisory 

Committee on Special Studies Relating 

to the Possible Long-Term Health Effects 

of Herbicides and Contaminants (Ranch 

Hand Advisory Committee).

General Function of the Committee: 

To advise the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (Secretary) and the 

Assistant Secretary for Health 

concerning its oversight of the conduct 

of the Ranch Hand study by the U.S. Air 

Force and provide scientific oversight of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

Army Chemical Corps Vietnam Veterans 

Health Study and other studies in which 

the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary 

for Health believes involvement by the 

committee is desirable.

Date and Time: The meeting will be 

held on November 19, 2004, from 8 a.m. 

to 3 p.m.

Location: Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1066, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Leonard Schechtman, 

National Center for Toxicological 

Research (HFT–10), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–6696, or 

FDA Advisory Committee Information 

Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 

in the Washington, DC area), code 

3014512560. Please call the Information 

Line for up-to-date information on this 

meeting.

Agenda: The Air Force will present 

for review to the Ranch Hand Advisory 

Committee the following chapters from 

the ongoing health study: Chapter 18, 

Endocrine; Chapter 20, Pulmonary; 

Chapter 11, Neurology; Chapter 13, 

Gastrointestinal; Chapter 14, 

Dermatology; Chapter 10, Neoplasia; 

Chapter 21, Conclusions; and the 

Executive Summary.

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

before the committee. Written 

submissions may be made to the contact 

person by November 5, 2004. Oral 

presentations from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 10:20 

a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Time allotted for 

each presentation may be limited. Those 

desiring to make formal oral 

presentations should notify the contact 

person before November 12, 2004, and 

submit a brief statement of the general 

nature of the evidence or arguments 

they wish to present, the names and 

addresses of proposed participants, and 

an indication of the approximate time 

requested to make their presentation.

Persons attending FDA’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Leonard 

Schechtman at least 7 days in advance 

of the meeting.

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: October 17, 2004.

Sheila Dearybury Walcoff,

Associate Commissioner for External 

Relations.

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BILLING CODE 4160–01–S

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

One Time Supplement; Award 

Announcement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of a one-time 

supplement to nine regional AIDS 

Education Training Centers (AETCs) 

Programs located at the following 

institutions: University of Illinois; 

University of California, San Francisco; 

University of Colorado; University of 

Washington; Louisiana State University 

Health Sciences Center; University of 

Massachusetts Medical School; 

Columbia University; Dallas County 

Hospital District; and University of 

Pittsburgh. 

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and 

Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/

AIDS Bureau (HAB), Division of 

Training and Technical Assistance 

(DTTA), announces the awarding of a 

one-time supplement to nine regional 

AETCs during fiscal year (FY) 2004. 

HRSA awarded these funds to the nine 

AETCs for targeted education and 

training to expand the HIV/AIDS 

treatment capacity of professional and 

paraprofessional health care providers 

caring for American Indian/Alaska 

Native (AI/AN) people on reservations, 

in rural areas, IHS tribally-managed 

health care hospitals and clinics, and 

urban Indian health centers. 

Justification: These funds were 

awarded to existing AETCs because the 

AETCs are uniquely qualified to provide 

training on HIV/AIDS care and 

treatment that is consistent with the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) HIV Treatment 

Guidelines. The AETCs are the only 

entities within the Ryan White 

Comprehensive AIDS Resources 

Emergency (CARE) Act that are 

legislatively required to provide HIV/

AIDS training to minority serving care 

providers. The AETCs are the training 

arm of the HAB and have provided more 

than 10 years of quality HIV/AIDS 

training services on care and treatment 

to health care providers in the United 

States and its territories. The AETCs 

have the existing national, regional and 

local infrastructure necessary to support 

the effective delivery of HIV/AIDS 

training services. The AETCs are linked 

to resources and services through the 

national AETC programs, such as the 

National Minority AETC, National 

Clinical Consultation Center, and the 

National Resource Center which will 

enhance the services available to 

trainees. Because of the AETC national 

and regional network and prior work 

with the AI/AN populations, the AETCs 

have developed and have access to 

culturally appropriate curriculum, 

training needs assessments, and other 

training materials that are tailored to the 

target population and needed to support 

the training activities. 

Amount of Award: Funding is 

awarded as follows:

University of Illinois—$125,000, 

(Project Period—7/1/02–6/30/05); 

University of California, San 

Francisco—$125,000, (Project 

Period—7/1/02–6/30/05); 

University of Colorado—$125,000, 

(Project Period—7/1/02–6/30/05); 

University of Washington—$125,000, 

(Project Period—7/1/02–6/30/05); 

University of Massachusetts Medical 

School—$125,000, (Project Period—7/

1/02–6/30/05); 

Dallas County Hospital District—

$175,000, (Project Period—7/1/02–6/

30/05);