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variables selected and, when

appropriate, evidence of the validity

and reliability of measures selected. (10

points)

c. The scientific methods to evaluate

the hypothesized causal mechanisms

that mediate the relaxation approach,

relaxation response, and health

outcomes relationship(s). (20 points)

d. The approach to (1) gather

information on the determinants related

to initiating, maintaining, and

benefitting from a relaxation approach,

including a brief review of currently

available evidence, and/or plans to

collect and analyze data that leads to an

understanding of correlates which may

predict who is attracted to initiating a

relaxation approach, adherence rates to

a relaxation approach, and the benefits

gained (based on factors such as

sociodemographic characteristics,

health status, and one or more

assessments related to belief systems,

positive or negative affect, or other

pertinent constructs); and (2) assess the

perceptions, outcome expectancies,

enjoyment, and/or actual response(s) or

outcomes of persons based on their

status as novice or experienced

practitioners of a relaxation approach.

(10 points)

4. Management Plan and Project Goals

and Objectives—15 Points

a. The management work plan for

conducting the project, including the

process (approach and methods) by

which the applicant will meet

established goals and objectives.

b. The presentation of those specific

goals, objectives and time lines.

c. The description of the major tasks

and responsibilities for key positions

including the applicant organization

(include an organization chart and

denote the relationship of this project

within the applicant organization).

d. The description of how the

applicant will evaluate his/her work

plan, all collaborations, and activities

related to the scope of the project.

e. The degree to which the applicant

has met the CDC Policy requirements

regarding the inclusion of women,

ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research. This includes:

(1) The proposed plan for the

inclusion of both sexes and racial and

ethnic minority populations for

appropriate representation.

(2) The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

(3) A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

(4) A statement as to whether the

plans for recruitment and outreach for

study participants include the process

of establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

5. Budget Justification—Not Scored

This criteria includes the adequacy of

the budget justification and its

relationship to program operations and

services. Each line item of the budget

must be well justified in a detailed

narrative with special attention given to

contractual requests including the

responsibilities of consultants,

percentage time equivalents, hourly or

daily rates, etc.

The relevance of this section to the

other evaluation criteria will be

measured on the extent to which the

budget narrative is reasonable, clearly

documented, accurate, and consistent

with the purpose of this announcement.

6. Human Subjects—Not Scored

Does the application adequately

addresses the requirements of Title 45

CFR Part 46 for the protection of human

subjects?

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

1. Annual progress reports;

2. Financial status report, due no

more than 90 days after the end of each

budget period; and

3. Final financial status and

performance reports, due no more than

90 days after the end of the project

period.

Send all reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I in the

application kit.

AR–1 Human Subjects Requirements

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR–8 Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–14 Accounting Systems

Requirements

AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under the

sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) the Public

Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 241(a)

and 247b(k)(2)), as amended. The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

number is 93.283.

J. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

This announcement and other CDC

program announcements can be found

on the CDC home page Internet address:

http://www.cdc.gov. Click on

‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To obtain additional information,

contact: Cynthia Collins, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Announcement 000118,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 2920 Brandywine

Road, Room 3000 Atlanta, GA 30341–

4146, telephone (770)-488–2757, E-mail:

coc9@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Deborah Jones, Division of

Nutrition and Physical Activity,

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

Atlanta, GA 30341–3724, telephone

(770) 488–5593, E-mail address:

DAJones@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 11, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Notice of Appeal

AGENCY: Administration for Children

and Families (ACF), DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of appeal.

SUMMARY: By designation of the

Administration for Children and

Families, a member of the Departmental

Appeals Board will be the presiding

officer for appeals concerning ACF’s

imposition of Adoption and Foster Care

Analysis and Reporting System

penalties for the States of California,

Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland,

Minnesota, New York North Carolina,

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Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia,

and Wisconsin.

REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE: Requests to

participate as a party or as amicus

curiae must be submitted to the Board

in the form specified at 45 CFR 213.15

by June 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Anderson, Staff Attorney, Departmental

Appeals Board, Department of Health

and Human Services, Room 637–D,

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20201, Telephone

Number (202) 690–6044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

appeal is hereby given as set forth in the

following letter, which has been sent to

the following addressees:

Phyllis D. Thompson, Attorney for the

States of California, Florida, Kansas,

Maryland, Minnesota, New York,

Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia,

and Wisconsin, Covington & Burling,

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20004–2401

and

Belinda A. Smith, Assistant Attorney

General, State of North Carolina, P.O.

Box 629, Raleigh, North Carolina

27602–0629

and

Vern Armstrong, Iowa Department of

Human Services, Hoover State Office

Building, 5th Floor, Des Moine, Iowa

50319

and

Madeline Nesse, Llewellyn Woolford,

Office of the General Counsel,

Department of Health and Human

Services, Room 411–D, 200

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20201

Counsel

This letter constitutes notice of a

proceeding pursuant to 45 CFR part 213

to review the imposition of penalties by

the Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) for noncompliance with

the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis

and Reporting System requirements.

Section 479 of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 6779) required the

Department of Health and Human

Services to provide for the

implementation of an Adoption and

Foster Care Analysis and Reporting

System (AFCARS) for the collection of

data relating to adoption and foster care

in the United States. The regulation

implementing section 479, found at 45

CFR 1355.40, set forth standards for the

collection and reporting of this data and

penalties for failure to comply with

those standards.

Beginning 1999, the Administration

for Children and Families (ACF)

imposed a series of penalties for State’s

failure to meet the requirements of 45

CFR 1355.40 for the report periods

October 1, 1997 through March 31,

1998, April 1, 1998 through September

30, 1998; and October 1, 1998 through

March 31, 1999.

The States of California, Florida,

Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota,

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South

Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin

(the Appellants) appealed the

imposition of such penalties. Initially,

the Appellants appealed the penalties

pursuant to section 1123A(c) of the Act

and 45 CFR part 16. Subsequently, the

Appellants and ACF agreed that the

penalties would be reviewed pursuant

to 45 CFR part 213.

The issue to be addressed in this Part

213 hearing is whether Appellants are

subject to penalties under the AFCARS

regulations on the ground that their

AFCARS submissions were

noncompliant and thereby constituted

substantial failures of title IV–E State

plan compliance.

This hearing will be upon briefs and

other written submissions in lieu of live

testimony unless the presiding officer

determines, either sua sponte or in

response to a request by any party, that

the presentation of live testimony is

necessary to assist the presiding officer

in arriving at a recommended decision

in any case. If a hearing for testimony

is found to be necessary, it will be held

on June 29 and 30, 2000, in the

Departmental Appeals Board Hearing

Room, Room 644–G, Hubert Humphrey

Building, 200 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC, 20201.

Further, the parties have agreed as

follows:

ACF will refund penalty payments

made by Appellants and Appellants

may retain all AFCARS penalty amounts

without interest, pending a

determination by the Assistant Secretary

for ACF.

ACF will not require payment of

additional penalties for noncomplaint

AFCARS submissions, and no interest

shall run on such unpaid penalties,

until after a final determination in these

Part 213 proceedings by the Assistant

Secretary.

The merits of all AFCARS penalties

appealed in these cases, as well as

subsequent penalties issued against the

Appellants prior to the Assistant

Secretary’s final determination will be

incorporated into the Part 213

proceedings.

Discovery proceedings in the prior

Board cases will be made part of the

Part 213 proceeding.

The Assistant Secretary’s decision

will be the final decision of the

Department.

I have designated Judith A. Ballard, a

Departmental Appeals Board Member,

as the presiding officer pursuant to 45

CFR 213.21. ACF and the Appellants are

now parties in this matter. 45 CFR

213.15(a).

A copy of this letter will appear as a

Notice in the Federal Register and any

person wishing to request recognition as

a party will entitled to file a petition

pursuant to 45 CFR 213.15(b) with the

Departmental Appeals Board within 15

days after that notice has been

published. A copy of the petition should

be served on each party of record at that

time. The petition must explain how the

issues to be considered have caused

them injury and how their interest is

within the zone of interests to be

protected by the governing Federal

statute. 45 CFR 213.15(b)(1). In addition,

the petition must concisely state

petitioner’s interest in the proceeding,

who will represent the petitioner, and

the issues on which petitioner wishes to

participate. 45 CFR 213.15(b)(2).

Additionally, if the petitioner believes

that there are disputed issues of fact

which require an in-person evidentiary

hearing, the petitioner should concisely

specify the disputed issues of fact in the

petition, and also state whether

petitioner intends to present witnesses.

Any party may, within 5 days of receipt

of such petition, file comments thereon;

the presiding officer will subsequently

issue a ruling on whether and on what

basis participation will be permitted.

Any interested person or organization

wishing to participate as amicus curiae

may also file a petition with the

presiding officer, which shall conform

to the requirements at 45 CFR

213.15(c)(2). This petition should be

filed within 15 days after this notice, in

time to permit the presiding officer an

adequate opportunity to consider and

rule upon it.

Any further inquiries, submissions, or

correspondence regarding this matter

should be filed in an original and two

copies with Ms. Ballard at the

Departmental Appeals Board, Room

637–D, Hubert H. Humphrey, Building,

200 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20201, where the

record in this matter will be kept. Each

submission must include a statement

that a copy of the material has been sent

to the other party, identifying when and

to whom the copy was sent. Please refer

to Board Docket Nos. A–2000–59

(California, Florida, Kansas, Maryland,

Minnesota, New York, Ohio, South

Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin);

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A–2000–60 (Iowa), A–2001–61 (North

Carolina).

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Olivia A. Golden,

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/HS

2000–07]

Fiscal Year 2000 Discretionary

Announcement for Head Start—Higher

Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships Grants: Availability of

Funds and Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

Statutory Authority: The Head Start Act, as

amended 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. CFDA:

93.600.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families, Administration

on Children, Youth and Families, Head

Start Bureau announces the availability

of $1,000,000 in funds for one Priority

Area: Head Start—Higher Education

Hispanic Service Partnerships (HS–

HEHSP). This priority area will support

efforts to improve the quality and longterm effectiveness of Head Start and

Early Head Start programs serving

Hispanic children and their families by

developing models of academic training

and forming partnerships between the

Higher Education Institutions and local

Head Start and Early Head Start

programs.

DATES: The closing date and time for

receipt of application is July 12, 2000 at

5 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone).

Note: Applications should be submitted to

the ACYF Operations Center at: HS–HEHSP,

1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300

Arlington, Virginia 22209. However, in order

to satisfactorily compete under this

announcement it will be necessary for

potential applicants to read the full

announcement with application guidelines,

which is available through the addresses

listed below.

ADDRESSES: Applications, including all

necessary forms can be downloaded

from the Head Start web site at

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb. The

web site also contains a listing of all

Head Start and Early Head Start

programs. Hard copies of the

application may be obtained by writing

or calling the Operations Center or

sending an e-mail to hsr@lcgnet.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 N.

Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington,

Virginia 22209 or (1–800) 351–2293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Priority Area: Head Start—Higher

Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships (HS–HEHSP).

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

Higher Education.

Project Duration: The Announcement

for this Priority Area is soliciting

applications for project periods of four

years and with one-year budget period.

Federal Share of Project Costs. The

maximum Federal share for each project

is not to exceed $150,000 per year and

is inclusive of indirect costs.

Matching Requirements: Although

there are no matching requirements,

applicants are encouraged to provide

non-Federal contributions to the project.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

Funded: It is anticipated that seven

projects will be funded.

Criteria for Priority Area: Head Start

Higher Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships (HS–HEHSP).

Reviewers will consider the following

factors when assigning points.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for

Assistance: (20 Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies relevant physical, economic,

social, financial, institutional or other

problems requiring a grant;

demonstrates the need for assistance;

and states the principal and subordinate

objectives of the project.

Criterion 2. Results or Benefits

Expected: (10 Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies the results and benefits to be

derived; describes the anticipated

contribution to policy, practice, theory

and/or research, specific benefits should

be described for both the Higher

Education Institution and Head Start/

Migrant Head Start/Early Head Start

partners.

Criterion 3. Approach: (40 Points)

The extent to which the application

outlines an acceptable plan of action

pertaining to the scope of the project

which details how the proposed work

will be accomplished, including a

timeline; list of each organization,

consultants, including the evaluator, or

other key individuals who will work on

the project along with a short

description of the nature of their effort

or contribution; and assures the

adequacy of time devoted to the project

by key staff. The key staff should be

knowledgeable of Head Start, Migrant

Head Start and Early Head Start. The

applicant must fully describe the

approach and/or methodology and

delineate the relationship of each task to

the accomplishment of the proposed

objectives. There should be evidence

that the planned approach reflects

sufficient input from and partnership

with Head Start/Migrant Head Start/

Early Head Start and the Higher

Education Institution.

Criterion 4. Staff and Position Data: (20

Points)

The extent of the demonstrated

capacity of the applicant organization,

key leaders, managers and project

personnel to:

(1) Provide high quality, relevant, and

responsive training to Head Start staff;

(2) Assure participating project staff

are competent to plan and deliver

appropriate course material to Head

Start trainees that is culturally relevant;

(3) Manage the implementation of the

training grant in an effective and timely

manner; and

(4) Manage successful partnership

that involve sharing resources, staffing,

and facilities.

Criterion 5. Budget and Budget

Justification (10 Points)

The extent to which the project’s costs

are reasonable and appropriate in view

of the activities to be carried out and the

anticipated outcomes. Provide a line

item detail for the costs of attendance of

two representatives of the project (one

from the Higher Education Institution

and one from the participating Head

Start partner) to attend a two-day

meeting in Washington, DC. It is the

expectation that applicants should limit

budget projections to those costs

necessary to build institutional capacity

for and execute training and career

development partnerships with

participating Head Start grantees.

Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs, and 45 CFR part 100,

Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities. Under

the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposal Federal

assistance under covered programs.

* All States and Territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnestoa,

Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New