Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 102 / Thursday, May 25, 2000 / Notices 33819

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00116]

Cooperative Agreement to Enhance

Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition

Surveillance Systems Data Items;

Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for the (1) Pediatric Nutrition

Surveillance System (PedNSS), and

(2)Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance

System (PNSS).

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2010’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the focus

areas of Public Health Infrastructure,

Nutrition and Overweight; and

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health. For

the conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2010,’’ visit the internet site: <http://

www.health.gov/healthypeople>.

The purpose of this program is to

improve the capacity to conduct

continuous program-based pediatric and

pregnancy nutrition surveillance by

adding relevant data items to enhance

the ability to monitor the health and

nutrition-related problems of women

and children. For additional background

information see Attachment I.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the health departments of States or their

bona fide agents that have submitted

1998 or 1999 PedNSS and/or PNSS files

which are included in the national

PedNSS and/or PNSS reports. Eligible

applicants could include the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the Virgin Islands, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, American Samoa, Guam,

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, the Federated States of

Micronesia, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, and the Republic of

Palau.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $250,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund approximately 4

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $60,000, ranging from

$45,000 to $65,000. It is expected that

the awards will begin on or about

September 30, 2000, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of 1 year. Funding

estimates may change.

Use of Funds

Funding Preferences

Funding preference will be given to

eligible applicants that submit an

application to add Core and

Supplemental data items to both the

PedNSS and PNSS (Record

specifications, field explanations, and

code definitions for data items are

included in Attachment I).

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purposes of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. Recipient Activities, and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

under 2. CDC Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

a. Expand the PedNSS and/or PNSS to

include core and supplemental data

items that are routinely collected in

public health clinics. Applicants should

be willing to include the following core

data items in their nutrition surveillance

system including: (1) Household

Income, (2) Household Size, (3) Date of

Height and Weight Measure, (4) Date of

Hemoglobin/Hematocrit Measure, and

(5) for PedNSS only, Date of Most

Recent Breastfeeding Response.

In addition, applicants participating

in PedNSS shall be willing to add 3 of

the 4 PedNSS supplemental data items

including: (1) Zip Code, (2) Introduction

to Supplementary Feeding, (3) TV/

Video Viewing, and (4) Household

smoking.

Applicants participating in PNSS

shall be willing to add 4 of the 5 PNSS

supplemental data items including: (1)

Zip Code, (2) Gestational Diabetes, (3)

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy,

(4) Pre-pregnancy Multivitamin

Consumption, and (5) Multivitamin

Consumption During Pregnancy .

b. Plan and implement procedures for

ensuring the completeness and quality

of the data, including training and data

editing.

c. Propose an evaluation strategy to

assess the usefulness of the suggested

core and supplemental data items for

program planning

d. Prepare and disseminate

surveillance information through

presentation and publication in

appropriate forums.

2. CDC Activities

a. Assist in the design of standardized

data items, definitions, procedures, and

methods to collect the desired

surveillance information.

b. Provide training and consultation

on the rationale, code definitions and

methods to collect new core and

supplemental data items.

c. Provide technical support for data

processing or assist state participants in

developing appropriate data-processing

capabilities.

d. Assist the recipient in evaluating

the usefulness of the suggested core and

supplemental data items.

e. Assist the recipient in preparing

and presenting Program-relevant

surveillance findings to appropriate

state and national audiences.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Your

application will be evaluated on the

criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out your program

plan. The narrative should be no more

than 15 double-spaced pages, printed on

one side, with one inch margins, and

unreduced font.

1. Table of Contents

2. Plan

a. Define data items to be collected.

List the core and supplemental data

items that will be included in the

revised PedNSS and PNSS transaction

files (Record specifications, field

explanations, and code definitions for

data items are included in Attachment

I).

b. Describe the architecture and

software of the WIC information system

and identify key project staff that will

update and test the revised transaction

files for PedNSS and PNSS. Include the

resume and job descriptions for key

project staff in the supporting materials.

c. Define methods to establish data

collection for the new core or

supplemental data items.

d. Define the process for development

and testing of the transaction file(s) to

ensure completeness and accuracy of

the file(s).

e. Define the process for establishing

routine submission of future files.

f. Describe a plan to evaluate the

usefulness of the suggested core and

supplemental data items.

g. Outline a time schedule for

activities listed under c, d, e, and f.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189).

Forms are available at the following

Internet address: www.cdc.gov...Forms,

or in the application kit. On or before

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July 14, 2000, submit the application to

the Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Deadline: Applications shall be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are either:

(a) Received on or before the deadline

date; or

(b) Sent on or before the deadline

date. (Applicants must request a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or

obtain a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks shall

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.)

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in (a) or

(b) above are considered late

applications, will not be considered,

and will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria (100 points)

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.

1. The extent to which the applicant

states that they will collect and submit

new core and supplemental PedNSS

and PNSS data items. (10 points)

2. The extent to which the applicant

describes the procedures planned to

develop and test the transaction files,

including methods to establish data

collection for any new core and

supplemental data items not currently

collected by the WIC information

system. (30 points)

3. Confirmation of applicant’s

intention to support future routine file

submission. The extent to which the

applicant details submission

procedures. (20 points)

4. Time schedule: Confirmation that

project activities are sequential and will

be completed in a timely fashion. (20

points)

5. Capability: The extent to which the

applicant demonstrates the

organizational capacity and ability to

develop and conduct proposed program

activities, including the architecture and

software of the WIC information system

and the key project staff having the

responsibility and authority to carry out

the program activities, as evidenced by

job descriptions and resumes.(20 points)

If applicable, whether the plans for

recruitment and outreach for study

participants include the process of

establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

6. Budget (not scored)

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable and the budget justification

is consistent with the program

objectives and purpose.

7. Human Subjects Research (not

scored)

Does the application adequately

address 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. Progress reports (annual);

2. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

3. Final financial and performance

reports, 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 II in the

application kit.

AR–1 Human Subjects

Requirements

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR–7 Executive Order 12372

Review

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

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

Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C.

section 241(a) and 42 U.S.C.

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, Procurement

and Grants Office, Grants Management

Branch Announcement 00116, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room

3000, Atlanta, GA 30341–4146,

telephone (770) 488–2757, Email

address coc9@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Diane Clark, Deputy Branch

Chief, Maternal and Child Nutrition

Branch, Division of Nutrition and

Physical Activity, National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford

Highway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30341–

3717, Telephone (770) 488–5702, Email

address: ldc2@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 19, 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

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00135]

Public Health Laboratory Sciences

Training Program for Hispanic and

Native American Students Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for establishing a Public Health

Laboratory Sciences Training Program

for Hispanic and Native American

Students. CDC is committed to

achieving the health promotion and

disease prevention objectives of

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’, a national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

focus areas of Environmental Health,

Nutrition and Overweight, Tobacco Use,

Substance Abuse, Diabetes, Heart

Disease and Stroke, Cancer, Maternal,

Infant and Child Health, and Education

and Community-Based Programs. For

the conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2010’’, visit the internet site: http://

www.health.gov/healthypeople.

The purpose of the program is to

introduce Hispanic and Native

American students to opportunities in

public health and laboratory science

through education and training, to

include students from undergraduate,

graduate, and post-doctoral levels.