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populations; and the extent to which the

proposal timeline appears feasible. (25

points)

4. Evaluation Plan. The extent to

which the evaluation plan appears

capable of monitoring progress toward

meeting project objectives. (25 points)

5. Program Management. The extent

to which applicant demonstrates the

ability to conduct and manage cancer

prevention and control projects and that

proposed staff appear to be qualified

and possess capacity to perform the

project. (20 points)

6. Budget. The extent to which each

line-item budget and narrative

justification are reasonable and

consistent with the purpose and

objectives of the program. (Not scored)

7. Human Subjects. Does the

application adequately address the

requirements of Title 45 CFR Part 46 for

the protection of human subjects? (Not

scored)

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—

a. The proposed plan for the inclusion

of both sexes and racial and ethnic

minority populations for appropriate

representation.

b. The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

c. A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

d. A statement as to whether the plans

for recruitment and research for study

participants include the process of

establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of the following:

1. Annual written progress report

must be submitted 30 days after the end

of each budget period.

2. Financial status report (FSR) must

be submitted 90 days after the end of

each budget period.

3. Final financial and performance

reports, must be submitted 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 package.

AR–1 Human Subjects Requirement

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR–20 Conference Support

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 317(k)(2) of the Public

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

247b(k)(2)], as amended. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance Number

for this program is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

For this announcement and other CDC

program announcements see the CDC

home page on the Internet: http://

www.cdc.gov.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from:

Cynthia Collins, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 00145, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Room 3627, 2920 Brandywine Road,

Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770)

488–2757, E-mail address

ccollins@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Corinne Graffunder, Chief,

Section A, Program Services Branch,

Division of Cancer Prevention and

Control, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford

Highway NE., Mailstop K–57, Atlanta,

GA 30341–3724, Telephone (770) 488–

4880, fax (770) 488–3230. E-mail

address: cgraffunder@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00081]

Cooperative Agreements for National

Organizations To Enable

Postsecondary Institutions To Prevent

HIV Infection and Other Important

Health Problems Among Youth Notice

of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (Center for Disease Control)

announces the availability of fiscal year

(FY) 2000 funds for a cooperative

agreement program to enable

postsecondary institutions to prevent

HIV infection and other important

health problems among youth. Centers

for Disease Control 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 HIV and Sexually

Transmitted Diseases. For the

conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

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

www.health.gov/healthypeople>.

The purpose of the program is to

strengthen the capacity of

postsecondary institutions to increase

the proportion of college and university

students who receive information from

their institutions on each of six priority

health-risk behaviors (1) sexual

behaviors that result in HIV infection,

other STDs, and unintended pregnancy;

(2) alcohol and other drug use; (3)

tobacco use; (4) dietary patterns that

result in disease; (5) intentional and

unintentional injury; and (6) inadequate

physical activity. Applicants may apply

for one of the two following priority

areas, which are of equal importance:

Priority 1: Institution-wide health

promotion programs. To implement

strategies for policymakers and

practitioners (such as professors,

educators, wellness coordinators, health

care providers) in colleges and

universities to institutionalize

comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention

methods into health promotion and

disease prevention programs for youth

and young adults both on campus and

in the community, especially for groups

disproportionately affected by HIV/

AIDS, including communities of color

and youth in high risk situations in

large urban areas.

Priority 2: Preservice education. To

implement and evaluate strategies for

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university, college and other systems

which will result in prevention methods

for HIV and other serious health

problems of youth being included in

professional development courses for

individuals entering the health,

education or service professions and

working with groups disproportionately

affected by HIV/AIDS, including

communities of color in large urban

areas.

As additional funds become available,

Centers for Disease Control expects to

support through competitive

supplemental awards other priorities

addressing additional health-related

areas.

B. Eligible Applicants

Limited Competition

Funding will be provided only to

national non-profit organizations, to

include national minority organizations,

that have postsecondary institutions or

programs as their major focus, and that

have the capacity to develop an ongoing

program of activities to prevent HIV

infection and other serious health

problems among youth and young

adults, especially those in high-risk

situations.

Eligible national organizations must

have affiliate offices or local, state, or

regional membership constituencies in a

minimum of 10 states and territories.

Affiliate offices and local, state, or

regional membership constituencies

may not apply in lieu of, or on behalf

of, their national office. Colleges and

universities and for-profit organizations

are not eligible to apply. To be

considered a national minority

organization, eligible applicants must

meet the following criteria:

At least 51 percent of the persons on

the governing board must be members of

racial or ethnic minority populations.

The organization must possess a

documented history of serving racial or

ethnic minority populations through its

offices, affiliates, or participating

organizations at the national level for at

least 12 months before the submission

of the application to Centers for Disease

Control. Non-governmental

organizations funded for similar

activities under Centers for Disease

Control’s Program Announcement

99023, ‘‘Cooperative Agreements for

National Programs to Prevent HIV

Infection and Other Important Health

Problems among Youth and Strengthen

Coordinated School Health Programs’’

are not eligible for funding under this

program announcement.

Competition is limited under this

program announcement because of the

need for directed and concentrated

focus in the effective dissemination of

information and implementation and

evaluation of programs. The

coordination and implementation of a

national strategy for postsecondary

institutions requires organizations that

have the capacity and experience to

influence the professional actions of

their constituencies; have the capacity

to provide professional development for

implementation of effective programs;

and can build the capacity of

postsecondary institutions.

Note: Public Law 104–65 states that an

organization described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan, or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $2.2 million will be

available in FY 2000 to fund

approximately 8 awards under the two

priority areas including at least one

national minority organization. It is

expected that awards will range from

$200,000 to $300,000. 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 up to 5 years. Funding

estimates may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

Use of Funds

Funds must be used for categorical

activities to prevent behaviors that place

young people at risk for HIV infection,

other STDs, unintended pregnancy, and

other important health problems,

especially targeting groups

disproportionately affected, including

communities of color and youth in highrisk situations particularly in urban

settings. (A list of young people

considered to be in high-risk situations

is included as Attachment I of this

program announcement.) Funds may be

used to integrate such categorical

activities into broader coordinated

health programs to improve the health

of young people (e.g., college health

programs, adolescent health programs,

or coordinated school health programs).

Activities funded under this

announcement are intended to build the

capacity of national non-governmental

organizations to promote HIV, STD, and

unintended pregnancy prevention

among youth and young adults and

should not include any formal or

informal research. In addition, funds

under this announcement are not to be

used for clinical services or supplies.

Applicants may apply for funding

under only one of the two priority areas

and must clearly identify the specific

priority area for which funding is

requested. As additional funds become

available, Center for Disease Control

expects to support, through competitive

supplemental awards, expanded efforts

in other health-related areas.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

shall be responsible for conducting

activities under 1 (Recipient Activities)

and Center for Disease Control will be

responsible for conducting activities

under 2 (Center for Disease Control

Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

a. Establish and maintain a staff

position within the agency that has fulltime responsibility and organizational

authority for HIV prevention and other

health-related activities funded under

this announcement. The selected

individual in this position should have

specific training and experience needed

for leadership and coordination of

health promotion activities; knowledge

and experience working in higher

education; and good written and oral

skills to enable them to serve as a

liaison with partners in health,

education, and the community.

b. Collaborate with the organization’s

constituents in addition to state and

local education, health, and social

service agencies, non-governmental

organizations (especially those also

funded under this program

announcement), and Center for Disease

Control to implement a national strategy

to achieve the purposes of this program

in postsecondary institutions.

c. Implement specific, measurable,

and feasible goals and objectives.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the

program in achieving goals and

objectives by providing indicators of

success.

d. Participate in the Division of

Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

annual conference each budget year of

the project for the purpose of improving

health education to prevent HIV

infection and reduce other important

health risks that face youth and young

adults.

e. Disseminate project-related

information and findings through a

variety of methods.

f. Implement an operational plan for

the funded priority area that may

include, but is not limited to, one or

more of the following activities: Possible

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activities for Priority Area 1:

(Institution-wide health promotion

programs).

(1) Form state coalitions of decisionmakers to implement health promotion

programs for young people in the

community, including postsecondary

students, focusing on HIV prevention

among youth in high-risk situations and

within communities of color especially

in urban settings. Assist coalitions to

develop focused goals, select feasible

strategies, obtain critical resources,

implement effective collaborative

methods, and evaluate program

outcomes. The coalition should be statewide, involve other campuses, and

include stakeholders from universities

and their governing boards, state or

local government agencies, state or local

health departments, local school

districts, businesses, voluntary and

religious organizations, social services

organizations, special population

groups, community-based organizations,

other organizations that serve youth,

and legislators.

(2) Integrate comprehensive HIV

prevention methods throughout the

campus learning environment. Adopt

effective, model prevention techniques

into the credit curriculum; non-credit

courses, programs and services; cocurricular programs; and other

education reform initiatives. Foster

educational experiences for

postsecondary students that actively

involve them in community efforts (e.g.,

through service learning) to prevent HIV

and other serious health problems

among youth.

(3) Implement campus-wide policies

regarding HIV/AIDS and other serious

health problems. Include language that

supports a healthy campus/community

in the institution’s mission, vision, and/

or values statement(s). Implement

policies to broaden the definition of

scholarship in universities and colleges

to include professional services,

especially those that improve the health

of children and youth, as criteria for

tenure and promotion. Provide

assistance to implement such policies

and evaluate their effectiveness.

(4) Identify and target youth and

young adults engaging in high-risk

behaviors with health messages,

education, resources, and services,

providing particular attention to

students living in communities of color

especially in urban settings. Evaluate

the effects of the intervention.

Possible activities for Priority Area 2:

(Preservice education)

(1) Convene policymakers in state

systems of higher education, and state

and local education agencies to develop

or modify policies dealing with

university/college professional

development courses so prevention of

HIV and other serious health problems

among youth is institutionalized in

preservice training. Assist a designated

work group in planning, implementing,

and evaluating these changes.

(2) Train university/college

instructors and professors to use

effective teaching resources for HIV

prevention and other serious health

problems in professional development

courses for educators in general, health

educators, counselors, social workers,

nurses, physicians and others who will

work with youth. Provide technical

assistance for these individuals as well

as follow up evaluation of their work.

(3) Convene a cross-disciplinary

consortium of accrediting bodies or

professional associations whose

constituencies are teachers, nurses,

physicians, public health educators,

counselors, social workers, and other

practitioners who regularly work with

youth. Devise, implement and evaluate

a plan to prepare professionals to

address HIV prevention/health

education for youth.

(4) Form a coalition comprised of

members of a pertinent discipline(s) to

develop and adopt HIV and health

education standards to be included in

relevant credentialing guidelines for

certification and licensing for youthserving professionals.

2. Center for Disease Control Activities

a. Provide and periodically update

information related to the purposes or

activities of this program

announcement.

b. Coordinate with national, state, and

local education, health and social

service agencies, as well as other

relevant organizations, in planning and

conducting national strategies designed

to strengthen programs for preventing

HIV infection, other STDs, unintended

pregnancy, and other important health

risks and health problems among young

people.

c. Provide programmatic consultation

and guidance related to program

planning, implementation, and

evaluation; assessment of program

objectives; use of indicators; and

dissemination of successful strategies,

experiences, and evaluation reports.

d. Plan and conduct meetings of

national, state, and local education

agencies and other appropriate

organizations and individuals to address

issues and program activities related to

improving coordinated school health

programs and strengthening the capacity

of postsecondary institutions and

agencies that serve young people to

prevent HIV infection, other STDs,

unintended pregnancies and other

important health problems among

young people.

e. Assist in the evaluation of program

activities.

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 these in laying out your program

plan.

The narrative should be no more than

42 double-spaced pages printed on one

side, with one-inch margins, and

unreduced font. Pages must be

numbered clearly, and a complete table

of contents of the application and its

appendixes must be included. Begin

each separate section on a new page.

Provide a concise, one page Executive

Summary that clearly states the priority

area being addressed and describes your

organization’s eligibility, including: (a)

its status as a national organization, (b)

number and membership of affiliate

offices, and (c) experience and capacity

of the organization to work with

postsecondary institutions and other

relevant agencies. The summary should

also include the major proposed goals,

objectives, and activities for

implementation of the project.

Divide the body of the application

into the following sections:

1. Background and Need (not more

than 4 pages): Identify the priority area

for which support is being requested

and describe:

a. The needs associated with the

priority area.

b. Your organization’s background

and experience in addressing the needs

related to the priority area.

c. The need for the specific activities

proposed in your plan.

2. Capacity (not more than 8 pages):

a. Describe your organization’s

constituents and affiliates as follows:

—Type of constituency.

—Number of constituents and

affiliates.

—Location of constituents and

affiliates.

—How the constituency can influence

and work with the population identified

in the priority area.

b. Describe your organization’s

experience in supporting the priority

area for which you are applying,

including such factors as:

—Current and previous experience

related to the proposed program

activities.

—Current and previous coordination

with other national organizations and

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health, education, and social service

agencies.

—Activities related to building

alliances, networks, or coalitions.

c. Describe your organization’s

structure and how it supports health

promotion and education activities.

Attach a copy of your organizational

chart.

3. Operational Plan (not more than 15

pages):

a. Goals. List goals that specifically

relate to program requirements that

indicate where the program will be at

the end of the projected 5 year project

period.

b. Objectives. List objectives that are

specific, measurable, and feasible to be

accomplished during the first 12-month

budget period. The objectives should

relate directly to the project goals and

recipient activities.

c. Describe in narrative form and

display on a timetable, specific

activities that are related to each firstyear objective. Indicate when each

activity will occur as well as when

preparations for activities will occur.

Indicate who will be responsible for

each activity.

d. List major milestones that will be

accomplished during years two through

five.

4. Project Management and Staffing

Plan (not more than 8 pages):

a. Describe the proposed staffing for

the project and provide job descriptions

for existing and proposed positions.

b. Attach curriculum vitae (limited to

2 pages per person) for each

professional staff member named in the

proposal.

c. Submit job descriptions illustrating

the level of organizational responsibility

for professional staff who will be

assigned to the project.

d. If a state(s) has been identified

where the proposed activities will

occur, provide the name of this state(s)

and the name(s) of the contact person

who will coordinate the activity.

5. Sharing experiences (not more than

1 page):

Describe how project materials and

accomplishments will be shared with

others. Identify appropriate audiences

for this information.

6. Collaboration (not more than 2

pages): Describe the purposes of

proposed collaboration and the agencies

and organizations with which

collaboration will be conducted. If other

organizations will participate in

proposed activities, provide the name(s)

of the organization(s), and state who in

your organization will coordinate the

activity. For each organization listed,

provide a letter from them that

acknowledges their specific role and

describes their capacity to fulfill it. Do

not include letters of support from

organizations that will not have specific

roles in the project.

7. Evaluation (not more than 4 pages):

Describe a plan to evaluate the project’s

effectiveness in meeting its objectives

and goals. For each of the types of

evaluation listed below, specify the

evaluation question(s) to be answered,

data to be obtained, the type of analyses

that will be performed, to whom it will

be reported, and how data will be used

to improve the program. The plan

should indicate the major steps in the

evaluation, who will be responsible for

each one, and when each will be

accomplished.

a. Process evaluation. Describe how

you will evaluate the project’s progress

in meeting objectives and conducting

activities during the budget period.

b. Outcome evaluation. Describe how

you will assess the project’s

effectiveness in attaining goals at the

completion of each project year and at

the end of the 5 year project period.

Specific, measurable indicators of

project success should be developed.

8. Budget and Accompanying

Justification: Provide a detailed budget

narrative and line-item justification of

all operating expenses. The budget

should be consistent with the stated

objectives and planned activities of the

project. Budget requests should include

the cost for two people for a 2 day trip

to Atlanta, Georgia for a planning

meeting and a 4 day trip to Atlanta,

Georgia for the Division of Adolescent

and School Health annual conference.

F. Submission and Deadline

Letter of Intent

The application must be preceded by

an original and two copies of a letter of

intent to apply. The letter of intent must

be submitted on or before June 8, 2000,

to the Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Your letter of intent should include

the name, address, telephone and

facsimile numbers of the organization’s

primary contact for writing and

submitting the application. The letter of

intent should be limited to a simple

statement of your organization’s

intention to apply and may not exceed

one page. The letter of intent will be

used to anticipate the number of

applications.

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–

0189). Forms are available in the

application kit. On or before June 30,

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:

1. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

2. 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 (1) or

(2) 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 according to the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.

1. Background and Need (10 points)

The extent to which the applicant

justifies need for the program under the

priority area, the organization’s

experience in addressing the priority

area, and the need for proposed

activities.

2. Capacity (30 points)

The extent to which the applicant

demonstrates the capacity and ability of

the organization and its constituency to

address the identified needs and

develop, implement, and evaluate

program activities.

3. Operational Plan (25 points)

The extent to which the applicant:

a. Identifies goals that are specific and

feasible for the projected 5 year project

period and are consistent with program

requirements.

b. Identifies objectives for the first

year budget period that are specific,

measurable, and feasible and are related

directly to project goals.

c. Proposes activities that are likely to

achieve each objective for the first

budget period.

d. Proposes activities that focus on

youth in high-risk situations and

communities of color especially those in

urban settings.

e. Provides a reasonable time line for

conducting activities.

f. Outlines major milestones that will

be accomplished during years two

through five of the project.

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4. Project Management and Staffing (15

points)

The extent to which the applicant

identifies staff that have the

responsibility, capability, and authority

to carry out each activity, as evidenced

by job descriptions, curriculum vitae,

and organizational charts.

5. Sharing Experiences and Resources (5

points)

The extent to which the applicant

describes plans to share effective

materials and activities with appropriate

audiences.

6. Collaboration (5 points)

The extent to which the applicant

describes plans to collaborate with

agencies such as state and local health

and education departments,

postsecondary institutions, and other

national organizations and provides

letters of specific intentions from

collaborating agencies.

7. Evaluation (10 points)

The quality of the plans for both

process and outcome evaluations, to

include specification of indicators of

program success, methods of obtaining

data, ways of reporting results, use of

results for programmatic decisions, and

timing and staff responsibility.

8. Budget (Not Scored)

The extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed and clear budget

narrative consistent with the stated

objectives, planned activities, and goals

of the project.

H. Other Requirements

1. Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide Center for Disease Control

with original plus two copies of:

a. Annual progress reports, no more

than 90 days after the end of each

budget period;

b. Financial status reports, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

c. 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

section J, ‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’.

2. Research Activities Restricted

Activities funded under this program

announcement are intended to build the

capacity of postsecondary institutions to

promote HIV, other STDs, and

unintended pregnancy prevention and

to prevent other serious health problems

among youth and young adults as

described in the two priority areas.

Research activities will not be

supported under this announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment III in the

application kit.

AR–5—HIV Program Review Panel

Requirements

AR–7—Executive Order 12372 Review

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–15—Proof of Non-profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 301(a), 317(k)(2) and 1706 [42

U.S.C. 241(a), 247b(k)(2) and 300u–5] of

the Public Health Service Act, as

amended. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.938.

J. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

This and other Center for Disease

Control announcements can be found on

the Center for Disease Control home

page <www.cdc.gov>. Click on Funding

then click on Grants and Cooperative

Agreements. To receive additional

written information and to request an

application kit, call (1–888–472–6874).

You will be asked to leave your name

and address and will be instructed to

identify the announcement of interest.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management assistance may be obtained

from: Van A. King, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 00081, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

GA 30341–4146; Telephone Number

(770) 488–2751; Email address

vbk5@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mary Vernon-Smiley, Chief,

Special Populations Program Section,

Division of Adolescent and School

Health, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway,

MS K–31, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–4146;

Telephone Number (770) 488–325–

8004; Email address mev0@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Arthritis 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: Arthritis

Advisory Committee.

General Function of the Committee:

To provide advice and

recommendations to the agency on

FDA’s regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on July 12, 2000, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Gaithersburg Holiday Inn,

Walker and Whetstone Rooms, Two

Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg,

MD.

Contact Person: Kathleen R. Reedy or

LaNise S. Giles, Center for Drug

Evaluation and Research (HFD–21),

Food and Drug Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, (for express delivery, 5630

Fishers Lane, rm. 1093) Rockville, MD

20857, 301–827–7001, or e-mail:

reedyk@cder.fda.gov, or FDA Advisory

Committee Information Line, 1–800–

741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the

Washington, DC area), code 12532.

Please call the Information Line for upto-date information on this meeting.

Agenda: The Committee will discuss

biologics license application (BLA) 99–

1234, RemicadeTM (infliximab,

Centocor) for the treatment of

rheumatoid arthritis, prevention of

radiographic progression and

prevention of physical disability. The

Committee will also discuss general

issues regarding claims based on

radiographic data in patients with

rheumatoid arthritis.

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 July 6, 2000. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled between approximately 11