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C. Under Section AC.20 Functions,

add paragraph ‘‘L. Office for Human

Research Protections (ACN),’’ to read as

follows:

L. Office for Human Research

Protections (ACN)—The Office for

Human Research Protections (OHRP)

fulfills responsibilities set forth in the

Public Health Service Act. These

include: (1) Developing and monitoring

as well as exercising compliance

oversight relative to HHS Regulations

for the protection of human subjects in

research conducted or supported by any

component of the Department of Health

and Human Services; (2) coordinating

appropriate HHS regulations, policies,

and procedures both within HHS and in

coordination with other Departments

and Agencies in the Federal

Government; (3) establishing criteria for

and negotiation of Assurances of

Compliance with institutions engaged in

HHS-conducted or—supported research

involving human subjects; (4)

conducting programs of clarification

and guidance for both the Federal and

non-Federal sectors with respect to the

involvement of humans in research; and

directing the development and

implementation of educational and

instructural programs and generating

educational resource materials; (5)

evaluating the effectiveness of HHS

policies and programs for the protection

of human subjects; (6) serving as liaison

to Presidential, Departmental,

Congressional, interagency, and nongovernmental commissions and boards

established to examine ethical issues in

medicine and research and exercises

leadership in identifying and addressing

such ethical issues; and (7) promoting

the development of approaches to

enhance and improve methods to avoid

unwarranted risks to humans

participating as subjects in research

covered by applicable statutes and

regulations.

1. Office of the Director (ACN1)—The

Office of the Director reports to the

Assistant Secretary for Health,

supervises and manages the

development and promulgation of

policies, procedures, and plans for

meeting the responsibilities set forth

above. Additionally, staff of this office

advise the Secretary, Assistant Secretary

for Health and other HHS officials on

ethnical issues pertaining to medicine

and biomedical and behavioral research,

including all issues relative to the

implementation of HHS Regulations for

the Protection of Human Subjects.

Directs the development,

implementation, and compliance

oversight activities for HHS Regulations

and for the Protection of Human

Subjects; exercises oversight and

negotiates Assurances of Compliance in

all areas of human subject research;

maintains liaison and coordinates

policy implementation with

components throughout HHS that

conduct or support research involving

human subjects; and directs the

development and implement of

educational and instructional programs

and generates resource materials

relating to the responsibilities of the

research community for the protection

of human subjects.

2. Division of Policy and Assurance

(ACN 2)—(1) Negotiates Assurances of

Compliance with research entities; (2)

provides liaison, guidance, and

regulatory interpretation to research

entities, investigators, Federal officials,

and the public; (3) maintains existing

assurance mechanisms; and (4) develops

and implements new procedures to

ensure that HHS human subjects

protection regulations are appropriately

and effectively applied to the changing

needs of the research community.

3. Division of Compliance Oversight

(ACN 3)—(1) Conducts inquiries and

investigations into alleged

noncompliance with HHS Regulations

for Protection of Human Subjects; (2)

prepares inquiry and investigative

reports; (3) recommends remedial or

corrective action as necessary to agency

or Department officials as appropriate;

and (4) conducts a program of oversight

of awardee institution implementation

of HHS Regulations for the Protection of

Human Subjects.

4. Division of Education and

Development (ACN 4)—(1) Produces

and coordinates conferences and

workshops focusing on issues in human

subjects protection; (2) promotes

cooperative education and development

efforts among external groups and

consortia to improve human subjects

protections and related processes; (3)

promptly responds to requests for

clarification and guidance regarding

ethnical issues in biomedical and

behavioral research involving human

subjects; (4) provides technical

assistance to institutions engaged in

HHS-conducted or -sponsored research

involving human subjects; and, (5)

maintains, promulgates, and updates

educational and institutional review

guidance materials.

D. Continuation of Policy: Except as

inconsistent with this reorganization, all

statements of policy and interpretations

with respect to the National Institutes of

Health and the Office of the Secretary

heretofore issued and in effect prior to

this reorganization are continued in full

force and effect.

E. Delegation of Authority: All

delegations and redelegations of

authority made officials and employees

of affected organizational components

will continue in them or their

successors pending further redelegation,

provided they are consistent with this

reorganization.

F. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment:

Transfer or organizations and functions

affected by this reorganization shall be

accompanied by direct and support

funds, positions, personnel, records,

equipment, supplies and other

resources.

G. Effective Date: The effective date of

this reorganization is June 18, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

[Program Announcement 00075]

Announcement of a Cooperative

Agreement WAith the Association of

American Medical Colleges (AAMC) To

Strengthen the Collaboration Between

the Disciplines of Medicine and Public

Health; Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) announce the availability of

fiscal year (FY) 2000 funds for a

cooperative agreement with the

Association of American Medical

Colleges (AAMC). CDC and ATSDR

(hereinafter referred to as CDC) are

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

all ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus areas.

The purpose of the program is to help

strengthen the collaborations between

the disciplines of medicine and public

health. Medicine and public health are

two interdependent disciplines that

diverged in practice and training during

the last century; however, new efforts

have been initiated to increase and to

improve their collaborative activities in

the new century. In light of the changing

health care system and the evolving

challenges to public health, future

physicians need a better understanding

of public health. This program will

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strive to train the medical community

on the needs of public health issues.

B. Eligible Applicant

Assistance will be provided only to

the Association of American Medical

Colleges (AAMC). No other applications

are solicited. AAMC is uniquely

qualified to be the recipient

organization for the following reasons:

1. The AAMC’s mission is to improve

the health of the public by enhancing

the effectiveness of academic medicine

through educating the physician and

medical scientist workforce, discovering

new medical knowledge, developing

innovative technologies for prevention,

diagnosis and treatment of disease, and

providing health care services in an

academic setting. AAMC’s principal

purpose is to promote and improve the

education and training of professional

medical practitioners. AAMC has the

requisite institutional knowledge of the

needs of the schools of medicine.

AAMC conducts periodic assessments

of the status and needs of their member

organizations, including medical

schools and academic medical centers.

2. AAMC, a non-profit association,

represents all the 125 schools of

allopathic medicine in the United States

that are accredited by the Liaison

Committee on Medical Education. These

schools represent the primary

educational system that provides the

Nation’s physicians with their

undergraduate medical education.

3. With the active participation of the

deans of the medical schools, the AAMC

is the only organization that can

comprehensively affect the development

and implementation of improved

disease prevention and health

promotion curricula in all accredited

schools of medicine, and provide

opportunities for students, faculty, and

researchers to incorporate the

perspectives of public health, and

disease prevention and health

promotion.

4. AAMC provides leadership both

nationally and internationally in an

effort to achieve excellence in

undergraduate medical education.

Through its Divisions of Biomedical and

Health Sciences Research, Community

and Minority programs, and Medical

Education, as well as its participation in

the Liaison Committee on Graduate

Medical Education, AAMC is well

positioned to address and resolve issues

that promote and support

implementation of training strategies.

5. AAMC has attained a prominent

position among national health

professional associations. AAMC

currently sponsors national meetings

designed specifically for the faculty of

medical schools and academic medical

centers, to address contemporary issues

in medical education and research.

6. AAMC member organizations also

include academic medical centers (that

house the majority of the medical

residency programs—graduate medical

education), academic and professional

societies (representing 75,000 faculty

members), medical student

representatives, and resident

representatives.

7. AAMC provides unique

opportunities for medical and public

health academicians, practitioners, and

researchers to share their experience

and expertise; to facilitate incorporation

of the theoretical and practical

perspectives of public health into

curricula for teaching prevention, health

promotion, and preventive medicine;

and to stimulate participation by

medical institutions in prevention

research.

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 of financial

assistance.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $300,000 is available

in FY 2000 to fund this award. It is

anticipated that the award will begin on

or before September 30, 2000, and will

be made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to five

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.

D. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

For business management assistance,

contact: Juanita D. Crowder, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 2920

Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta,

Georgia 30341–4146, Telephone: (770)

488–2734, E-mail address:

jdd2@cdc.gov.

For you assistance with forms, please

refer to the following Internet site: The

CDC Internet home page is http://

www.cdc.gov.

For a program technical assistance,

contact; Rika Maeshiro, Senior

Preventive Medicine Advisor, Public

Health Practice Program Office

(PHPPO), Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy. (K–

38), Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724,

Telephone: (770) 488–2508, E-mail

address: rmaeshiro@cdc.gov.

Henry S. Cassell, III,

Acting Director, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00079]

Association of State and Territorial

Directors of Health Promotion and

Public Health Education

(ASTDHPPHE); 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 with

the Association of State and Territorial

Directors of Health Promotion and

Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE),

an affiliate of the Association of State

and Territorial Health Officials

(ASTHO).

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. For the

conference copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2010,’’ reset the internet site: <HTTP://

www.health.gov/healthy people>.

This announcement is related to the

focus areas of Physical Activity and

Fitness, Nutrition, Tobacco Use,

Education and Community-Based

Programs, Oral Health, Arthritis, Cancer,

Diabetes, Disability Conditions, and

Heart Disease and Stroke.

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to address the training,

research, and program implementation

needs required to build health

promotion and public health education

capacity at the State and territorial level.

This will include strategic planning

for the Association to strengthen the

infrastructure for assessment of

constituent needs to build health

education capacity at the state and

territorial level; coordinating the annual

National Conference on Health

Education and Health Promotion;

strengthening collaborations with

national and international level

partners; developing practice to research