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as those in their own nations. This

cooperative agreement will provide a

mechanism to stimulate global public

health education. Results from

collaborative research can be used in

curriculum development, publications,

and presentations at national or

international meetings and to contribute

to the improvement of global health.

International cooperation such as this

serves to meet the objectives of Healthy

People 2010. This cooperative

agreement will assist the OIRH in its

mission to promote the health of the

world’s population by advancing the

Department of Health and Human

Service’s global strategies and

partnerships, thus serving the health of

the people of the United States.

This program addresses the 1997 IOM

report titled, ‘‘America’s Vital Interest in

Global Health: Protecting Our People,

Enhancing Our Economy, and

Advancing Our International Interests.’’

This IOM report states the need for

public health workers to be exposed to

international health training to deal

with the health issues of a world that is

growing more diverse, but closer due to

international travel and commerce, for

example, emerging and drug resistant

infectious diseases in one country

represent a threat to the health and

economics of all countries. Tobacco is a

global problem by virtue of global

marketing and cultural development.

Answers to these challenges requires

global thinking, training, and

collaboration.

AUTHORITY: This cooperative agreement

is authorized by Section 307 of the

Public Health Service Act.

Background

Assistance will be provided only to

the Association of Schools of Public

Health (ASPH). No other applications

are solicited. ASPH is the only

organization providing services

specified under this cooperative

agreement because:

1. ASPH represents the 29 accredited

schools of public health in the United

States. These schools represent the

primary educational system that trains

personnel to operate the Nation’s public

health agencies, and to administer

disease prevention and health

promotion programs. ASPH has the

institutional knowledge of the needs of

both the schools of public health and

the public health agencies as well as the

access and communications network to

coordinate activities of the accredited

schools of public health.

2. ASPH is the only organization that

can comprehensively affect the

development and implementation of

international health curricula to public

health workers in all of its 29 member

schools of public health and provide

international experiences to students

and faculty in the environment of public

health organizations.

3. ASPH is uniquely positioned to

partner with international practitioners

of public health because of its affiliation

with international organizations such as

the Association of Schools of Public

Health in the European Region

(ASPHER), the World Federation of

Public Health Associations, the Pan

American Health Organization (PAHO),

and the World Health Organization

(WHO).

4. ASPH is working through its Global

Health Committee to provide the

framework for its member schools of

public health and the practitioners of

public health in Federal, State and local

governments to partner and share their

experience and expertise with

international schools of public health,

and to enable the international

perspectives of Public health to be

incorporated into curricula for teaching

health administration, health promotion

and disease prevention, preventionbased health service delivery and health

research methods. This will assist future

public health workers to improve the

health of the people of the United States

and the world and to reduce health

disparities suffered by racial and ethnic

minorities. Such exchanges will assure

consistent approaches to the preparation

of public health workers worldwide and

their performance in controlling today’s

major global health issues.

5. ASPH provides the structure and

experience for instituting

comprehensive international public

health education programs and

implementing programs that strengthen

the public system by preparing public

health workers to work in international

locations and with diverse populations.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

If you are interested in obtaining

additional information regarding this

project, contact Jerry Rutkoski at 301–

443–4560.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

David Satcher,

Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon

General.

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Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Anne E.

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

NIOSH Training Grants, 42 CFR Part

86, Application and Regulations (OMB

No. 9020–0261)—Extension—National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health (NIOSH). Public law 91–596

requires CDC/NIOSH to provide an

adequate supply of professionals to

carry out the purposes of the Act to

assure a safe and healthful work

environment. NIOSH supports

educational programs through training

grant awards to academic institutions

for the training of industrial hygienists,

occupational physicians, occupational

health nurses and safety professionals.

Grants are provided to 15 Education and

Research Centers (ERCs) which provide

multi-disciplinary graduate academic

and research training for professionals,

continuing education for practicing

professionals and outreach programs in

the Region. There are also currently 41

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Training Project Grants (TPGs) which

provide single discipline academic and

technical training throughout the

country. 42 CFR Part 86, Grants for

Education Programs in Occupational

Safety and Health, Subpart BOccupational Safety and Health

Training, provides guidelines for

implementing Public Law 91–596.

The training grant application form

(CDC2.145.A) is used by the National

Institute of Occupational Safety and

Health to collect information from new

grant applicants submitting competing

applications, and from existing

applicants for competing renewal

grants. The information is used to

determine the eligibility of applicants

for grant review and by peer reviewers

during the peer review process to

evaluate the merit of the proposed

training project. CDC Form 2.145B is

used for non-competing awards to

evaluate the annual progress of the

applicant during the approved project

period.

Extramural training grant awards are

made annually following an extramural

review process of the training grant

applications, review by an internal

Training Grants Council and an internal

review of non-competing applicants.

The total cost to respondents is

$220,170.

Respondents No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondentAvg. burden

per response

(hrs)

Total burden

Universities ...................................................................................................... 61 1 101 6,161

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,161

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Anne E.

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Hearing Loss Intervention for

Carpenters—New—The mission of the

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to

promote safety and health at work for all

people through research and prevention.

Using Health Belief/ Promotion models

and stages of change theory (Prochaska’s

Transtheoretical Model), NIOSH has

collaborated with the United

Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) to

develop a comprehensive hearing loss

prevention program targeted specifically

for carpenter apprentices. This program

is scheduled for implementation and

evaluation in a large apprentice training

center during 2001. As part of the

impact and evaluation component of

this project, a 31-question survey will be

administered to assess carpenter

apprentices’ hearing health attitudes,

beliefs, and behavioral intentions before

and after they receive the training

program and at a one-year follow-up

interval. The survey was developed and

validated by NIOSH in collaboration

with university partners and the UBC.

Initially, survey data will be gathered

from 300 apprentices participating in

baseline testing—200 at the

experimental site and 100 at the control

site. This will be followed by a resurvey of the 200 apprentices at the

experimental site after they have

received the enhanced educational

elements of the hearing loss prevention

program. Finally, all 300 apprentices

will participate in a re-survey one year

later to assess the lasting effects of the

training. Data collected in this

investigation will enable NIOSH to

better evaluate the effectiveness of the

hearing loss prevention program in

educating and motivating these workers

to actively protect their hearing well

before they suffer permanent noiseinduced hearing loss.

There are no costs to respondents.

Respondents (apprentices) No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondentAvg. burden

per response

(in hrs)

Total burden

(in hrs)

Baseline ........................................................................................................... 300 1 .25 75

Post Training .................................................................................................... 200 1 .25 50

One-year Follow-up ......................................................................................... 300 1 .25 75

Totals ........................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 200