Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 113 / Monday, June 12, 2000 / Notices 36815

Mr. John Simeon, Portfolio

Development Division (WPC), 7th and D

Streets, SW., Suite 2002, Washington,

DC 20407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE

CONTACT: Mr. John Simeon, General

Services Administration, (202) 260–

9586.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Anthony Costa,

Assistant Regional Administrator, National

Capital Region, General Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14734 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service Operating

Divisions; Delegation of Authority

Notice is hereby given that I have

delegated to the Public Health Service

(PHS) Operating Division (OPDIV)

Heads the service fellowships related

authorities vested in the Secretary of

Health and Human Services under

Sections 207 and 208 of the PHS Act, 42

U.S.C. 209 and 210, and under Title 42

CFR, Subpart B, Part 61—Service

Fellowships.

This delegation supersedes the

delegation of authority memorandum

titled, ‘‘Delegation of Authority—

Service Fellowships,’’ to the PHS

Agency Heads from the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Health

Management Operations, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Health, dated

January 8, 1993.

This delegation becomes effective

upon date of signature. Also, I hereby

ratify and affirm the actions taken by

you or your subordinates, which

involved the exercise of authorities

delegated herein prior to the effective

date of this delegation.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14751 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30 DAY–42–00]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Officer at (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Silicosis, No Mas!: Evaluation of

Materials Used for Outreach to Hispanic

Construction Workers—New—National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)—Over

14,000 workers in the U.S. have died

from silicosis and hundreds more add to

the death toll each year. Silicosis is the

third leading cause of death attributed

to occupational diseases in the U.S. In

the state of Texas, 300 cases of silicosis

and workers exposed to silica were

reported between 1990 and 1997.

Among these cases, construction was

one of the most frequently reported

industries. Silicosis was diagnosed in

workers as young as 22 years of age, and

one third of the cases were found among

Hispanic workers, most of whom were

diagnosed with silicosis in their thirties.

Despite the alarming number of

reports, few attempts have been made to

educate construction workers in Texas,

particularly workers of Hispanic/Latino

decent. An evaluation of the outreach

activities conducted during the 1996

National Campaign to Eliminate

Silicosis and the Special Emphasis

Program (SEP) for silicosis indicated

that no effort was undertaken to meet

the needs of Hispanic workers. In both

events, educational outreach was

directed at the mainstream industry,

trade associations, employers, and labor

unions. Yet, while some educational

materials were directly translated into

Spanish, no special efforts were directed

at Hispanic workers in the course of the

campaign nor in the SEP. In addition,

the results of 11 focus groups recently

conducted in Texas indicated that most

Hispanic workers were unaware of

silicosis and most knew little about the

cause and health effects of silicosis.

Barriers to silicosis prevention raised by

the focus group participants included

lack of knowledge about prevention and

lack of proper protective equipment

provided by their employers. While

most workers in the focus groups could

read either Spanish or English, there

were individuals who could not read

either language. Hence, other mediums

of communication, such as audio or

video tapes, were recommended to

reach the workers.

The goal of the overall project is to

increase awareness of and information

about the nature, extent, and

seriousness of silica exposure, and to

increase the use of appropriate

engineering controls and respiratory

protection among construction workers

in Texas. A culturally and linguistically

relevant silicosis education and

prevention program targeting

construction workers will be developed,

implemented, and evaluated. The goal

of the evaluation is to determine if

culturally tailored health messages are

more effective than non-culturally

tailored health messages in promoting

changes in knowledge, attitudes, and

behaviors.

Information and data obtained from

this evaluation will help direct future

outreach efforts in silicosis prevention

among the Hispanic population. In

addition, results from this study will be

used to further current understanding of

the effects of cultural values in the

design of safety and health messages,

thereby helping future development of

culturally and linguistically appropriate

occupational safety and health messages

tailored for the Hispanic population.

The total annual burden hours are

200.

Respondents

No. of

respondents

No. of

responses/

respondent

Avg.

burden

per response

(in

hours)

Construction

workers ....... 600 1 20/60

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. 93612–005]

Administration for Native Americans

Programs—Supplemental Funding for

InterTribal Bison Cooperative/

90NA7059

AGENCY: Administration for Native

Americans (ANA), ACF, DHHS.