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VII. Agency Contacts 

Administrative and Budgetary 

Requirements 

For information related to 

administrative and budgetary 

requirements, contact the OPHS Office 

of Grants Management Grants Specialist 

for the applicable region as listed below: 

For Region I (Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 

Island, Vermont), Region II (New Jersey, 

New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), 

Region III (Delaware; Washington, DC; 

Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia; West 

Virginia), and Region VI (Arkansas, 

Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Texas) contact Renee Scales, 240–453– 

8822, renee.scales@hhs.gov. 

For Region IV (Kentucky, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, 

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina), 

Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin), and 

Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 

Nebraska) contact Eleanor Walker, 240– 

453–8822, eleanor.walker@hhs.gov. 

For Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

Wyoming), Region IX (Arizona, 

California, Hawaii, Nevada, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, American Samoa, Guam, 

Republic of Palau, Federated States of 

Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall 

Islands), and Region X (Alaska, Idaho, 

Oregon, Washington) contact Robin 

Fuller, 240–453–8822, 

robin.fuller@hhs.gov. 

Program Requirements 

For information related to family 

planning program requirements, contact 

the OPA/OFP contact in the applicable 

regional office listed below: 

Region I (Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, Vermont)—Betsy 

Rosenfeld, 617–565–4265, 

betsy.rosenfeld@hhs.gov or Kathy 

Stratford, 617–565–1070, 

kathleen.stratford@hhs.gov; 

Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto 

Rico, Virgin Islands)—Robin Lane, 

212–264–3935, robin.lane@hhs.gov; 

Region III (Delaware, Washington, DC, 

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 

West Virginia)—Dickie Lynn 

Gronseth, 215–861–4656, 

dickielynn.gronseth@hhs.gov; 

Region IV (Kentucky, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, 

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)— 

Edecia Richards, 404–562–7900, 

edecia.richards@hhs.gov; 

Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)—Marjie 

Witman, 312–886–3864, 

marjie.witman@hhs.gov; 

Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)—Evelyn 

Glass, 214–767–3088, 

evelyn.glass@hhs.gov; 

Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 

Nebraska)—Betty Chern-Hughes, 816– 

426–2924, 

betty.chernhughes@hhs.gov; 

Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

Wyoming)— Jill Leslie, 303–844– 

7856, jill.leslie@hhs.gov; 

Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, 

Nevada, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, American 

Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, 

Federal States of Micronesia, Republic 

of the Marshall Islands)— Nancy 

Mautone-Smith, 415–437–7984, 

nancy.mautone-smith@hhs.gov; and 

Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, 

Washington)—Janet Wildeboor, 206– 

615–2776, janet.wildeboor@hhs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

Technical Assistance Conference Call: 

The OFP will conduct several technical 

assistance conference calls to provide 

potential applicants with general 

information regarding this funding 

opportunity. These calls will be held 

shortly after publication of this Notice 

in the Federal Register. For more 

information regarding the call schedule, 

including date, registration information, 

and how to participate, please consult 

the OPA Web site at http:// 

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov. 

Dated: June 5, 2007. 

Evelyn M. Kappeler, 

Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–11183 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

State Partnership Grant Program to 

Improve Minority Health 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Minority Health. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Announcement Type: Competitive 

Initial Announcement of Availability of 

Funds. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: State Partnership 

Grant Program to Improve Minority 

Health—93.296. 

DATES: To receive consideration, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Grants Management, Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) c/o WilDon Solutions, 

Office of Grants Management 

Operations Center, Attention Office of 

Minority Health State Partnership Grant 

Program to Improve Minority Health, no 

later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 

11, 2007. The application due date 

requirement in this announcement 

supersedes the instructions in the 

OPHS–1 form. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained electronically by accessing 

Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov or 

GrantSolutions at http:// 

www.GrantSolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit, contact 

WilDon Solutions at 1–888–203–6161. 

Applicants may fax a written request to 

WilDon Solutions at (703) 351–1138 or 

email the request to OPHS 

grantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1 ‘‘Grant Application,’’ 

which is included in the application kit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

WilDon Solutions, Office of Grants 

Management Operations Center, 1515 

Wilson Blvd., Third Floor Suite 310, 

Arlington, VA 22209 at 1–888–203– 

6161, email 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

SUMMARY: This announcement is made 

by the United States Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS or 

Department), Office of Minority Health 

(OMH) located within the Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS), and 

working in a ‘‘One Department’’ 

approach collaboratively with 

participating HHS agencies and 

programs (entities). OMH is authorized 

to conduct the State Partnership Grant 

Program to Improve Minority Health 

under 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 1707 of 

the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended. The mission of the OMH is to 

improve the health of racial and ethnic 

minority populations through the 

development of policies and programs 

that address disparities and gaps. OMH 

serves as the focal point within the HHS 

for leadership, policy development and 

coordination, service demonstrations, 

information exchange, coalition and 

partnership building, and related efforts 

to address the health of racial and 

ethnic minorities. OMH activities are 

implemented in an effort to address 

Healthy People 2010, a comprehensive 

set of disease prevention and health 

promotion objectives for the Nation to 

achieve over the first decade of the 21st 

century (www.healthypeople.gov). This 

funding announcement is also made in 

support of the OMH National 

Partnership for Action initiative, an 

outgrowth of OMH’s 2006 National 


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1Health, United States, 2006, Natinal Center for 

Health Statistics (NCHS), Hyattsville, MD, 

November 2006. 

2National Healthcare Disparities Report, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services, Agency 

for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), 

Rockville, MD, December 2006. 

Leadership Summit for Eliminating 

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. 

The mission of the National Partnership 

for Action (NPA) is to work with 

individuals and organizations across the 

country to create a Nation free of health 

disparities, with quality health 

outcomes for all by achieving the 

following five objectives: Increasing 

awareness of health disparities; 

strengthening leadership at all levels for 

addressing health disparities; enhancing 

patient-provider communication; 

improving cultural and linguistic 

competency in delivering health 

services; and improving coordination 

and utilization of research and outcome 

evaluations. 

OMH conducted a study to assess the 

minority health infrastructure within 

selected states and territories, and to 

examine their capacity to address racial 

and ethnic health disparities in their 

jurisdictions. A finding of the 

Assessment of State Minority Health 

Infrastructure and Capacity to Address 

Issues of Health Disparities (final 

report—September 2000) was that, 

despite many challenges, state and/or 

territorial offices of minority health are 

an organized and visible presence at the 

state policymaking level and provide 

opportunities for shaping and creating 

initiatives that could affect the health 

status of minority populations and serve 

as pivotal points for federal, state, and 

local efforts to improve the health status 

of minority populations. In addition, 

these offices serve an important 

information dissemination function— 

providing information on minority 

health issues to policymakers, health 

professionals, community-based 

organizations, and the general public. 

Based, in part, on the results of this 

study and activities supported under the 

initial state partnership initiative, the 

Department announces the availability 

of FY 2007 funding for the State 

Partnership Grant Program to Improve 

Minority Health to continue HHS’ 

efforts to improve the health and well 

being of racial and ethnic minorities. 

This program is intended to ascertain 

the effectiveness of state office of 

minority health-led interventions, 

including systems change, in addressing 

the elimination of health disparities 

among racial and ethnic minority 

populations. 

Although the overall health of the 

nation has improved, racial and ethnic 

minority groups continue to experience 

disparities in health care and are 

disproportionately affected by chronic 

disease and health conditions.1

Eliminating the disproportionate health 

care disparities is an HHS priority, and 

the second goal of Healthy People 2010, 

a systematic approach to health 

improvement on a national level. 

The risk of many diseases and health 

conditions are reduced through 

preventative actions. A culture of 

wellness diminishes debilitating and 

costly health problems. Individual 

health care is built on a foundation of 

responsibility for personal wellness, 

which includes participating in regular 

physical activity, eating a healthful diet, 

taking advantage of medical screenings, 

and making healthy choices to avoid 

risky behaviors. As cited in the National 

Healthcare Disparities Report, 

disparities related to race, ethnicity, and 

socioeconomic status still pervade the 

American health care system.2 The 

report also indicates that prevention and 

elimination of health care disparities for 

the Nation will result from coordinated 

actions at Federal, State, and local levels 

to extend the benefits of regional and 

community successes nationwide. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description 

1. Purpose 

2. OMH Expectations 

3. Applicant Project Results 

4. Project Requirements 

Section II. Award Information 

Section III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

3. Other 

Section IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application Package 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Section V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

2. Review and Selection Process 

3. Anticipated Award Date 

Section VI. Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

3. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII. Agency Contacts 

Section VIII. Other Information 

1. Background Information 

2. Healthy People 2010 

3. Definitions 

Section I. Funding Opportunity 

Description 

Authority: The program is authorized 

under 42 U.S.C. 300u-6, section 1707 of the 

Public Health Service Act, as amended. 

1. Purpose: The State Partnership 

Grant Program to Improve Minority 

Health (hereinafter referred to as State 

Partnership Program) seeks to facilitate 

the improvement of minority health and 

elimination of health disparities by 

addressing data needs, partnership 

development, systems development, 

health areas (e.g., asthma, CVD/heart 

disease and stroke, adult immunization, 

infant mortality, mental health, and 

obesity/overweight), and/or workforce 

diversity. 

2. OMH Expectations: It is intended 

that this federal OMH/OPHS State 

Partnership Program will result in: 

• Improved state and territory-wide 

planning, coordination, collaboration, 

and linkages among public and private 

entities that specifically address 

minority health and health disparities; 

• Improved coordination and 

collaboration among state and territorial 

public health offices that benefit 

minority health and contribute to 

eliminating health disparities; 

• Dedicated state and territorial 

leadership and staffing to: support 

planning and coordination; promote and 

implement evidence-based approaches 

and programs to address priority 

minority health problem(s); monitor and 

evaluate state and territorial efforts; and 

disseminate information focused on 

improving minority health and 

eliminating health disparities; 

• Increased state and territory-wide 

efforts to improve minority health and 

eliminate health disparities through the 

support of community programs; 

• Establishment or enhancement of 

multicultural partnerships to build 

efforts within communities of color to 

collaboratively address health issues 

impacting minority communities; and 

• Improved diversity in the 

healthcare workforce. 

3. Applicant Project Results: 

Applicants must identify anticipated 

project results that are consistent with 

the overall purpose of the State 

Partnership Program and OMH 

expectations. Project results should fall 

within the following general categories, 

which relate to the NPA objectives 

relevant to this program: 

• Increasing awareness of health 

disparities. 

• Strengthening leadership at all 

levels for addressing health disparities. 

• Improving coordination and 

utilization of research and outcome 

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4. Project Requirements: Each 

applicant under the State Partnership 

Program must propose to: 

• Implement a project that: 

(1) Focuses on improving state and 

territory-wide planning, coordination, 

collaboration, and linkages among 

public and private entities that 

specifically address minority health and 

health disparities; and 

(2) Addresses at least one other 

activity from the identified OMH 

expectations list (see Section 2 above). 

Section II. Award Information 

Estimated Funds Available for 

Competition: $900,000. (Grant awards 

are subjected to the availability of 

funds.) 

Anticipated Number of Awards: 7. 

Range of Awards: $75,000 to $125,000 

per year. 

Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 

2007. 

Period of Performance: 3 Years 

(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2010). 

Budget Period Length: 12 months. 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Type of Application Accepted: New. 

Section III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

To qualify for funding, an applicant 

must be a currently established state or 

territorial office of minority health at the 

time of application submission for this 

announcement and not have an existing 

State Partnership Program grant from 

OMH. States that do not have a formally 

recognized office of minority health 

(established through legislation, 

executive order, or a directive process) 

may not apply for these OMH State 

Partnership Program grants. States that 

do not have formal offices of minority 

health are not as likely to have the 

linkages and infrastructure necessary to 

foster effective relationships with 

public/private entities and/or 

community-based minority-focused 

organizations necessary to address the 

health needs of racial and ethnic 

minorities, as required for this program. 

Documentation that verifies official 

status as an established state or 

territorial office of minority health must 

be submitted. Examples of such 

documentation include: a signed 

statement from a state/territorial level 

authorizing official (e.g., Governor or 

designated official, Commissioner of 

Health, or designee) verifying official 

status, including a copy of the Executive 

Order or statute that established the 

state or territorial office of minority 

health, where applicable. 

A signed letter of support and 

commitment for the proposed project 

from an authorizing state or territorial 

official (e.g., Commissioner of Health, 

state health director, or designee) is also 

required as part of the application. 

The established state or territorial 

office of minority health will: 

• Serve as the lead office for the 

project. 

• Be responsible for grant 

implementation, management, and 

evaluation. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Matching funds are not required for 

the State Partnership Program. 

3. Other 

If funding is requested in an amount 

greater than the ceiling of the award 

range, the application will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be entered into the review process. The 

application will be returned with 

notification that it did not meet the 

submission requirements. Applications 

that are not complete or do not conform 

to or address the criteria of this 

announcement will be considered nonresponsive and will not be entered into 

the review process. The application will 

be returned with notification that it did 

not meet the submission requirements. 

Established state and/or territorial 

offices of minority health may submit 

no more than one application to the 

State Partnership Program. Eligible 

states and territories submitting more 

than one proposal for this grant program 

will be deemed ineligible. The multiple 

proposals from the same organization 

will be returned without comment. 

Established state and/or territorial 

offices of minority health are not 

eligible to receive funding from more 

than one OMH grant program to carry 

out the same project and/or activities. 

Section IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application Kit 

Application kits for the State 

Partnership Program may be obtained by 

accessing Grants.gov at http:// 

www.grants.gov or the GrantSolutions 

system at http:// 

www.grantsolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit, contact 

WilDon Solutions at 1–888–203–6161. 

Applicants may also fax a written 

request to WilDon Solutions at 703– 

351–1138 or email the request to 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1, which can be obtained at 

the Web sites noted above. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

A. Application and Submission 

Applicants must use Grant 

Application Form OPHS–1 and 

complete the Face Page/Cover Page (SF 

424), Checklist, and Budget Information 

Forms for Non-Construction Programs 

(SF 424A). In addition, the application 

must contain a project narrative. The 

project narrative (including summary 

and appendices) is limited to a total of 

60 pages. 

The narrative description of the 

project must contain the following, in 

the order presented: 

• Table of Contents. 

• Project Summary: Describe key 

aspects of the Background, Objectives, 

Program Plan, and Evaluation Plan. The 

summary is limited to 3 pages. 

• Background: 

—Statement of Need: Describe and 

document (with data) demographic 

information on the minority health 

and health disparities issues in the 

state/territory, and the significance or 

prevalence of the health problem or 

issues affecting the target minority 

group(s). Describe the minority 

group(s), where applicable, targeted 

by the project (e.g., race/ethnicity, age 

gender, educational level/income). 

Provide rationale for the approach. 

—Experience: Describe the applicant 

organization (state/territorial office of 

minority health), where it is located 

organizationally, when it was 

formally established, and past/current 

efforts that are being undertaken by 

the organization to address minority 

health and health disparities. Discuss 

the applicant organization’s 

experience in managing projects/ 

activities, especially those targeting 

the population to be served. Include 

a chart of the organization’s structure, 

showing who reports to whom, and of 

the proposed project’s organizational 

structure. Describe how senior state 

health officials will be engaged in this 

program and/or periodically informed 

on the activities and outcomes of the 

program. Describe the background/ 

experience of any proposed linkage 

organization and how the 

organization will interface with the 

state/territorial office of minority 

health. 

• Objectives: State objectives in 

measurable terms, including baseline 

data, improvement targets, and time 

frames for achievement for the threeyear project period. 

• Program Plan: Clearly describe how 

the project will be carried out. Describe 

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to achieve each objective. For each 

activity, describe how, when, where, by 

whom, and for whom the activity will 

be conducted. Describe the role of any 

proposed linkage organization(s) in the 

project. Provide a description of 

proposed program staff, including 

resumes and job descriptions for key 

staff, qualifications and responsibilities 

of each staff member, and percent of 

time each will commit to the project. 

Provide a description of duties for any 

proposed consultants and/or 

collaborating public health entities. 

Describe any products to be developed 

by the project. Provide a time line for 

each of the three years of the project 

period. 

• Evaluation Plan: Clearly delineate 

how the project will be evaluated. The 

evaluation plan must clearly articulate 

how the project will be evaluated to 

determine if the intended results have 

been achieved. The evaluation plan 

must describe, for all funded activities: 

—Specific problem(s) and factors 

causing or contributing to the 

problem(s) that will be addressed; 

—Intended results (i.e., impacts and 

outcomes); 

—How impacts and outcomes will be 

measured (i.e., what indicators or 

measures will be used to monitor and 

measure progress toward achieving 

project results); 

—Methods for collecting and analyzing 

data on measures; 

—Evaluation methods that will be used 

to assess impacts and outcomes; 

—Evaluation expertise that will be 

available for this purpose; 

—How results are expected to 

contribute to the objectives of the 

Program as a whole, and relevant 

Healthy People 2010 goals and 

objectives; and 

—The potential for replicating the 

evaluation methods for similar efforts 

by other state offices of minority 

health. 

It is expected that evaluation 

activities will be implemented at the 

beginning of the program in order to 

capture and document actions 

contributing to program outcomes. The 

evaluation plan must be able to produce 

documented results that demonstrate 

whether and how the strategies and 

activities funded under the State 

Partnership Program made a difference 

in the improvement of minority health 

and the elimination of health 

disparities. The plan must identify the 

expected results for each objective. The 

description must include data collection 

and analysis methods and demographic 

data to be collected on project 

participants, where applicable. Discuss 

plans and describe the vehicle (e.g., 

manual) that will be used to document 

the steps which others may follow to 

replicate the proposed project. Describe 

plans for disseminating project results. 

• Appendices: Include required 

eligibility documentation and other 

relevant information in this section. 

In addition to the project narrative, 

the application must contain a detailed 

budget justification which includes a 

narrative explanation and indicates the 

computation of expenditures for each 

year for which grant support is 

requested. The budget request must 

include funds for key project staff to 

attend an annual OMH grantee meeting. 

(The budget justification does not count 

toward the page limitation.) 

B. Data Universal Numbering System 

number (DUNS) 

Applicants must have a Dun & 

Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal 

Numbering System number as the 

universal identifier when applying for 

Federal grants. The D&B number can be 

obtained by calling (866) 705–5711 or 

through the Web site at http:// 

www.dnb.com/us/. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

To be considered for review, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Grants Management, c/o 

WilDon Solutions, by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on July 11, 2007. Applications 

will be considered as meeting the 

deadline if they are received on or 

before the deadline date. The 

application due date requirement in this 

announcement supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1 form. 

Submission Mechanisms 

The Office of Public Health and 

Science (OPHS) provides multiple 

mechanisms for the submission of 

applications, as described in the 

following sections. Applicants will 

receive notification via mail from the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management 

confirming the receipt of applications 

submitted using any of these 

mechanisms. Applications submitted to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management 

after the deadlines described below will 

not be accepted for review. Applications 

which do not conform to the 

requirements of the grant announcement 

will not be accepted for review and will 

be returned to the applicant. 

While applications are accepted in 

hard copy, the use of the electronic 

application submission capabilities 

provided by the Grants.gov and 

GrantSolutions.gov systems is 

encouraged. Applications may only be 

submitted electronically via the 

electronic submission mechanisms 

specified below. Any applications 

submitted via any other means of 

electronic communication, including 

facsimile or electronic mail, will not be 

accepted for review. 

In order to apply for new funding 

opportunities which are open to the 

public for competition, you may access 

the Grants.gov Web site portal. All 

OPHS funding opportunities and 

application kits are made available on 

Grants.gov. If your organization has/had 

a grantee business relationship with a 

grant program serviced by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, and you 

are applying as part of ongoing grantee 

related activities, please access 

GrantSolutions.gov. 

Electronic grant application 

submissions must be submitted no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the 

deadline date specified in the DATES

section of the announcement using one 

of the electronic submission 

mechanisms specified below. All 

required hardcopy original signatures 

and mail-in items must be received by 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions no later than 5 

p.m. Eastern Time on the next business 

day after the deadline date specified in 

the DATES section of the announcement. 

Applications will not be considered 

valid until all electronic application 

components, hardcopy original 

signatures, and mail-in items are 

received by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management according to the deadlines 

specified above. Application 

submissions that do not adhere to the 

due date requirements will be 

considered late and will be deemed 

ineligible. 

Applicants are encouraged to initiate 

electronic applications early in the 

application development process, and to 

submit early on the due date or before. 

This will aid in addressing any 

problems with submissions prior to the 

application deadline. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal 

The Grants.gov Web site Portal 

provides organizations with the ability 

to submit applications for OPHS grant 

opportunities. Organizations must 

successfully complete the necessary 

registration processes in order to submit 

an application. Information about this 

system is available on the Grants.gov 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. 

In addition to electronically 

submitted materials, applicants may be 

required to submit hard copy signatures 

for certain Program related forms, or 

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announcement. It is imperative that the 

applicant review both the grant 

announcement, as well as the 

application guidance provided within 

the Grants.gov application package, to 

determine such requirements. Any 

required hard copy materials, or 

documents that require a signature, 

must be submitted separately via mail to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, and if required, 

must contain the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award. When submitting the 

required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal must 

contain all completed online forms 

required by the application kit, the 

Program Narrative, Budget Narrative 

and any appendices or exhibits. All 

required mail-in items must received by 

the due date requirements specified 

above. Mail-In items may only include 

publications, resumes, or organizational 

documentation. When submitting the 

required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, the 

applicant will be provided with a 

confirmation page from Grants.gov 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission, as well as the Grants.gov 

Receipt Number. It is critical that the 

applicant print and retain this 

confirmation for their records, as well as 

a copy of the entire application package. 

All applications submitted via the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will be 

validated by Grants.gov. Any 

applications deemed ‘‘Invalid’’ by the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will not be 

transferred to the GrantSolutions 

system, and OPHS has no responsibility 

for any application that is not validated 

and transferred to OPHS from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. Grants.gov 

will notify the applicant regarding the 

application validation status. Once the 

application is successfully validated by 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, 

applicants should immediately mail all 

required hard copy materials to the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, to be received by 

the deadlines specified above. It is 

critical that the applicant clearly 

identify the Organization name and 

Grants.gov Application Receipt Number 

on all hard copy materials. 

Once the application is validated by 

Grants.gov, it will be electronically 

transferred to the GrantSolutions system 

for processing. Upon receipt of both the 

electronic application from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal, and the 

required hardcopy mail-in items, 

applicants will receive notification via 

mail from the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management confirming the receipt of 

the application submitted using the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Applicants should contact Grants.gov 

regarding any questions or concerns 

regarding the electronic application 

process conducted through the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

GrantSolutions System 

OPHS is a managing partner of the 

GrantSolutions.gov system. 

GrantSolutions is a full life-cycle grants 

management system managed by the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), and is 

designated by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as one of the three 

Government-wide grants management 

systems under the Grants Management 

Line of Business initiative (GMLoB). 

OPHS uses GrantSolutions for the 

electronic processing of all grant 

applications, as well as the electronic 

management of its entire Grant 

portfolio. 

When submitting applications via the 

GrantSolutions system, applicants are 

required to submit a hard copy of the 

application face page (Standard Form 

424) with the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and assume the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. If 

required, applicants will also need to 

submit a hard copy of the Standard 

Form LLL and/or certain Program 

related forms (e.g., Program 

Certifications) with the original 

signature of an individual authorized to 

act for the applicant agency. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the GrantSolutions system must contain 

all completed online forms required by 

the application kit, the Program 

Narrative, Budget Narrative and any 

appendices or exhibits. The applicant 

may identify specific mail-in items to be 

sent to the Office of Grants Management 

separate from the electronic submission; 

however these mail-in items must be 

entered on the GrantSolutions 

Application Checklist at the time of 

electronic submission, and must be 

received by the due date requirements 

specified above. Mail-In items may only 

include publications, resumes, or 

organizational documentation. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission, the 

GrantSolutions system will provide the 

applicant with a confirmation page 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission. This confirmation page will 

also provide a listing of all items that 

constitute the final application 

submission including all electronic 

application components, required 

hardcopy original signatures, and mailin items, as well as the mailing address 

of the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management where all required hard 

copy materials must be submitted. 

As items are received by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, the 

electronic application status will be 

updated to reflect the receipt of mail-in 

items. It is recommended that the 

applicant monitor the status of their 

application in the GrantSolutions 

system to ensure that all signatures and 

mail-in items are received. 

Mailed or Hand-Delivered Hard Copy 

Applications 

Applicants who submit applications 

in hard copy (via mail or handdelivered) are required to submit an 

original and two copies of the 

application. The original application 

must be signed by an individual 

authorized to act for the applicant 

agency or organization and to assume 

for the organization the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award. 

Mailed or hand-delivered applications 

will be considered as meeting the 

deadline if they are received by the 

OPHS Office of Grant Management, c/o 

WilDon Solutions, on or before 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the deadline date 

specified in the DATES section of the 

announcement. The application 

deadline date requirement specified in 

this announcement supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1. 

Applications that do not meet the 

deadline will be returned to the 

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4. Intergovernmental Review 

The State Partnership Program is 

subject to the requirements of Executive 

Order 12372 which allows States the 

options of setting up a system for 

reviewing applications from within 

their States for assistance under certain 

Federal programs. The application kits 

available under this notice will contain 

a list of States which have chosen to set 

up a review system and will include a 

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in 

the State for review. The SPOC list is 

also available on the Internet at the 

following address: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. Applicants should contact 

their SPOC as early as possible to alert 

them to the prospective applications 

and receive any necessary instructions 

on the State process. The due date for 

State process recommendations is 60 

days after the application deadlines 

established by the OPHS Grants 

Management Officer. The OMH does not 

guarantee that it will accommodate or 

explain its responses to State process 

recommendations received after that 

date. (See ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of 

Federal Programs,’’ Executive Order 

12372, and 45 CFR Part 100 for a 

description of the review process and 

requirements.) 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Budget Request: If funding is 

requested in an amount greater than the 

ceiling of the award range, the 

application will be considered nonresponsive and will not be entered into 

the review process. The application will 

be returned with notification that it did 

not meet the submission requirements. 

Grant funds may be used to cover 

costs of: 

• Consultants. 

• Personnel. 

• Equipment. 

• Supplies (including screening and 

outreach supplies). 

• Grant-related travel (domestic only), 

including attendance at an annual OMH 

grantee meeting. 

• Other grant-related costs. 

Grant funds may not be used for: 

• Building alterations or renovations. 

• Construction. 

• Fund raising activities. 

• Job training. 

• Medical care, treatment or therapy. 

• Political education and lobbying. 

• Research studies involving human 

subjects. 

• Vocational rehabilitation. 

• Vehicle purchases. 

Guidance for completing the budget 

can be found in the Program Guidelines, 

which are included with the complete 

application kits. 

Section V. Application Review 

Information 

1. Criteria 

The technical review of the State 

Partnership Program applications will 

consider the following four generic 

factors listed, in descending order of 

weight. 

A. Factor 1: Program Plan (40%) 

• Appropriateness and merit of 

proposed approach and specific 

activities for each objective. 

• Logic and sequencing of the 

planned approaches as they relate to the 

statement of need, objectives and 

program evaluation. 

• Soundness of any proposed 

partnerships (e.g., coalitions), as 

applicable. 

• Applicant’s capability to manage 

and evaluate the project as determined 

by: 

—Qualifications and appropriateness of 

proposed staff or requirements for ‘‘to 

be hired’’ staff and consultants. 

—Proposed staff level of effort. 

—Appropriateness of defined roles 

including staff reporting channels and 

that of any proposed consultants or 

other collaborating department of 

health entities. 

—Clear lines of authority among the 

proposed staff within and between 

participating organizations, as 

applicable. 

—Inclusion and/or plan for 

communicating program activities 

and outcomes with senior state health 

officials. 

B. Factor 2: Evaluation (25%) 

• The degree to which expected 

results are appropriate for objectives 

and activities. 

• Appropriateness of the proposed 

data collection (including any 

demographic data to be collected), 

analysis and reporting procedures. 

• Suitability of process, outcome, and 

impact measures. 

• Clarity of the intent and plans to 

assess and document progress toward 

achieving objectives, planned activities, 

and intended outcomes. 

• Potential for the proposed project to 

contribute toward improving the health 

status of, and/or reducing barriers to, 

health care experienced by the targeted 

minority populations. 

• Soundness of the plan to document 

the project for replication by other state/ 

local and territorial offices of minority 

health. 

• Soundness of the plan to 

disseminate project results. 

C. Factor 3: Objectives (20%) 

• Merit of the objectives. 

• Relevance to the OMH Program 

purpose and expectations, and the 

stated problem to be addressed by the 

proposed project. 

• Degree to which the objectives are 

stated in measurable terms. 

• Attainability of the objectives in the 

stated time frames. 

D. Factor 4: Background (15%) 

• Demonstrated knowledge of the 

stated problem at the state and/or local 

level, as applicable. 

• Significance and prevalence of any 

identified health problem(s) or health 

disparities issue(s) in the state/territory. 

• Extent to which the applicant 

demonstrates access to the target 

population/community, and whether it 

is well positioned and accepted within 

the population/community to be served, 

as applicable. 

• Extent and documented outcome of 

past/current efforts and activities with 

the target population, as applicable. 

• Applicant’s ability to manage and 

evaluate the project as determined by: 

Æ The applicant organization’s 

experience in managing project/ 

activities involving the target 

population. 

Æ The applicant’s organizational 

structure and proposed project 

organizational structure. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Accepted State Partnership Program 

applications will be reviewed for 

technical merit in accordance with PHS 

policies. Applications will be evaluated 

by an Objective Review Committee 

(ORC). Committee members are chosen 

for their expertise in minority health, 

health disparities, and their 

understanding of the unique health 

problems and related issues confronted 

by the racial and ethnic minority 

populations in the United States. 

Funding decisions will be determined 

by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Minority Health who will take under 

consideration the recommendations and 

ratings of the ORC. 

3. Anticipated Award Date 

September 1, 2007. 

Section VI. Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive a 

notification letter from the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Minority Health 

and a Notice of Grant Award (NGA), 

signed by the OPHS Grants Management 

Officer. The NGA shall be the only 

binding, authorizing document between 

the recipient and the Office of Minority 


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3 2004 Fact Sheet—Obesity Still a Major Problem, 

New Data Show, NCHS, Hyattsville, MD, 2006. 

4Health Related Quality of Life Survey, CDC, 

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion, 2006. 

5Asthma Prevalence and Control Characteristics 

by Race/Ethnicity—United States, 2002, MMWR 

Weekly, CDC, Fedruary 27, 2004. 

6Health, United States, National Center for 

Health Statistics (NCHS), Hyattsville, MD, 

November 2006. 

7National Healthcare Disparities Report, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services, Agency 

for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), 

Rockville, MD, December 2006. 

Health. Unsuccessful applicants will 

receive notification from OPHS. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

In accepting this award, the grantee 

stipulates that the award and any 

activities thereunder are subject to all 

provisions of 45 CFR parts 74 and 92, 

currently in effect or implemented 

during the period of the grant. 

The DHHS Appropriations Act 

requires that, when issuing statements, 

press releases, requests for proposals, 

bid solicitations, and other documents 

describing projects or programs funded 

in whole or in part with Federal money, 

all grantees shall clearly state the 

percentage and dollar amount of the 

total costs of the program or project 

which will be financed with Federal 

money and the percentage and dollar 

amount of the total costs of the project 

or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

3. Reporting Requirements 

A successful applicant under this 

notice will submit: (1) Semi-annual 

progress reports; (2) an annual Financial 

Status Report; and (3) a final progress 

report and Financial Status Report in 

the format established by the OMH, in 

accordance with provisions of the 

general regulations which apply under 

‘‘Monitoring and Reporting Program 

Performance,’’ 45 CFR part 74.51–74.52, 

with the exception of State and local 

governments to which 45 CFR part 92, 

subpart C reporting requirements apply. 

Uniform Data Set: The Uniform Data 

Set (UDS) is a web-based system used 

by OMH grantees to electronically 

report progress data to OMH. It allows 

OMH to more clearly and systematically 

link grant activities to OMH-wide goals 

and objectives, and document 

programming impacts and results. All 

OMH grantees are required to report 

program information via the UDS 

(http:// 

www.dsgonline.com/omh/uds). Training 

will be provided to all new grantees on 

the use of the UDS system during the 

annual grantee meeting. 

Grantees will be informed of the 

progress report due dates and means of 

submission. Instructions and report 

format will be provided prior to the 

required due date. The Annual 

Financial Status Report is due no later 

than 90 days after the close of each 

budget period. The final progress report 

and Financial Status Report are due 90 

days after the end of the project period. 

Instructions and due dates will be 

provided prior to required submission. 

Section VII. Agency Contacts 

For application kits, submission of 

applications, and information on budget 

and business aspects of the application, 

please contact: WilDon Solutions, Office 

of Grants Management Operations 

Center, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Third 

Floor Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209 at 

1–888–203–6161, email 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

For questions related to the State 

Partnership Program or assistance in 

preparing a grant proposal, contact Ms. 

Sonsiere Cobb-Souza, Acting Director, 

Division of Program Operations, Office 

of Minority Health, Tower Building, 

Suite 600, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 

Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Cobb-Souza 

can be reached by telephone at (240) 

453–8444; or by e-mail at sonsiere.cobbsouza@hhs.gov. 

For additional technical assistance, 

contact the OMH Regional Minority 

Health Consultant for your region listed 

in your grant application kit. 

For health-related information, call 

the OMH Resource Center (OMHRC) at 

1–800–444–6472. 

Section VIII. Other Information 

1. Background Information 

Many aspects of health in the U.S. 

have improved; however, significant 

racial and ethnic disparities remain. The 

prevalence of overweight in 2003–04 

was significantly higher among 

Hispanic and Black children than white 

children, and approximately 45 percent 

of black and 37 percent of Hispanic 

adults were obese compared to 30 

percent of whites.3 In 2005, 18.1 percent 

of Native American/Alaska Natives 

reported frequent mental distress (14 or 

more mentally unhealthy days) 

compared to 9.6 percent of whites.4

Higher percentages of Blacks (11.8) and 

Hispanics (10.2) also reported frequent 

mental distress than whites. American 

Indians/Alaska Natives also had the 

highest prevalence of asthma in 2002, 

when 11.6 percent of that population 

reported having asthma compared to 7.6 

percent of whites.5 Heart disease is the 

leading cause of death for men and 

women in the U.S.; the 2002 ageadjusted death rates for diseases of the 

heart were 30 percent higher among 

Blacks than whites. The mortality rates 

for infants in Black (13.6), American 

Indian/Alaska Native (8.7), and Puerto 

Rican (8.2) mothers all exceeded the rate 

for infants of white mothers (5.7) in 

2003. Annual influenza vaccination can 

lessen the risk of hospitalization and 

death among persons 65 years of age 

and over and also prevent influenzarelated complications for persons 18–64 

years of age with medical conditions. 

Influenza vaccination coverage among 

adults 50–64 years of age was about 30 

percent lower for non-Hispanic Blacks 

and Hispanic persons than nonHispanic white persons. Similarly, 

influenza vaccination rate among adults 

65 years of age and over were about 30 

percent lower for non-Hispanic Blacks 

and Hispanic persons than for nonHispanic whites.6

Health care workforce diversity is 

considered to be important in health 

care research, education, 

administration, and policy to provide 

both role models and to shape a health 

care system that meets the needs of all 

individuals. Diversity not only increases 

the opportunities for race- and languageconcordant physician visits but also has 

the potential to improve cultural 

competence at the system, 

organizational, and provider levels 

through appropriate program design and 

policies, organizational commitment to 

culturally competent care, and crosscultural education of colleagues. 

Research has shown that Blacks and 

Hispanics often see care from 

physicians of their own race or ethnicity 

because of personal preference and 

language, not just because of geographic 

convenience. Racial and ethnic 

concordance leads to increases in 

participatory visits, patient satisfaction, 

and reports of receipt of preventive care. 

It is also noted that minority physicians 

are more likely than their white 

colleagues to practice in underserved 

minority communities.7

2. Healthy People 2010 

The Public Health Service (PHS) is 

committed to achieving the health 

promotion and disease prevention 

objectives of Healthy People 2010, a 

PHS-led national activity announced in 

January 2000 to eliminate health 

disparities and improve years and 

quality of life. More information may be 

found on the Healthy People 2010 web 

site: http://www.healthypeople.gov and 

copies of the document may be 

downloaded. Copies of the Healthy 


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People 2010: Volumes I and II can be 

purchased by calling (202) 512–1800 

(cost $70.00 for printed version; $20.00 

for CD–ROM). Another reference is the 

Healthy People 2010 Final Review— 

2001. 

For one free copy of the Healthy 

People 2010, contact: The National 

Center for Health Statistics, Division of 

Data Services, 3311 Toledo Road, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782, or by telephone 

at (301) 458–4636. Ask for HHS 

Publication No. (PHS) 99–1256. This 

document may also be downloaded 

from: http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

3. Definitions 

For purposes of this announcement, 

the following definitions apply: 

Minority Populations—American 

Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or 

African American; Hispanic or Latino; 

and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 

Islander (42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 1707 

of the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended.) 

Multicultural Partnerships— 

Multicultural, multi-racial, and multiethnic entities comprising organizations 

and individuals that have come together 

for a common purpose and that function 

independently on behalf of the 

partnership’s members to address health 

disparities within communities of color. 

State and Territorial Office of 

Minority Health—An entity formally 

established by Executive Order, statute, 

or a state health officer to improve the 

health of racial and ethnic populations. 

Systems Change—An effort to ensure 

that the resources and infrastructure 

necessary are available and accessible to 

address minority health and health 

disparities as well as the public health 

and health care needs of the American 

population in general. Structural and 

functional components of the system 

must also be present—components such 

as information, data, and evaluation 

capabilities; trained, motivated, and 

culturally/linguistically appropriate 

staff; and facilities, equipment, and 

technologies appropriate for the needs 

of public health/health care 

professionals and the people they serve. 

Dated: June 5, 2007. 

Garth N. Graham, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 

Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4150–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Findings of Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) 

and the Assistant Secretary for Health 

have taken final action in the following 

case: 

Wei Jin, Colorado State University: 

Based on an investigation conducted by 

Colorado State University (CSU) and 

additional analysis and information 

obtained by the Office of Research 

Integrity during its oversight review, the 

U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) found 

that Mr. Wei Jin, former doctoral 

candidate, Department of Chemistry, 

CSU, engaged in research misconduct in 

research funded by National Cancer 

Institutes (NCI), National Institutes of 

Health (NIH), grant R01 CA85419. 

Specifically, Mr. Jin falsified data/ 

results by claiming he had performed a 

novel total synthesis of renieramycin G, 

when in fact, he obtained renieramycin 

G through a relatively simple reaction 

sequence from renieramycin M, a 

natural product that was a gift to the 

laboratory and that had been isolated by 

others from the Thai sponge. Mr. Jin 

included the falsified data/results in: 

• His research notebooks and other 

records of his research; 

• His dissertation, ‘‘Asymmetric total 

synthesis of (¥)-Reineramycin G and 

studies toward the total synthesis of 

Ecteinascidin-743’’; 

• A manuscript, Jin, W. & Williams, 

R., ‘‘Asymmetric total synthesis of (¥)- 

Renieramycin G,’’ accepted by the 

Journal of the American Chemical 

Society; and 

• Supplemental information relative 

to the manuscript to be published 

online. 

ORI has implemented the following 

administrative actions for a period of 

three (3) years, beginning on May 8, 

2007: 

(1) Mr. Jin is debarred from eligibility 

for any contracting or subcontracting 

with any agency of the United States 

Government and from eligibility or 

involvement in nonprocurement 

programs of the United States 

Government referred to as ‘‘covered 

transactions’’ as defined in HHS’ 

implementation of OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension at 2 CFR 

Part 376, et seq.; and 

(2) Mr. Jin is prohibited from serving 

in any advisory capacity to PHS, 

including but not limited to service on 

any PHS advisory committee, board, 

and/or peer review committee, or as a 

consultant. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Division of Investigative 

Oversight, Office of Research Integrity, 

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, 

Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8800. 

John Dahlberg, 

Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity. 

[FR Doc. 07–2866 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–31–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

Request for Notification From Industry 

Organizations Interested in 

Participating in Selection Process for 

Nonvoting Industry Representatives on 

Food Safety Public Advisory 

Committee and Request for 

Nominations for Nonvoting Industry 

Representatives on Food Safety Public 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is requesting that 

any industry organizations interested in 

participating in the selection of 

nonvoting industry representatives to 

serve on its Food Advisory Committee 

for the Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) notify FDA 

in writing. A nominee may either be 

self-nominated or nominated by an 

organization to serve as a nonvoting 

industry representative. Nominations 

will be accepted for current vacancies 

effective with this notice. 

DATES: Any industry organization 

interested in participating in the 

selection of an appropriate nonvoting 

member to represent industry interests 

must send a letter stating that interest to 

the FDA by July 11, 2007, for vacancies 

listed in this notice. Concurrently, 

nomination materials for prospective 

candidates should be sent to FDA by 

July 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: All letters of interest and 

nominations should be submitted in 

writing to Carolyn Jeletic (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Jeletic, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition; Office of 

Regulations, Policy, and Social Sciences 

(HFS–24); Food and Drug 

Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 


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