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parties over the 20-year analysis period.

If the development occurs sporadically

over this period, the opportunities to

systematically address grading, runoff

control, tree retention and landscaping,

etc. are significantly reduced.

Short-term and highly localized air

quality impacts would occur primarily

during the construction periods for

private development of the 17.6 acre

site, and during highly congested AM

and PM peak traffic hours. Air quality

impacts would be partially mitigated

through CDC’s continued use of TDM

strategies designed to increase use of

transportation alternatives to singleoccupant vehicle commuting. CDC

would continue to work closely with

MARTA, with other large employers in

the Clifton Road Corridor, and with

concerned citizens to improve TDM

measures.

Minor ambient noise impacts to

adjacent residential areas of the 17.6

acre site would occur from private

development of the 17.6 acre site over

the 20-year analysis period.

Minor adverse housing impacts could

occur under the No Action Alternative

because private development of the 17.6

acre site could take place over the 20-

year analysis period in a piecemeal

fashion, leaving some residential

properties ‘‘as-is’’ while others are

developed. This type of development

pattern can create noise, traffic, and

other nuisances for residents while the

area is in transition.

The No Action Alternative would

result in adverse traffic impacts to

several important intersections in the

form of increased delay time, expressed

as LOS degradation, because of

‘‘background development’’ that would

occur in the area regardless of CDC’s

development activities. Intersections

where at least one future year LOS

component will be worse under the No

Action Alternative versus current

conditions are: Clifton Road and

Briarcliff Road (2005); Clifton Road and

Haygood Drive (2005); Clifton Road and

North Decatur Road (2005); Shepherds

Lane and La Vista Road (2005); Briarcliff

Road and La Vista Road (2005); North

Decatur Road and Haygood Drive

(2005); and, Clifton Road and Clifton

Way (2005). CDC could partially

mitigate the Clifton Road/Clifton Way

intersection LOS degradation through

redesign and possible resignalization of

the intersection, in consultation with

Dekalb County and surrounding

property owners. Neither GSA nor CDC

is authorized to spend Government

funds for off-site road improvements,

but will attempt to partially mitigate

LOS degradation at other key

intersections through the use of TDM

measures.

The No Action Alternative is expected

to have minor negative impacts to

planning and zoning because it does not

allow for the comprehensive

development of the 17.6 acre site in a

manner consistent with future intended

land use patterns.

Rationale for Decision

The Proposed Action, which is also

the Technically Preferred Alternative,

will enable GSA and CDC to plan for

and accommodate CDC’s long-term

housing needs at the Clifton Road

Campus in the most economical and

efficient manner. The Proposed Action

maximizes design options and

development potential for both the

existing campus and the proposed CDC

expansion, and, most importantly, will

greatly enhance the security of the

Headquarters Complex. This alternative

poses the least adverse environmental

impacts compared with other feasible

alternatives, and is, therefore, the

Environmentally Preferred Alternative.

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

are feasible, but would not allow the

Government the maximum flexibility to

plan for and configure site security, site

infrastructure, or the placement of

future laboratory, parking and support

facilities in the most efficient and costeffective ways over the 20-year

development horizon. The

environmental impacts of the Limited

Expansion Alternatives are very similar

to those resulting from the Proposed

Action; therefore, implementing a

Limited Expansion Alternative versus

the Proposed Action would not result in

additional mitigation of adverse

environmental impacts, but would pose

additional constraints and costs on the

Government to implement CDC’s longrange facility plans.

Implementing the No Action

Alternative neither results in additional

mitigation of environmental impacts,

nor allows the Government to address

the purpose and need for the Proposed

Action: to provide an efficient, costeffective means to accommodate CDC’s

future space needs in its Clifton Road

location through the year 2015. The

Proposed Action is needed to

adequately address CDC’s current

program needs at Clifton Road through

renovation and reconfiguration of

existing space, as well as to provide new

space to accommodate anticipated

future research and operational

activities.

Therefore, having given consideration

to all of the factors discovered during

the 19 month environmental review

process, it is GSA’s decision to proceed

with the Proposed Action: Government

acquisition and development of 17.6

acres of existing residential, commercial

and institutional property immediately

to the west of the existing CDC Clifton

Road Campus, as described in this ROD,

and in the Draft and Final EIS

documents incorporated by reference in

this ROD.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Phil Youngberg,

Regional Environmental Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–4026 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Public Health and Science;

Notice of a Cooperative Agreement

With the Children’s Hospital of

Philadelphia

The Office of Minority Health (OMH),

Office of Public Health and Science,

announces that it will enter into a

cooperative agreement with Children’s

Hospital of Philadelphia to establish a

model program for asthma attack

avoidance education.

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to establish a communitybased, parent-child focused program

designed to increase identification of

potential asthma attack-triggering

factors among minority, specifically

African-American, urban children, and

to ensure appropriate referral for

medical care. The OMH will provide

technical assistance and oversight as

necessary for the implementation,

conduct, and assessment of the project

activities. On an as-needed basis, OMH

will assist in arranging consultation

from other Government agencies and

non-government agencies.

Authorizing Legislation

This cooperative agreement is

authorized under Title XVII, Section

1707(d)(1) of the Public Health Service

Act, as amended by Public Law 101–

527.

Background

Assistance will be provided only to

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. No

other applications are being solicited

under this announcement. The

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is

uniquely qualified to accomplish the

objectives of this cooperative agreement

because it has the following

combination of factors:

• A service area consisting primarily

of an economically disadvantaged

minority population.
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• Pediatric services focusing on

predominately African-American

children from economically

disadvantaged neighborhoods.

• Primary care programs which

include a full range of medical care and

educational programs promoting good

health practices. These education

programs are designed to meet the

health care prevention needs of critical

and chronically ill children.

• An established Center for Asthma

Treatment that provides services

primarily to African American children.

• An urban area with a predominant

minority population which has a high

rate of asthma among children and

youth of African American descent, as

evidenced by the 1,873 asthma related

visits the hospital reported in 1995,

with 1,540 of them being children of

African-American descent.

• Commitment of neighborhood

partners to provide sites for asthma

related educational and prevention

programs.

• Experience in conducting parent

and teen focused programs.

This cooperative agreement will be

awarded for a 3-year project period with

funding at $250,000 (including indirect

cost) per 12-month budget period.

Continuation awards within the project

period will be made on the basis of

satisfactory progress and the availability

of funds.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

If you are interest in obtaining

information regarding this project,

contact Ms. Cynthia Amis, Office of

Minority Health, 5515 Security Lane,

Suite 1000, Rockville, Maryland 20852

or telephone (301) 594–0769.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Clay E. Simpson, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority

Health.

[FR Doc. 97–4287 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[INFO–97–03]

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 Wilma

Johnson, CDC Reports Clearance Officer,

1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA

30333. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Technical Assistance to Enhance

the Statistical and Analytic capacity of

State and Local Public Health

Professionals For Year 2000

Applications—(0920–0290)—

Extension—Responsibility for

identifying and providing data for

monitoring the Year 2000 objectives is

shared by agencies throughout the

government, in State and local

governments and in the private sector.

Each of the 22 health priority areas

outlined in the Year 2000 Objectives

provides an assessment of the

availability of data for establishing

baseline measures and potential data

sources for tracking progress. A key set

of provisions of the Year 2000 Health

Objectives Planning Act of 1990 (Pub. L.

101–582) provided for grants to states

for the development of plans to

implement the Year 2000 Health

Objectives within each state, including

the assessment of health within each of

the states. The Act further mandated the

development of uniform health status

indicators for use by federal, state and

local health agencies and model

methods of collecting and reporting

data. In order to enhance state capacity

to use data, the National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS/CDC) has

provided training in the use of data for

public health purposes through the

Applied Statistics Training Institute

(ASTI). ASTI presents a series of short

focused courses on data collection,

analysis and utilization. These courses

are offered to professionals in state and

local health departments. The attendees

gain knowledge of practical applications

and techniques for evaluating the Year

2000 health objectives. Also, by

sponsoring these courses, CDC can

expect certain standards of data analysis

on the local level. An upgrading of

methodological skills for those persons

at the local level primarily responsible

for analysis is vitally important in

understanding the health status of a

population and in planning effective

prevention programs. Each year ASTI

mails a Bulletin of Courses to state and

local public health agencies informing

them, of the curriculum of courses

available. An application for training

form is included in the Bulletin of

Courses for use by individuals

interested in attending a course. This

collection of information consists solely

of those application forms. The total

cost to respondents is estimated at

$2,000.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response

(in hrs.)

Total

burden

(in hrs.)

Agencies and Individuals .......................................................................................... 600 1 0.167 100

Total ................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ .................... 100