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meeting to obtain access to the GAO

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Office of Minority Health; Notice of a

Cooperative Agreement With the Asian

and Pacific Islander American Health

Forum Inc.

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office

of Minority Health, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of a Single Source

Cooperative Agreement with the Asian

and Pacific Islander American Health

Forum Inc.

Project Title: Cooperative Agreement

to Improve the Health Status of Minority

Populations.

OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance: The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number for this

cooperative agreement is 93.004.

Authority: This cooperative agreement

is authorized under Section 1707 (e)(1)

of the Public Health Service Act, as

amended.

The Office of Minority Health (OMH),

Office of Public Health and Science,

announces it is continuing to support a

single source umbrella cooperative

agreement with the Asian and Pacific

Islander American Health Forum, Inc.,

(APIAHF) for it to expand and enhance

its activities in promoting policy,

developing community capacity

building for health advocacy, providing

health and U.S. Census data analysis

and information dissemination, and

convening regional and national

conferences on Asian American and

Pacific Islander (AAPI) health to

develop action agendas that will address

improving the health status of AAPI

communities. This cooperative

agreement will continue the broad

programmatic framework in which

specific projects can be supported by

various governmental agencies.

The OMH expects substantial

programmatic involvement in this

project with the APIAHF to assist in

identifying health-related information,

including HIV/AIDS; serve as liaison for

identifying speakers, facilitators, and

consultants for leadership development

and training for AAPI communities; and

assist in the identification of

information on HHS activities, events,

and reports for dissemination to the

AAPI communities in order to increase

their knowledge and involvement.

This cooperative agreement will be

continued for an additional 5-year

project period with 12-month budget

periods. Depending upon the types of

projects and availability of funds, it is

anticipated that this cooperative

agreement will receive approximately

$100,000 per year. The continuation

awards within the project period will be

made on the basis of satisfactory

progress and the availability of funds.

During the last 5 years, APIAHF has

successfully demonstrated the ability to

work with its partners, including health

departments, community-based

organizations (CBOs), private sector

organizations, and foundations. It has

developed leadership skills within

AAPI communities and improved

technological capacity in CBOs for

information dissemination. The OMH

believes APIAHF is uniquely qualified

to accomplish the purpose of this

cooperative agreement and that no

organization other than APIAHF could

fulfill the program objectives for the

reasons cited below. It has:

• Developed and expanded an

infrastructure to coordinate the

advocacy for various medical

intervention and health promotion

programs within local communities and

service delivery organizations that deal

extensively with AAPI health issues.

• Established linkages with leaders

and experts in the advocacy,

development, and promotion of policies

for AAPI health issues.

• Developed the resources and the

capability to accurately collect, analyze,

and disseminate health and population

data on AAPIs to assist in program

planning, needs assessment, defining

geographic service areas and scope of

services, program evaluation, and policy

development.

• Promoted leadership development

in AAPI communities to address HIV/

AIDS prevention and care.

• Established an Asian and Pacific

Islander HIV/AIDS Information Network

to improve communication channels

with stakeholders, including the AAPI

community, researchers, and policymakers, in order to enhance their

awareness of AAPI HIV/AIDS and

related issues and to increase the HIV/

AIDS programmatic capacities of AAPI

organizations.

• Promoted coalition-building and

developed health care capacity within

local AAPI communities.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

If you are interested in obtaining

additional information regarding this

cooperative agreement, contact Ms.

Cynthia Amis, Office of Minority

Health, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000,

Rockville, Maryland 20852 or telephone

(301) 594–0769.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Nathan Stinson, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority

Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Notice for Comment on the Draft

Report of the National Bioethics

Advisory Commission (NBAC), Ethical

and Policy Issues in International

Research

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is given for comment on a draft report

written by the National Bioethics

Advisory Commission (NBAC). The

Commission will consider all comments

it receives as part of its ongoing

deliberations in finalizing this report.

Purpose of the Report

The purpose of this report is to

consider the ethical, legal, and policy

issues that arise when research that is

subject to U.S. regulations, is sponsored

or conducted in other countries. NBAC’s

goal is to identify these issues and

determine whether they are unique to

international settings and deserve

particular attention from policymakers.

In this report NBAC is discussing issues

such as: recruitment of subjects,

informed consent, and the risks and

potential benefits of conducting

research. In addition, the Commission

comments on the obligations of research

sponsors to research participants,

communities, and countries before,

during, and after a trial. The draft report

considers how and to what extent

cultural and other factors influence

these issues. Finally, NBAC analyzes