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Other Requirements

Human Subjects

If the proposed project involves

research on human subjects, the

applicant must comply with the

Department of Health and Human

Services Regulations (45 CFR Part 46)

regarding the protection of human

subjects. Assurance must be provided to

demonstrate that the project will be

subject to initial and continuing review

by an appropriate institutional review

committee. The applicant will be

responsible for providing assurance in

accordance with the appropriate

guidelines and forms provided in the

application kit.

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities

It is the policy of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to

ensure that women and racial and

ethnic groups will be included in CDC/

ATSDR-supported research projects

involving human subjects, whenever

feasible and appropriate. Racial and

ethnic groups are those defined in OMB

Directive No. 15 and include American

Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific

Islander, Black and Hispanic.

Applicants shall ensure that women and

racial and ethnic minority populations

are appropriately represented in

applications for research involving

human subjects. Where clear and

compelling rationale exist that inclusion

is inappropriate or not feasible, this

situation must be explained as part of

the application. In conducting review

for scientific merit, review groups will

evaluate proposed plans for inclusion of

minorities and both sexes as part of the

scientific assessment and scoring. This

policy does not apply to research

studies when the investigator cannot

control the race, ethnicity and/or sex of

subjects. Further guidance to this policy

is contained in the Federal Register,

Vol. 60, No. 179, pages 47947–47951,

and dated Friday, September 15, 1995.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information call (404) 332–4561. You

will be asked to leave your name,

address, and telephone number and will

need to refer to announcement 729. You

will receive a complete program

description, information on application

procedures, and application. Business

management information may be

obtained from Georgia Jang, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., MS-E13, Atlanta,

GA 30305, telephone (404) 842–6814;

fax: (404) 842–6513; Internet:

glj2@cdc.gov.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Roy M. Fleming,

Sc.D., Associate Director for Grants,

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600

Clifton Road, NE., Building 1, Room

3053, MS-D30, Atlanta, GA 30333,

telephone: (404) 639–3343; fax: (404)

639–4616; Internet: rmf2@cdc.gov.

Please Refer to Announcement

Number 729 When Requesting

Information and Submitting an

Application.

This and other CDC Announcements

can be found on the CDC home page at

http://www.cdc.gov.

CDC will not send application kits by

facsimile or express mail.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Summary

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC, 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Diane D. Porter,

Acting Director, National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97–5831 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P

[Announcement 725]

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health; Childhood

Agricultural Safety and Health

Research, Notice of Availability of

Funds for Fiscal Year 1997

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces that

applications are being accepted for

research on childhood agricultural

safety and health. Projects are sought to

conduct research on etiology, outcomes,

and intervention strategies, and to

rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of

commonly used educational materials

and methods in preventing childhood

agricultural injuries and illnesses.

Findings from these projects are

intended to advance the scientific base

of knowledge needed to maximize the

safety and health of children exposed to

agricultural production hazards.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

areas of ‘‘Occupational Safety and

Health’’ and ‘‘Unintentional Injuries.’’

(For ordering a copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2000,’’ see the section Where to Obtain

Additional Information.)

Authority

This program is authorized under the

Public Health Service Act, as amended,

Section 301(a) (42 U.S.C. 241(a)) and the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970, Section 20(a) (29 U.S.C. 669(a)).

The applicable program regulation is 42

CFR Part 52.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include non-profit

and for-profit organizations,

universities, colleges, research

institutions, and other public and

private organizations, including State

and local governments, and small,

minority and/or woman-owned

businesses.

Note: An organization described in Section

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986 which engages in lobbying activities

shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds

constituting an award, grant, contract, loan,

or any other form.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Availability of Funds

About $2,500,000 is available in fiscal

year (FY) 1997 to fund approximately 11

to 15 project grants in four priority

research areas: (1) etiology (3–4 awards);

(2) outcomes (3–4 awards); (3)

intervention strategies (3–4 awards); and

(4) rigorous evaluations of commonly

available and used childhood

educational or training programs to

determine effectiveness in influencing

safety and health behaviors and

consequently preventing agricultural

injuries and illnesses among children

and adolescents (2–3 awards).

Awards for the first three areas are

anticipated to range from $150,000 to

$200,000 in total costs (direct and

indirect) per year. Awards for the fourth

priority area are anticipated to range

from $200,000 to $300,000 in total costs

(direct and indirect) per year.
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The amount of funding available may

vary and is subject to change. Awards

are expected to begin on or about

September 30, 1997. Awards will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period not to exceed 3

years. Continuation awards within the

project period will be made on the basis

of satisfactory progress and availability

of funds.

Background

Agricultural production, which

consistently ranks among the industries

with the highest rates of work-related

injuries and deaths in the United States,

is unique with respect to children and

adolescents. Compared to

nonagricultural industries, coverage and

protections of Federal child labor laws

are limited, work by youth under 14

years of age is common, and childhood

exposures to work hazards are not

confined to working youths. Research is

needed to facilitate the appropriate

prioritization of efforts to prevent

childhood injuries and illnesses

associated with agricultural production,

and expand the knowledge base for the

development and implementation of

effective and appropriate intervention

strategies.

Federal child labor laws are organized

by agricultural and nonagricultural

work. Whereas the minimum age for

employment in nonagricultural

industries is 14 years, there are

provisions which allow for agricultural

employment of children as young as 10

years of age. Although work declared

hazardous by the Secretary of Labor is

prohibited for youths less than 18 years

of age in nonagricultural industries, in

agriculture, it is prohibited for youths

less than 16 years of age, and only then

for youths formally employed off the

family farm. Federal child labor

regulations contain a statutory

exemption which permits the children

of farmers to perform any job at any age

on a family farm.

Data on employment of youths less

than 15 years of age are not routinely

collected or reported. Children less than

15 years of age are known to work,

especially in agriculture. In 1995, an

estimated 275,000 youths 16–19 years of

age were employed in agriculture,

accounting for 4% of working youths in

this age group. It is reported that 72%

of these agricultural youth workers were

wage and salary workers, 24% were selfemployed, and 5% were unpaid family

workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) reports 89 agricultural workrelated deaths of youths 16–19 years of

age for the years 1992–1995, accounting

for a disproportionate 15% of workrelated deaths among this age group

during this period. Further, BLS reports

66 agricultural work-related deaths of

youth less than 16 years of age during

this period, a group for which

employment data are not available.

An estimated 2,100 injuries serious

enough to require time away from work

occurred among working youth l4–19

years of age on farms with at least 11

employees in 1994. Estimates of serious

injuries on farms with fewer than 11

employees are not available. A couple of

studies have suggested that among

youth, work-related injuries in

agriculture tend to be more serious than

injuries in other industries. Farm

machinery, stored grain, power lines,

manure pits, ponds, and livestock are

among injury hazards in agricultural

workplaces.

Children and adolescents may be

exposed to agricultural production

hazards not only through work

activities, but by virtue of living on a

farm or ranch, accompanying their

parents to work, or visiting farms or

ranches. In 1991, an estimated 1.3

million youth less than 20 years of age

resided on farms or ranches. Another

800,000 children lived in households of

hired farm workers. Data from the early

1980s suggested that 300 children and

adolescents die annually from farm

injuries, with about 35% of the deaths

occurring among youth less than 9 years

of age. Recent data suggest that about

100,000 children suffer a nonfatal injury

associated with agricultural production

each year. The monetary and social

costs of these injuries are unknown, but

they are needed to form and evaluate

prevention efforts.

In April 1996, the National Committee

for Childhood Agricultural Injury

Prevention (NCCAIP) published a

National Action Plan towards

maximizing the safety and health of all

children and adolescents who may be

exposed to agricultural hazards. This

National Action Plan, which includes

13 objectives and 43 recommended

action steps, was based on input from

42 members representing the public and

private sector. The National Action Plan

calls for funding of research and safety

programs by the Federal government,

foundations, agribusiness, and other

private-sector groups.

Congress allocated FY 1997 funds to

NIOSH to facilitate the implementation

of this National Action Plan. This

announcement and expected awards are

one component in the process of NIOSH

implementation of the National Action

Plan. Research studies which result

from this announcement are intended to

advance the following objectives in the

proposed National Action Plan:

establish guidelines for children’s and

adolescents’ work in the industry of

agriculture; conduct research on costs,

risk factors, and consequences

associated with children and

adolescents who participate in

agricultural work; use systematic

evaluation to ensure that educational

materials and methods targeted toward

childhood agricultural safety and health

have demonstrated positive results;

influence adult behaviors which affect

protection of children and adolescents

through the use of incentives and

adoption of voluntary safety guidelines;

and, provide a protective and

supportive environment for children

exposed as bystanders to agricultural

hazards.

Purpose

NIOSH seeks to maximize the safety

and health of children and adolescents

exposed to agricultural production

hazards by expanding the knowledge

base regarding etiology, outcomes,

intervention strategies, and the

effectiveness of commonly utilized

educational materials and methods.

Research may address children directly

involved in work tasks and/or other

children exposed to agricultural

production hazards. The funded

research projects should cover a variety

of types of agricultural production in

different geographical regions (e.g.

tomato harvesting in California, dairy

farms in Wisconsin, and blueberry

picking in Maine).

Programmatic Interest

The focus of these grants should

facilitate progress in maximizing the

safety and health of children and

adolescents exposed to agricultural

hazards. The rationale for the

significance of the research and

application to the prioritization,

development, or implementation of

intervention efforts must be developed

in the proposal. Proposals are being

accepted which focus on one of three

research areas (etiology, outcomes,

intervention strategies), or that involve

rigorous evaluations of commonly used

childhood educational materials or

methods. Applications should identify

the focus or foci of the research proposal

(etiology, outcomes, intervention

strategies, evaluation of commonly used

childhood educational materials or

methods); types and geographical

distribution of agricultural production

which will be addressed, and size and

characteristics of child and adolescent

populations which can potentially be

impacted by research findings.
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1. Etiology Research

Etiologic research into contributors to

injury and illness among children in

agricultural production settings, with

specific attention to risk factors unique

to child and adolescent development

e.g. physical, cognitive and behavioral.

Research which can form the

development of age-and

developmentally-appropriate guidelines

for work and protection of non-working

children are of particular interest.

Potential research areas follow for

illustrative purposes only, and should

not be considered boundaries for

proposed research questions. Youths

who are still maturing may not meet the

anthropometric and strength

requirements of various agricultural

machines, tools, personal protective

equipment, and work tasks. Physical

maturation and growth may result in

unique susceptibilities to physical and

chemical work exposures. Cognitive

requirements of tasks and safe

negotiation of agricultural hazards may

exceed cognitive capabilities of children

and adolescents. Feelings of

invulnerability, lack of perception of

risk, and a desire to demonstrate

competence and independence may

contribute to childhood exposures to

agricultural hazards. Fatigue resulting

from balancing demands of school and

work, the need for intensive work

during harvest periods, and inadequate

sleep may contribute to injury. Safety

awareness and adequate supervision of

children and adolescents may protect

children from agricultural injury and

illness. Both laboratory-and field-based

research are appropriate for this priority

area of research.

2. Outcomes Research

Research into the consequences, both

positive and negative, of children’s and

adolescents’ involvement in agriculture.

Outcomes of interest include: physical

outcomes related to exposure to health

hazards; impact of agricultural injuries

on youth’s lives and futures; positive

and negative psychosocial outcomes for

children; and societal and economic

costs and consequences associated with

childhood agricultural injury. Examples

of research efforts which are appropriate

under this priority area include, but are

not limited to: studies to estimate the

societal and economic costs and

consequences associated with

childhood agricultural injury;

assessments of short-and long-term

disability from injuries; assessment of

short-and long-term psychosocial

outcomes related to children’s and

adolescents’ participation in different

types of agricultural work; physical

assessments of children and adolescents

who have been exposed to agricultural

hazards such as agricultural chemicals,

organic dusts, toxic gases, nitrates,

volatile organic compounds, oils and

solvents; and, studies of the impact of

noise, vibration, cumulative trauma, and

other work-induced health hazards on

children and adolescents participating

in agricultural work.

3. Intervention Strategies Research

Research to form the development

and implementation of interventions to

protect children and adolescents from

agricultural injury. This research may

include studies into aids and barriers for

implementing a variety of forms of

intervention, from control technology to

regulations to behavioral change; the

development, implementation, and

evaluation of new and innovative

intervention strategies; and, the relative

effectiveness of different intervention

strategies. Examples of research efforts

which are appropriate under this

priority area include, but are not limited

to: identification of barriers to

implementing prevention measures;

identification of innovative methods for

removing barriers; identification of

effective methods to influence positive

safety behaviors of farm and ranch

owners and operators, farm workers,

parents, caregivers, and manufacturers,

children and adolescents; identification

of the types and levels of incentives that

are most likely to influence protection

of children; planning, implementation,

and evaluation of structural and

machinery design options to provide a

protective environment for children at

the farm work site; design,

implementation and evaluation of

community-based programs to enhance

the safety and well-being of children

who may be exposed as bystanders to

agricultural hazards; studies to

determine the relative effectiveness of

education, engineering, voluntary

incentives, and mandatory standards on

childhood agricultural injury reduction.

4. Evaluation of Commonly Used

Childhood Educational Materials or

Methods

Rigorous evaluations of commonly

available and used education or training

programs to determine effectiveness in

influencing safety and health behaviors

and consequently preventing

agricultural injuries among children and

adolescents. Existing childhood

education or training programs which

require evaluation include, but are not

limited to, school curricula, farm safety

day camps, and tractor and/or machine

operator safety certification programs.

Research projects need to include

process and outcome evaluations. The

process evaluation will document the

implementation of the intervention

using the educational materials and

methods, including identification of key

activities, and monitoring delivery of

the educational materials and methods

to the target population. Outcomes of

interest are exposure to injury hazards,

knowledge about safety hazards, safety

and health behaviors, and the incidence

of childhood agricultural injuries.

Outcome evaluations should be based

on pre-and post-intervention data. The

sustainability of intervention effects

should be assessed over time, and

should not be limited to assessments

directly after the delivery of the

educational intervention. The research

proposals need to demonstrate that the

study design and size is sufficient to

detect intervention effects, and to

evaluate the association of changes in

outcome variables with the intervention

versus natural change, extraneous

events, etc.

The research needs identified in this

announcement are consistent with the

National Occupational Research Agenda

(NORA) developed by NIOSH and

partners in the public and private

sectors to provide a framework to guide

occupational safety and health research

in the next decade towards topics which

are most pressing and most likely to

yield gains to the worker and the nation.

The agenda identifies 21 research

priorities. Research priorities with

specific relevance to this announcement

are: traumatic injuries; special

populations at risk; control technology

and personal protective equipment;

intervention effectiveness research; and

social and economic consequences of

workplace illness and injury. The

NORA document is available through

the NIOSH Home Page; http://

www.cdc.gov/ niosh/nora.html.

Potential applicants with questions

concerning the acceptability of their

proposed work are strongly encouraged

to contact the technical information

contact listed in this announcement in

the section Where to Obtain Additional

Information.

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports are required annually

as part of the continuation application

(75 days prior to the start of the next

budget period). The annual progress

reports must contain information on

accomplishments during the previous

budget period and plans for each

remaining year of the project. Financial

status reports (FSR) are required no later

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period.
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The final performance and financial

status reports are required 90 days after

the end of the project period. The final

performance report should include, at a

minimum, a statement of original

objectives, a summary of research

methodology, a summary of positive

and negative findings, and a list of

publications resulting from the project.

Research papers, project reports, or

theses are acceptable items to include in

the final report. The final report should

stand alone rather than citing the

original application. Three copies of

reprints of publications prepared under

the grant should accompany the report.

Evaluation Criteria

Upon receipt, applications will be

reviewed by CDC for completeness and

responsiveness. Applications

determined to be incomplete or

unresponsive to this announcement will

be returned to the applicant without

further consideration. If the proposed

project involves organizations or

persons other than those affiliated with

the applicant organization, letters of

support and/or cooperation must be

included.

Applications that are complete and

responsive to the announcement will be

reviewed by an initial review group in

which applications will be determined

to be competitive or non-competitive,

based on the review criteria relative to

other applications received.

Applications determined to be noncompetitive will be withdrawn from

further consideration and the principal

investigator/program director and the

official signing for the applicant

organization will be promptly notified.

Applications judged to be competitive

will be discussed and assigned a

priority score.

Review criteria for technical merit are

as follows:

1. Technical significance and

originality of proposed project.

2. Appropriateness and adequacy of

the study design and methodology

proposed to carry out the project.

3. Qualifications and research

experience of the Principal Investigator

and staff, particularly but not

exclusively in the area of the proposed

project.

4. Availability of resources necessary

to perform the project.

5. Documentation of cooperation from

collaborators in the project, where

applicable.

6. Adequacy of plans to include both

sexes and minorities and their

subgroups as appropriate for the

scientific goals of the project. (Plans for

the recruitment and retention of subjects

will also be evaluated.)

7. Appropriateness of budget and

period of support.

8. Human Subjects—Procedures

adequate for the protection of human

subjects must be documented.

Recommendations on the adequacy of

protections include: (1) protections

appear adequate and there are no

comments to make or concerns to raise,

(2) protections appear adequate, but

there are comments regarding the

protocol, (3) protections appear

inadequate and the Initial Review Group

has concerns related to human subjects,

or (4) disapproval of the application is

recommended because the research

risks are sufficiently serious and

protection against the risks are

inadequate as to make the entire

application unacceptable.

Secondary review criteria for

programmatic importance are as

follows:

1. Results of the initial review.

2. Magnitude of the problem in terms

of numbers of workers affected.

3. Severity of the disease or injury in

the worker population.

4. Usefulness to applied technical

knowledge in the evaluation, or control

of agricultural safety and health

hazards.

5. Degree to which the project can be

expected to yield or demonstrate results

that will be useful on a national or

regional basis.

The following will be considered in

making funding decisions:

1. Quality of the proposed project as

determined by peer review.

2. Availability of funds.

3. Program balance among priority

areas of the announcement.

4. Program balance among types and

geographical distribution of agriculture.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are not subject to the

review requirements of Executive Order

12372.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirement

This program is not subject to the

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.262.

Other Requirements

Human Subjects

The applicant must comply with the

Department of Health and Human

Services Regulations, 45 CFR Part 46,

regarding the protection of human

subjects. Assurances must be provided

to demonstrate that the project will be

subject to initial and continuing review

by an appropriate institutional review

committee. The applicant will be

responsible for providing assurance in

accordance with the appropriate

guidelines and form provided in the

application kit.

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities

It is the policy of the CDC to ensure

that women and racial and ethnic

groups will be included in CDCsupported research projects involving

human subjects, whenever feasible and

appropriate. Racial and ethnic groups

are those defined in OMB Directive No.

15 and include American Indian,

Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander,

Black and Hispanic. Applicants shall

ensure that women and racial and

ethnic minority populations are

appropriately represented in

applications for research involving

human subjects. Where clear and

compelling rationale exist that inclusion

is not feasible, this situation must be

explained as part of the application. In

conducting the review of applications

for scientific merit, review groups will

evaluate proposed plans for inclusion of

minorities and both sexes as part of the

scientific assessment and assigned

score. This policy does not apply to

research studies when the investigator

cannot control the race, ethnicity and/

or sex of subjects. Further guidance to

this policy is contained in the Federal

Register, Vol. 60, No. 179, Friday,

September 15, 1995, pages 47947–

47951.

Application Submission and Deadlines

A. Preapplication Letter of Intent

Although not a prerequisite of

application, a non-binding letter of

intent-to-apply is requested from

potential applicants. The letter should

be submitted to the Grants Management

Officer (whose address is reflected in

section B, ‘‘Applications’’). It should be

postmarked no later than April 10, 1997.

The letter should identify the

announcement number, name of

principal investigator, and specify the

priority area to be addressed by the

proposed project. The letter of intent

does not influence review or funding

decisions, but it will enable CDC to plan

the review more efficiently, and will

ensure that each applicant receives

timely and relevant information prior to

application submission.

B. Applications

Applicants should use Form PHS–398

(OMB Number 0925–0001) and adhere
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to the ERRATA Instruction Sheet for

Form PHS–398 contained in the Grant

Application Kit. Please submit an

original and five copies on or before

June 10, 1997 to: Ron Van Duyne,

Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 321, MS–

E13, Atlanta, GA 30305.

C. Deadlines

1. Applications shall be considered as

meeting a deadline if they are either:

A. Received at the above address on

or before the deadline date, or

B. Sent on or before the deadline date

to the above address, and received in

time for the review process.

Applicants should request a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or

obtain a legibly dated receipt from a

commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks shall

not be accepted as proof of timely

mailings.

2. Applications which do not meet the

criteria above are considered late

applications and will be returned to the

applicant.

Where to Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information call (404) 332–4561. You

will be asked your name, address, and

telephone number and will need to refer

to Announcement 725. You will receive

a complete program description,

information on application procedures,

and application forms. In addition, this

announcement is also available through

the CDC Home Page on the Internet. The

address for the CDC Home Page is http:/

/www.cdc.gov.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from Georgia

L. Jang, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

MS–E13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone

(404) 842–6814; fax 404–842–6513;

internet: glj2@cdc.gov.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Roy M. Fleming,

Sc.D., Associate Director for Grants,

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600

Clifton Road, NE., Building 1, Room

3053, MS–D30, Atlanta, GA 30333,

telephone 404–639–3343; fax 404–639–

4616; internet: rmf2@cdc.gov.

Please refer to announcement number

725 when requesting information and

submitting an application.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Summary

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.

Useful References

The following documents may also

provide useful information:

National Committee for Childhood

Agricultural Injury Prevention.

Children and Agriculture:

Opportunities for Safety and Health.

Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic,

1996.

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health. National

Occupational Research Agenda.

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Public

Health Service, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication

No. 96–115.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Diane D. Porter,

Acting Director, National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Translation Advisory Committee for

Diabetes Prevention and Control

Programs: Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following committee

meeting.

Name: Translation Advisory Committee for

Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs.

Times and Dates: 1 p.m.–5 p.m., March 26,

1997. 8 a.m.–5 p.m., March 27, 1997.

Place: San Diego Marriott Mission Valley,

8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego,

California 92108, telephone 619/692–3800.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available. The meeting room

accommodates approximately 50 people.

Purpose: This committee is charged with

advising the Director, CDC, regarding policy

issues and broad strategies for diabetes

translation activities and control programs

designed to reduce risk factors, health

services utilization, costs, morbidity, and

mortality associated with diabetes and its

complications. The Committee identifies

research advances and technologies ready for

translation into widespread community

practice; recommends broad public health

strategies to be implemented through public

health interventions; identifies opportunities

for surveillance and epidemiologic

assessment of diabetes and related

complications; and for the purpose of

assuring the most effective use and

organization of resources, maintains liaison

and coordination of programs within the

Federal, voluntary, and private sectors

involved in the provision of services to

people with diabetes.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items

include a discussion on the public health

issues surrounding screening for

undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, issues in

chronic disease screening, salient issues for

program development, and goals and future

areas of emphasis for the Division of Diabetes

Translation.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Jay

Allen, Program Analyst, Division of Diabetes

Translation, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,

CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S K–10,

Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724, telephone 770/

488–5004.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth

Management Information System.

OMB No.: 0970–0123.

Description: In the Runaway and

Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et

seq.) Congress mandated that the

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) report regularly on the

status of HHS-funded programs serving

runaway and homeless youth. In the

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C.

11801 et seq.) Congress mandated that

HHS report regularly on the status of

HHS-funded Drug Abuse and

Prevention Programs (DAPP) serving

runaway and homeless youth.

Organizations funded under the

Runaway and Homeless Youth Program

and/or Drug Abuse and Prevention

Program are required by statute (42

U.S.C. 5712, 42 U.S.C. 5714–2 and/or 42

U.S.C. 11824) to meet several data

collection and reporting requirements,

including maintaining client statistical

records and submitting annual program

reports with regard to the profile of

youth and families served and the