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(5) Letters of support from

community-based organizations

indicating their support of the project

and their interest in participating in the

project. (15 points)

Applications must be postmarked or,

if not sent by U.S. mail, received at the

Office of Grants Management no later

than the close of business on June 15,

1998. Private metered postmarks will

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing. Applications which are

postmarked later than June 15, 1998 will

be judged late and will not be accepted

for review. (Applicants should request a

legibly dated postmark from the U.S.

Postal Service.) Applications which do

not conform to the requirements of this

program announcement or do not meet

the applicable regulatory requirements

will not be accepted for review.

Applicants will be so notified, and the

applications will be returned.

Grant Award

The grant will be funded in annual

increments (budget periods). The project

may be funded for up to three (3) years.

Funding for all approved budget periods

beyond the first year is contingent upon

the availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the project, and adequate

stewardship of federal funds.

Review Under Executive Order 12372

Applicants under this announcement

are subject to the review requirements of

Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities, as

implemented by 45 CFR part 100. As

soon as possible, the applicant should

discuss the project with the State Single

Point of Contact (SPOC) for each State

to be served. The application kit

contains the currently available listing

of the SPOCs which have elected to be

informed of the submission of

applications. For those States not

represented on the listing, further

inquiries should be made to the

Governor’s office of the pertinent states

for information regarding the review

process designated by their state or the

SPOC for the state in question.

SPOC comments must be received by

the Office of Grants Management 30

days prior to the funding date to be

considered.

When the final funding decision has

been made, each applicant will be

notified by letter of the outcome of its

application. The official document

notifying an applicant that a project

application has been approved for

funding is the Notice of Grant Award,

which specifies to the grantee the

amount of money awarded, the

purposes of the grant, and terms and

condition of the grant award.

Dated: April 8, 1998.

James Randolph Farris,

Regional Health Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Injury Research Grant Review

Committee: 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: Injury Research Grant Review

Committee (IRGRC).

Time and Date: 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m., June 6,

1998; 8 a.m.–5 p.m., June 7, 1998.

Place: Renaissance Atlanta HotelDowntown, 590 West Peachtree Street, NW,

Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

Status: Open: 6:30 p.m.–7 p.m., June 6,

1998. Closed: 7 p.m.–9 p.m., June 6, 1998,

through 5 p.m., June 7, 1998.

Purpose: This committee is charged with

advising the Secretary of Health and Human

Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health,

and the Director, CDC, regarding the

scientific merit and technical feasibility of

grant applications received from academic

institutions and other public and private

profit and nonprofit organizations, including

State and local government agencies, to

conduct specific injury research that focus on

prevention and control and to support injury

prevention research centers.

Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items

include announcements, discussion of

review procedures, and review of grant

applications.

Beginning at 7 p.m., June 6, through 5 p.m.,

June 7, the Committee will meet to conduct

a review of grant applications. This portion

of the meeting will be closed to the public

in accordance with provisions set forth in

section 552b(c)(4) and (6), title 5 U.S.C., and

the Determination of the Associate Director

for Management and Operations, CDC,

pursuant to Public Law 92–463.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Contact Person For More Information:

Richard W. Sattin, M.D., Executive Secretary,

IRGRC, National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE,

M/S K58, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724,

telephone 770/488–4580.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

Nancy C. Hirsch,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Research Studies to Support Microbial

Risk Assessment Modeling;

Availability of Cooperative

Agreements; Request for Applications

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA), Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

is announcing the availability of

approximately $800,000 for research

funds for fiscal year (FY) 1998 to

conduct research to support the

development of risk assessment doseresponse models for microbiological

hazards associated with food. FDA

anticipates making two to three awards

at $250,000 to $400,000 (direct and

indirect costs) per award per year.

Support of these agreements may be up

to 3 years. The number of agreements

funded will depend on the quality of the

applications received and the

availability of Federal funds to support

the project. After the first year, 2

additional years of noncompetitive

support are predicated upon

performance and the availability of

Federal FY funds.

DATES: Submit applications by June 18,

1998. If the closing date falls on a

weekend, it will be extended to

Monday; if the date falls on a holiday,

it will be extended to the following

workday.

ADDRESSES: Application forms are

available from, and completed

applications should be submitted to:

Robert L. Robins, Grants Management

Officer, Division of Contracts and

Procurement Management (HFA–520),

Food and Drug Administration, Park

Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 3–40,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–443–6170.

Applications hand-carried or

commercially delivered should be

addressed to Park Bldg., 12420

Parklawn Dr., rm. 3–40, Rockville, MD

20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regarding the administrative and

financial management aspects of