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Amendments and Reauthorization Act

(SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse

human health effects and diminished

quality of life resulting from the

exposure to hazardous substances into

the environment. Children were

exposed to Methyl Parathion (MP) via

illegal indoor residential spraying of MP

for pest control in nine states. All of

these sprayed areas have been

designated as CERCLA sites and placed

on the National Priorities List (NPL) for

conducting remedial actions. The MP

sites consist of contaminated residences

and businesses spread over several

counties and states, intermingled with

other building structures that were

never sprayed with MP, making targeted

remedial actions more challenging.

This study of children exposed to MP

and children not exposed, but matched

on age, sex, and race will provide

critical public health information for the

gap in data regarding the effects of lower

dose, sub-acute exposure on

neurobehavioral and respiratory

development. The study population will

consist of children under 6 years of age

at the time of exposure (exposed group),

whose residences in Ohio and

Mississippi were illegally sprayed with

MP since 1994, and matched with

unexposed children (unexposed group).

No data exist regarding low dose, subacute exposure to MP in children. The

goal of this study is to examine the

association between lower dose, subacute MP exposure in children,

specifically from indoor spraying, and

the risk of adversely affecting normal

neurobehavioral and respiratory

development.

The questionnaire will be

administered in person by trained

interviewers to the mothers (fathers or

other guardians, if the mother is not

available) of the exposed and unexposed

children. The Pediatric Environmental

Neurobehavioral Test Battery (PENTB)

will be administered by personnel

trained in the neurobehavioral

assessment of children at annual

intervals for the three study years. Other

than the time to participate, there will

be no cost to respondents.

Respondent questionnaire Number of respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg burden/

response (in

hrs)

Total annual

burden (in

hrs)

Parent/Child (general) ...................................................................................... 537 ............................ 1 1 537

(PENTB) ........................................................................................................... 537 ............................ 1 1.25 671

Total ........................................................................................................... .................................... .................... .................... 1,208

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

And Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement 817]

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health; Childhood

Agricultural Safety and Health

Research; Notice of Availability of

Funds for Fiscal Year 1998

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 risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development, social and economic

consequences associated with youth

workers, and the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries.

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: Pub. L. 104–65, dated December 19,

1995, states that an organization described in

section 501(c)(4) of the IRS Code of 1986,

which engages in lobbying activities, shall

not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds

constituting an award, a 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 Pub. L. 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 $1,000,000 is available in fiscal

year (FY) 1998 to fund approximately 5–

6 project grants in three priority

research areas: (1) Risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development (1–2 awards); (2)

social and economic consequences

associated with youth workers (2–3

awards); and, (3) the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries (2–3

awards). Awards are anticipated to

range from $150,000 to $200,000 in total

costs (direct and indirect) per year.

The amount of funding available may

vary and is subject to change. Awards

are expected to begin on or about

September 1, 1998. 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.
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Use of Funds

Restrictions on Lobbying

Applicants should be aware of

restrictions on the use of HHS funds for

lobbying of Federal or State legislative

bodies. Under the provisions of 31

U.S.C. Section 1352 (which has been in

effect since December 23, 1989),

recipients (and their subtier contractors)

are prohibited from using appropriated

Federal funds (other than profits from a

Federal contract) for lobbying Congress

or any Federal agency in connection

with the award of a particular contract,

grant, cooperative agreement, or loan.

This includes grants/cooperative

agreements that, in whole or in part,

involve conferences for which Federal

funds cannot be used directly or

indirectly to encourage participants to

lobby or to instruct participants on how

to lobby.

In addition, the current HHS

Appropriations Act expressly prohibits

the use of 1998 appropriated funds for

indirect or ‘‘grass roots’’ lobbying efforts

that are designed to support or defeat

legislation pending before State

legislatures. Section 503 of the law

provides as follows:

(a) No part of any appropriation contained

in this Act shall be used, other than for

normal and recognized executive-legislative

relationships, for publicity or propaganda

purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or

use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,

publication, radio, television, or video

presentation designed to support or defeat

legislation pending before the Congress, or

any State legislature, except in presentation

to the Congress or any State legislature itself.

(b) No part of any appropriation contained

in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or

expenses of any grant or contract recipient,

or agent acting for such recipient, related to

any activity designed to influence legislation

or appropriations pending before the

Congress or any State legislature.

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 1996, an

estimated 261,000 youths 16–19 years of

age were employed in agriculture,

accounting for 4 percent of working

youths in this age group. It is reported

that 81 percent of these agricultural

youth workers were wage and salary

workers, 11 percent were self-employed,

and 7 percent were unpaid family

workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) reports 114 agricultural workrelated deaths of youths 16–19 years of

age for the years 1992–1996, accounting

for a disproportionate 15 percent of

work-related deaths among this age

group during this period. Further, BLS

reports 87 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 14–19

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 1991

through 1993 suggested that 100

children and adolescents die annually

from farm injuries, with about 45

percent of the deaths occurring among

youth less than 10 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 toward

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 and FY

1998 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. This

announcement extends, with slight

modifications, the research areas in

announcement (RFA #725) published in

FY 1997.

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
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hazards by expanding the knowledge

base regarding risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development, social and economic

consequences associated with youth

workers, and the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries.

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,

blueberry picking in Maine, and cotton

harvesting in the South).

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: risk factors for

agricultural injuries associated with

child development, social and economic

consequences associated with youth

workers, and the design and/or

evaluation of strategies to prevent

childhood agricultural injuries.

Proposals should identify the focus or

foci of the research program: risk

factors, consequences, and/or

interventions; 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.

1. Risk Factors for Agricultural Injuries

Associated with Child Development

The intended focus of this research is

on non-modifiable risk factors for

childhood agricultural injury which are

associated with child development. This

research is needed to guide the

development of age- and

developmentally-appropriate guidelines

for work and protection of non-working

children. 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. Both

laboratory- and field-based research are

appropriate for this priority area of

research.

2. Social and Economic Consequences

Associated With Youth Workers

Data on social and economic

consequences of injury and disease

outcomes are needed to understand the

magnitude and scope of the injury

problem to allow the appropriate

prioritization of prevention efforts. Data

on positive as well as negative outcomes

of youth’s involvement in agriculture

are needed to develop a balanced

response to protecting children.

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. Design and/or Evaluation of

Strategies to Prevent Childhood

Agricultural Injuries

Strategies for preventing childhood

agricultural injuries include control

technology to minimize or remove

hazards, regulations which mandate safe

working conditions or prohibit

particularly dangerous activities by

youth, and educational efforts to raise

awareness of hazards and change

behavior. There are numerous research

and prevention activities aimed at

increasing awareness of hazards and

changing behavior among children and

adolescents. The intent of this request

for applications is to facilitate research

to design and/or evaluate prevention

programs which do not rely solely on

educating children and adolescents

about hazards. Examples of research

efforts which are appropriate under this

priority area include, but are not limited

to: evaluation of mechanisms, such as

monetary incentives, to influence

positive safety behaviors of farm and

ranch owners and operators, parents,

caregivers, and manufacturers;

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, such as community-provided

daycare during harvest periods, to

enhance the safety and well-being of

children who may be exposed as

bystanders to agricultural hazards; and,

studies to determine the relative

effectiveness of education, engineering,

voluntary incentives, and mandatory

standards on childhood agricultural

injury reduction.

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
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than 90 days after the end of the budget

period.

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 and

will be determined to be competitive or

non-competitive, based on the review

criteria relative to other applications

received. Applications determined to be

non-competitive 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. Following initial review

for scientific merit, the applications will

receive a secondary review for

programmatic importance.

Review criteria for scientific 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.

Review criteria for programmatic

importance are as follows:

1. Magnitude of the problem in terms

of numbers of youth workers affected.

2. Severity of the injury or disease in

the youth population.

3. Usefulness to applied technical

knowledge in the identification,

evaluation, or control of occupational

safety and health hazards in agriculture

on a national or regional basis.

The following will be considered in

making funding decisions:

1. Merit of the proposed project as

determined by the initial peer review.

2. Programmatic importance of the

project as determined by secondary

review.

3. Availability of funds.

4. Program balance among priority

areas of this announcement.

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 or

Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African

American, Native Hawaiian or other

Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino.

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 March 3, 1998.

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.
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B. Applications

Applicants should use Form PHS–398

(OMB Number 0925–0001) and adhere

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

April 16, 1998 to: Ron Van Duyne,

Grants Management Officer, ATTN:

Joanne Wojcik, Grants Management

Branch, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry

Road, NE., Room 300, MS E–13, 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 1–888–GRANTS4. You

will be asked your name, address, and

telephone number and will need to refer

to Announcement 817. 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 information may

be obtained from Joanne Wojcik, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., MS E–13,

Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)

842–6535; fax: (404) 842–6513; Internet:

jcw6@cdc.gov.

Programmatic technical assistance

may be obtained from Roy M. Fleming,

Sc.D., Director Research Grants

Program, 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

817 when requesting information and

submitting an application.

This and other CDC Announcements

can be found on the CDC homepage

(http://www.cdc.gov) under the

‘‘Funding’’ section, as well as on the

NIOSH homepage (http://www.cdc.gov/

niosh/homepage.html) under ‘‘Funding

Opportunities/Extramural Programs.’’

For your convenience, you may be able

to retrieve a copy of the PHS Form 398

from (http://www.nih.gov/grants/

funding/phs398/phs398.html). 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.

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 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

nora.html).

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Diane D. Porter,

Acting Director, National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 98019]

Fiscal Year 1998 Pfiesteria-Related

Illness Surveillance and Prevention

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1998

funds for cooperative agreements for

Pfiesteria-Related Illness Surveillance

and Prevention. These cooperative

agreements are intended to strengthen

and provide interstate uniformity for

surveillance programs, epidemiologic

and laboratory investigations,

prevention and control activities, and

identification of exposed cohorts at the

State and local levels.

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 area of

Environmental Health. (For ordering a

copy of Healthy People 2000, see the

section Where to Obtain Additional

Information.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

section 301(a) and 317 of the Public

Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 241(a)

and 247b), as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and to 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 and in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Restrictions on Lobbying

Applicants should be aware of

restrictions on the use of HHS funds for

lobbying of Federal or State legislative

bodies. Under the provisions of 31

U.S.C. Section 1352 (which has been in

effect since December 23, 1989),

recipients (and their subtier contractors)

are prohibited from using appropriated

Federal funds (other than profits from a

Federal contract) for lobbying Congress

or any Federal agency in connection

with the award of a particular contract,

grant, cooperative agreement, or loan.

This includes grants/cooperative