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uses on Section 28, including the recent

lease construction of 150,000 square

foot building for SOUTHCOM

Headquarters.

Other land use on Section 28 include

several large office buildings (former

Eastern Doral Computer Center and

Headquarters Carnival Cruise Lines), an

FAA radar facility, the Metro-Dade

Police Headquarters, the 80 acre Miami

West Park, and light industrial and

warehouse buildings. Given the mix of

uses, including other substantial

government facilities on Section 28, the

INS at the proposed lease construction

would not be out of character with other

surrounding land uses. Included in the

Police Station complex on Section 28

are four buildings totaling over 300,000

square feet including the Metro-Dade

Police Headquarters, Police District #3

Doral West, maintenance and vehicle

storage, and detention facilities.

The INS facility at the proposed

location would be in substantial zoning

compliance and would conform to land

uses on other surrounding properties.

The building would be designed as a

commercial office building of similar

size and appearance to other nearby

buildings. The above are mitigating

factors demonstrating that the proposed

facility is not out of character to other

land uses in Section 28, and therefore

should have no unqiue impact on the

surrounding community.

A Final Development Order will be

required by Dade County at the

conclusion of the Concurrency review.

This review will determine if public

services and infrastructure are available

to support the proposed project. If the

capacity is not available, then

permitting would not be available to the

developer, or alterations to the proposed

development would be required by

Dade County in order to meet

Concurrency Standards. This process

would serve to mitigate potential

impacts this project would cause to the

infrastructure and public services in the

area.

No Action

INS relocation to Western Dade

County cause would a small negative

impact to the area around the 7880

Biscayne Boulevard location due to

potential loss of retail and service

business. However, due to the high

crime rates in the general area, most INS

employees do not patronize nearby

retail establishments.

Some of the nearby businesses

generate income from the INS clients

who often spend hours waiting in line

due to the inefficient layout at the

current facility. Mitigating factors to

these impacts would include the twoyear lead time the property owner

would have to find a replacement

tenant, and the two-year lead time

period the existing business would have

to make appropriate adjustments in

their business plans. Efforts are

underway by the Biscayne Area

Chamber of Commerce to promote

Downtown Development Initiatives and

obtain grants to stimulate the economy

in the area.

There would be serious adverse

impacts to the INS if they remained long

term in their current facilities. There is

no opportunity for expansion.

Continued operation of physically

separated functions will continue to

hinder the INS in performing its

mission. INS performs an important

function for the United States with the

administration and enforcement of US

Immigration Laws. Operating in

inadequate facilities and separated

locations would negatively impact the

INS’ ability to effectively service its

clients as well as the public.

Rationale for Decision

1. The proposed action was found to

fall within the Dade County

Concurrency Standards for traffic based

on a traffic study conducted as part of

the EIS.

2. Public transportation is available at

the proposed location. Based on the

existing route system, the capacity

exists to increase the level of public

transportation to the proposed facility.

GSA will contact Metro-Dade Transit

Authority at the appropriate point in the

process to facilitate route and service

alteration at the proposed facility to

accommodate the public transportation

needs.

3. The proposed facility is in

compliance with local zoning, land use

and comprehensive plans, contains

more than the required parking, and

would be subject to Concurrency review

as part of the permitting process. The

developer would be required to obtain

permits and local approvals.

4. There are currently other

substantial government facilities located

on Section 28, including the FAA radar

tower, the US Army Southern Command

Headquarters (SOUTHCOM), and the

Metro-Dade Police Station and Doral

Substation including detention

facilities. There was no evidence found

that any of these other public uses have

caused negative impacts to property

values, nor any evidence that the INS

would negatively impact property

values. SOUTHCOM has just leased a

new 150,000 square foot building, less

than a mile southeast of the proposed

site, to house 900 federal employees for

occupancy June 1, 1997. In the opinion

of an Appraiser retained by GSA, the

INS facility would not constitute a

stigma development.

5. The INS facility will be designed to

accommodate the needs of the INS and

to provide a secure building that will be

visually and functionally compatible

with other nearby commercial and

public use buildings.

6. There was no evidence presented to

indicate that this project would

uniquely contribute to increased crime

in the area.

Therefore, having given consideration

to all of the factors discovered during

the 13 month environmental review

process, it is GSA’s decision to proceed

with the Proposed Action: Lease

construction of a building of 214,607

occupiable square feet of space, to house

the INS consolidation on a 7.3 acre site

is located at 9300–9499 NW 41st Street

in Miami.

Dated: April 23, 1998.

Phil Youngberg,

Regional Environmental Officer (PT).

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BILLING CODE 6820–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Public Health and Science

Region, VI; Announcement of

Availability of a Grant for a Family

Planning Information, Education and

Clinical Services Linkage Innovations

Research Project

AGENCY: Office of Family Planning,

Region VI.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Family Planning

(OPF), Region VI, requests applications

for a new research grant in family

planning services delivery

improvement.

DATES: To receive consideration,

applications must be postmarked or

delivered to the Office of Grants

Management no later than June 15,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications

should be sent to: Office of Grants

Management, U.S. Public Health

Service, DHHS Region VI, 1301 Young

St., Suite 766, Dallas, XT 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Glass, Family Planning Unit

Chief—214–767–3088, for assistance on

technical and program aspects; Maureen

Picket, Grants Management Officer—

214–767–3401, to answer questions

about the preparation of grant

applications.
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Requests for applications kits may be

faxed to 214–767–3425.

ELIGIBILITY: Any public or private nonprofit organization or agency which has

offices in Region VI (Arkansas,

Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and

Texas) and which has the ability to

coordinate the project across state

boundaries is eligible to apply for this

grant. The grant will be awarded only to

an organization or agency which

demonstrates a capability to provide the

proposed services, meets the statutory

requirements, and currently maintains

an office in the region.

The applicant who receives funds

under this announcement must be

knowledgeable regarding reproductive

health needs within Region VI states,

must have the ability to work with and

obtain information from Title X

grantees, State Family Planning

Training Coordinators, and various

community groups across the Region,

and must be able to coordinate and

facilitate technical assistance and

training activities with communitybased demonstration projects in the

region.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title X of

the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.

300, et sea., authorizes the Secretary of

Health and Human Services (OHS) to

award grants and contracts to: (1)

Establish and operate family planning

clinics; (2) provide training for

personnel to carry out family planning

service programs; (3) provide research

in fields related to family planning

service and service delivery; and (4)

develop and distribute family planning

informational and educational

materials.

Section 1001 of the statute authorizes

the Secretary to award grants to public

or private non-profit entities to assist in

the establishment and operation of

voluntary family planning projects to

provide a broad range of acceptable and

effective family planning methods and

services (including natural family

planning methods, infertility services,

and services for adolescents). The

statute requires that, to the extent

practicable, entities shall encourage

family participation. Title X funds may

not be used in programs where abortion

is a method of family planning.

Implementing regulations for Section

1001 appear at 42 CFR part 59, subpart

A.

Section 1004 authorizes the Secretary

to make grants to public or private nonprofit entities and individuals for

projects for research in the biomedical,

contraceptive development, behavioral

and program implementation fields

related to family planning and

population. Implementing regulations

for Section 1004 appear at 42 CFR part

52. Region VI Office of Family Planning

intends to make available funds to

investigate innovative approaches for

providing family planning/reproductive

health related information and services

targeted to specific hard to reach

populations.

Purposes of Grant

This notice announces the availability

for funds to support a new research

project to address two (2) of the five (5)

Title X program priorities:

(1) Increasing outreach to individuals

not likely to seek services, including

males, homeless persons, disabled

persons, substance abusers, and

adolescents; and

(3) Serving adolescents, including

more community education, emphasis

on postponement of sexual activity, and

more accessible provision of

contraceptive counseling and

contraception.

The family planning services

program, authorized by Section 1001 of

Title X, is required by law to provide

family planning services, including

education and counseling, to all persons

desiring such services. There are

subgroups of the population which have

been under-represented in the

traditional family planning delivery

system. Experience has shown that it is

difficult to draw some sub-populations,

such as males of all ages, certain

adolescents, homeless persons, disabled

persons, and substance abusers, into the

traditional clinic setting for family

planning/reproductive health related

information and services. This effort,

authorized under Section 1004 of the

Title X statute, is an attempt to look at

ways to link family planning/

reproductive health services with

community-based providers of clinical,

social and educational services to the

under-served populations.

Approximately $1.2 million is

available to support the research project,

and $1 million of that amount is

available to support new innovations for

linking providers of family planning

information, education, and clinical

services to populations that are less

likely to seek services and are often hard

to reach (such as but not limited to

males, homeless persons, disabled

persons, substance abusers, and

adolescents). An applicant for a grant

under this announcement may elect to

support the development of a network

of linkages between agencies which

service any of the hard to reach

populations, including but not limited

to those described above, and

appropriate services and activities

relating to family planning/reproductive

health. The linkages might involve

arranging for the production and

distribution of appropriate and relevant

patient educational materials; making

transportation available for clinical

services; or, providing for public

information and education on family

planning/reproductive health issues.

In addition, with approximately

$200,000, and in close collaboration

with Region VI staff, the applicant who

receives funds under this

announcement will be responsible for

the following activities:

• Advertise the availability of funds

for the community-based projects;

• Assist community-based

organizations with development and

preparation of proposals;

• Provide technical assistance to

interested organizations;

• Receive and screen proposals;

• Assemble an Objective Review

Committee to review proposals;

• Arrange for the transfer of funds to

community-based organizations whose

projects are selected for funding; and

• Provide assistance with regular

follow-up and program evaluation.

Application Consideration and

Assessment

Applications will be reviewed by a

multidisciplinary panel of independent

reviewers and assessed according to the

following criteria:

(1) A clear description of the project,

including goals and objectives, methods

of achieving objectives, a reasonable

work plan and timetable, and a clear

statement of results or benefits

expected. (20 points)

(2) The feasibility of the project and

the likelihood of its producing

meaningful results, as evidenced by the

applicant’s sound methodology to

measure the extent to which the

proposed approach enhances the

delivery of family planning/

reproductive health education,

counseling and/or services to hard to

reach populations and its potential for

replication. (25 points)

(3) The history of the applicant

organization in successfully providing a

variety of services, such as clinical,

social, educational, training, vocational,

and legal services, to under-served and

hard to reach populations or in underserved communities or collaborating

with agencies that serve these

populations. (25 points)

(4) The administrative and

management capability of the applicant

organization in relation to the type of

project proposed, the project period,

and the adequacy of the applicant’s

resources for the project. (15 points)
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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.

[FR Doc. 98–11688 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–17–M

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