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A. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

B. Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission 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 U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable proof

of timely mailing.

2. Late Applications:

Applications which do not meet the

criteria in 1.A. or 1.B. above are

considered late applications. Late

applications will not be considered in

the current competition and will be

returned to the applicant.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

A complete program description,

information on application procedures

and an application package may be

obtained from Lisa Tamaroff, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Pace Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E–13,

Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)

842–6796.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 541 when requesting

information and submitting an

application.

Technical assistance may be obtained

from Kenneth Anderson, Project Officer,

National Immunization Program,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road

NE., Mailstop E–52, Atlanta, GA 30333,

telephone (404) 639–8222.

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: May 11, 1995.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Managementnd

Operations, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 95–12114 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 552]

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Farm Family Health

and Hazard Surveillance Cooperative

Agreement Program

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of funds for fiscal year (FY)

1995 cooperative agreements to

continue the current program of

population-based farm family health

and hazard surveys in six States. The

Public Health Service (PHS) is

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of Healthy People 2000, a

PHS-led national activity to reduce

morbidity and mortality and improve

the quality of life. This announcement

is related to the priority area of

Occupational Safety and Health. (For

ordering a copy of Healthy People 2000,

see the Section Where to Obtain

Additional Information.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

Section 20(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 669(a)(1)) of

the Occupational Safety and Health Act

of 1970 and Section 301(a) (42 U.S.C.

241(a)) of the Public Health Service Act,

as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

The PHS strongly encourages

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the nonuse 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.

Eligible Applicants

Applications will only be accepted

from organizations currently obtaining

prevalence and incidence data on the

illness, injuries, and exposures to workplace hazards experienced by farmers

and farm families (previously funded

under CDC Announcement Number

040). The following is a list of those

non-profit or public organizations:

California Department of Health

Services; California Public Health

Foundation; Colorado State University;

The University of Iowa; University of

Kentucky; New York State Department

of Health; and The Ohio State

University.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $1.9 million is

available in FY 1995 to fund up to six

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $300,000. The awards are

expected to begin on or about

September 30, 1995, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to 2 years. Funding

estimates may vary and are subject to

change.

Continuation awards within the

project period will be made on the basis

of satisfactory progress and the

availability of funds.

Purpose

In 1990, Congress mandated ‘‘* * * a

series of surveillance, research, and

intervention initiatives that when

sustained over a period of time will

have a significant and measurable

impact on these health effects among

rural Americans. The purpose of the

recommended surveillance and research

efforts is to better assist the CDC and

other parties in developing strategies to

reduce the unacceptably high injury and

disease rates among rural Americans.’’

A ‘‘U.S. farm family health and hazard

survey’’ was one of two specific

surveillance initiatives called for by

Congress ‘‘* * * to develop more

complete information on agricultural

injury and disease problems.’’ The

National Institute for Occupational

Health (NIOSH), Farm Family Health

and Hazard Surveillance (FFHHS), and

other Congressionally mandated

initiatives became the CDC/NIOSH

National Initiative in Agricultural Safety

and Health. A total of 2 million dollars

was allocated in FY 1990 to the FFHHS.

The NIOSH/FFHHS cooperative

agreement program was developed to

respond to Congress’ concern that

agricultural workers and their families

experience a disproportionate share of

disease and injury associated with the

chemical, biological, physical,

ergonomic, and psychological hazards

of agriculture. Specifically, populationbased health and hazard data was

unavailable on the incidence and

prevalence of disease, injury, or

exposure to workplace hazards among

farmers and farm families.

The goal of the NIOSH/FFHHS

cooperative agreement program is to

obtain prevalence and incidence data on

the illnesses, injuries, and exposures to

work-place hazards experienced by

farmers and farm families. The NIOSH/

FFHHS has two primary survey

objectives. The first objective of the

program is to describe the health status

of agricultural workers and their

families. The second objective of the

program is to describe work-related risk

factors and conditions of exposure to

potentially hazardous agents and events.
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Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for conducting

activities under A. (Recipient

Activities), and CDC/NIOSH will be

responsible for the activities listed

under B. (CDC/NIOSH Activities).

A. Recipient Activities

1. Provide periodic updates on health

status and hazard surveys.

2. Complete health status and hazard

surveys.

3. Conduct independent analyses and

disseminate the information through

appropriate technical, professional, and

other printed media. Disseminate results

to the agricultural community, technical

and agricultural resource organizations

within the State, and through

appropriate professional conferences.

4. Provide health status and hazard

survey data to CDC/NIOSH as part of an

overall analysis of the separate surveys.

B. CDC/NIOSH Activities

1. Provide consultation and/or

assistance in the collection and

compilation of the survey data. Receive,

compile, edit, and manage health and

hazard survey data provided to CDC/

NIOSH.

2. Coordinate the active involvement

of CDC/NIOSH staff in the planning,

analysis, and interpretation of the health

status and hazard survey data.

3. Consult with recipients that are

contributing data or providing technical

consultation to CDC/NIOSH on the

preparation and dissemination of survey

reports.

4. Facilitate preparation and

dissemination of survey results through

CDC/NIOSH technical reports or other

appropriate scientific journals or

publications.

5. Provide staff involvement in the

analysis, interpretation, and

dissemination of the health status and

hazard survey data and, in some

capacity, in the writing or review of

recipient-initiated draft and final

reports.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed and

evaluated according to the following

criteria:

1. Relevance of the proposal to the

background, purpose, and objectives of

the current program (see Purpose

Section), and the technical merit and

originality of the proposed approach to

the problems in the measurement and

identification of health conditions and

health hazards within agricultural

populations (25%);

2. Adequacy and feasibility of the

methodology and approach (25%);

3. Prior progress and

accomplishments under the NIOSH/

FFHHS cooperative agreement program

(20%);

4. Training, experience, and

competence of the proposed Project

Director(s) and staff. The project

director must be a recognized scientist

and technical expert, and must provide

assurances of major time commitments

to the project (20%);

5. Suitability of the facilities (10%);

6. Appropriateness and justification of

the requested budget relative to the

proposed work (not scored).

Executive Order 12372 Review

This program is not subject to

Executive Order 12372 review.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

This program is not subject to Public

Health Reporting Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number for this project is

13.262.

Other Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by this cooperative

agreement will be subject to approval by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction

Act.

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 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.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1 (Revised

7/92, OMB Control Number 0937–0189)

must be submitted to Henry S. Cassell

III, Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mail

Stop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305, on or

before June 28, 1995.

1. Deadline: Applications shall be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are either: (a) Received on or before

the deadline date; or (b) Sent on or

before the deadline date and received in

time for submission to the review group.

Applicants must 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 are

not acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.

2. Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in 1.(a)

or 1.(b) above are considered late 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 to leave your name,

address, and telephone number and will

need to refer to Announcement Number

552. You will receive a complete

program description, information on

application procedures, and application

forms.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of the documents, business

management technical assistance may

be obtained from Oppie Byrd, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mail

Stop E–13, Atlanta, GA 30305,

telephone (404) 842–6546.

Programmatic technical assistance may

be obtained from John P. Sestito,

Assistant Chief, Surveillance Branch,

Division of Surveillance, Hazard

Evaluations and Field Studies, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 4676 Columbia

Parkway, Mailstop R–17, Cincinnati, OH

45226, telephone (513) 841–4303.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 552 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) referenced

in the Introduction through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402–9325, telephone

(202) 512–1800.
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Dated: May 10, 1995.

Diane D. Porter,

Acting Director, National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 95–12110 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P

Health Care Financing Administration

Public Information Collection

Requirements Submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

Clearance

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

The Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), Department of

Health and Human Services, has

submitted to OMB the following

proposals for the collection of

information in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (Public Law

96–511).

1. Type of Request: Reinstatement;

Title of Information Collection:

Medicare/Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital

Survey Data; Form No.: HCFA–724; Use:

The collection of these data will assure

an accurate data base for program

planning and evaluation, and survey

team composition for surveys of

psychiatric hospitals. All freestanding

psychiatric hospitals surveyed will be

required to respond; Respondents:

Federal Government, State, local, or

tribal government, not-for-profit, and

businesses or other for-profit; Number of

Respondents: 350; Total Annual

Responses: 1; Total Annual Hours

Requested: 175.

2. Type of Request: Reinstatement;

Title of Information Collection: Hospice

Request for Certification in the Medicare

Program; Form No.: HCFA–417; Use:

The Hospice Request for Certification

form is the identification and screening

form used to initiate the certification

process and to determine if the provider

has sufficient personnel to participate in

the Medicare program; Respondents:

Federal Government, State, local, or

tribal government, not-for-profit, and

businesses or other for-profit; Number of

Respondents: 1,720; Total Annual

Responses: 1; Total Annual Hours

Requested: 430.

Additional Information or Comments:

Call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410) 966–5536 for copies of the

clearance request packages. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collections

should be sent within 30 days of this

notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer

designated at the following address:

OMB Human Resources and Housing

Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dora B. Ferguson,

Acting Director, Management Planning and

Analysis Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–11836 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Public Health Services; Notice of the

Meeting of the National Advisory Eye

Council

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the

National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC)

on June 1, 1995, in Building 31C,

Conference Room 8, National Institutes

of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

The NAEC meeting will be open to

the public on June 1 from 8:30 a.m. until

approximately 11:30 a.m. Following

opening remarks by the Director, NEI,

there will be presentations by the staff

of the Institute and discussions

concerning Institute programs and

policies. Attendance by the public at the

open session will be limited to space

available.

In accordance with provisions set

forth in Secs. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6),

Title 5, U.S.C. and Sec. 10(d) of Public

Law 92–463, the meeting of the NAEC

will be closed to the public on June 1

from approximately 11:30 a.m. until

adjournment at approximately 5:00 p.m.

for the review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual grant

applications. These applications and the

discussions could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

This notice is being published later

than fifteen days prior to the meeting

due to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the grant review

cycle.

Ms. Lois DeNinno, Committee

Management Officer, National Eye

Institute, EPS, Suite 350, 6120 Executive

Boulevard, MSC–7164, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892–7164, (301) 496–5301,

will provide a summary of the meeting,

roster of committee members, and

substantive program information upon

request. Individuals who plan to attend

and need special assistance, such as

sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact Ms. DeNinno in advance of the

meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.867, Vision Research:

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–12083 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

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

is hereby given of the following

meeting:

Name of Committee: Vision Research

Review Committee.

Date: June 5, 1995.

Time: 8:00 a.m. until adjournment at

approximately 6:00 p.m.

Place: Holiday Inn Bethesda, Delaware

Room, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda,

MD 20814, (301) 652–2000.

Contact Person: Lois DeNinno, Committee

Management Officer, EPS 350, 6120

Executive Blvd. MSC 7164, Bethesda, MD

20892–7164, 301/496–5301.

Purpose/Agenda: To review and evaluate

grant applications.

The meeting will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in sec. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5,

U.S.C. Applications and/or proposals

and the discussions could reveal

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the

disclosure of which would constitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.867, Vision Research;

National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 95–12084 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Notice of the Meeting of the National

Eye Institute Board of Scientific

Counselors

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the meeting of the Board

of Scientific Counselors, National Eye

Institute (NEI), June 5 and 6, 1995 in the

NEI Conference Room, Building 31,

Room 6A35, National Institutes of

Health, Bethesda, Maryland.