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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, (F–

49), Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office

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 01077]

Grant for a Program to Promote A

Hospital-Based Trauma Support

Program; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a grant program to promote a

hospital-based trauma support program

at a level 1 trauma center delivered in

a suburban community that is both

culturally and economically diverse.

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy

People 2010’’ focus area of Injury and

Violence Prevention. The purpose of

this program is to provide a continuum

of support services including prevention

messages to reduce morbidity and

mortality to those who have suffered

traumatic injuries.

B. Eligible Applicant

Assistance will be provided only to

the Inova Fairfax Hospital. No other

applications are solicited. Eligibility is

limited to the Inova Fairfax Hospital,

Falls Church, Virginia, because fiscal

year (FY) 2001 Federal appropriations

specifically directs CDC to award this

hospital funds to promote a hospitalbased trauma support program at a level

1 trauma center.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $87,201 is available in

FY 2001 to fund one award. It is

expected that the award will begin on or

about September 1, 2001, and will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of one year.

Funding estimates may change.

D. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC home page on

the Internet: http://www.cdc.gov Click

on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To obtain business management

technical assistance, contact: Ty

Weaver, Grants Management Specialist,

Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office,

Announcement 01077, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone:

(770) 488–2710, Email address:

tmw9@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Paul Burlack, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention,

National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control, 4770 Buford Highway N.E.,

Mailstop F42, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

Telephone: (770) 488–4713, Email:

PBurlack@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

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 01070]

Urban Commensal Rodent Control and

Environmental Improvement and

Safety Project; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement

program to undertake an Urban

Commensal Rodent Control and

Environmental Improvement and Safety

Project. This project addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus areas of:

(1) Environmental Health, (2) Public

Health Infrastructure, (3) Educational

and Community-Based Programs, and

(4) Injury and Violence Prevention. The

purpose of this project is to demonstrate

that a comprehensive approach to

eliminating commensal rodent

infestation also will prevent, eliminate,

or reduce the consequences of diseases

and injuries that are associated with

unhealthy home environments; and it

will serve as a model to stimulate the

development of similar programs at

state and local levels.

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications will only be accepted

from the top five Standard Metropolitan

Statistical Areas (SMSA)/largest cities

(i.e., New York City, Los Angeles,

Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia).

Eligible applicants in these SMSA are

local health departments or their bona

fide agents. Competition has been

limited to the nation’s five largest cities

where: (1) commensal rodent infestation

and environmental conditions are

generally regarded as the most severe

(e.g., densely populated areas, poverty,

old deteriorated or unsafe housing,

exposed garbage and unapproved refuse

storage, inadequate municipal services,

etc.); and (2) a target area can be readily

identified that consists of up to 50-

contiguous residential blocks with highpopulation density, significant

commensal rodent infestation, and risk

factors that support infestation and

promote the spread of disease and

injury. Applicants must be able to

substantiate that at least six percent of

the premises in the selected target area

have active exterior and/or interior rat/

mouse infestation based on a random or

comprehensive premises survey.

Note: Public Law 104–65 states that

an organization described in section

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

of 1986 that engages in lobbying

activities is not eligible to receive

Federal funds constituting an award,

grant, cooperative agreement, contract,

loan, or any other form.

Definition: For the purpose of this

announcement, commensal rodents

specifically refer to the Norway rat

(Rattus norvegicus), roof rat (Rattus

rattus), and house mouse (Mus

musculus).

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $500,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund two awards. It is

expected that the award will begin on or

about September 30, 2001, and will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to three

years. Funding estimates may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress to

reduce commensal rodent infestation

and environmental hazards and

deficiencies in the target area and the

availability of funds.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. (Recipient Activities), and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

under item 2. (CDC Activities).

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1. Recipient Activities:

a. Train, where necessary, health

department staff and others who are

responsible for implementing and

carrying out project activities;

b. Educate residents on the principles

of environmental public health,

including sanitation and safety;

c. Conduct and coordinate

intervention activities with other

community-based agencies and

organizations (e.g., sanitation

departments, local housing authorities,

fire departments) that focus on reducing

commensal rodent infestation and

environmental hazards and deficiencies

in the target area;

d. Conduct and analyze the results of

semi-annual premises surveys of the

target area to measure the effect of

project activities on reducing

commensal rodent infestation

(including rat bites); environmental

hazards and deficiencies such as the

lack of smoke alarms and fall potentials

that impact on the health and safety of

target area residents;

e. Evaluate the impact of target area

interventions to eliminate commensal

rodent infestation and environmental

hazards and deficiencies; and

f. Disseminate findings.

2. CDC Activities:

a. Provide technical consultation on

data collection and management, and

assist, as appropriate, in the analysis of

data on the prevalence of commensal

rodent infestation and environmental

hazards and deficiencies in the target

area; and

b. Assist, if requested, in identifying

approaches to eliminate identified

environmental hazards and deficiencies.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. The application

will be evaluated on the Evaluation

Criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out the program

plan. The narrative should be no more

than 30 double-spaced pages, printed on

one side, with one-inch margins, and no

more than a 12 point Courier font.

Number each page consecutively and

provide a complete table of contents.

The total number of pages should not

exceed 60, including the appendix. The

application must be submitted

unstapled and unbound. In developing

the application, the applicant must also

include a one-page, double-spaced

abstract that describes the project and

substantiates that a comprehensive or

random premises survey of the target

area was conducted that documents a

premises prevalence rate for rodent (rat

and/or mouse) infestation of at least six

percent. It should be placed before the

budget and narrative sections.

The application should:

1. Describe the applicant’s agency and

its position within the governmental

structure;

2. Describe how the project will be

administered, including job descriptions

for all project positions and the

curriculum vitae of all key

administrative staff;

3. Provide copies of codes,

ordinances, and regulations pertinent to

achieving the short-and long-term

objectives of the demonstration project;

4. Provide data that support the

reasons for selecting the target area (e.g.,

data on deteriorated and dilapidated

housing, rat and mouse complaints, rat

bites, premises prevalence rates for

rodent infestation and related

environmental deficiencies); and

5. The application should contain a

project plan that includes short-and

long-range objectives for the target area.

This will require that a random or

premises-by-premises survey of the

target area be conducted. Survey

summary sheets that document at least

a six percent rodent infestation rate

should be included with the

application. The project plan also

should describe those activities

designed to improve the integration of

services into a comprehensive

environmental improvement program.

The project plan, should incorporate

an ‘‘attack’’ and ‘‘maintenance’’ concept

(see definitions in addendum), and

include a plan of action that is specific

in terms of:

(a) the period of time, types of

activities, and resources required to

achieve maintenance; and

(b) activities and resources required to

preserve a maintenance level.

It should take into account:

(a) size of the population;

(b) the number of blocks; and

(c) the extent of commensal rodent

infestation and environmental hazards

and deficiencies.

The plan should be based on:

(1) the nature of the commensal

rodent infestation (e.g., rats versus mice

and interior versus exterior infestation);

and

(2) premises prevalence rates for

commensal rodent infestation and

environmental hazards and deficiencies,

and include the timetable to move

blocks in the target area from a preattack phase, through attack and

maintenance phases, to a maintenance

level.

F. Submission and Deadline

Letter of Intent (LOI)

Your letter of intent should be

submitted on or before June 1, 2001, to

the Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of this

announcement.

Application

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189).

Forms are available at the following

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov or

in the application kit. On or before July

2, 2001, submit the application to the

Grants Management Specialist

identified in the ‘‘Where to Obtain

Additional Information’’ section of the

application.

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 independent

review group. (Applicants must 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 as

proof of timely mailing.)

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in (a) or

(b) above are considered late

applications, will not be considered,

and will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.

1. Background and Understanding of the

Problem (15 points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

understands the public health, social,

and economic consequences of urban

commensal rodent infestation and the

environmental factors that influence

infestation;

b. The extent to which the applicant

describes the target area and is able to

document the magnitude of the

commensal rodent problem,

environmental hazards and deficiencies,

and their impact on target area

residents;

c. The extent to which the applicant

documents current commensal rodent

control activities in the target area and

its experience in addressing the problem

and its causal conditions.

d. The extent to which the applicant

provides evidence of its organizational

structure and capacity to collect and

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analyze data that describes the current

problem and measures progress in

reducing commensal rodent infestation

and environmental hazards and

deficiencies in the target area.

2. Objectives (15 points)

The extent to which the applicant has

developed sound, feasible objectives

that are consistent with the activities

described in the project plan, and are

specific, measurable, and time-framed.

3. Project Plan (30 points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

provides evidence of its: (1) Ability to

collect and analyze target area data and

prepare reports of findings; (2) ability to

accurately assess intervention costs; and

(3) provide evidence of effective and

well-defined relationships within the

health department structure and with

other governmental components and

community-based organizations (CBOs)

to ensure identified environmental

hazards and deficiencies in the target

area are appropriately addressed.

b. The extent to which the project

plan takes into account all of the

elements of a comprehensive program

(see addendum).

c. The extent to which the applicant

describes the specific activities and

methods that are proposed to achieve

each of the program’s objectives. The

commitment of local resources to

sustain progress beyond expiration of

Federal funding also should be

addressed.

4. Coordination and Collaboration (15

points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

describes the relationship between the

health department program and other

health department components, other

government agencies, academia, and

CBOs and is supported by letters,

memoranda of agreement, and other

documented evidence in the appendix.

b. The extent to which the applicant

provides evidence of collaboration and

coordination between the health

department program and other health

department components, other

government agencies, academia, and

CBOs to achieve the objectives of the

project.

5. Project Management and Staffing (15

points)

a. The extent to which the applicant

documents skills and experience of key

health department staff, including staff

of collaborating agencies and

organizations to carry out

environmental public health programs,

and specifically, urban commensal

rodent control programs.

b. The extent to which the applicant

describes the allocation and roles of

staff and devotes time to the activities

described in the project plan.

6. Program Evaluation (10 points)

The extent to which the applicant

proposes to measure the overall impact

of project. The plan should describe the

methods used to evaluate the impact of

project activities on commensal rodent

infestation and environmental hazards

and deficiencies in the target area, and

on environmental public health

practices and polices.

7. Budget Justification (not scored)

The extent to which the budget is

clearly explained, adequately justified,

and is reasonable and consistent with

the stated objectives and planned

activities. Note: Please include any inkind support for the project.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with the original plus

two copies of:

1. Semi-annual progress reports

which are due within 30 days of the end

of each six-month reporting period;

2. The financial status report which is

due no more than 90 days after the end

of the budget period; and

3. The final financial and performance

reports which are due no more than 90

days after the end of the project period.

Send all reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in the

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ section of this

announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

project. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I in the

application kit.

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

Sections 301 and 317 of the Public

Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. Sections

241 and 247b]. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.283.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC home page

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov by

clicking on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements.’’

To obtain additional information,

contact: Virginia Hall-Broadnax, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Mailstop E13—

2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 3000,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone

number: (770) 488–2710, E-mail

address: vdh2@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Jerry M. Hershovitz, Assistant

to the Director for Program

Development, Division of Emergency

and Environmental Health Services,

National Center for Environmental

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Mailstop F–30—4770

Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Georgia

30341–2724, Telephone: (770) 488–

4542, E-mail: jmh6@cdc.gov.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Occupational

Exposure to Putative Reproductive/

Developmental Toxicants in Humans,

RFA OH–01–008

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. Law 92–463), the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting:

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury

Prevention and Control Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP): Occupational Exposure to

Putative Reproductive/Developmental

Toxicants in Humans, RFA OH–01–008.

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., May 30,

2001, (Open); 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., May 30,

2001, (Closed); 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., May 31,

2001, (Closed).

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900

Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Status: Portions 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 Deputy Director for Program

Management, CDC, pursuant to Public Law

92–463.

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will

include the review, discussion, and

evaluation of applications received in