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demonstrates an adequate level of

understanding by the applicant of the

practical problems of conducting such a

project; (c) the use of any additional

funding and the role that ASPE funds

will play in the total project; and (d)

whether the applicant has shown how

results will be disseminated.

The applicant should also discuss in

detail how resulting data will be made

available to qualified researchers. As

noted above, ASPE prefers that

appropriately documented data files be

placed at a controlled environment such

as the Research Data Center of the

National Center for Health Statistics or

be edited as appropriate for

confidentiality and issued as a publicuse data file. If the grant applicant does

not plan to provide a public-use file or

to place the data at a controlled

environment, the application should

explain why and should fully articulate

how the applicant will make the data

available to qualified researchers.

5. Ability to Sustain Project After

Funding (5 points). One of ASPE’s goals

is to help states and large counties build

their capacity to study the outcomes of

welfare reform. Grant applicants should

identify an ability to continue their

studies after the funding period closes.

To this end, reviewers will consider

whether the application adequately

addresses questions such as the

following: To what extent could the

survey administered and the

administrative data linkages performed

on the cohort under study be duplicated

for later cohorts? To what extent could

additional survey data or data linkages

be collected/performed to follow the

initial cohort for additional years? What

agency(ies) will have responsibility for

and jurisdiction over the resulting data

sets after the project is completed? Are

there any sources of financial and staff

support for maintaining the database?

Disposition of Applications

1. Approval, Disapproval, or Deferral.

On the basis of the review of the

application, the Assistant Secretary will

either (a) approve the application as a

whole or in part; (b) disapprove the

application; or (c) defer action on the

application for such reasons as lack of

funds or a need for further review.

2. Notification of Disposition. The

Assistant Secretary for Planning and

Evaluation will notify the applicants of

the disposition of their applications. If

approved, a signed notification of the

award will be sent to the business office

named in the ASPE checklist.

3. The Assistant Secretary’s

Discretion. Nothing in this

announcement should be construed as

to obligate the Assistant Secretary for

Planning and Evaluation to make any

awards whatsoever. Awards and the

distribution of awards among priority

areas are contingent on the needs of the

Department at any point in time and the

quality of the applications that are

received.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93–239.

Components of a Complete Application

A complete application consists of the

following items in this order:

1. Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424);

2. Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (Standard Form

424A);

3. Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B);

4. Table of Contents;

5. Budget Justification for Section B

Budget Categories;

6. Copy of the applicant’s Approved

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, if

applicable;

7. Project Narrative Statement,

organized in five sections, addressing

the following topics (limited to thirty

(30) single-spaced pages):

(a) Abstract,

(b) Goals, Objectives and Usefulness

of the Project,

(c) Methodology and Design,

(d) Background of the Personnel and

Organizational Capabilities and

(e) Work Plan (timetable);

8. Any appendices or attachments;

9. Certification Regarding Drug-Free

Workplace;

10. Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, or other

Responsibility Matters;

11. Certification and, if necessary,

Disclosure Regarding Lobbying;

12. Supplement to Section II—Key

Personnel;

13. Application for Federal Assistance

Checklist.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

William F. Raub,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and

Evaluation.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Statement of Delegation of Authority

Notice is hereby given that I have

delegated to the Director, National

Institutes of Health, the authorities

under Public Law 106–310 (Children’s

Health Act of 2000), title I, section 104

(a) and (c) as amended, to establish and

to administer the Autism Coordinating

Committee. I am also delegating the

authority under title I, section 104(b)(1)

to select as members of the Committee,

such Directors of national research

institutes and the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention as appropriate.

I will retain the authority under title 1,

section 104(b) (1) and (2) pertaining to

the selection of additional members of

the Committee.

This delegation shall be exercised

under the Department’s existing

delegation of authority and policy on

regulation. In addition, I ratify and

affirm any actions taken by you or your

subordinates which involved the

exercise of the authorities delegated

herein prior to the effective date of this

delegation.

This delegation is effective upon date

of signature.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Tommy G. Thompson,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

[Program Announcement 01043]

Program To Conduct and Coordinate

Site-Specific Activities; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces

the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement

program to Conduct and Coordinate

Site-Specific Activities. This program

addresses the ‘‘Healthy People 2010’’

focus area of Environmental Health.

The purpose of the program is for

recipients to conduct site-specific health

activities to determine the public health

impact of human exposure to hazardous

substances at hazardous waste sites or

releases. The ultimate goal of this

program is to reduce exposures to

hazardous substances and mitigate

potential adverse health effects from

such exposures. Specifically, funds will

be used to build capacity in

coordination and cooperation with

ATSDR to conduct site-specific

activities under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA) and the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),

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including public health assessments,

health consultations, exposure

investigations, community involvement

activities, health education, follow-up

health investigations/studies and other

programs related to exposure to

hazardous substances in the

environment. ATSDR considers a site as

consisting of the actual boundaries of a

release or facility along with the

resident community and area

potentially impacted by the subject

release or facility.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the health departments of states or their

bona fide agents, and additionally to the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands, American

Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of

Micronesia, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau,

and federally recognized Indian tribal

governments. In consultation with

states, assistance may be provided to

political subdivisions of states.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 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.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $7,900,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund 23 to 28 awards. It

is expected that the average award will

be $300,000, ranging from $100,000 to

$400,000. It is expected that the awards

will begin on or about September 29,

2001, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period within a project period of

five years. Funding estimates may

change.

Approximately $7,400,000 will be

available to fund 23 to 28 awards for site

specific activities.

Approximately $500,000 will be

available to recipients applying to

conduct health study activities. These

funds will be available for conducting

site-specific human health studies after

review of site-specific data, submission

of a study protocol with a supplemental

budget for the proposed study,

technical, objective, and peer review

and approval of study protocols. If

health study activities are not requested

with the initial application, requests

may be made in subsequent

continuation applications. In years

subsequent to FY 2001, it is anticipated

that funds in the amount of $400,000 to

$500,000 will be available for sitespecific studies.

Applicants are encouraged to

participate in public health activities

that are under the jurisdiction of other

federal agencies such as the Department

of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy

(DOE), National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA), and Bureau of

Indian Affairs (BIA). Applicants must

propose specific activities and once

approved and funded, the funding for

these activities must be tracked

separately from the funds received for

activities at other sites. In subsequent

years of this announcement, recipient’s

requests for supplemental funds to

conduct site-specific activities under the

jurisdiction of other federal agencies

must be coordinated with the Technical

Project Team (TPT).

Applicants must compete for SiteSpecific Core Activities (Public Health

Assessments/Consultations, Exposure

Investigations, Community Involvement

and Preventive Health Education). SiteSpecific Health Investigations/Studies

may be requested as supplemental

funding on an as-needed basis.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress in

meeting the program goals and

objectives as evidenced by required

reports and the availability of funds.

Grantees currently funded under

ATSDR’s Program Announcements 607

or 98064 can apply under this

announcement. If successful, the current

award would replace the previous

award (competitive renewal) for a total

project period of five years. If a current

grantee applies under this competitive

renewal announcement and is

unsuccessful or chooses not to apply

under this announcement, it will not

jeopardize the current award; ATSDR

will honor the current awards through

the expiration of the project period,

subject to satisfactory progress and the

availability of funds.

Use of Funds

Funds may be expended for

reasonable program purposes, such as

personnel, travel, supplies and services.

Funds for contractual services may be

requested. However, the recipient, as

the direct and primary recipient of PHS

grant funds, must perform a substantive

role in carrying out project activities

and not merely serve as a conduit for an

award to another party or provide funds

to an ineligible party.

Equipment may be purchased with

cooperative agreement funds. However,

the equipment proposed should be

appropriate and reasonable for the

activity to be conducted. The applicant,

as part of the application process,

should provide: (1) a justification for the

need to acquire the equipment, (2) the

description of the equipment, (3) the

intended use of the equipment, and (4)

the advantages/disadvantages of

purchase versus lease of the equipment

(if applicable). Requests for equipment

purchases will be reviewed and

approved only under the following

conditions: (1) ATSDR retains the right

to request return of all equipment

purchased (in operable condition) with

cooperative agreement funds at the

conclusion of the project period, and (2)

equipment purchased must be

compatible with ATSDR hardware.

Computers purchased with ATSDR

funds should be IBM compatible and

adhere to the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR

hardware standards.

Recipient activities may not be

conducted with funds from this

cooperative agreement program at any

federal site where the state is a party to

litigation at the site.

Funding Preferences

Funding preferences may be given for

the following:

1. Geographic distribution across the

entire United States.

2. Number of Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability

Information System (CERCLIS) sites

(federal and non-federal) based on most

current listing by EPA.

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 2.

Recipient Other Activities, and ATSDR

will be responsible for the activities

listed under 3. ATSDR Activities and 4.

ATSDR Other Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

a. Public Health Assessment

Activities—Conduct Public Health

Assessments, including petitions for

National Priorities List (NPL),

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Information System (CERCLIS) or other

state-designated sites, facilities or

releases within the recipient’s territorial

boundary in accordance with the

methodology provided in the ATSDR

Public Health Assessment Guidance

Manual, ATSDR’s Review and Handling

Procedures for Public Health

Assessments, and other applicable

guidance. Prepare additional site

evaluations (public health assessments

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or health consultations) to update

public health assessments.

b. Petitions for Public Health

Assessment Activities—Conduct initial

data collection and site visit activities to

decide how to respond to petitions for

public health assessments. Make

determinations of public health

activities in response to petitions from

individuals, physicians, community

groups, and others. Review existing

information and data pertaining to a site

or release identified in a petition.

c. Health Consultations—Prepare a

written or verbal response to a specific

question or specific request for

information about health risks posed by

a specific site, chemical release,

hazardous material, or other emergency

response actions. Health consultations

may also be written as a follow up to

Public Health Assessments.

Consultations may include the

evaluation of environmental data,

community concerns, health outcome

data, and demographic

characterizations, and the conduct of

community outreach and interaction

activities and site work plans.

d. Exposure Investigations—Exposure

Investigations may be conducted as part

of the public health assessment or

health consultation process to better

define human exposures. Exposure

investigations include the collection of

environmental or biological data and

require the approval from the Technical

Project Team (TPT) prior to the

initiation of sample collection.

e. Community Involvement—

(1) Develop a site-specific community

involvement plan which, at a minimum,

should include: (a) Health

communication strategies, (b) an

implementation strategy, and (c) an

evaluation strategy.

(2) Implement the community

involvement plan and, where warranted

based on the needs of the community,

establish informal community

workgroups or Community Assistance

Panels.

f. Site-Specific Health Education—

Site-specific environmental health

education is a behavioral science, theory

based process. An effective

environmental health education

intervention provides a clear,

appropriate, and audience-specific

message to assure sufficient knowledge

and skills are in place to make informed

decisions. Audiences may include

health care providers, community

members, elected officials, and sensitive

populations such as children and

women of child-bearing age.

(1) Prioritize sites where specific

actions can be taken to minimize

exposures or where significant public

health concern exists.

(2) Assess needs and resources of the

target audience and document the data

in the appropriate Division of Health

Education and Promotion (DHEP)

reporting tool.

(3) Develop and document the health

education intervention plan which

includes goals, objectives, activities, and

evaluation.

(4) Implement the activities in the

intervention plan.

(5) Evaluate the plan by comparing

baseline information with information

that results after the intervention.

Some suggested tools for planning

and evaluating health education

activities include the PRECEDE–

PROCEED planning model which can be

found at the Internet address http://

www.med.usf.edu/∼kmbrown/

PRECEDE_ PROCEED_Overview.htm

and also, the Evaluation Framework for

Community Health Programs (June,

2000, Center for Advancement of

Community Based Public Health).

g. Stakeholder Involvement—Develop

a plan for an integrated program

focusing on coordinating site activities

with stakeholders such as ATSDR, EPA,

tribal communities, state and local

health and environmental offices and

agencies, communities, etc.

h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan—

Develop a site-specific evaluation plan

prior to conducting activities. The plan

should contain a component for the

applicable activities undertaken at the

site. Conduct evaluation of activities

and projects and site-specific programs

to determine if the requestor’s needs

have been met as well as the intended

purpose of the activities. For evaluation

planning purposes, formative process

and impact/outcome measures should

be included in the evaluation plan.

Refer to the CDC Framework for

Program Evaluation in Public Health

(MMWR, September 17, 1999/48

RR11:1–40) as a model. ATSDR is

currently developing a data base which

will serve as a collection point for

information on the impact and outcome

of site activities.

i. Health Investigations/Studies—

Based on the evaluation and

recommendation of the TPT or other

ATSDR decision-making process, and

inclusion in the site public health action

plan, follow-up health investigations/

studies may be undertaken in

populations whose health is or has been

impacted by hazardous waste sites.

Examples of follow-up health

investigations/studies are: Biological

Indicators of Exposure Studies, Cluster

Investigations, Case Studies, Health

Statistics Reviews, Community Health

Investigations, and Site-Specific

Surveillance.

(1) Develop a protocol and conduct

the recommended study for those

studies recommended previously by the

TPT or other ATSDR decision-making

process. This protocol will undergo

scientific peer review as required by

ATSDR and may require clearance by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) before data collection can begin.

(2) Provide proof by citing a state code

or regulation or other state

pronouncement under authority of law,

that medical information obtained

pursuant to the agreement will be

protected from disclosure when the

consent of the individual to release

identifying information is not obtained.

(3) Evaluation—Develop a sitespecific evaluation plan as part of the

work plan for Public Health Studies/

Investigations, prior to the conduct of

activities, as indicated in paragraph h.

above.

j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)—

Collaborate with the TPT to develop a

mutually agreed upon APOW to include

the proposed site-specific activities to

be conducted for the budget period, and

respective time lines. The TPT is made

up of representatives from the ATSDR

Division of Health Assessment and

Consultation (DHAC), ATSDR Division

of Health Studies (DHS), ATSDR

Division of Health Education and

Promotion (DHEP), ATSDR Office of

Regional Operations (ORO), and state

and local counterparts. The TPT is

responsible for assuring the planning,

implementation, and evaluation of all

public health actions for each site

assigned to the team. The TPT meets to

review data relative to the site and

considers the following questions: is

there or has there been a completed

exposure pathway, and are humans at

health risk?

k. Annual Program Evaluation—

Collaborate with ATSDR on the

evaluation of the total program using a

standard evaluation instrument

developed for this program. As a part of

this effort, recipient will include the

effectiveness of their overall capacity

building efforts in addressing public

health issues in communities living near

hazardous waste sites. The results of

this evaluation may impact the

recipient’s funding level in the

subsequent years of this program.

2. Recipient Other Activities

a. Participate in the TPT program

evaluation, and comply with established

review and handling procedures for

incorporating the results of

recommendations into site evaluation

activities.

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b. Provide abstraction overview to

ATSDR on the APOW and site activities

through a shared data base called State

Tracking and Reporting System

(STARS), or other mechanisms.

c. Review and prepare written

comments on EPA’s draft Remedial

Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS),

RI/FS work plans, and Records of

Decision, and site-specific documents of

the Recipient’s environmental

department.

d. Workshops—

(1) Participate in local, state, and

federal health and environmental

workshops and community meetings to

discuss and respond to questions

concerning a particular site’s impact on

public health.

(2) Participate in ATSDR-scheduled

training classes or workshops to

increase knowledge and skills in

environmental public health.

e. Respond to ATSDR’s requests

concerning congressional inquiries/

testimonies, program evaluation, or

other information in carrying out the

purpose of the project.

f. Provide timely responses within

two weeks, when possible, to ATSDR’s

requests for site-specific costs and

explanation of activities performed, and

supporting documentation for Cost

Recovery purposes. (See AR–18 in

Attachment I.)

3. ATSDR Activities

a. Public Health Assessments—

Collaborate with and assist recipient in

conducting Public Health Assessment

activities on CERCLIS, petition sites, or

other state-designated sites, facilities or

releases within the recipient’s territorial

boundary. This includes collaborating

and assisting in preparing updates to

public health assessments.

b. Petitions for Public Health

Assessment Activities—Collaborate with

and assist recipient in effectively

conducting appropriate public health

assessment activities in response to

petitions from individuals, physicians,

community groups, and others.

c. Health Consultations—Collaborate

with and assist recipient in preparing a

written or verbal response to a specific

question or specific request for

information about health risks posed by

a specific site, chemical release,

hazardous material, or other emergency

response actions.

d. Exposure Investigations—

Collaborate with and assist recipient in

conducting Exposure Investigations.

e. Community Involvement—

(1) Assist in developing effective

methods to conduct needs assessments

in communities near hazardous waste

sites and in defining goals and

objectives of community involvement

activities.

(2) Assist in development,

implementation, and evaluation of the

community involvement plan.

f. Site-specific Health Education—

(1) Collaborate in developing and

reviewing all health educational

materials to ensure scientific accuracy.

Provide existing materials as requested.

Collaborate in developing projects for

specific target audiences.

(2) Collaborate with the recipient in

implementing and evaluating health

education programs.

g. Stakeholder Involvement—

Collaborate with and assist recipient in

developing a plan for an integrated

program focusing on coordinating site

activities with stakeholders.

h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan—

Collaborate with and assist recipient in

developing a specific evaluation plan

prior to conducting activities.

i. Health Investigations/Studies—As

requested by the recipient, ATSDR is

available to provide the following:

(1) Make recommendations regarding

appropriate and necessary health

investigations/studies.

(2) Provide assistance in both the

planning and implementation phases of

the field work called for under the study

protocol.

(3) Provide consultation and assist in

monitoring the data and specimen

collection.

(4) Participate in the study analysis.

(5) Collaborate in interpreting the

study findings.

(6) ATSDR will conduct technical and

peer review.

j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)—

Collaborate with and assist recipient in

developing a mutually agreed upon

APOW that meets the goals of this

announcement.

k. Annual Program Evaluation—Lead

the evaluation of each recipient’s total

program using a standard evaluation

instrument developed for this Program.

As a part of this effort, ATSDR will

conduct an evaluation of the

effectiveness of overall capacity

building efforts in addressing public

health issues in communities living near

hazardous waste sites. The results of

this evaluation may impact the

recipient’s funding level in the

subsequent years of this program.

4. ATSDR Other Activities

a. Initiate and conduct the program

evaluation by the TPT.

b. Assist with abstraction overview for

the database on each site for which site

activities have been conducted.

c. Assist with recipient’s review and

preparation of written comments on

EPA’s draft Remedial Investigation/

Feasibility Study (RI/FS), RI/FS work

plans, Records of Decision, and sitespecific documents of the recipient’s

environmental department.

d. Workshops—

(1) Assist recipient with participation

in local, state, and Federal health and

environmental workshops and

community meetings to discuss and

respond to questions concerning a

particular site’s impact on public health.

(2) Initiate and conduct ATSDRscheduled training classes or workshops

to increase recipient’s knowledge and

skills in environmental public health.

e. Assist recipient with ATSDR’s

requests concerning congressional

inquiries/testimonies, program

evaluation, or other information in

carrying out the purpose of the project.

f. Provide technical assistance to

recipient concerning Cost Recovery

requirements.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Your

application will be evaluated on the

criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out your program

plan. The application package should be

single-spaced, printed on one side, with

one-inch margins, and unreduced font.

It should not exceed 100 pages,

including attachments, and should

include a narrative proposal of 60 pages

or less.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and two copies of

PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0937–0189).

Forms are available at the following

Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/

forminfo.htm or in the application kit.

On or before July 6, 2001, submit the

application to the Grants Management

Specialist identified in the ‘‘Where to

Obtain Additional Information’’ section

of this announcement.

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

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(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 ATSDR. Applicants must

compete for site-specific activities, as

indicated below in section 1.

The proposed program will account

for a total of 50 percent of the score from

the evaluation criteria. Applications

will be reviewed and evaluated

according to the following criteria:

1. Applications for Site-Specific

Activities

a. Proposed Program—50 Percent

Applicant’s ability to address the

following:

(1) Ability to respond to specific

public health issues that occur as a

result of actual or potential human

exposure to a hazardous substance

which includes methods to evaluate and

analyze toxicological, community, and

environmental health data; and ability

to conduct and analyze data from

exposure investigations.

(2) Description of involvement with

communities in response to concern

about a particular site’s impact on

public health. Ability to develop and

provide preventive health education in

a timely fashion in response to public

health issues including appropriateness

and thoroughness of the methods used

to evaluate preventive health education;

and the extent to which the site-specific

evaluation plan includes measures of

program outcome (i.e., effect of

participant’s knowledge, attitudes,

skills, behaviors, exposure to hazardous

substances).

(3) The degree to which the applicant

has met the CDC Policy requirements

regarding the inclusion of women,

ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research. This includes:

(a) The proposed plan for the

inclusion of both sexes and racial and

ethnic minority populations for

appropriate representation.

(b) The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

(c) A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

(d) A statement as to whether the

plans for recruitment and outreach for

study participants include the process

of establishing partnerships with

communities and recognition of mutual

benefits.

b. Program Personnel—25 Percent

The extent to which the proposal has

described or provided biographical data

on the:

(1) Manner in which an integrated

‘‘site ‘‘ team will be developed to

address components of this program. A

consistent site team is vital to this effort.

An integrated health team consists of

health assessors, health educators,

community involvement specialists,

and/or epidemiologists or health

scientists.

(2) Appropriate qualifications,

experience, leadership ability, and

percentage of time project director (or

principal investigator) will commit to

the project.

(3) Appropriate qualifications,

experience, and description of how staff

will be utilized in relation to the

activities to be performed to accomplish

the work and their percentage of time to

be spent on the project; curriculum vitae

should be provided.

c. Capability—25 Percent

Description of the applicant’s

capability to carry out the proposed

project, suitability of facilities,

equipment available or to be purchased

for the project, and ability to develop an

integrated program focusing on

coordinating site activities with

stakeholders such as ATSDR, EPA,

tribal governments, state and local

health and environmental offices and

agencies, communities, etc.

d. Program Budget—(not scored)

The extent to which the budget relates

directly to project activities, is clearly

justified, and is consistent with

intended use of funds. The budget

should include funds for one health

assessor, one health educator, and one

epidemiologist or health scientist (if a

health study is being conducted or

anticipated within the next 12 months)

to attend the annual training meeting in

Atlanta (five days).

e. Human Subjects—(not scored)

Whether or not exempt from the

DHHS regulations, are procedures

adequate for the protection of human

subjects? Does the application

adequately address the requirements of

Title 45 CFR Part 46 for the protection

of human subjects?

2. Applications for Site-Specific Health

Investigations/Studies

Applications for Health

Investigations/Studies will be evaluated

using the following criteria.

a. Proposed Program—50 Percent

Applicant’s ability to address the

following:

(1) An understanding of and

capability to conduct human health

studies. The application for a sitespecific study should include a protocol

for a human health study from those

previously recommended by ATSDR for

sites in the recipient’s state for which a

study has not commenced.

Site-specific protocol will be

reviewed based on the following:

(a) The approach, feasibility,

adequacy, and rationale of the proposed

study design.

(b) The technical merit of the

proposed study, including the methods

and procedures (including quality

assurance and quality control

procedures) for the proposed study.

(c) The proposed time line, including

clearly established objectives for which

progress toward attainment can and will

be measured.

(d) The proposed method to

disseminate the results of the study to

state and local public health officials,

community residents, and other

concerned individuals and

organizations.

(2) The degree to which the applicant

has met the CDC Policy requirements

regarding the inclusion of women,

ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research. This includes:

(a) The proposed plan for the

inclusion of both sexes and racial and

ethnic minority populations for

appropriate representation.

(b) The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

(c) A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

(d) A statement as to whether the

plans for recruitment and outreach for

study participants include the process

of establishing partnerships with

communities and recognition of mutual

benefits.

b. Program Personnel—25 Percent

The extent to which the proposal

described or provided biographical data

on the:

(1) Manner in which an integrated

‘‘site’’ team will be developed to address

components of this program. A

consistent site team is vital to this effort.

An integrated health team consists of

health assessors, health educators,

community involvement specialists,

and/or epidemiologists or health

scientists.

(2) Appropriate qualifications,

experience, leadership ability, and

percentage of time project director (or

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principal investigator) will commit to

the project.

(3) Appropriate qualifications,

experience, and description of how staff

will be utilized in relation to the

activities to be performed to accomplish

the work and their percentage of time to

be spent on the project; curriculum vitae

should be provided.

c. Capability—25 Percent

Description of the applicant’s

capability to carry out the proposed

project, suitability of facilities,

equipment available or to be purchased

for the project, and ability to develop an

integrated program focusing on

coordinating site activities with

stakeholders such as ATSDR, EPA,

tribal governments, state and local

health and environmental offices and

agencies, communities, etc.

d. Program Budget—(not scored)

The extent to which the budget relates

directly to project activities, is clearly

justified, and is consistent with

intended use of funds. The budget

should include funds for one health

assessor, one health educator, and one

epidemiologist, health scientist or

principal investigator to attend the

annual training meeting in Atlanta (five

days).

e. Human Subjects—(not scored)

Whether or not exempt from the

DHHS regulations, are procedures

adequate for the protection of human

subjects? Does the application

adequately address the requirements of

45 CFR part 46 for the protection of

human subjects?

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

1. Provide CDC with original plus two

copies of:

a. Annual progress reports, no more

than 45 days after the end of the quarter.

The progress reports must report on

progress toward completing activities

agreed to by ATSDR and the recipient.

b. Financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period; and

c. Final financial and performance

reports, no more than 90 days afer the

end of the project period.

Send the above reports to the Grants

Management Specialist identified in

Section J., ‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information’’ of this announcement.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment I of the

announcement.

AR–1 Human Subjects Requirements

AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

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

AR–17 Peer and Technical Reviews of

Final Reports of Health Studies—

ATSDR

AR–18 Cost Recovery—ATSDR

AR–19 Third Party Agreements—

ATSDR

AR–22 Research Integrity

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under

sections 104(i) (1)(E), (4), (6), (7), (9),

(14) and (15) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (42

U.S.C. 9604(i)(1) (E), (4), (6), (7), (9), (14)

and (15)), and Section 3019 (b) and (c)

of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended

(Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments of 1984) (42 U.S.C. 6939a

(b) and (c)). The catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance numbers are

93.161, 93.206, and 93.240.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other CDC/ATSDR

announcements can be found on the

CDC home page Internet address—http:/

/www.cdc.gov. Click on ‘‘Funding’’ then

‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements.’’

To receive additional written

information and to request an

application kit, call 1–888–GRANTS4

(1–888–472–6874). You will be asked to

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the

Announcement number of interest.

If you have any questions after

reviewing the contents of all the

documents, business management

technical assistance may be obtained

from:

Nelda Godfrey, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management

Branch, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention 2920 Brandywine

Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341–

4146, Telephone number: 770–488–

2722, E-mail address: nag9@cdc.gov

For program technical assistance,

contact: Sharon Conley, Funding

Resource Specialist, Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry,

Mailstop 60, 1600 Clifton Road, NE,

Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone

number: 404–639–0559, E-mail

address: sac7@cdc.gov

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Georgi Jones,

Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs,

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease

Registry.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

[ATSDR–169]

Public Health Assessments Completed

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances

and Disease Registry (ATSDR),

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces those

sites for which ATSDR has completed

public health assessments during the

period from January through March

2001. This list includes sites that are on

or proposed for inclusion on the

National Priorities List (NPL), and

includes sites for which assessments

were prepared in response to requests

from the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Williams, P.E., DEE, Assistant

Surgeon General, Director, Division of

Health Assessment and Consultation,

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road,

NE., Mailstop E–32, Atlanta, Georgia

30333, telephone (404) 639–0610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most

recent list of completed public health

assessments was published in the

Federal Register on March 23, 2001 (66

FR 16247). This announcement is the

responsibility of ATSDR under the

regulation, Public Health Assessments

and Health Effects Studies of Hazardous

Substances Releases and Facilities (42

CFR Part 90). This rule sets forth

ATSDR’s procedures for the conduct of

public health assessments under section

104(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act (SARA) (42 U.S.C.

9604(i)).

Availability

The completed public health

assessments and addenda are available