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birds and mosquitoes, this virus has

now spread to a 12-state region of the

eastern United States, extending from

New Hampshire to North Carolina, and

from the Atlantic coast to western

Pennsylvania. It is likely that West Nile

virus will continue to expand its

geographic range within the United

States, mainly through distribution by

infected birds. Thus, many cities in the

United States are at risk for West Nile

virus epidemics, especially those

without mosquito control programs that

target Culex mosquitoes. No

systematically collected information on

such programs is currently available.

Currently in the United States, mosquito

control is largely a local issue funded by

state and local tax dollars.

In the proposed survey, mosquito

control program managers will be

identified and interviewed by telephone

to estimate the number of U. S. cities of

at least 100,000 population that have

functional programs for controlling

urban Culex mosquitoes, by geographic

region. The survey will be conducted

twice, once at baseline and again two

years later, to assess national and

regional trends in establishing such

control programs. This information will

serve as a resource for the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, state

and local health departments,

policymakers, and funding agencies.

The total cost to the respondents is $0.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of responses/respondentAverage Burden/response

(in hours)

Total burden

in hours

Initial Telephone interview ............................................................................... 175 1 10/60 29

Follow-up Telephone Interview with Initial Respondents ................................ 175 1 10/60 29

Total ...................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 58

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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[60Day–01–44]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Seleda

Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Hazardous Substances Emergency

Events Surveillance—Revision—OMB

No. 0923–0008 The Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) is mandated pursuant to the

1980 Comprehensive Environmental

Response Compensation and Liability

Act (CERCLA) and its 1986

Amendments, The Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

(SARA), to prevent or mitigate adverse

human health effects and diminished

quality of life resulting from the

exposure to hazardous substances into

the environment. The primary purpose

of this activity, which ATSDR has

supported since 1992, is to develop,

implement, and maintain a state-based

surveillance system for hazardous

substances emergency events which can

be used to (1) describe the distribution

of the hazardous substances releases; (2)

describe the public health consequences

(morbidity, mortality, and evacuations)

associated with the events; (3) identify

risk factors associated with the public

health consequences; and (4) develop

strategies to reduce future public health

consequences. The study population

will consist of all hazardous substance

non-permitted acute releases within the

16 states (Alabama, Colorado, Iowa,

Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi,

Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North

Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas,

Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin)

participating in the surveillance system.

Until this system was developed and

implemented, there was no national

public health-based surveillance system

to coordinate the collation, analysis, and

distribution of hazardous substances

emergency release data to public health

practitioners. It was necessary to

establish this national surveillance

system which describes the public

health impact of hazardous substances

emergencies on the health of the

population of the United States. The

data collection form will be completed

by the state health department

Hazardous Substances Emergency

Events Surveillance (HSEES)

coordinator using a variety of sources

including written and oral reports from

environmental protection agencies,

police, firefighters, emergency response

personnel; or researched by the HSEES

coordinator using census data, material

safety data sheets, and chemical

handbooks. There are no costs to

respondents.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average burden/response

(in hours)

Total annual

burden

(in hours)

State Health Departments ............................................................................... 16 613 1 9,808

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Dated: May 21, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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[Program Announcement 01038]

Cooperative Agreement for 2001

National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection Program; Notice of

Availability of Funds; Amendment

A notice announcing the availability

of Fiscal Year 2001 funds to fund a

cooperative agreement program for a

National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection Program was published

in the Federal Register on May 17,

2001, [Vol 66, Number 96, Pages 27505–

27511]. The notice is amended as

follows:

On page 27505, second column, under

section B. Eligible Applicants, the first

paragraph, second line, insert ‘‘and

territories (including the Federated

States of Micronesia and the Republic of

the Marshall Islands) between the words

‘‘States’’ and ‘‘or’’.

On page 27505, second column, under

section B. Eligible Applicants, the first

paragraph, third line, insert ‘‘or

instrumentalities’’ between the words

‘‘agents,’’ and ‘‘including’’.

On page 27505, second column, under

section B. Eligible Applicants, the first

paragraph, line nine, insert ‘‘(including

Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,

Alaska Natives and Urban Indian

organizations and inter-tribal consortia,

hereafter referred to as Tribes). An intertribal consortium or American Indian/

Alaskan Native (AI/AN) organization is

only eligible for funding if its primary

purpose for incorporation is to improve

AI/AN health, and it is representative of

the Tribes, Alaska Native villages, or

Urban Indian communities in which it

is located. Tribes are encouraged to

collaborate with other Tribes to expand

the potential screening population.’’

after the words ‘‘Tribal government’’

On page 27507, third column, under

section F. Program Requirements,

Recipient Activities, delete item 1.c.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Henry S. Cassell III,

Acting Director, Procurement and Grants

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

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[Program Announcement 01038]

Cooperative Agreement for 2001

National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection 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 cooperative agreement

program for the National Breast and

Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

(NBCCEDP). This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ priority area

related to cancer.

The purpose of the NBCCEDP is to

apply a State, territorial, or tribal public

health approach to increase access to

and use of screening services. The

NBCCEDP was established through the

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality

Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law

101–354) and provides screening

services for low income women. Funded

programs will establish a

comprehensive breast and cervical

cancer early detection screening

program that includes the following

program components: Breast and

cervical cancer screening, tracking,

follow-up and case management; public

education and outreach; professional

education; quality assurance and

improvement; surveillance and

evaluation; coalitions and partnerships;

and management, hereafter referred to

as the NBCCEDP program components.

The President has committed the

nation to an ambitious goal: By the year

2010, to eliminate the disparities in

health status experienced by racial and

ethnic minority populations. The

NBCCEDP has been established to move

closer to this goal by addressing the

deficits in breast and cervical cancer

screening and management among these

women.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

the official health departments of States

and territories (including the Federated

States of Micronesia and the Republic of

the Marshall Islands) or their bona fide

agents or instrumentalities, including

the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands, the

Republic of Palau, and federally

recognized Indian Tribal governments

(including Indian Tribes, Tribal

organizations, Alaska Natives and Urban

Indian organizations and inter-tribal

consortia, hereafter referred to as

Tribes).

An inter-tribal consortium or

American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/

AN) organization is only eligible for

funding if its primary purpose for

incorporation is to improve AI/AN

health, and it is representative of the

Tribes, Alaska Native villages, or Urban

Indian communities in which it is

located. Tribes are encouraged to

collaborate with other Tribes to expand

the potential screening population.

States and Tribes currently receiving

CDC funds under Program

Announcement 96023, entitled 1996

National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection Program, are eligible to

apply for funding under this

announcement.

1. The following States and Territories

are not eligible to apply:

a. American Samoa, California,

Colorado, Maryland, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New

Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Texas, and West Virginia, which are

funded under Program Announcement

718 entitled National Breast and

Cervical Cancer Early Detection

Program.

b. Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,

Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine,

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,

Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,

Rhodes Island, Utah, Vermont,

Washington, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico,

and Guam, which are funded under

Program Announcement 99052 entitled

National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection Program.

2. The following Tribes are not

eligible to apply:

a. Consolidated Tribal Health Project,

Inc. (CA) and Southeast Regional Health

Consortium (AK), which are funded

under Program Announcement 718

entitled National Breast and Cervical

Cancer Early Detection Program.

b. Arctic Slope Native Association

(AK), Cherokee Nation (OK), Cheyenne

River Sioux Tribe (OK), Poarch Band of

Creek Indians (AL), South Central

Foundation (AK), and South Puget

Intertribal Planning Agency (WA),

which are funded under Program

announcement 99052 entitled National