[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34201-34203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16042]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Program Announcement 01126]


Enhancement of State, County or Local Public Health Departments 
Participation in Brownfields Decisions and Actions; 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 for a pilot activity with a select number 
of local health departments to demonstrate effective public health 
actions around Brownfields properties. This program addresses the 
``Healthy People 2010'' focus area(s) of Environmental Health.
    Brownfields are abandoned, idled or under-utilized industrial and 
commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated 
by real or perceived contamination. The National Brownfields Initiative 
was launched by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to empower 
States, local governments, and other stakeholders in community 
redevelopment to work together to assess, clean up, and sustainably 
reuse Brownfields. ATSDR's role in the National Brownfields Initiative 
is to develop strategies and methods to protect the health and quality 
of life of people living around brownfields properties by focusing on 
public health issues related to previous environmental degradation.
    The purpose of this program is to assist State, county or local 
public health departments (LHDs) with jurisdiction in Brownfields 
Showcase Communities to initiate or enhance their efforts to implement 
strategies which ensure that efforts to remediate and redevelop 
properties do not present environmental public health hazards to 
current and future community residents. It is expected that this 
program will stimulate LHDs to enlist the cooperation of local 
governing officials, community-based organizations, and State 
governments to work together in a timely manner to consider public 
health issues in the earliest phases of redevelopment of Brownfields 
properties.
    A goal for ATSDR is to assist in empowering local community 
stakeholders by providing them with the tools to assess the health of 
community residents during Brownfield site assessment, clean up, and 
redevelopment activities. It is expected that by using this 
comprehensive public health approach to Brownfields redevelopment, the 
health and quality of life of persons working or living on or near 
Brownfields properties will be adequately protected. This program 
highlights the Brownfields Showcase Communities as examples of how 
public health activities can be implemented; the examples will serve as 
models which can be generalized to other communities throughout the 
nation.
    ATSDR is fully committed to implementing the President's Executive 
Order 12898 on Environmental Justice to ensure the full representation 
and participation on all levels, of minority and low-income population 
groups.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Applicants will be limited to the official county, city and other 
local public health agencies of local communities (with the exception 
of Rhode Island where the State Health Department is the eligible 
applicant) located in the twenty-eight (28) Brownfields Showcase 
Communities as designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
(62 FR 44274 and 65 FR 14273). The Brownfields Showcase Communities 
are:

1. Baltimore, Maryland
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Dallas, Texas
4. Denver, Colorado
5. Des Moines, Iowa
6. East Palo Alto, California
7. Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
8. Glen Cove, New York
9. Houston, Texas
10. Jackson, Mississippi
11. Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri
12. Los Angeles, California
13. Lowell, Massachusetts
14. Metlakatla Indian Community, Alaska
15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
16. Mystic Valley Development Commission (Malden, Medford, Everett), 
Massachusetts
17. New Bedford, Massachusetts
18. Niagara Region, New York
19. Cape Charles/Northampton County, Virginia
20. Portland, Oregon
21. State of Rhode Island
22. Saint Louis, Missouri/East St. Louis, Illinois
23. Saint Paul, Minnesota
24. Salt Lake City, Utah
25. Seattle/King County, Washington
26. Southeast Florida (Eastward Ho!), Florida
27. Stamford, Connecticut
28. Trenton, New Jersey


    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 $60,000 is available in FY 2001 to fund approximately 
2 awards. It is expected that the average award will be $30,000, 
ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. It is expected that the awards will 
begin on or about Sep. 30, 2001, and will be made for a 12-month budget 
period within a project period of 1 year. Funding estimates may change.

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 grantee, as the direct and 
primary recipient of ATSDR 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 grant funds. The equipment proposed 
should be appropriate and reasonable for the activities 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 leasing versus 
purchase of the equipment. Equipment shall be returned to ATSDR at the 
end of the project period.

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 ATSDR will be responsible for the activities listed 
under 2. ATSDR Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

    a. Utilize existing inventories of Brownfields in the area and 
evaluate each property for environmental public health issues in 
collaboration with ATSDR, other State health departments, and EPA.
    b. Integrate public health concerns into the Brownfields Showcase 
decision-making related to assessment, clean up, and redevelopment.

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    c. Develop a plan discussing the strategies associated with 
implementing the needed public health actions at Brownfields 
properties. As much as possible, utilize previous public health lessons 
learned in plan development.
    d. Involve all appropriate stakeholders at Brownfields properties 
in the planning and implementation of the needed public health actions.
    e. Develop methods for evaluating the strategies used and a plan 
for sustainability once the funding period has ended.

2. ATSDR Activities

    a. Assist and collaborate with the recipient in the assembly and 
utilization of existing environmental data, medical and other public 
health data and other relevant information as requested.
    b. Evaluate recommendations as requested to further the objectives 
of this program.
    c. Provide technical assistance and training to build capacity 
similar to the existing state cooperative program.

E. 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 narrative should be no more than 20 double-spaced pages, 
printed on one side, with one inch margins, and unreduced font.
    In a narrative format, the applicant should include discussion of 
areas listed under the EVALUATION CRITERIA section of this announcement 
as they relate to the proposed program. Because these criteria will 
serve as the basis for evaluation of the application, omissions or 
incomplete information may affect the rating of the application. 
Although this program does not require in-kind or matching funds, the 
applicant should describe any in-kind support in the formal 
application. For example, if the in-kind support includes personnel, 
the applicant should provide the qualifying experience of the personnel 
and clearly state the type of activity to be performed.

F. Submission and Deadline

    Submit the original and two copies of CDC 0.1246. Forms are 
available in the application kit and at the following Internet address: 
www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
    On or before August 15, 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:

1. Received on or before the deadline date; or
2. 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 which do not meet the criteria in 1 or 2 above 
will be returned to the applicant without review.

G. Evaluation Criteria

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by ATSDR. 
The extent of the applicant's ability to address the following:

1. Proposed Program (60 percent)

    a. The identification of relevant Brownfields properties in the 
community including, but not limited to, those identified in the 
Brownfields Showcase award.
    b. Demonstrate how relevant environmental and public health data 
will be used in the evaluation of Brownfields properties.
    c. Demonstrate how the listing of public health issues and 
appropriate public health actions, both needed and already undertaken, 
will be developed.
    d. Demonstrate how the plan discussing the strategies associated 
with implementing the needed public health actions will be developed.
    e. The identification of all local Brownfields-related stakeholders 
groups, and how these groups will be included in the planning and 
implementation of strategies.
    f. Demonstrate how local support from affected residents will be 
solicited.
    g. Describe how methods for evaluating these strategies and 
sustaining Brownfields-related public health activities will be 
developed.

2. Program Evaluation (20 percent)

    The extent to which evaluation plan includes measures of program 
outcome (e.g., effect on participant's knowledge, attitudes, skills, 
and behaviors).

3. Applicant Capability (20 percent)

    a. Applicant's basic knowledge/experience required to perform the 
applicant's responsibilities in the project;
    b. Description of the adequacy and commitment of institutional 
resources to administer the program and the adequacy of the facilities.

4. Program Budget (not scored)

    The extent to which the budget is reasonable, clearly justified, 
and consistent with the intended use of cooperative agreement funds.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC/ATSDR with original plus two copies of:

1. Annual progress reports;
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of the 
budget period;
3. Summary report of all activities conducted during the project 
period, no more than 90 days after the end of the project period; and
4. Final financial and performance reports, 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 
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the 
announcement in the application kit.

AR-7 Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-18 Cost Recovery--ATSDR
AR-19 Third Party Agreements--ATSDR

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 104(i)(4), (6), (7), 
(14), and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) (42 U.S.C. 
9604(i)(4), (6), (7), (14), and (15)). The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance Number is 93.161.

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

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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 questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from: Nelda Y. 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, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#365857510f7655525518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85ebe4e2bcc5e6e1e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
    For program technical assistance, contact: Juan Reyes, Director, 
Office of Regional Operations, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS-E42, Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone 
number: (404) 498-0537, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce6f9febeccefe8efa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315b444303715255521f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: June 20, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 01-16042 Filed 6-26-01; 8:45 am]
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