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G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by ATSDR:

1. Proposed Research—50 percent

The extent to which the applicant’s

project addresses:

a. The scientific merit of the hypothesis

of the proposed project, including the

originality of the approach and the

feasibility, adequacy, and rationale of

the design (the design of the study

should ensure statistical validity for

comparison with other research

projects)(25 percent);

b. The technical merit of the methods

and procedures (analytic procedures

should be state of the art), including

the degree to which the project can be

expected to yield results that meet the

program objective as described in the

purpose section of this announcement

(15 percent);

c. The proposed project schedule,

including clearly established

obtainable project objectives for

which progress toward attainment can

and will be measured including plans

for publishing research results in peer

reviewed journals (10 percent); and

2. Program Personnel—45 percent

Because of the importance and

potential impact of the outcome of this

project on a number of public health

programs:

a. The Principal Investigator must be a

recognized expert on organic and

inorganic mercury (20 percent); and

b. The Principal Investigator must have

experience, validated by publication,

in working with Thimerosal (10

percent); and

c. Commitment and ability of the

Principal Investigator and his/her

Associates to devote adequate time

and effort to provide effective

leadership (15 percent).

3. Institutional Resources and

Commitment—5 percent

Description of the adequacy and

commitment of the institutional

resources to administer the program and

the adequacy of the facilities as they

impact on performance of the proposed

study.

4. Program Budget—(NOT SCORED)

The extent to which the budget is

reasonable, clearly justified, and

consistent with intended use of grant

funds.

5. Human Subjects—(NOT SCORED)

Does the application adequately

address the requirements of Title 45

CFR Part 46 for the protection of human

subjects?

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC 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; and

3. 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 in the

application kit.

AR–3 Animal Subjects Requirements

AR–7 Executive Order 12372 Review

AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR–11 Healthy People 2010

AR–12 Lobby 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 in

Sections 104(i)(5)(A) 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)(5)(A) and (15)]; and

section 106, subsection 118(e) of the

Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of

1990 [33 U.S.C. 1268(e)]. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance number is

93.161.

J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

This and other 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 questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from: Ms.

Nelda Godfrey, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention,

Room 3000, 2920 Brandywine Road,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone

number: 770–488–2722, Email address:

nag9@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact(s): Dr. Dennis Jones, Division of

Toxicology, ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road,

N.E., Mail Stop E–29, Atlanta, Georgia

30333, Telephone number: 404–498–

0160, Email address: dej2@cdc.gov or

Dr. Moiz Mumtaz, Division of

Toxicology, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E.,

Mail Stop E–29, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,

Telephone number: 404–498–0727,

Email address: mgm4@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 20, 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

Public Meeting of the Inter-tribal

Council on Hanford Health Projects

(ICHHP) in Association With the

Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service (PHS) Activities and

Research at Department of Energy

(DOE) Sites: Hanford Health Effects

Subcommittee

Name: Public meeting of the Intertribal Council on Hanford Health

Projects (ICHHP) in association with the

Citizens Advisory Committee on PHS

Activities and Research at DOE Sites:

Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee

(HHES).

Time and Date: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., July

25, 2001.

Place:: Tamastslikt Cultural Institute,

72789 Highway 331, Pendleton, OR.

Telephone: (541) 276–2323.

Status: Open to the public, limited

only by the space available. The meeting

room accommodates approximately 50

people.

Background: A Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU), signed in

October 1990 and renewed in

September 2000, between ATSDR and

DOE delineates the responsibilities and

procedures for ATSDR’s public health

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activities at DOE sites required under

sections 104, 105, 107, and 120 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA or ‘‘Superfund’’). These

activities include health consultations

and public health assessments at DOE

sites listed on, or proposed for, the

Superfund National Priorities List and

at sites that are the subject of petitions

from the public; and other healthrelated activities such as epidemiologic

studies, health surveillance, exposure

and disease registries, health education,

substance-specific applied research,

emergency response, and preparation of

toxicological profiles.

In addition, under an MOU signed in

December 1990 with DOE and replaced

by an MOU signed in 2000, the

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) has been given the

responsibility and resources for

conducting analytic epidemiologic

investigations of residents of

communities in the vicinity of DOE

facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and

other persons potentially exposed to

radiation or to potential hazards from

non-nuclear energy production and use.

HHS has delegated program

responsibility to CDC.

Community Involvement is a critical

part of ATSDR’s and CDC’s energyrelated research and activities and input

from members of the ICHHP is part of

these efforts. The ICHHP will work with

the HHES to provide input on American

Indian health effects at the Hanford,

Washington, site.

Purpose: The purpose of this meeting

is to address issues that are unique to

tribal involvement with the HHES, and

agency updates.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items

will include a dialogue on issues that

are unique to tribal involvement with

the HHES. This will include

presentations and discussions on each

tribal members respective

environmental health activities, and

agency updates. Agenda items are

subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Persons for More Information:

Dean Seneca, Executive Secretary, or

Marilyn Palmer, Committee

Management Specialist, Division of

Health Assessment and Consultation,

ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, NE M/S E–

54 Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 1–

888–42–ATSDR (28737), fax 404/498–

1744.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services Office, has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

John Burckhardt,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service (PHS) Activities and

Research at Department of Energy

(DOE) Sites: Hanford Health Effects

Subcommittee

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) announce

the following meeting.

Name: Citizens Advisory Committee

on PHS Activities and Research at DOE

Sites: Hanford Health Effects

Subcommittee (HHES).

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,

July 26, 2001.8:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m., July

27, 2001.

Place: Tamastslikt Cultural Institute,

72789 Highway 331, Pendleton, OR

97801. Telephone: (541) 276–2323.

Status: Open to the public, limited

only by the space available. The meeting

room accommodates approximately 150

people.

Background: Under a Memorandum

of Understanding (MOU) signed in

October 1990 and renewed in

September 2000 between ATSDR and

DOE. The MOU delineates the

responsibilities and procedures for

ATSDR’s public health activities at DOE

sites required under sections 104, 105,

107, and 120 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA or ‘‘Superfund’’). These

activities include health consultations

and public health assessments at DOE

sites listed on, or proposed for, the

Superfund National Priorities List and

at sites that are the subject of petitions

from the public; and other healthrelated activities such as epidemiologic

studies, health surveillance, exposure

and disease registries, health education,

substance-specific applied research,

emergency response, and preparation of

toxicological profiles.In addition, under

an MOU signed in December 1990 with

DOE and replaced by an MOU signed in

2000, the Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS) has been given

the responsibility and resources for

conducting analytic epidemiologic

investigations of residents of

communities in the vicinity of DOE

facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and

other persons potentially exposed to

radiation or to potential hazards from

non-nuclear energy production and use.

HHS has delegated program

responsibility to CDC.

Purpose: This subcommittee is

charged with providing advice and

recommendations to the Director, CDC,

and the Administrator, ATSDR,

regarding community, American Indian

Tribes, and labor concerns pertaining to

CDC’s and ATSDR’s public health

activities and research at this DOE site.

The purpose of this meeting is to receive

an update from the Inter-tribal Council

on Hanford Health Projects; to review

and approve the Minutes of the previous

meeting; to receive updates from

ATSDR, CDC/NCEH and NIOSH; to

receive reports from the Outreach,

Public Health Assessment, Public

Health Activities, and the Studies

Workgroups; and to address other issues

and topics, as necessary.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items

include a presentation and discussion

on Combined Doses, discussion on

recommendations from the national

evaluation for the health effects

subcommittees’, Epidemiology 101

workshop, update on the Hanford

Community Health Project, and agency

updates. Agenda items are subject to

change as priorities dictate.

Contact Persons for More Information:

French Bell, Executive Secretary HHES,

or Marilyn Palmer, Committee

Management Specialist, Division of

Health Assessment and Consultation,

ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, NE M/S E–

54, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 1–

888–42–ATSDR(28737), fax 404/498–

1744.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services Office, has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

John Burckhardt.

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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