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comments, commenters should send an

e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should

include the following words in the body

of the message, ‘‘get form <your e-mail

address>.’’ A sample form and

directions will be sent in reply. Parties

who choose to file by paper must file an

original and four copies of each filing.

All filings must be sent to the

Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman

Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

Parties also must send three paper

copies of their filing to Sheryl Todd,

Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

Twelfth Street SW., Room 5–A422,

Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition,

commenters must send diskette copies

to the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037.

Pursuant to § 1.1206 of the

Commission’s Rules, this proceeding

will continue to be conducted as a

permit-but-disclose proceeding in

which ex parte communications are

permitted subject to disclosure.

Katherine L. Schroder,

Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 01–16237 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Draft 2001–2006 Strategic Plan

ACTION: Request for comment.

SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in

accordance with the requirements of the

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993, has developed a draft of its

2001–2006 Strategic Plan. The FDIC is

now soliciting for consideration the

views and suggestions of stakeholders

potentially affected by or interested in

this plan.

The draft strategic plan covers a fiveyear period and provides a framework

for implementing the agency’s mission

of contributing to stability and public

confidence in the nation’s financial

system. This is accomplished through

the FDIC’s three major program areas—

Insurance, Supervision, and

Receivership Management—that work to

achieve the following results:

• Protection of insured depositors

from loss, without recourse to taxpayer

funding,

• Safety and soundness of insured

depository institutions,

• Protection of consumers’ rights and

the investment by FDIC-supervised

institutions in their communities, and

• Recovery to creditors of

receiverships.

The plan can be reviewed on the

FDIC’s website, http://www.fdic.gov, in

the ‘‘About FDIC’’ section.

Printed copies may be obtained from

the FDIC Public Information Center by

calling 1–800–276–6003 (202–416–6940

within the Washington metropolitan

area) or sending electronic mail to

PublicInfo@FDIC.gov.

DATES: The comment period closes July

31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit their written

comments to: FDIC—Division of

Finance, Business Planning Section,

Room 536, 801 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20434 or Internet Email: StrategicPlan@FDIC.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gordon A. Goeke at the addresses

identified above.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of

June, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16321 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME:

Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 10 a.m. The

starting time has been changed to 2 p.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,

DC (ninth floor).

STATUS: Meeting open to the public.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Ron Harris, Press Officer, Telephone

(202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 01–16397 Filed 6–26–01; 10:55 am]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01107]

Environmental Health Epidemiology

Program for Latin American and

Caribbean Countries; 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 with

the Pan American Health Organization

(PAHO). This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

Environmental Health.

The purpose of the program is to

further develop and establish an

environmental health epidemiology,

surveillance, and laboratory program for

the Latin American and Caribbean

countries.

The objectives are to: Collaborate with

Latin American and Caribbean countries

(LAC) in the conduct of environmental

epidemiology studies of populations

exposed to environmental contaminants

and other harmful agents.

Provide instruction and training to

enhance the development of

information systems to promote

epidemiologic and environmental

surveillance in the LAC.

Promote and enhance environmental

laboratories for environmental

surveillance and exposure assessment;

promote and enhance development of

methodology for assessment of exposure

of populations to environmental

contaminants.

Promote and enhance environmental

health risk communication in the LAC

region.

Work with collaborating centers to

implement training programs in the

LAC region, and provide access to other

existing programs, including those

delivered by distance learning

approaches.

Implement global environmental

health programs that address strategic

issues, such as the Children’s Health

and Environment in Latin America and

the Caribbean (CHELAC) initiative.

No human subjects research will be

supported under this cooperative

agreement.

B. Eligible Applicant

Assistance will be provided only to

the Pan American Health Organization.

No other applications are solicited.

The Pan American Health

Organization is the most appropriate

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and qualified agency to provide the

services specified under this

cooperative agreement because:

PAHO coordinates international

health activities for countries and

territories of Latin America and the

Caribbean. Their access to member

States (Latin American and Caribbean

countries) and their public health

programs is unique in this region.

PAHO has the lead in advancing

environmental public health in Latin

America and the Caribbean. PAHO is

the only organization serving Latin

America and the Caribbean with a focus

on the health impact of agricultural and

industrial development. PAHO provides

epidemiologic and toxicologic risk

assessment and support required for the

prevention of health risks associated

with toxic wastes and their air and

water pollution byproducts, food

contamination, and other environmental

health and occupational hazards and

diseases.

PAHO has long standing expertise in

regional disease surveillance,

application of technology in different

settings, development of training

methods for health personnel, use of

research to clarify and resolve health

problems, and integration of different

health programs to achieve maximum

efficiency and effectiveness.

The proposed program is strongly

supportive of and directly related to the

achievement of PAHO and CDC/

National Center for Environmental

Health (NCEH) and Office on Smoking

and Health (OSH) research,

development, and implementation

programs in environmental health

epidemiology, surveillance, and

prevention.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 states that an

organization described in Section 501(c) 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 $499,300 is available

in FY 2001 to support this program. It

is expected that the award will begin on

September 30, 2001, and will be made

for a 12-month budget period within a

project period of up to five years.

Funding estimates may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

D. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

To obtain business management

technical assistance, contact: Sharron

Orum, Lead, 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) 488–2716, Email address:

spo2@cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Michael A. McGeehin, PhD,

MSPH Director, Division of

Environmental Hazards and Health

Effects, National Center for

Environmental Health, 6 Executive Park

Drive, Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone

number: (404) 498–1300, Email address:

Mmcgeehin@cdc.gov.

Dated: June 22, 2001.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

[FR Doc. 01–16246 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01111]

Global Malaria Prevention and Control

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 Global Malaria Prevention

and Control. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus areas of

Immunization and Infectious Diseases.

The purpose of the program is to

expand the involvement of

organizations in the global Roll Back

Malaria (RBM) effort and to foster

endemic-country action in malaria

prevention and control program

implementation and the relevant

ancillary activities (e.g., baseline

evaluation, strategy development,

training, monitoring and evaluation,

focused operations research to further

the program implementation). See

Attachment 2 for more background

information.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided to public

and private nonprofit organizations and

their agents, including public and

nonprofit faith-based organizations.

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 $500,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund approximately three

awards. It is expected that the average

award will be $125,000, ranging from

$100,000 to $150,000. It is expected that

the awards 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 as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

Funding Preference

Funding preference will be given to

organizations proposing to work in subSaharan African countries with the

greatest number of malaria deaths.

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

listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

The applicant and their partner(s) in

the malaria-endemic country must:

a. Enhance local capacity for

implementing methods that will reduce

malaria transmission and the morbidity

and mortality from malaria infection in

the partner malaria-endemic country.

Applicants, in collaboration with the

partner country, should analyze the

partner country’s current infrastructure

for RBM implementation (per

Attachment 3) and develop strategies

that will address the priority

implementation needs. In countries

where such an analysis has already been

done, applicants should propose to

carry out through collaboration with a

partner organization in the partner

country the priority malaria prevention

activities identified through the

infrastructure analysis.

Priority program areas are listed

below and are examples of activities

that would be appropriate to propose

under this announcement. Some of

these activities may have been