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FY 1996 ALLOTMENT—ADMINISTRATION ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES—Continued

Protection and

advocacy Percentage

Hawaii .................................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Idaho ...................................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Illinois ..................................................................................................................................................................... 858,307 3.312479

Indiana ................................................................................................................................................................... 491,113 1.895361

Iowa ........................................................................................................................................................................ 254,508 .982227

Kansas ................................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Kentucky ................................................................................................................................................................ 378,380 1.460289

Louisiana ................................................................................................................................................................ 443,374 1.711121

Maine ..................................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Maryland ................................................................................................................................................................ 329,489 1.271603

Massachusetts ....................................................................................................................................................... 403,574 1.557520

Michigan ................................................................................................................................................................. 769,485 2.969687

Minnesota ............................................................................................................................................................... 347,673 1.341780

Mississippi .............................................................................................................................................................. 301,040 1.161809

Missouri .................................................................................................................................................................. 438,395 1.691905

Montana ................................................................................................................................................................. 254,508 .982227

Nebraska ................................................................................................................................................................ 254,508 .982227

Nevada ................................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

New Jersey ............................................................................................................................................................ 473,899 1.828927

New Mexico ........................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

New York ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,255,206 4.844238

North Carolina ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,332,640 5.143081

North Dakota .......................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Ohio ........................................................................................................................................................................ 938,556 3.622185

Oklahoma ............................................................................................................................................................... 304,757 1.176154

Oregon ................................................................................................................................................................... 261,963 1.010998

Pennsylvania .......................................................................................................................................................... 975,776 3.765829

Rhode Island .......................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

South Carolina ....................................................................................................................................................... 354,085 1.366526

South Dakota ......................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................................. 465,273 1.795636

Texas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,492,807 5.761216

Utah ........................................................................................................................................................................ 254,508 .982227

Vermont .................................................................................................................................................................. 254,508 .982227

Virginia ................................................................................................................................................................... 479,643 1.851095

Washington ............................................................................................................................................................ 382,580 1.476498

West Virginia .......................................................................................................................................................... 254,508 .982227

Wisconsin ............................................................................................................................................................... 422,284 1.629728

Wyoming ................................................................................................................................................................ 254,508 .982227

American Samoa ................................................................................................................................................... 136,161 .525489

Guam ..................................................................................................................................................................... 136,161 .525489

Northern Mariana Islands ...................................................................................................................................... 136,161 .525489

Puerto Rico ............................................................................................................................................................ 809,142 3.122736

Palau ...................................................................................................................................................................... 102,121 .394117

Virgin Islands ......................................................................................................................................................... 136,161 .525489

1This amount is $806,682 less than the 1995 appropriation level. These funds are set aside for funding technical assistance and American Indian Consortiums. Public Law 103–230 authorizes spending up to two percent (2%) of the amount appropriated under Section 143 to fund technical assistance. American Indian Consortiums are eligible to receive the minimum amount under Section 142(c)(1)(A)(i). Unused funds will be

reallotted in accordance with Section 142(c)(1) of the Act.

Dated: March 15, 1995.

Bob Williams,

Commissioner, Administration on

Developmental Disabilities.

[FR Doc. 95–6916 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement 123]

Grants for Education Programs in

Occupational Safety and Health;

Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

1996

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces that

applications are being accepted for

fiscal year (FY) 1996 training grants in

occupational safety and health. This

announcement reflects an initial

response of CDC/NIOSH to an external

review of the NIOSH training and

education programs which concluded

that there should be more flexibility in

the definition of academic programs and

of what constitutes an Educational

Resource Center. The Public Health

Service (PHS) is committed to achieving

the health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a PHS-led national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

priority area of Occupational Safety and

Health. (For ordering a copy of ‘‘Healthy
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People 2000,’’ see the section Where to

Obtain Additional Information.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

section 21(a) of the Occupational Safety

and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.

670(a)). Regulations applicable to this

program are in 42 CFR Part 86, ‘‘Grants

for Education Programs in Occupational

Safety and Health.’’

Smoke-Free Workplace

PHS strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and to promote the nonuse of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Any public or private educational or

training agency or institution that has

demonstrated competency in the

occupational safety and health field and

is located in a State, the District of

Columbia, or U.S. Territory is eligible to

apply for a training grant.

Availability of Funds and Recipient

Activities

CDC expects approximately

$11,500,000 to be available in FY 1996.

A. Approximately $10,400,000 of the

total funds available will be utilized as

follows:

1. To award approximately fourteen

non-competing continuation

Educational Resource Center (ERC)

training grants totaling approximately

$8,200,000 and ranging from

approximately $400,000 to $800,000

with the average award being

approximately $600,000. An

Occupational Safety and Health

Educational Resource Center shall be an

identifiable organizational unit within

the sponsoring organization and shall

consist of the following characteristics:

a. Cooperative arrangements with a

medical school or teaching hospital

(with an established program in

preventive or occupational medicine);

with a school of nursing or its

equivalent; with a school of public

health or its equivalent; or with a school

of engineering or its equivalent. Other

schools or departments with relevant

disciplines and resources shall be

expected to be represented and

contribute as appropriate to the conduct

of the total program, e.g., epidemiology,

toxicology, biostatistics, environmental

health, law, business administration,

education. Specific mechanisms to

implement the cooperative

arrangements between departments,

schools/colleges, universities, etc., shall

be demonstrated in order to assure that

the intended multidisciplinary training

and education will be engendered.

b. A Center Director who possesses a

demonstrated capacity for sustained

productivity and leadership in

occupational health and safety

education and training. The Director

shall oversee the general operation of

the Center Program and shall, to the

extent possible, directly participate in

training activities. Provisions shall be

made to employ a Deputy Director who

shall be responsible for managing the

daily administrative duties of the Center

and to increase the Center Director’s

availability to ERC staff and to the

public. At least one full-time equivalent

effort shall be demonstrated between the

two positions.

c. Program Directors who are full-time

faculty and professional staff

representing various disciplines and

qualifications relevant to occupational

safety and health who are capable of

planning, establishing, and carrying out

or administering training projects

undertaken by the Center. Each

academic program, as well as the

continuing education and outreach

program, shall have a Program Director.

d. Faculty and staff with

demonstrated training and research

expertise, appropriate facilities and

ongoing training and research activities

in occupational safety and health areas.

e. A program for conducting

education and training in four core

disciplines: Occupational physicians,

occupational health nurses, industrial

hygienists, and occupational safety

personnel. There shall be a minimum of

five full-time students in each of the

core programs, with a goal of a

minimum of 30 full-time students (total

in all of programs together). Although it

is desirable for a Center to have the full

range of core programs, a Center with a

minimum of three components of which

two are in the core disciplines is eligible

for support providing it is demonstrated

that students will be exposed to the

principles and issues of all four core

disciplines. In order to maximize the

unique strengths and capabilities of

institutions, consideration will be given

to the development of new and

innovative component programs that are

relevant to the occupational safety and

health field, e.g., ergonomics, industrial

toxicology, and occupational

epidemiology. Centers must also

document that the program covers an

occupational safety and health

discipline in critical need or meets a

specific regional workforce need. Each

core program curriculum shall include

courses from non-core categories as well

as appropriate clinical rotations and

field experiences with public health and

safety agencies and with labormanagement health and safety groups.

Where possible, field experience shall

involve students representing other

disciplines in a manner similar to that

used in team surveys and other team

approaches.

f. A specific plan describing how

trainees will be exposed to the

principles of all other occupational

safety and health core and allied

disciplines. Consortium Centers

generally have geographic, policy and

other barriers to achieving this Center

characteristic and, therefore, must give

special, if not innovative, attention to

thoroughly describing the approach for

fulfilling the multidisciplinary

interaction between students.

g. Demonstrated impact of the ERC on

the curriculum of undergraduate,

graduate and continuing education of

primary core disciplines as well as

relevant medical specialties (e.g.

neurology) and the curriculum of other

schools such as engineering, business

and law.

h. An outreach program to interact

with and help other institutions or

agencies located within the region.

Programs shall be designed to address

regional needs and implement

innovative strategies for meeting those

needs. Partnerships and collaborative

relationships shall be encouraged

between ERCs and Training Project

Grants. Examples of outreach activities

might include activities such as:

Interaction with other colleges and

schools within the ERC and with other

universities or institutions in the region

to integrate occupational safety and

health principles and concepts within

existing curricula (e.g., Colleges of

Business Administration, Engineering,

Architecture, Law, and Arts and

Sciences); exchange of occupational

safety and health faculty among regional

educational institutions; providing

curriculum materials and consultation

for curriculum/course development in

other institutions; use of a visiting

faculty program to involve labor and

management leaders; cooperative and

collaborative arrangements with

professional societies, scientific

associations, and boards of

accreditation, certification, or licensure;

and presentation of awareness seminars

to undergraduate and secondary

educational institutions (e.g., high

school science fairs and career days) as

well as to labor, management and

community associations.
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i. A specific plan for preparing,

distributing and conducting courses,

seminars and workshops to provide

short-term and continuing education

training courses for physicians, nurses,

industrial hygienists, safety engineers

and other occupational safety and

health professionals, paraprofessionals

and technicians, including personnel

from labor-management health and

safety committees, in the geographical

region in which the Center is located.

The goal shall be that the training be

made available to a minimum of 400

trainees per year representing all of the

above categories of personnel, on an

approximate proportional basis with

emphasis given to providing

occupational safety and health training

to physicians in family practice, as well

as industrial practice, industrial nurses,

and safety engineers. Where

appropriate, it shall be professionally

acceptable in that Continuing Education

Units (as approved by appropriate

professional associations) may be

awarded. These courses should be

structured so that higher educational

institutions, public health and safety

agencies, professional societies or other

appropriate agencies can utilize them to

provide training at the local level to

occupational health and safety

personnel working in the workplace.

Further, the Center shall conduct

periodic training needs assessments,

shall develop a specific plan to meet

these needs, and shall have

demonstrated capability for

implementing such training directly and

through other institutions or agencies in

the region. The Center should establish

and maintain cooperative efforts with

labor unions, government agencies, and

industry and trade associations, where

appropriate, thus serving as a regional

resource for addressing the problems of

occupational safety and health that are

faced by State and local governments,

labor and management.

j. A Board of Advisors or Consultants

representing the user and affected

population, including representatives of

labor, industry, government agencies,

academic institutions and professional

associations, shall be established by the

Center. The Board shall meet regularly

to advise a Center Executive Committee

and to provide periodic evaluation of

Center activities. The Executive

Committee shall be composed of the

Center Director and Deputy Director,

academic Program Directors, the

Directors for Continuing Education and

Outreach and others whom the Center

Director may appoint to assist in

governing the internal affairs of the

Center.

k. In research institutions, as

documented by on-going funded

research and faculty publications, a

defined research training plan for

training doctoral-level researchers in the

occupational safety and health field.

The plan will include how the Center

intends to strengthen existing research

training efforts, and how it will expand

these research activities to have an

impact on other primarily clinicallyoriented disciplines, such as nursing

and medicine. Each ERC is required to

identify or develop a minimum of one,

preferably more, areas of research focus

related to work environment problems.

Consideration shall be given to the CDC/

NIOSH priority research areas of

surveillance, work organization

(including underserved populations,

occupational stress and ergonomics),

control technology or intervention

research, and health services research.

In addition to the research and research

training components, the plan will also

include such items as specific strategies

for obtaining student and faculty

funding, plans for renovating or

acquiring facilities and equipment, if

appropriate, and a plan for developing

research-oriented faculty.

l. Evidence in obtaining support from

other funds, including other Federal

grants, support from States and other

public agencies, and support from the

private sector including grants from

foundations and corporate endowments,

chairs, and gifts.

2. Approximately $250,000 of the

available funds as specified in A.1. will

be awarded to ERCs to support the

development of specialized educational

programs in agricultural safety and

health within the existing core

disciplines of industrial hygiene,

occupational medicine, occupational

health nursing, and occupational safety.

Program support is available for faculty

and staff salaries, trainee costs, and

other costs to educate professionals in

agricultural safety and health.

3. To award approximately twentyfive non-competing continuation and

fourteen competing continuation longterm training project grants (TPG)

totaling $2,200,000 and ranging from

approximately $10,000 to $500,000,

with the average award being $56,000,

to support academic programs in the

core disciplines (i.e. industrial hygiene,

occupational health nursing,

occupational/industrial medicine, and

occupational safety and ergonomics)

and relevant components (e.g.

toxicology, ergonomics). The awards are

normally for training programs of 1

academic year. They are intended to

augment the scope, enrollment, and

quality of training programs rather than

to replace funds already available for

current operations. They must also

document that the program covers an

occupational safety and health

discipline in critical need or meets a

specific regional workforce need. The

types of training currently eligible for

support are:

a. Graduate training for practice,

teaching, and research careers in

occupational safety and health. Priority

will be given to programs producing

graduates in areas (i.e., disciplines such

as occupational health nursing) of

greatest occupational safety and health

need.

b. Undergraduate and other prebaccalaureate training providing

trainees with capabilities for positions

in occupational safety and health

professions.

c. Special technical or other programs

for training of occupational safety and

health technicians or specialists.

d. Special programs for development

of occupational safety and health

training curricula and educational

materials, including mechanisms for

effectiveness testing and

implementation.

Awards will be made for a 1- to 5-year

project period with an annual budget

period. Funding estimates may vary and

are subject to change. Non-competing

continuation awards within the

approved project periods will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress and

the availability of funds.

B. Approximately $1,100,000 of the

total funds available will be awarded to

ERCs to support the development and

presentation of continuing education

and short courses and academic

curricula for trainees and professionals

engaged in the management of

hazardous substances. These funds are

provided to NIOSH/CDC through an

Interagency Agreement with the

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences as authorized by

section 209(b) of the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

(SARA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)(4)).

The hazardous substance training (HST)

funds are being used to supplement

previous hazardous substance

continuing education grant support

provided to the ERCs in FY 1984 and

1985 under the authority of Title III of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA) of 1980 as amended by

SARA for the ERC continuing education

program. The hazardous substance

academic training (HSAT) funds are

being used to supplement continuing

industrial hygiene core program support

to develop and offer academic curricula

in the hazardous substance field
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primarily for industrial hygiene

trainees. Program support is available

for faculty and staff salaries, trainee

costs, and other costs to provide training

and education for occupational safety

and health and other professional

personnel engaged in the evaluation,

management, and handling of hazardous

substances. The policies regarding

project periods also apply to these

activities.

Purpose

The objective of this grant program is

to award funds to eligible institutions or

agencies to assist in providing an

adequate supply of qualified

professional and para-professional

occupational safety and health

personnel to carry out the purposes of

the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Review and Evaluation Criteria

In reviewing ERC grant applications,

consideration will be given to:

1. Needs assessment directed to the

overall contribution of the training

program toward meeting the job market,

especially within the applicant’s region,

for qualified personnel to carry out the

purposes of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 1970. The needs

assessment should consider the regional

requirements for outreach, continuing

education, information dissemination,

and special industrial or community

training needs that may be peculiar to

the region.

2. Plans to satisfy the regional needs

for training in the areas outlined by the

application, including projected

enrollment, recruitment and current

workforce populations. The need for

supporting students in allied disciplines

must be specifically justified in terms of

user community requirements.

3. Extent to which arrangements for

day-to-day management, allocation of

funds and cooperative arrangements are

designed to effectively achieve

Characteristics of an Educational

Resource Center. (See A.1.a.–l.)

4. Extent to which curriculum content

and design includes formalized training

objectives, minimal course content to

achieve certificate or degree, course

descriptions, course sequence,

additional related courses open to

occupational safety and health students,

time devoted to lecture, laboratory and

field experience, and the nature of

specific field and clinical experiences

including their relationships with

didactic programs in the educational

process.

5. Academic training including the

number of full-time and part-time

students and graduates for each core

program, the placement of graduates,

employment history, and their current

location by type of institution

(academic, industry, labor, etc.).

Previous continuing education training

in each discipline and outreach activity

and assistance to groups within the ERC

region.

6. Methods in use or proposed

methods for evaluating the effectiveness

of training and outreach including the

use of placement services and feedback

mechanisms from graduates as well as

employers, innovative strategies for

meeting regional needs, critiques from

continuing education courses, and

reports from consultations and

cooperative activities with other

universities, professional associations,

and other outside agencies.

7. Competence, experience and

training of the Center Director, the

Deputy Center Director, the Program

Directors and other professional staff in

relation to the type and scope of training

and education involved.

8. Institutional commitment to Center

goals.

9. Academic and physical

environment in which the training will

be conducted, including access to

appropriate occupational settings.

10. Appropriateness of the budget

required to support each academic

component of the ERC program,

including a separate budget for the

academic staff’s time and effort in

continuing education and outreach.

11. Evidence of a plan describing the

research and research training the

Center proposes. This shall include

goals, elements of the program, research

faculty and amount of effort, support

faculty, facilities and equipment

available and needed, and methods for

implementing and evaluating the

program.

12. Evidence of success in attaining

outside support to supplement the ERC

grant funds including other Federal

grants, support from States and other

public agencies, and support from the

private sector including grants from

foundations and corporate endowments,

chairs, and gifts.

13. Evidence of a strategy to evaluate

the impact that the ERC and its

programs have had on the DHHS

Region. Examples could include a

continuing education needs assessment,

a workforce needs survey, consultation

and research programs provided to

address regional occupational safety and

health problems, the impact on primary

care practice and training, a program

graduate data base to track the

contributions of graduates to the

occupational safety and health field,

and the cost effectiveness of the

program.

In reviewing long-term TPG

applications, consideration will be

given to:

1. Need for training in the program

area outlined by the application. This

should include documentation of ability

and a plan for student recruitment,

projected enrollment, job opportunities,

regional/national need both in quality

and quantity, and similar programs, if

any within the geographic area.

2. Potential contribution of the project

toward meeting the needs for graduate

or specialized training in occupational

safety and health.

3. Curriculum content and design

which should include formalized

program objectives, minimal course

content to achieve certificate or degree,

course sequence, related courses open to

students, time devoted to lecture,

laboratory and field experience, nature

and the interrelationship of these

educational approaches.

4. Previous records of training in this

or related areas, including placement of

graduates.

5. Methods proposed to evaluate

effectiveness of the training.

6. Degree of institutional

commitment: Is grant support necessary

for program initiation or continuation?

Will support gradually be assumed? Is

there related instruction that will go on

with or without the grant?

7. Adequacy of facilities (classrooms,

laboratories, library services, books, and

journal holdings relevant to the

program, and access to appropriate

occupational settings).

8. Competence, experience, training,

time commitment to the program and

availability of faculty to advise students,

faculty/student ratio, and teaching loads

of the program director and teaching

faculty in relation to the type and scope

of training involved. The program

director must be a full-time faculty

member.

9. Admission Requirements: Student

selection standards and procedures,

student performance standards and

student counseling services.

10. Advisory Committee (if

established): Membership, industries

and labor groups represented; how often

they meet; who they advise, role in

designing curriculum and establishing

program need.

11. Evidence of a strategy to evaluate

the impact that the program has had on

the region. Examples could include a

workforce needs survey, consultation

and research programs provided to

address regional occupational safety and

health problems, a program graduate

data base to track the contributions of

graduates to the occupational safety and
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health field, and the cost effectiveness

of the program.

Funding Allocation Criteria

For Educational Resource Center

grants, the following criteria will be

considered in determining funding

allocations.

1. Academic Core Programs

a. Budget to support programs

primarily for personnel and other

personnel-related costs. Advanced

(doctoral and post-doctoral) and

specialty (master’s) programs will be

considered.

b. Budget to support programs based

on program quality and need. Factors

considered include faculty

commitment/breadth, faculty

reputation/strength, national/regional

workforce needs, unique program

contribution, interdisciplinary

interaction, and technical merit.

c. Budget to support students based

on the program level and the number of

students supported.

d. Budget to support research training

programs to establish a research base

within core disciplines and for the

training of researchers in occupational

safety and health.

2. Center Administration

Budget to support Center

administration to assure coordination

and promotion of academic programs.

3. Continuing Education/Outreach

Program

Budget to support outreach and

continuing education activities to

prepare, distribute, and conduct short

courses, seminars, and workshops.

4. Hazardous Substance Training

Programs

Budget to support the development

and presentation of continuing

education courses for professionals

engaged in the management of

hazardous substances.

5. Hazardous Substance Academic

Training Programs

Budget to support the development

and presentation of specialized

academic programs in hazardous

substance management.

6. Agricultural Safety and Health

Academic Programs

Budget to support the development

and presentation of specialized

academic programs and continuing

education courses in agricultural safety

and health.

For Long-Term Training Project

grants, the following factors will be

considered in determining funding

allocations.

Academic Core Programs

a. Budget to support programs

primarily for personnel and other

personnel-related costs. Advanced

(doctoral and post-doctoral), specialty

(master’s), and baccalaureate/associate

programs will be considered.

b. Budget to support programs based

on program quality and need. Factors

considered include faculty

commitment/breadth, faculty

reputation/strength, national/regional

workforce needs, unique program

contribution, interdisciplinary

interaction, and technical merit.

c. Budget to support students based

on the program level and the number of

students supported.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are not subject to review

as governed by Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirement

This program is not subject to the

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number is 93.263.

Application Submission and Deadline

Applications should be clearly

identified as an application for an

Occupational Safety and Health LongTerm Training Project Grant or ERC

Training Grant. The submission

schedule is as follows:

New, Competing Continuation and

Supplemental Receipt Date: July 1, 1995

An original and two copies of new,

competing continuation and

supplemental applications (Form CDC

2.145A ERC or TPG, OMB Number

0920–0261) should be submitted to:

Henry S. Cassell, III, Grants

Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305.

1. 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 the U.S. Postal

Service. Private metered postmarks shall

not be acceptable as proof of timely

mailing.)

2. Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in 1.a. or

1.b. above are considered late

applications. Late applications will not

be considered in the current

competition and will be returned to the

applicant.

Non-Competing Continuation Receipt

Date: November 15, 1995

An original and two copies of noncompeting continuation applications

(Form CDC 2.145B ERC or TPG, OMB

Number 0920–0261) should be

submitted to: Henry S. Cassell, III,

Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300,

Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional information call

(404) 332–4561. You will be asked to

leave your name, address and phone

number and will need to refer to

Announcement Number 123. You will

receive a complete program description,

information on application procedures,

and application forms.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from

Adrienne S. Brown, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE.,

Room 300, Mailstop E13, Atlanta, GA

30305, telephone (404) 842–6630.

Programmatic technical assistance may

be obtained from John T. Talty, Chief,

Educational Resource Development

Branch, Division of Training and

Manpower Development, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), 4676 Columbia

Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226,

telephone (513) 533–8241.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 123 when requesting

information and submitting an

application.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Full

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Summary

Report, Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)
14950 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 1995 / Notices

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 783–3238.

Dated: March 15, 1995.

Linda Rosenstock,

Director, National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 95–6861 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 95G–0039]

Degussa Corp.; Filing of Petition for

Affirmation of GRAS Status

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Degussa Corp. has filed a petition

(GRAS 2419) proposing that

hydrophobic silica, prepared by the

hydrophobization of silicon dioxide

with dichlorodimethyl-silane, be

affirmed as generally recognized as safe

(GRAS) as an anticaking/free-flow agent

in vitamin preparations for animal feed.

DATES: Written comments by June 5,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, rm. 1–23, 12420

Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. D.

McCurdy, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–226), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–594–1731.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(sec. 201(s), 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 321(s)

and 348(b)(5)) and the regulations for

affirmation of GRAS status in § 570.35

(21 CFR 570.35), notice is given that

Degussa Corp., c/o Counsel for

Petitioner, Jerome H. Heckman, Keller,

and Heckman, 1001 G St. NW., Suite

500 West, Washington, DC 20001, has

filed a petition (GRASP 2419) proposing

that hydrophobic silica, prepared by the

hydrophobization of silicon dioxide

with dichlorodimethyl-silane, be

affirmed as GRAS as an anticaking/freeflow agent in vitamin preparations for

animal feed.

The petition has been placed on

display at the Dockets Management

Branch (address above).

Any petition that meets the

requirements outlined in §§ 570.30 (21

CFR 570.30) and 570.35 is filed by the

agency. There is no prefiling review of

the adequacy of data to support a GRAS

conclusion. Thus, the filing of a petition

for GRAS affirmation should not be

interpreted as a preliminary indication

of suitability for GRAS affirmation.

The potential environmental impact

of this action is being reviewed. If the

agency finds that an environmental

impact statement is not required and

this petition results in a regulation, the

notice of availability of the agency’s

finding of no significant impact and the

evidence supporting that finding will be

published with the regulation in the

Federal Register in accordance with 21

CFR 25.40(c).

Interested persons may, on or before

June 5, 1995, review the petition and

file comments with the Dockets

Management Branch (address above).

Two copies of any comments should be

filed and should be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document. Comments

should include any available

information that would be helpful in

determining whether the substance is,

or is not, GRAS for the proposed use. In

addition, consistent with the regulations

promulgated under the National

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR

1501.4(b)), the agency encourages public

participation by review of and comment

on the environmental assessment

submitted with the petition that is the

subject of this notice. A copy of the

petition (including the environmental

assessment) and

received comments may be seen in the

Dockets Management Branch between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Stephen F. Sundlof,

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.

[FR Doc. 95–6918 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Advisory Committee Meeting;

Amendment of Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

amendment to the notice of meeting of

the Arthritis Advisory Committee. This

meeting was announced in the Federal

Register of February 17, 1995 (60 FR

9338). This amendment is being made to

announce the cancellation of the open

committee discussion portion of the

meeting and adjustment of the starting

time. There are no other changes. This

amendment will be announced at the

beginning of the open portion of the

meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Isaac F. Roubein, Center for Drug

Evaluation and Research (HFD–9), Food

and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–443–

5455, or FDA Advisory Committee

Information Hotline, 1–800–741–8138

(301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC

area), Arthritis Advisory Committee,

code 12532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of February 17, 1995

(60 FR 9338), FDA announced that the

Arthritis Advisory Committee would

hold a meeting on March 27, 1995.

On page 9338, column 2, the ‘‘Date,

time, and place’’ portion is amended to

read as follows:

Date, time, and place. March 27,

1995, 9 a.m., Holiday Inn—Silver

Spring, Silver Room, 8777 Georgia Ave.,

Silver Spring, MD.

On page 9338, column 2, the ‘‘Type of

meeting and contact person’’ portion is

amended to read as follows:

Type of meeting and contact person.

Open public hearing, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.,

unless public participation does not last

that long; closed committee

deliberations, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Isaac F.

Roubein, Center for Drug Evaluation and

Research (HFD–9), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–443–5455, or

FDA Advisory Committee Information

Hotline, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–

0572 in the Washington, DC area),

Arthritis Advisory Committee, code

12532.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Linda A. Suydam,

Interim Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

[FR Doc. 95–7068 Filed 3–17–95; 3:46 pm]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Advisory Committee Meetings;

Amendment of Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

amendment to the notice of meeting of

the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory

Committee. This meeting was

announced in the Federal Register of

February 17, 1995 (60 FR 9335 at 9336).

The amendment is being made to

announce the cancellation of the joint

session with the Dermatologic and

Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee;

the cancellation of the session with