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case may be, unless that practice

involves research or research training.

A statement retracting the article

entitled ‘‘Gonadotrophin-releasing

hormone agonist plus estrogen-progestin

‘add-back’ therapy for endometriosisrelated pelvic pain.’’ (Fertility and

Sterility 30:236–41, 1993) has been

published in Fertility and Sterility

(65(1):211, January 1996), and a

statement retracting the article entitled

‘‘Does low-dose combination oral

contraceptive use affect uterine size or

menstrual flow in premenopausal

women with leiomyomas?’’ (Obstetrics

and Gynecology, pp. 631–635, 1995) has

been published in Obstetrics and

Gynecology (85(5):728, November 1995).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Director, Division of Research

Investigations, Office of Research

Integrity, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 700,

Rockville, MD 20852.

Chris B. Pascal,

Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.

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Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry

[Announcement 703]

Public Health Conference Support

Grant Program

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) announce the availability of

funds in fiscal year (FY) 1997 for the

Public Health Conference Support Grant

Program. CDC and ATSDR are

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of ‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ a

national activity to reduce morbidity

and mortality and improve the quality

of life. This announcement is related to

all of the Healthy People 2000 priority

areas, except HIV Infection. (An

announcement for HIV entitled, ‘‘Public

Health Conference Support Cooperative

Agreement Program for Human

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Prevention’’ will be published.) (For

ordering a copy of ‘‘Healthy People

2000,’’ see the Section ‘‘Where To

Obtain Additional Information.’’)

Authority

The CDC program is authorized under

Section 301 [42 U.S.C. 241] and Section

310 [42 U.S.C. 242n] of the Public

Health Service Act. The ATSDR

program is authorized under Sections

104(i)(14) and (15) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, [42

U.S.C. 9604 (i)(14) and (15)].

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC and ATSDR strongly encourage

all grant recipients to provide a smokefree workplace and promote the non-use

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

CDC eligible applicants include

public and private (e.g., communitybased, national and regional)

organizations, nonprofit and for-profit

organizations and governments and

their agencies. Thus, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private organizations,

State and local governments or their

bona fide agents, federally recognized

Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes

or Indian tribal organizations, and

small, minority and/or women-owned

businesses are eligible for these grants.

ATSDR eligible applicants are the

official public health agencies of the

States, or their bona fide agents. This

includes the District of Columbia,

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,

the Northern Mariana Islands, the

Republic of the Marshall Island, the

Republic of Palau, and federally

recognized Indian tribal governments.

State organizations, including State

universities, State colleges, and State

research institutions, must establish that

they meet their respective State’s

legislature definition of a State entity or

political subdivision to be considered

an eligible applicant.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $500,000 from CDC is

expected to be available in FY 1997 to

fund approximately 25–30 awards. The

awards range from $1,000 to $30,000

with the average award being

approximately $15,000. The awards will

be made for a 12-month budget and

project period. The funding estimates

may vary and are subject to change,

based on the availability of funds.

ATSDR expects to have approximately

$50,000 available in FY 1997 to fund

approximately 6 awards. It is expected

that the average award will be $8,000,

ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.

Applications requesting more than

$10,000 will be given a lesser priority

and will be subject to the availability of

funds. The awards will be made for a

12-month budget and project period.

Funding estimates may vary and are

subject to change.

Use of Funds

• CDC and ATSDR funds may be used

for direct cost expenditures: salaries,

speaker fees, rental of necessary

equipment, registration fees, and

transportation costs (not to exceed

economy class fare) for non-Federal

employees.

• CDC and ATSDR funds may NOT

be used for the purchase of equipment,

payments of honoraria, alterations or

renovations, organizational dues,

entertainment or personal expenses,

cost of travel and payment of a Federal

employee, nor per diem or expenses

other than local mileage for local

participants.

• CDC and ATSDR funds may NOT

be used for reimbursement of indirect

costs.

• Although the practice of handing

out novelty items at meetings is often

employed in the private sector to

provide participants with souvenirs,

Federal funds CANNOT be used for this

purpose.

• CDC and ATSDR funds may be used

for only those parts of the conference

specifically supported by CDC as

documented in the grant award.

• CDC and ATSDR will NOT fund

100% of any conference proposed under

this announcement.

Purpose

The purpose of the CDC and ATSDR

conference support grants is to provide

PARTIAL support for specific nonFederal conferences in the areas of

health promotion and disease

prevention information/education

programs, (EXCEPT HIV INFECTION.)

CDC applications are being solicited

for conferences on: (1) Chronic disease

prevention; (2) Infectious disease

prevention; (3) Control of injury or

disease associated with environmental,

home, and work-place hazards; (4)

Environmental health; (5) Occupational

safety and health; (6) Control of risk

factors such as poor nutrition, smoking,

lack of exercise, high blood pressure,

and stress; (7) Health education and

promotion; (8) Laboratory practices; and

(9) Efforts that would strengthen the

public health system.

ATSDR applications are being

solicited for conferences on: (1) Health

effects of hazardous substances in the

environment; (2) Disease and toxic

substance exposure registries; (3)

Hazardous substance removal and
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remediation; (4) Emergency response to

toxic and environmental disasters; (5)

Risk communication; (6) Environmental

disease surveillance; and (7)

Investigation and research on hazardous

substances in the environment.

Because conference support by CDC

and ATSDR creates the appearance of

CDC and ATSDR co-sponsorship, there

will be active participation by CDC and

ATSDR in the development and

approval of those portions of the agenda

supported by CDC and ATSDR funds. In

addition, CDC and ATSDR will reserve

the right to approve or reject the content

of the full agenda, speaker selection,

and site selection. CDC and ATSDR

funds will not be expended for nonapproved portions of meetings.

Contingency awards will be made

allowing usage of only 10% of the total

amount to be awarded until a final full

agenda is approved by CDC and ATSDR.

This will provide funds for costs

associated with preparation of the

agenda. The remainder of funds will be

released only upon approval of the final

full agenda. CDC and ATSDR reserves

the right to terminate co-sponsorship if

it does not concur with the final agenda.

Because CDC’s and ATSDR’s mission

and programs relate to the promotion of

health and the prevention of disease,

disability, and premature death, only

conferences focusing on such

programmatic areas will be considered.

Those topics concerned with health-care

and health-service issues and areas

other than prevention should be

directed to other public health agencies.

Recipient Requirements

CDC and ATSDR grantees must meet

the following requirements:

A. Manage all activities related to

program content (e.g., objectives, topics,

attendees, session design, workshops,

special exhibits, speakers, fees, agenda

composition, and printing). Many of

these items may be developed in concert

with assigned CDC and ATSDR project

personnel.

B. Provide draft copies of the agenda

and proposed ancillary activities to CDC

and ATSDR for approval. Submit copy

of final agenda and proposed ancillary

activities to CDC and ATSDR for

approval.

C. Determine and manage all

promotional activities (e.g., title, logo,

announcements, mailers, press, etc.).

CDC and ATSDR must review and

approve any materials with reference to

CDC and ATSDR involvement or

support.

D. Manage all registration processes

with participants, invitees, and

registrants (e.g., travel, reservations,

correspondence, conference materials

and hand-outs, badges, registration

procedures, etc.).

E. Plan, negotiate, and manage

conference site arrangements, including

all audio-visual needs.

F. Participate in the analysis of data

from conference activities that pertain to

the impact on prevention.

G. ATSDR grantees must develop and

conduct education and training

programs on prevention of health effects

of hazardous substances.

H. ATSDR grantees must collaborate

with ATSDR staff in reporting and

disseminating results and relevant

prevention education and training

information to appropriate Federal,

State, and local agencies, and the

general public.

Letter of Intent

Potential applicants must submit an

original and two copies of a one-page

typewritten Letter of Intent (LOI) that

briefly describes the title, location,

purpose, and date of the proposed

conference and the intended audience

(number and profession). The LOI must

also include the estimated total cost of

the conference and the percentage of the

total cost (which must be less than

100%) being requested from CDC and

ATSDR.

Requests for 100% funding will be

considered non-responsive to this

program announcement and returned to

applicant without review. Current

recipients of CDC and ATSDR funding

must provide the award number and

title of the funded programs. No

attachments, booklets, or other

documents accompanying the LOI will

be considered. The one page limitation

must be observed or the letter of intent

will be returned without review.

Letters of Intent will be reviewed by

program staff for consistency with

CDC’s and ATSDR’s health promotion

and disease prevention goals and

priorities and the purpose of this

program.

Following submission of a LOI,

successful potential applicants will

receive written notification to submit an

application for funding. Applications

may be accepted by CDC and ATSDR

only after the LOI has been received by

CDC and ATSDR and written invitation

from CDC and ATSDR has been received

by prospective applicant. An invitation

to submit a final application will be

made on the basis of the proposed

conference’s relationship to the CDC

and ATSDR funding priorities and on

the availability of funds.

Evaluation Criteria

CDC applications will be reviewed

and evaluated according to the

following criteria (Total 100 Points):

A. Proposed Program and Technical

Approach (25 Points)

Evaluation will be based on:

1. The applicant’s description of the

proposed conference as it relates to

specific non-Federal conferences in the

areas of health promotion and disease

prevention information/education

programs (except HIV infection),

including the public health need of the

proposed conference and the degree to

which the conference can be expected to

influence public health practices.

Evaluation will be based also on the

extent of the applicant’s collaboration

with other agencies serving the intended

audience, including local health and

education agencies concerned with

health promotion and disease

prevention.

2. The applicant’s description of

conference objectives in terms of quality

and specificity and the feasibility of the

conference based on the operational

plan.

3. The quality of the proposed agenda

in addressing the chosen non-HIV

health and disease prevention/

education topic.

B. Applicant Capability (10 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the

adequacy of applicant’s resources

(additional sources of funding,

organization’s strengths, staff time,

proposed facilities, etc.) available for

conducting conference activities.

C. The Qualification of Program

Personnel (20 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the extent

to which the application has described:

1. The qualifications, experience, and

commitment of the principal staff

person, and his/her ability to devote

adequate time and effort to provide

effective leadership.

2. The competence of associate staff

persons, discussion leaders, speakers,

and presenters to accomplish

conference objectives.

3. The degree to which the

application demonstrates the knowledge

of nation-wide and education efforts

currently underway which may affect,

and be affected by, the proposed

conference.

D. Conference Objectives (25 Points)

Evaluation will be based on:

1. The overall quality, reasonableness,

feasibility, and logic of the designed

conference objectives, including the
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overall work plan and timetable for

accomplishment.

2. The likelihood of accomplishing

conference objectives as they relate to

disease prevention and health

promotion goals, and the feasibility of

the project in terms of the operational

plan.

E. Evaluation Methods (20 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the extent

to which evaluation mechanisms for the

conference will be able to adequately

assess increased knowledge, attitudes,

and behaviors of the target attendees.

F. Budget Justification and Adequacy of

Facilities (Not Scored)

The proposed budget will be

evaluated on the basis of its

reasonableness, concise and clear

justification, and consistency with the

intended use of grant funds. The

application will also be reviewed as to

the adequacy of existing and proposed

facilities and resources for conducting

conference activities.

ATSDR applications for support of the

types of conferences listed in the

Purpose section above will be reviewed

and evaluated according to the

following criteria: (Total 100 Points):

A. Proposed Program and Technical

Approach (50 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the

description of:

1. The public health significance of

the proposed conference including the

degree to which the conference can be

expected to influence the prevention of

exposure and adverse human health

effects and diminished quality of life

associated with exposure to hazardous

substances from waste sites, unplanned

releases and other sources of pollution

present in the environment.

2. The feasibility of the conference in

terms of an operational plan.

3. Clearly stated conference objectives

and the potential for accomplishing

those objectives.

4. The method of evaluating the

conference.

B. The Qualification of Program

Personnel (30 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the extent

to which the proposal has described:

1. The qualifications, experience, and

commitment of the principal staff

person, and his/her ability to devote

adequate time and effort to provide

effective leadership.

2. The competence of associate staff

persons, discussion leaders, speakers,

and presenters to accomplish the

proposed conference.

C. Applicant Capability (20 Points)

Evaluation will be based on the

description of:

1. The adequacy and commitment of

institutional resources to administer the

program.

2. The adequacy of the facilities to be

used for the conference.

D. Budget Justification and Adequacy of

Facilities (Not Scored)

The proposed budget will be

evaluated on the basis of its

reasonableness, concise and clear

justification, and consistency with the

intended use of grant funds.

Applications requesting funds in excess

of $10,000 may not be fully funded,

depending upon availability of funds.

The application will also be reviewed as

to the adequacy of existing and

proposed facilities and resources for

conducting conference activities.

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

Requirements

This program is not subject to the

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The CDC Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number is 93.283. ATSDR’s

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number is 93.161.

Submission Requirements and

Deadlines

A. Letter of Intent (LOI)

1. One original and two copies of the

LOI must be postmarked by the

following deadline dates in order to be

considered in the application cycles.

(Facsimiles are not acceptable.)

2. Letter of Intent Due Dates:

• October 4, 1996.

• April 4, 1997.

B. Application

1. One original and two copies of the

invited application must be submitted

on PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB Number

0937–0189) and must be postmarked by

the following deadline dates in order to

be considered in the application cycles.

2. Application Due Dates:

• January 8, 1997.

• June 9, 1997.

Following submission of a LOI,

successful potential applicants will

receive a written notification to submit

an application for funding. Applications

may be accepted by CDC and ATSDR

only after the LOI has been reviewed by

CDC and ATSDR and written invitation

from CDC and ATSDR has been received

by prospective applicant. An invitation

to submit an application does not

constitute a commitment to fund the

applicant. Availability of funds may

limit the number of Letters of Intent,

regardless of merit, that receive an

invitation to submit an application.

C. Addresses for Submission of Letter of

Intent and Invited Application

One original and two copies of the

Letters of Intent and invited

applications must be postmarked on or

before the deadline date and mailed to:

Henry S. Cassell, III, Grants

Management Officer, Attention: Karen

Reeves, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Mailstop E–09, Atlanta, GA 30305.

D. Deadline

Letters of Intent and Applications

shall be considered as meeting the

deadline if they are either:

1. Received on or before the deadline

date, or

2. Postmarked 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 will NOT be acceptable as

proof of timely mailing.)

E. Late Applications

Applications that do not meet the

criteria in D.1. or D.2. above are

considered late applications and will be

returned to the applicant without

review.

Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information, call (404) 332–4561. You

will be asked to leave your name,

address, telephone number and refer to

Announcement Number 703. You will

receive a complete program description

and information on application

procedures. The announcement is also

available through homepage on the

Internet. The address for the CDC

homepage is http://www.cdc.gov. If

after reviewing the contents of all the

documents, you require additional

information, you may contact:

For Business Management Assistance

(Application Information): Karen
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Reeves, 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 E–09, Atlanta, GA

30305, Telephone (404) 842–6596.

For Programmatic/Technical

Assistance: Bruce Granoff, Resource

Analysis Specialist, Public Health

Practice Program Office, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–42,

Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone (404)

639–0425.

Please refer to Announcement

Number 703 when requesting

information and when submitting your

Letter of Intent and application in

response to the announcement.

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)

referenced in the ‘‘Introduction’’

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.

Dated: April 25, 1996.

Claire V. Broome,

Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC) and Deputy

Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances

and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

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[Announcement 623]

1996 National Breast and Cervical

Cancer Early Detection Program

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of funds in fiscal year (FY)

1996 for cooperative agreements to

develop State and Tribal comprehensive

breast and cervical cancer early

detection programs.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ a national activity to

reduce morbidity and mortality and to

improve the quality of life. This

announcement is related to the priority

area of Cancer. (To order a copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the section

‘‘Where To Obtain Additional

Information.’’)

Authority

This program is authorized by

Sections 1501 and 1507 [42 U.S.C. 300k

and 42 U.S.C. 300n–3] of the Public

Health Service Act, as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and to promote the non-use

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

Assistance will be provided only to

the official health departments of States

or their bona fide agents or

instrumentalities and to American

Indian Tribes. This includes the District

of Columbia, American Samoa, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, the Federated States of

Micronesia, Guam, the Northern

Mariana Islands, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau,

and federally recognized Indian tribal

governments (this includes Indian

Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban

Indian organizations, hereby referred to

as Tribes).

1. The following States are excluded:

a. California, Colorado, Maryland,

Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Texas, and West

Virginia, which were funded in 1991,

under Program Announcements 121 and

122 entitled Early Detection and Control

of Breast and Cervical Cancer.

b. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,

Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and

Washington, which were funded in

September 1993, under Program

Announcement 321 entitled Early

Detection and Control of Breast and

Cervical Cancer.

c. Florida, Oklahoma and Utah, which

were funded in September 1994, under

Program Announcement 321 entitled

Early Detection and Control of Breast

and Cervical Cancer.

d. Alaska, Georgia, Maine, Oregon,

and Rhode Island, which were funded

in September 1994, under Program

Announcement 474 entitled Early

Detection and Control of Breast and

Cervical Cancer.

e. Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut,

Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, New

Jersey, and Vermont, which were

funded in March 1995, under Program

Announcement 474 entitled Early

Detection and Control of Breast and

Cervical Cancer.

2. The following Tribes are excluded:

Artic Slope Native Association, Limited,

AK; Cherokee Nation, OK; Cheyenne

River Sioux Tribe, SD; Eastern Band of

Cherokee Indians, NC; Maniilaq

Association, AK; Pleasant Point

Passamaquoddy, ME; Poarch Band of

Creek Indians, AL; South Puget

Planning Agency, WA; Southcentral

Foundation, AK, which were funded

under the American Indian Initiative

Program Announcement 442.

States currently receiving CDC funds

under Program Announcement 221 and

425, entitled Breast and Cervical Cancer

Core Capacity, are eligible to apply for

funding under this announcement.

However, if funded under this

announcement, funding under Program

Announcement 221 will cease at the

end of the current 12-month budget

period. These grantees are currently in

a 12-month extension and will not be

eligible for an additional extension.

Under Program Announcement 425, a

no-cost extension may be approved to

complete capacity-building activities. If

not funded under this announcement,

funding will continue as stated in the

most recent award.

Availability of Funds

1. Approximately $15 million is

available in FY 1996 to fund

approximately 19 States/Territories. It is

expected that the average award will be

$750,000, ranging from $500,000 to

$1,500,000.

2. Approximately $1 million is

available to fund approximately 5

Tribes. It is expected that the average

award will be $200,000 ranging from

$150,000 to $350,000.

It is expected that these awards will

begin on September 30, 1996, and will

be made for 12-month budget periods

within a project period of up to five

years. Funding estimates may vary and

are subject to change.

Continuation awards within the

project period will be made on the basis

of satisfactory progress and the

availability of funds.

At the request of the applicant,

Federal personnel may be assigned to a

project in lieu of a portion of the

financial assistance.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to

establish a State/Tribal comprehensive

public health approach to reduce breast

and cervical cancer morbidity and

mortality through screening, referral and

follow-up, public education and

outreach, professional education,

quality assurance, surveillance and

evaluation. The program will pay for

screening of women who are unable to

afford these services. Priority for

provision of services will be given to

women who are low-income, uninsured