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Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 E.

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E13,

Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)

842–6535, or INTERNET address

jcw6@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov.

Programmatic assistance may be

obtained from Mark S. Long, Division of

Violence Prevention, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE,

Mailstop K60, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

telephone, (770) 488–4224, INTERNET

address, msl1@cipcod1.em.cdc.gov.

Please Refer to Announcement Number

633 When Requesting Information and

Submitting an Application

There may be delays in mail delivery

as well as difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics (July 19–August 4). Therefore,

in order to receive more timely response

to questions please use INTERNET/EMail, follow all instructions in this

announcement and leave messages on

the contact person’s voice mail.

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: June 11, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–15568 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

[Announcement 634]

Violence Prevention Programs

(Longitudinal Evaluations)

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for cooperative agreements for

Violence Prevention Programs

(Longitudinal Evaluations). These

projects will evaluate injury prevention

programs designed to reduce the

incidence of injuries, disabilities, and

deaths due to interpersonal violence

among youth. The cooperative

agreements will extend and build upon

the work begun in the group of

cooperative agreements funded under

CDC’s Program Announcement 329,

which began in fiscal year (FY) 1993.

The cooperative agreements funded

under Program Announcement 329

supported the continuing development

of applied research to evaluate the

effectiveness of interventions and

programs designed to prevent violencerelated injuries, disabilities, and deaths

among children, adolescents, and young

adults.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives described in

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ a national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

priority area of Violent and Abusive

Behavior (to order a copy of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ see the Section Where to

Obtain Additional Information).

Authority

This program announcement is

authorized under Sections 301, 317, and

391–394 (42 U.S.C. 241, 247b, and

280b–280b–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 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

Applications will be accepted from

public and private, non-profit and forprofit organizations and governments

and their agencies. Thus, communitybased organizations, other public and

private organizations, State, territorial,

and local governments or their bona fide

agents, federally recognized Indian

tribal governments, Indian tribes, or

Indian tribal organizations, hospitals,

and small, minority- and/or womenowned businesses, universities,

colleges, and other research institutions,

are eligible to apply.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $500,000 is available

in FY 1996 to fund up to four followup evaluations of previously

implemented and evaluated violence

prevention programs that targeted youth

below the age of 19 years. Institutions

may request funds for more than one

project as long as the proposed projects

are submitted separately and are

distinctly different. Awards are

expected to range from $100,000 to

$166,000 with an average award of

$125,000 for each 12-month budget

period.

It is expected that the new awards

will begin on or about September 30,

1996, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period. Programs funded under

this announcement will have a 3-year

project period. Funding estimates may

vary and are subject to change.

Continuation funds within the project

periods will be awarded on the basis of

satisfactory progress as evidenced by

required reports and the availability of

funds. The estimates outlined above

may vary, based on the quality of the

applications received within each

project period.

Purpose

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to support extended

assessments of the impact of previously

implemented and evaluated violence

prevention programs that targeted youth

below the age of 19 years which

demonstrated promising outcomes.

Specifically, this announcement seeks

applications to assess the residual

effects of previously evaluated

interventions that initially exhibited

significant effects in reducing violent

behavior, violence-related injuries, or

intermediate indicators (e.g.

aggressiveness).

Of particular interest are: (1) assessing

whether the effects of the initial

intervention persist, and (2) assessing

the effects of continued long-term

intervention such as efforts to reinforce

gains made in the initial intervention

against both those who receive no

significant additional reinforcement and

those who received no significant

intervention.

Program Requirements

Successful completion of the project

will require a close working relationship

between the recipient and CDC.

Recipient and CDC Activities are listed

below:

A. Recipient Activities

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will:

1. Collect, compile, and analyze

information relevant to the proposed

project.

2. Develop a final written protocol for

a comprehensive longitudinal

evaluation of the intervention’s impact.

This protocol must contain the

following elements:

a. Statement of the questions to be

answered (hypotheses to be tested);

b. Description of the intervention to

be evaluated;

c. Specific monitoring data that has

been collected and analyzed;
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d. Specific impact assessment data

that will be collected and analyzed;

e. A description of methods (both

scientific and operational) for collecting

impact assessment data;

f. A description of how data will be

maintained (i.e., in what format and

databases, and how subjects’

confidentiality will be protected); and,

g. A description of statistical

techniques that will be used to analyze

the data.

3. Obtain the necessary clearances

and agreements to proceed with all

aspects of the proposed violence

prevention project. These shall include

appropriate human subjects clearances

and agreements with other organizations

and individuals needed to complete the

project.

4. Identify or develop, and pilot test

data collection instruments.

5. Establish baseline rates for

pertinent outcomes within the target

group.

6. Monitor progress toward

achievement of project goals through the

use of realistic, measurable, timeoriented objectives for all phases of the

project.

7. Evaluate the longitudinal impact of

the intervention.

8. Develop collaborative relationships

with voluntary, community-based

public and private organizations and

agencies already involved in preventing

violence.

B. CDC Activities

As required for the proper direction of

these cooperative agreements, CDC will:

1. Provide technical consultation on

determining the impact of the

evaluation; and on designing the

scientific protocols;

2. Collaborate in the design of all

phases of the project;

3. Advise the awardee on data

collection instruments and procedures;

4. Monitor implementation of

collection and analysis of impact

assessment data;

5. Arrange for information sharing

among the various evaluation projects;

6. Provide up-to-date scientific

information about youth violence

prevention; and

7. Assist in the transfer of information

and methods developed in these

projects to other prevention programs.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed and

evaluated according to the following

criteria (maximum 100 total points):

A. Intervention Description, Initial

Evaluation Results (25%)

The extent to which the applicant

describes in detail the intervention to be

evaluated, including the theoretical and

scientific bases for the intervention’s

potential effectiveness in reducing

violent behavior or injury among youth.

1. The extent to which the influence

of gender, ethnicity, life experiences,

and social setting on pertinent risk and

protective factors are addressed.

2. The extent to which the applicant

provides quantitative evidence that the

initial intervention achieved significant

behavioral improvement in the target

group exposed to the intervention.

B. Goals and Objectives (10%)

1. The extent to which the applicant

has included goals which are relevant to

the purpose of the application and

feasible to be accomplished during the

project period, and the extent to which

these goals are specific and measurable.

2. The extent to which the applicant

has included objectives which are

feasible to be accomplished during the

budget period, and which address all

activities necessary to achieve the stated

goals of the application.

3. The extent to which the objectives

are specific, time-framed, and

measurable.

C. Evaluation (30%)

1. The extent to which the applicant

provides a comprehensive plan for

evaluating the long-term effects of the

intervention that includes:

a. A detailed description of the

evaluation design and methods, and the

analysis plan to be used to answer

research questions and to evaluate the

previously implemented intervention.

b. A discussion of the feasibility and

ethical considerations relevant to the

selected evaluation method.

c. A reasonable and complete

schedule for implementing all project

activities.

d. A detailed data management plan

which describes how monitoring and

impact assessment data will be

collected, processed, and maintained for

analysis.

2. The extent to which barriers to

validity are described and addressed.

3. The extent to which the sample

population is described, including:

a. Selection methods for assignment

to treatment or control groups;

b. A description of the community in

which the target group lives;

c. A discussion that demonstrates that

the target group is of sufficient size to

yield an adequate sample for testing the

proposed evaluation questions; and

d. A detailed discussion of the effect

of attrition on sample size, and the

applicant’s plan for preserving access to

the target group in spite of this threat.

D. Project Management (20%)

1. The extent to which roles of each

unit, organization, or agency are

described, and coordination and

supervision of staff, organizations and

agencies involved in activities is

apparent.

2. The extent to which documentation

of program organizational location is

clear, and shows a coordinated

relationship among staff and

collaborators in the applicant’s

evaluation effort.

3. The extent to which position

descriptions, CV’s, and lines of

command are appropriate to

accomplishment of program goals and

objectives.

4. The extent to which concurrence

with the applicant’s plans by all other

involved parties, including consultants,

is specific and documented.

In addition, the degree to which the

applicant has met the CDC policy

requirements regarding the inclusion of

women, ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research. This includes:

a. The proposed plan for the inclusion

of both sexes and racial and ethnic

minority populations for appropriate

representation.

b. The appropriateness of the

proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

c. Whether the design of the study is

adequate to measure differences when

warranted.

d. Whether the plans for recruitment

and outreach for study participants

include the process of establishing

partnerships with community(ies) and

recognition of mutual benefits.

E. Collaboration (15%)

The extent to which the applicant:

1. Describes current and proposed

collaborations with appropriate

government, health, youth agencies,

community-based organizations,

minority organizations, and other

researchers working with the specified

target group;

2. Documents collaborative

relationships with letters of support and

memoranda of understanding which

precisely specify the nature of past,

present, and proposed collaborations,

and the data products or services to be

provided to the applicant through the

project period.

F. Budget and Justification (Not

Weighted)

The extent to which the applicant

provides a detailed budget and narrative

justification consistent with stated

objectives and planned program

activities.
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G. Human Subjects (Not Weighted)

The extent to which the applicant

describes the review process which will

govern the participation of human

subjects in order to insure their

protection and privacy.

Executive Order 12372 Review

Applications are subject to

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs as governed by Executive

Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets up

a system for State and local government

review of proposed Federal assistance

applications. Applicants (other than

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact their State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions on the State

process. For proposed projects serving

more than one State, applicants are

advised to contact the SPOC of each

affected State. A current list of SPOCs

is included in the application kit. If

SPOCs have any State process

recommendations on applications

submitted to CDC, they should send

them to Ronald S. Van Duyne, 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, no

later than 30 days after the application

deadline. (The appropriation for this

financial assistance program was

received late in the fiscal year and

would not allow for the application

receipt date which would accommodate

the 60-day State recommendation

process period.) The Announcement

Number and Program Title should be

referenced on the document. The

granting agency does not guarantee to

‘‘accommodate or explain’’ for State

process recommendations it receives

after that date.

Indian tribes are strongly encouraged

to request tribal government review of

the proposed application. If tribal

governments have any tribal process

recommendations on applications

submitted to CDC, they should forward

them to Ronald S. Van Duyne, 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, no

later than 30 days after the application

deadline. The Announcement Number

and Program Title should be referenced

on the document. The granting agency

does not guarantee to ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ for tribal process

recommendations it receives after that

date.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

This program subject to the Public

Health System Reporting Requirements.

Under these requirements, all

community-based nongovernmental

applicants must prepare and submit the

items identified below to the head of the

appropriate State and/or local health

agency(s) in the program area(s) that

may be impacted by the proposed

project no later than the receipt date of

the Federal application. The appropriate

State and/or local health agency is

determined by the applicant. The

following information must be

provided:

A. A copy of the face page of the

application.

B. A summary of the project that

should be titled ‘‘Public Health System

Impact Statement’’ (PHSIS), not exceed

one page, and include the following:

1. A description of the population to

be served;

2. A summary of the services to be

provided; and

3. A description of the coordination

plans with the appropriate State and/or

local health agencies.

If the State and/or local health official

should desire a copy of the entire

application, it may be obtained from the

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) or

directly from the applicant.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number is 93.136.

Other Requirements

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

Projects that involve the collection of

information from 10 or more individuals

and funded by cooperative agreement

will be subject to review by the Office

of Management and Budget under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

B. Protection of Human Subjects

If the proposed project involves

research on human subjects, the

applicant must comply with the

Department of Health and Human

Services Regulations (45 CFR Part 46)

regarding the protection of human

subjects. Assurance must be provided

(in accordance with the appropriate

guidelines and form provided in the

application kit) to demonstrate that the

project will be subject to initial and

continuing review by an appropriate

institutional review committee. In

addition to other applicable committees,

Indian Health Service (IHS) institutional

review committees also must review the

project if any component of IHS will be

involved or will support the research. If

any American Indian community is

involved, its tribal government must

also approve that portion of the project

applicable to it. The applicant will be

responsible for providing assurance in

accordance with the appropriate

guidelines and form provided in the

application kit.

C. Confidentiality of Records

All identifying information obtained

in connection with the provision of

services to any person in any program

that is being carried out with a

cooperative agreement made under this

announcement shall not be disclosed

unless required by a law of a State or

political subdivision thereof unless

written, voluntary informed consent is

provided by persons who received

services.

D. Women, Racial and Ethnic Minorities

It is the policy of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to

ensure that individuals of both sexes

and the various racial and ethnic groups

will be included in CDC-supported

research projects involving human

subjects, whenever feasible and

appropriate. Racial and ethnic groups

are those defined in OMB Directive

No.15 and include American Indian,

Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander,

Black and Hispanic. Applicants shall

ensure that women racial and ethnic

minority populations are appropriately

represented in applications for research

involving human subjects. Where a clear

and compelling rationale exists that

inclusion is inappropriate or not

feasible, this situation must be

explained as part of the application.

This policy does not apply to research

studies when the investigator cannot

control the race, ethnicity, and/or sex of

subjects. Further guidance to this policy

is contained in the Federal Register,

Vol. 60, No. 179, pages 47947–47951,

dated Friday, September 15, 1995.

E. Accounting Systems

The services of a certified public

accountant licensed by the State Board

of Accountancy or equivalent must be

retained throughout the budget period

as a part of the recipient’s staff, or as a

consultant to the recipient’s accounting

personnel. These services may include

the design, implementation, and

maintenance of an accounting system

that will record receipts and

expenditures of Federal funds in

accordance with accounting principles,
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Federal regulations, and terms of the

cooperative agreement.

F. Audits

Funds claimed for reimbursement

under this cooperative agreement must

be audited annually by an independent

certified public accountant (separate

and independent of the consultant

referenced above or recipient’s staff

certified public accountant). This audit

must be performed within 60 days after

the end of the budget period, or at the

close of an organization’s fiscal year.

The audit must be performed in

accordance with generally accepted

auditing standards (established by the

American Institute of Certified Public

Accountant (AICPA)), governmental

auditing standards (established by the

General Accounting Office (GAO)), and

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Circular A–133.

Application Submission and Deadline

The original and two copies of the

application PHS Form 5161–1 (OMB

Number 0937–0189) must be submitted

to Joanne A. Wojcik, 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, on or

before August 15, 1996.

A. Deadlines

Applications shall be considered as

meeting the deadline if they are either:

1. Received on or before the deadline

date; or

2. Sent on or before the deadline date

and received in time for submission to

the independent review committee. For

proof of timely mailing, 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.

Late Applications

Applications that do not meet the

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

considered late. Late applications will

not be considered in the current

competition and will be returned to the

applicant.

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 634. You will receive a

complete program description,

information on application procedures

and application forms. The

announcement is also available through

the CDC home page on the Internet. The

address for the CDC home page is http:/

/www.cdc.gov.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all documents, business

management assistance may be obtained

from Joanne A. Wojcik, Grants

Management Specialist, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 E.

Paces Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E13,

Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404)

842–6535, or INTERNET address

jcw6@opspgo1.em.cdc.gov.

Programmatic assistance may be

obtained from Mark S. Long, Division of

Violence Prevention, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,

Mailstop K60, Atlanta, GA 30341–3724,

telephone: (770) 488–4224, E-mail:

msl1@cipcod1.em.cdc.gov.

Note: Please refer to announcement

number 634 when requesting information

and submitting an application.

There may be delays in mail delivery

as well as difficulty in reaching the CDC

Atlanta offices during the 1996 Summer

Olympics (July 19 - August 4).

Therefore, in order to receive more

timely response to questions please use

INTERNET/E-Mail, follow all

instructions in this announcement and

leave messages on the contact person’s

voice mail.

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: June 11, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–15569 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Jobs Opportunity Basic Skills

(JOBS) Participation Rate Quarterly

Report.

OMB No.: 0970–0098.

Description: The information received

from this collection will provide ACF

the information to determine if each

State has met the required JOBS

participation rates and adjust the FFP

rate accordingly. States must establish

that the specified percentage of those

required to participate in the JOBS

program actually participate. The

routine collection participation rate data

also provides ACF with sufficient

information to adequately respond to

inquiries from Congress and other

interested parties regarding nationwide

JOBS participation rates.

Respondents: State governments.

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

ACF–103 ........................................................................................................... 54 4 12 2,592

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,592.

Additional Information: Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

writing to The Administration for

Children and Families, Office of

Information Services, Division of

Information Resource Management

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning the

collection of information between 30

and 60 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Therefore, a comment is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collection should

be sent directly to the following: Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW.,