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may be included in the application

guidance materials.

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number: 93.230.

Program Contact: For questions

concerning program issues, contact:

Ms. Luisa del Carmen Pollard, M.A.,

Division of Prevention Application

and Education, CSAP, SAMHSA,

Rockwall II, Suite 800, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,

Telephone: 301/443–6728

or

Jon Rolf, Ph.D., Division of Prevention

Application and Education, CSAP,

SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 800,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD

20857, Telephone: 301/443–0380.

For questions regarding grants

management issues, contact: Edna

Frazier, Division of Grants Management,

OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 640,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857, (301)443–6816.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements: The Public Health

System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is

intended to keep State and local health

officials apprised of proposed health

services grant and cooperative

agreement applications submitted by

community-based nongovernmental

organizations within their jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental

service providers who are not

transmitting their applications through

the State must submit a PHSIS to the

head(s) of the appropriate State and

local health agencies in the area(s) to be

affected not later than the pertinent

receipt date for applications. This

PHSIS consists of the following

information:

a. A copy of the face page of the

application (Standard form 424).

b. A summary of the project (PHSIS),

not to exceed one page, which provides:

(1) A description of the population to

be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be

provided.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State or

local health agencies.

State and local governments and

Indian Tribal Authority applicants are

not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

Application guidance materials will

specify if a particular FY 2001 activity

is subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy

Statement: The PHS strongly encourages

all grant and contract recipients to

provide a smoke-free workplace and

promote the non-use of all tobacco

products. In addition, Public Law 103–

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

(or in some cases, any portion of a

facility) in which regular or routine

education, library, day care, health care,

or early childhood development

services are provided to children. This

is consistent with the PHS mission to

protect and advance the physical and

mental health of the American people.

Executive Order 12372: Applications

submitted in response to the FY 2001

activity listed above are subject to the

intergovernmental review requirements

of Executive Order 12372, as

implemented through DHHS regulations

at 45 CFR part 100. E.O. 12372 sets up

a system for State and local government

review of applications for Federal

financial assistance. Applicants (other

than Federally recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact the State’s

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective application(s) and to receive

any necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Division

of Extramural Activities, Policy, and

Review, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration,

Parklawn Building, Room 17–89, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 01–3124 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Funding

Opportunities

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment (CSAT) announces the

availability of FY 2001 funds for grants

for the following activity. This notice is

not a complete description of the

activity; potential applicants must

obtain a copy of the Program

Announcement, including Part I,

Implementation of Community-Based

Practice/Research Collaboratives, and

Part II, General Policies and Procedures

Applicable to all SAMHSA Applications

for Discretionary Grants and

Cooperative Agreements, before

preparing and submitting an

application.

Activity Application deadline Est. funds FY

2001

Est. No. of

awards Project period

Implementation of Community-Based Practice/Research

Collaboratives.

May 4, 2001 ........................... $2,400,000 6–7 3 years

The actual amount available for the

award may vary, depending on

unanticipated program requirements

and the number and quality of

applications received. FY 2001 funds for

the activity discussed in this

announcement were appropriated by the

Congress under Public Law 106–310.

SAMHSA’s policies and procedures for

peer review and Advisory Council

review of grant and cooperative

agreement applications were published

in the Federal Register (Vol. 58, No. 126

page 35962) on July 2, 1993.

General Instructions: Applicants must

use application form PHS 5161–1 (Rev.

7/00). The application kit contains the

two-part application materials

(complete programmatic guidance and

instructions for preparing and

submitting applications), the PHS 5161–

1 which includes Standard Form 424

(Face Page), and other documentation

and forms. Application kits may be

obtained from: National Clearinghouse

for Alcohol and Drug Information

(NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD

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20847–2345. Telephone: 1–800–729–

6686.

The PHS 5161–1 application form and

the full text of the activity are also

available electronically via SAMHSA’s

World Wide Web Home Page: http://

www.samhsa.gov.

When requesting an application kit,

the applicant must specify the particular

activity for which detailed information

is desired. All information necessary to

apply, including where to submit

applications and application deadline

instructions, are included in the

application kit.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment (CSAT) announces the

availability of cooperative agreements to

support the implementation of Practice/

Research Collaboratives, hereinafter

referred to as PRCs. This announcement

solicits applications for cooperative

agreements to implement the practice/

research agenda that has been

developed by community based

stakeholders who are members of a

Practice/Research Collaborative. Project

support will enable grantees to build a

self sustaining infrastructure, conduct

studies which address PRC defined

needs, and apply evidence based

practices in community based treatment

settings.

The overall purpose of the PRC

program is to improve the quality of

substance abuse treatment by increasing

interaction and knowledge exchange

among key community based

stakeholders, including substance abuse

treatment providers, researchers, policy

makers, and a consumer representative.

Prior to the Implementation Phase of the

program, it is expected that the PRCs

will have developed the necessary

infrastructure to implement and

evaluate the use of evidence based

practices in community settings.

Through these efforts, the PRCs will be

able, over time, to make significant

contributions to the field’s knowledge

and understanding about substance

abuse treatment.

The PRC program is comprised of two

types of grants: developmental grants

and implementation cooperative

agreements. In Fiscal Year 1999, the

PRC program solicited applications for

Developmental Grants under GFA TI

99–006. This announcement is a

reissuance (with revisions) of the Fiscal

Year 2000 GFA, TI 00–004, and is a

solicitation for implementation grants

only.

Eligibility: Applications for

Implementation Cooperative

Agreements may be submitted by

domestic public and private nonprofit

entities, such as community-based

organizations, public or private

universities, colleges, and hospitals,

units of State or local government, and

Indian Tribes and tribal organizations.

In order to accomplish the goals of the

Phase II PRC Implementation Program,

applicants must have an infrastructure

in place. Therefore, applicants must

provide written evidence that:

• An operational, community based

PRC has been established in which

providers participate as full partners

with researchers, policy makers, a

consumer representative, and other

stakeholder groups;

• A formal organizational structure

and statement of operating procedures,

roles and responsibilities of stakeholder

members and designated consumer

representative have been developed and

endorsed by stakeholder groups; and

• A formal needs assessment of PRC

stakeholders has been conducted.

Availability of Funds: It is estimated

that $2.4 million will be available to

support approximately 6–7 awards

under this GFA in FY 2001. Awards are

expected to range from $300,000–

$400,000 per year in total costs

(direct+indirect).

Period of Support: Support may be

requested for a period of up to three

years. Annual awards will be made

subject to continued availability of

funds and progress achieved.

Criteria for Review and Funding:

General Review Criteria: Competing

applications requesting funding under

this activity will be reviewed for

technical merit in accordance with

established PHS/SAMHSA peer review

procedures. Review criteria that will be

used by the peer review groups are

specified in the application guidance

material.

Award Criteria for Scored

Applications: Applications will be

considered for funding on the basis of

their overall technical merit as

determined through the peer review

group and the appropriate National

Advisory Council review process.

Availability of funds will also be an

award criteria. Additional award criteria

specific to the programmatic activity

may be included in the application

guidance materials.

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number: 93.230.

Program Contact: For questions

concerning program issues, contact:

Frances Cotter, Project Officer, Office of

Managed Care, Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration,

Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443–

8796.

For questions regarding grants

management issues, contact: Kathleen

Sample, Division of Grants

Management, OPS, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration, Rockwall II, Suite 630,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857, (301) 443–8926.

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements: The Public Health

System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is

intended to keep State and local health

officials apprised of proposed health

services grant and cooperative

agreement applications submitted by

community-based nongovernmental

organizations within their jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental

service providers who are not

transmitting their applications through

the State must submit a PHSIS to the

head(s) of the appropriate State and

local health agencies in the area(s) to be

affected not later than the pertinent

receipt date for applications. This

PHSIS consists of the following

information:

a. A copy of the face page of the

application (Standard form 424).

b. A summary of the project (PHSIS),

not to exceed one page, which provides:

(1) A description of the population to

be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be

provided.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State or

local health agencies.

State and local governments and

Indian Tribal Authority applicants are

not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements. Application

guidance materials will specify if a

particular FY 2001 activity is subject to

the Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy

Statement: The PHS strongly encourages

all grant and contract recipients to

provide a smoke-free workplace and

promote the non-use of all tobacco

products. In addition, Public Law 103–

227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

(or in some cases, any portion of a

facility) in which regular or routine

education, library, day care, health care,

or early childhood development

services are provided to children. This

is consistent with the PHS mission to

protect and advance the physical and

mental health of the American people.

Executive Order 12372: Applications

submitted in response to the FY 2001

activity listed above are subject to the

intergovernmental review requirements

of Executive Order 12372, as

implemented through DHHS regulations

at 45 CFR part 100. E.O. 12372 sets up

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a system for State and local government

review of applications for Federal

financial assistance. Applicants (other

than Federally recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact the State’s

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective application(s) and to receive

any necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Division

of Extramural Activities, Policy, and

Review, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration,

Parklawn Building, Room 17–89, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 01–3123 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Alligator River National Wildlife

Refuge, NC; Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Intent to conduct

public scoping meetings to obtain

suggestions and information on issues to

include in the preparation of

Comprehensive Conservation Plans for

Alligator River Wildlife Refuge in Dare

County, North Carolina; Mattamuskeet

and Swanquarter National Wildlife

Refuges in Hyde County, North

Carolina; and Pocosin Lakes National

Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County, North

Carolina.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

intends to gather information necessary

to prepare a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan and associated

environmental documents for these

refuges in pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act and

implementing regulations.

The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

Thursday, February 15, 2001

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Meeting Room, 943

Washington Square Mall, Washington,

N.C. 27889

Friday, February 16, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Mattamuskeet High School, Cafeteria,

20370 U.S. 264, Swanquarter, N.C.

27885

Tuesday, February 20, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Vernon James Center, 207 Research

Road, Plymouth, N.C. 27962

Thursday, February 22, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Tyrrell Hall, 906 Highway 64 East,

Columbia, N.C. 27925

Friday, February 23, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Manns Harbor Community Center, 6677

Highway 64/264, Manns Harbor, N.C.

27953

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

information concerning these refuges

may be addressed to: D.A. Brown, M.S.,

P.W.S., 1106 West Queen Street, P.O.

Box 329, Edenton, North Carolina

27932, 252/482–2364, 252/482–3855

(fax), 252/337–5283 (cell).

Information concerning these refuges

may be found at the following website:

http://rtncf-rci.ral.r4.fws.gov.

If you wish to comment, you may

submit your comments by any one of

several methods. You may mail

comments to the above address. You

may also comment via the Internet to

the following address:

D_A_Brown@fws.gov. Please submit

Internet comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include your name and return address

in your Internet message. If you do not

receive a confirmation from the system

that we have received your Internet

message, contact D.A. Brown directly at

the above address. Finally, you may

hand-deliver comments to Mr. Brown at

1106 West Queen Street, Edenton, North

Carolina. Our practice is to make

comments, including names and home

addresses of respondents, available for

public review during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from the rulemaking record,

which we will honor to the extent

allowable by law. There also may be

circumstances in which we would

withhold from the rulemaking record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the

policy of the Fish and Wildlife Service

to have all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System managed in

accordance with an approved

Comprehensive Conservation Plan. The

plan guides management decisions and

identifies the goals, objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

Public input into this planning process

is encouraged. The plan will provide

other agencies and the public with a

clear understanding of the desired

conditions of the refuge and how the

Service will implement management

strategies.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–3115 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Green Crab Control Committee and

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

meetings of the Aquatic Nuisance

Species (ANS) Task Force Green Crab

control Committee and the Ballast Water

and Shipping Committee. The meeting

topics are identified in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Green Crab Control

Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2001,

and 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday,

February 22, 2001. The Ballast Water

and Shipping Committee will meet from

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, March 2,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The Green Crab Control

Committee meeting will be held at the

Buehler Alumni Center, Old Davis

Road, University of California at Davis,