12932 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

White House Commission on

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Policy; Notice of Meeting

Notice is given of the fourth Town

Hall Meeting of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy. The

purpose of the meeting is to convene the

Commission for a public hearing to

receive public testimony from

individuals and organizations interested

in the subject of Federal policy

regarding complementary and

alternative medicine. Comments

received at the meeting may be used by

the Commission to prepare the report to

the President as required by the

Executive Order.

Comments should focus on the four

areas that follow. Questions for

consideration include, but are not

limited to those presented below. For

each question, please consider

including in your response concerns,

possible obstacles, existing programs,

and suggested solutions to guide the

Commission in their deliberations.

I. Coordinated Research and

Development To Increase Knowledge of

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Practices and Interventions

(A) What can be done to expand the

current research environment so that

practices and interventions that lie

outside conventional science are

adequately and appropriately

addressed?

(B) What types of incentives are

needed to stimulate the research of

CAM practices and interventions by the

public and private sectors?

(C) How can we more effectively

integrate the CAM and conventional

research communities to stimulate and

coordinate research?

II. Guidance for Access to, Delivery of,

and Reimbursement for

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Practices and Interventions

(A) Do you have ready access to CAM

practices and interventions?

(B) How can access to safe and

effective CAM practices and

interventions be improved?

(C) What types of CAM practices and

interventions should be reimbursable

through federal programs or other health

care coverage systems?

III. Training, Education, Certification,

Credentialing, Licensing, and

Accountability of Health Care

Practitioners in Complementary and

Alternative Medicine

(A) How can uniform standards of

education, training, licensing and

certification be applied to all CAM

practitioners?

(B) What training and education

should be required of all health care

providers to assure access to safe and

effective CAM practices and

interventions?

(C) What sources of funds exist for the

education and training of CAM

practitioners?

(D) Are performance standards or

practices guidelines needed to ensure

the public will have access to the full

range of safe and effective CAM

practices and interventions?

IV. Delivery of Reliable and Useful

Information on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine to Health Care

Professionals and the Public

(A) How can useful, reliable, and

updated information about CAM

practices and interventions be made

more accessible? How would you like to

receive such information?

(B) As a consumer, what kinds of

information about CAM practices and

interventions are most needed and

important to you?

(C) As a health care provider, what

kinds of information about CAM

practices and interventions are most

needed and important to you?

The Town Hall Meeting is open to the

public and opportunities for oral

comments and written statements by the

public will be provided.

Name of Committee: The White

House Commission on Complementary

and Alternative Medicine Policy.

Date: March 16, 2001.

Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H.

Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

Conference Center, 301 19th Avenue

South, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

Contact Persons: Stephen C. Groft,

Pharm. D., Executive Director, or

Michele Chang, CMT, MPH, Executive

Secretary, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room

1010, MSC–7707, Bethesda, MD 20817–

7707, Phone: (301) 435–7592 or 866–

373–1124 (Toll-Free), Fax: (301) 480–

1691, E-Mail: WHCCAMP@od.nih.gov.

The President established the White

House Commission on Complementary

and Alternative Medicine Policy on

March 7, 2000 by Executive Order

13147. The mission of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy is to

provide a report, through the Secretary

of the Department of Health and Human

Services, on legislative and

administrative recommendations for

assuring that public policy maximizes

the benefits of complementary and

alternative medicine to Americans.

Because of the need to obtain the

views of the public on these issues as

soon as possible and because of the

early deadline for the report required of

the Commission, this notice is being

provided at the earliest possible time.

Public Participation: The Town Hall

meeting is open to the public with

attendance limited by the availability of

space on a first come, first serve basis.

Members of the public who wish to

present oral comment may register by

faxing a request to 301–480–1691 or by

accessing the website at http://

whccamp.hhs.gov no later than March 9,

2001.

Oral comments will be limited to five

minutes. Individuals who register to

speak will be assigned in the order in

which they registered. Due to time

constraints, only one representative

from each organization will be allotted

time for oral testimony. The number of

speakers and the time allotted may also

be limited by the number of registrants.

All requests to register should include

the name, address, telephone number,

and business or professional affiliation

of the interested party, and should

indicate the area of interest or question

(as described above) to be addressed.

Individuals interested in attending the

meeting to observe the proceedings but

not to provide oral testimony should

also register.

Any person attending the meeting

who has not registered to speak in

advance of the meeting will be allowed

to make a brief oral statement at the

conclusion of the morning and

afternoon sessions, if time permits, and

at the chairperson’s discretion.

Individuals unable to attend the

meeting, or any interested parties, may

send written comments by mail, fax, or

electronically to the staff office of the

Commission for inclusion in the public

record. When mailing or faxing written

comments, please provide, if possible,

an electronic version or a diskette.

Persons needing special assistance,

such as sign language interpretation or

other special accommodations, should

contact the Commission staff at the

address or telephone number listed no

later than March 9, 2001.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2001 / Notices 12933

Dated: February 21, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01021]

Strategies for Improving Health Risk

Communication Related to Military

Deployments Among Military

Personnel, Veterans, Their Family

Members, and Their Health Care

Providers; Notice of Availability of

Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a grant program for

developing, implementing, and

evaluating strategies for improving

health risk communication related to

military deployments among military

personnel, veterans, their family

members, and their health care

providers. CDC is committed to

achieving the health promotion and

disease prevention objectives of

‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ a national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

focus area of Environmental Health.

For a conference copy of the ‘‘Healthy

People 2010,’’ visit the internet site:

http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.

The purpose of this program is to

enhance interagency efforts to protect

the health of deployed military

personnel, veterans, and their families

through improved health risk

communication efforts that are timely,

understandable, and effective. This

should be accomplished through the

development, implementation, and

evaluation of strategies for

communicating health risk information

related to military deployments. This

may include, but is not limited to the

following types of studies:

a. Assessment of optimal strategies,

methods or tools for conveying health

information to deployed military

personnel, veterans, their families, and

their health care providers;

b. Evaluation of the impact of various

health risk communication strategies on

attitudes regarding risk, knowledge of

health issues and outcomes, health and

illness behaviors, and the prevention of

ill-defined, symptom-based conditions

such as those seen among Gulf War

veterans;

c. Evaluation of patient and health

care provider acceptance and attitudes

about various risk communication tools

and assessment of how these tools

impact upon patient-provider

communication.

For additional information, see

Addendum II of this announcement,

Background Information.

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit and forprofit organizations and by governments

and their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit and

for-profit organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations, and small,

minority, or women-owned businesses.

Note: Public Law 104–65 states that an

organization, described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan, or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $800,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund up to three awards.

It is expected that the average award

will be $260,000, ranging from $200,000

to $400,000. It is expected the awards

will begin on or about September 1,

2001, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period within a project period of

up to three years. Funding estimates

may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

Use of Funds

The budget should include a request

for travel funds for key staff to

participate in at least 3 planning

meetings in either Atlanta or

Washington DC per year (or clearly

specify that the organization will

provide required travel funds from other

sources).

D. Program Requirements

The following are requirements for

this program:

1. Develop and pilot test the study

protocol and data collection

instruments.

2. Ensure that appropriate cognitive,

behavioral, and human factors variables

are included in the project’s

experimental design and analyses.

3. Provide time lines for completing

all components of the study.

4. Assure and maintain the

confidentiality of all study participants.

5. Conduct the analysis,

interpretation, presentation, and

reporting of the study findings.

6. Establish appropriate partnerships

to ensure the successful completion of

the study. This may include, but is not

limited to, partnerships with state or

local health departments, communitybased or professional organizations,

local veterans’ or military service

organizations, and other veterans and

military groups.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Your

application will be evaluated on the

criteria listed, so it is important to

follow them in laying out your program

plan.

F. Submission and Deadline

Submit the original and five copies of

PHS–398 (OMB No. 0925–0001. (Adhere

to instructions in the ERRATA

Instruction Sheet for PHS–398). Forms

are available in the application kit. On

or before May 2, 2001, submit the

application to the Grants Management

Specialist identified in the ‘‘Where to

Obtain Additional Information’’ section

of this announcement.

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 orderly processing. (Applicants

must request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service postmark or obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier

or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable as

proof of timely mailing.)

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in (a) or

(b) above are considered late

applications, will not be considered,

and will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

Each application will be evaluated

individually against the following

criteria by an independent review group

appointed by CDC.

1. Background and Need (10 Points)

The extent to which the applicant has

provided adequate background

information justifying the need for the

research, and his or her ability to