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Program To Conduct and Coordinate Site-Specific Activities; Notice of Availability of Funds
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[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[Program Announcement 01043]
Program To Conduct and Coordinate Site-Specific Activities;
Notice of Availability of Funds
A. Purpose
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a
cooperative agreement program to Conduct and Coordinate Site-Specific
Activities. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus
area of Environmental Health.
The purpose of the program is for recipients to conduct site-
specific health activities to determine the public health impact of
human exposure to hazardous substances at hazardous waste sites or
releases. The ultimate goal of this program is to reduce exposures to
hazardous substances and mitigate potential adverse health effects from
such exposures. Specifically, funds will be used to build capacity in
coordination and cooperation with ATSDR to conduct site-specific
activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA),
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including public health assessments, health consultations, exposure
investigations, community involvement activities, health education,
follow-up health investigations/studies and other programs related to
exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. ATSDR considers a
site as consisting of the actual boundaries of a release or facility
along with the resident community and area potentially impacted by the
subject release or facility.
B. Eligible Applicants
Assistance will be provided only to the health departments of
states or their bona fide agents, and additionally to the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Republic of Palau, and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments. In consultation with states, assistance may be provided to
political subdivisions of states.
Note: Title 2 of the United States Code, Chapter 26, Section
1611 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 $7,900,000 is available in FY 2001 to fund 23 to 28
awards. It is expected that the average award will be $300,000, ranging
from $100,000 to $400,000. It is expected that the awards will begin on
or about September 29, 2001, and will be made for a 12-month budget
period within a project period of five years. Funding estimates may
change.
Approximately $7,400,000 will be available to fund 23 to 28 awards
for site specific activities.
Approximately $500,000 will be available to recipients applying to
conduct health study activities. These funds will be available for
conducting site-specific human health studies after review of site-
specific data, submission of a study protocol with a supplemental
budget for the proposed study, technical, objective, and peer review
and approval of study protocols. If health study activities are not
requested with the initial application, requests may be made in
subsequent continuation applications. In years subsequent to FY 2001,
it is anticipated that funds in the amount of $400,000 to $500,000 will
be available for site-specific studies.
Applicants are encouraged to participate in public health
activities that are under the jurisdiction of other federal agencies
such as the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE),
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA). Applicants must propose specific activities and
once approved and funded, the funding for these activities must be
tracked separately from the funds received for activities at other
sites. In subsequent years of this announcement, recipient's requests
for supplemental funds to conduct site-specific activities under the
jurisdiction of other federal agencies must be coordinated with the
Technical Project Team (TPT).
Applicants must compete for Site-Specific Core Activities (Public
Health Assessments/Consultations, Exposure Investigations, Community
Involvement and Preventive Health Education). Site-Specific Health
Investigations/Studies may be requested as supplemental funding on an
as-needed basis.
Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made
on the basis of satisfactory progress in meeting the program goals and
objectives as evidenced by required reports and the availability of
funds.
Grantees currently funded under ATSDR's Program Announcements 607
or 98064 can apply under this announcement. If successful, the current
award would replace the previous award (competitive renewal) for a
total project period of five years. If a current grantee applies under
this competitive renewal announcement and is unsuccessful or chooses
not to apply under this announcement, it will not jeopardize the
current award; ATSDR will honor the current awards through the
expiration of the project period, subject to satisfactory progress and
the availability of funds.
Use of Funds
Funds may be expended for reasonable program purposes, such as
personnel, travel, supplies and services. Funds for contractual
services may be requested. However, the recipient, as the direct and
primary recipient of PHS grant funds, must perform a substantive role
in carrying out project activities and not merely serve as a conduit
for an award to another party or provide funds to an ineligible party.
Equipment may be purchased with cooperative agreement funds.
However, the equipment proposed should be appropriate and reasonable
for the activity to be conducted. The applicant, as part of the
application process, should provide: (1) a justification for the need
to acquire the equipment, (2) the description of the equipment, (3) the
intended use of the equipment, and (4) the advantages/disadvantages of
purchase versus lease of the equipment (if applicable). Requests for
equipment purchases will be reviewed and approved only under the
following conditions: (1) ATSDR retains the right to request return of
all equipment purchased (in operable condition) with cooperative
agreement funds at the conclusion of the project period, and (2)
equipment purchased must be compatible with ATSDR hardware. Computers
purchased with ATSDR funds should be IBM compatible and adhere to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR hardware
standards.
Recipient activities may not be conducted with funds from this
cooperative agreement program at any federal site where the state is a
party to litigation at the site.
Funding Preferences
Funding preferences may be given for the following:
1. Geographic distribution across the entire United States.
2. Number of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) sites (federal and non-
federal) based on most current listing by EPA.
D. Program Requirements
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under 1. Recipient
Activities and 2. Recipient Other Activities, and ATSDR will be
responsible for the activities listed under 3. ATSDR Activities and 4.
ATSDR Other Activities.
1. Recipient Activities
a. Public Health Assessment Activities--Conduct Public Health
Assessments, including petitions for National Priorities List (NPL),
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Information System (CERCLIS) or other state-designated sites,
facilities or releases within the recipient's territorial boundary in
accordance with the methodology provided in the ATSDR Public Health
Assessment Guidance Manual, ATSDR's Review and Handling Procedures for
Public Health Assessments, and other applicable guidance. Prepare
additional site evaluations (public health assessments
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or health consultations) to update public health assessments.
b. Petitions for Public Health Assessment Activities--Conduct
initial data collection and site visit activities to decide how to
respond to petitions for public health assessments. Make determinations
of public health activities in response to petitions from individuals,
physicians, community groups, and others. Review existing information
and data pertaining to a site or release identified in a petition.
c. Health Consultations--Prepare a written or verbal response to a
specific question or specific request for information about health
risks posed by a specific site, chemical release, hazardous material,
or other emergency response actions. Health consultations may also be
written as a follow up to Public Health Assessments. Consultations may
include the evaluation of environmental data, community concerns,
health outcome data, and demographic characterizations, and the conduct
of community outreach and interaction activities and site work plans.
d. Exposure Investigations--Exposure Investigations may be
conducted as part of the public health assessment or health
consultation process to better define human exposures. Exposure
investigations include the collection of environmental or biological
data and require the approval from the Technical Project Team (TPT)
prior to the initiation of sample collection.
e. Community Involvement--
(1) Develop a site-specific community involvement plan which, at a
minimum, should include: (a) Health communication strategies, (b) an
implementation strategy, and (c) an evaluation strategy.
(2) Implement the community involvement plan and, where warranted
based on the needs of the community, establish informal community
workgroups or Community Assistance Panels.
f. Site-Specific Health Education--Site-specific environmental
health education is a behavioral science, theory based process. An
effective environmental health education intervention provides a clear,
appropriate, and audience-specific message to assure sufficient
knowledge and skills are in place to make informed decisions. Audiences
may include health care providers, community members, elected
officials, and sensitive populations such as children and women of
child-bearing age.
(1) Prioritize sites where specific actions can be taken to
minimize exposures or where significant public health concern exists.
(2) Assess needs and resources of the target audience and document
the data in the appropriate Division of Health Education and Promotion
(DHEP) reporting tool.
(3) Develop and document the health education intervention plan
which includes goals, objectives, activities, and evaluation.
(4) Implement the activities in the intervention plan.
(5) Evaluate the plan by comparing baseline information with
information that results after the intervention.
Some suggested tools for planning and evaluating health education
activities include the PRECEDE-PROCEED planning model which can be
found at the Internet address http://www.med.usf.edu/~kmbrown/PRECEDE_
PROCEED_Overview.htm and also, the Evaluation Framework for Community
Health Programs (June, 2000, Center for Advancement of Community Based
Public Health).
g. Stakeholder Involvement--Develop a plan for an integrated
program focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such
as ATSDR, EPA, tribal communities, state and local health and
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan--Develop a site-specific
evaluation plan prior to conducting activities. The plan should contain
a component for the applicable activities undertaken at the site.
Conduct evaluation of activities and projects and site-specific
programs to determine if the requestor's needs have been met as well as
the intended purpose of the activities. For evaluation planning
purposes, formative process and impact/outcome measures should be
included in the evaluation plan. Refer to the CDC Framework for Program
Evaluation in Public Health (MMWR, September 17, 1999/48 RR11:1-40) as
a model. ATSDR is currently developing a data base which will serve as
a collection point for information on the impact and outcome of site
activities.
i. Health Investigations/Studies--Based on the evaluation and
recommendation of the TPT or other ATSDR decision-making process, and
inclusion in the site public health action plan, follow-up health
investigations/studies may be undertaken in populations whose health is
or has been impacted by hazardous waste sites. Examples of follow-up
health investigations/studies are: Biological Indicators of Exposure
Studies, Cluster Investigations, Case Studies, Health Statistics
Reviews, Community Health Investigations, and Site-Specific
Surveillance.
(1) Develop a protocol and conduct the recommended study for those
studies recommended previously by the TPT or other ATSDR decision-
making process. This protocol will undergo scientific peer review as
required by ATSDR and may require clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) before data collection can begin.
(2) Provide proof by citing a state code or regulation or other
state pronouncement under authority of law, that medical information
obtained pursuant to the agreement will be protected from disclosure
when the consent of the individual to release identifying information
is not obtained.
(3) Evaluation--Develop a site-specific evaluation plan as part of
the work plan for Public Health Studies/Investigations, prior to the
conduct of activities, as indicated in paragraph h. above.
j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)--Collaborate with the TPT to develop
a mutually agreed upon APOW to include the proposed site-specific
activities to be conducted for the budget period, and respective time
lines. The TPT is made up of representatives from the ATSDR Division of
Health Assessment and Consultation (DHAC), ATSDR Division of Health
Studies (DHS), ATSDR Division of Health Education and Promotion (DHEP),
ATSDR Office of Regional Operations (ORO), and state and local
counterparts. The TPT is responsible for assuring the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of all public health actions for each
site assigned to the team. The TPT meets to review data relative to the
site and considers the following questions: is there or has there been
a completed exposure pathway, and are humans at health risk?
k. Annual Program Evaluation--Collaborate with ATSDR on the
evaluation of the total program using a standard evaluation instrument
developed for this program. As a part of this effort, recipient will
include the effectiveness of their overall capacity building efforts in
addressing public health issues in communities living near hazardous
waste sites. The results of this evaluation may impact the recipient's
funding level in the subsequent years of this program.
2. Recipient Other Activities
a. Participate in the TPT program evaluation, and comply with
established review and handling procedures for incorporating the
results of recommendations into site evaluation activities.
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b. Provide abstraction overview to ATSDR on the APOW and site
activities through a shared data base called State Tracking and
Reporting System (STARS), or other mechanisms.
c. Review and prepare written comments on EPA's draft Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), RI/FS work plans, and Records
of Decision, and site-specific documents of the Recipient's
environmental department.
d. Workshops--
(1) Participate in local, state, and federal health and
environmental workshops and community meetings to discuss and respond
to questions concerning a particular site's impact on public health.
(2) Participate in ATSDR-scheduled training classes or workshops to
increase knowledge and skills in environmental public health.
e. Respond to ATSDR's requests concerning congressional inquiries/
testimonies, program evaluation, or other information in carrying out
the purpose of the project.
f. Provide timely responses within two weeks, when possible, to
ATSDR's requests for site-specific costs and explanation of activities
performed, and supporting documentation for Cost Recovery purposes.
(See AR-18 in Attachment I.)
3. ATSDR Activities
a. Public Health Assessments--Collaborate with and assist recipient
in conducting Public Health Assessment activities on CERCLIS, petition
sites, or other state-designated sites, facilities or releases within
the recipient's territorial boundary. This includes collaborating and
assisting in preparing updates to public health assessments.
b. Petitions for Public Health Assessment Activities--Collaborate
with and assist recipient in effectively conducting appropriate public
health assessment activities in response to petitions from individuals,
physicians, community groups, and others.
c. Health Consultations--Collaborate with and assist recipient in
preparing a written or verbal response to a specific question or
specific request for information about health risks posed by a specific
site, chemical release, hazardous material, or other emergency response
actions.
d. Exposure Investigations--Collaborate with and assist recipient
in conducting Exposure Investigations.
e. Community Involvement--
(1) Assist in developing effective methods to conduct needs
assessments in communities near hazardous waste sites and in defining
goals and objectives of community involvement activities.
(2) Assist in development, implementation, and evaluation of the
community involvement plan.
f. Site-specific Health Education--
(1) Collaborate in developing and reviewing all health educational
materials to ensure scientific accuracy. Provide existing materials as
requested. Collaborate in developing projects for specific target
audiences.
(2) Collaborate with the recipient in implementing and evaluating
health education programs.
g. Stakeholder Involvement--Collaborate with and assist recipient
in developing a plan for an integrated program focusing on coordinating
site activities with stakeholders.
h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan--Collaborate with and assist
recipient in developing a specific evaluation plan prior to conducting
activities.
i. Health Investigations/Studies--As requested by the recipient,
ATSDR is available to provide the following:
(1) Make recommendations regarding appropriate and necessary health
investigations/studies.
(2) Provide assistance in both the planning and implementation
phases of the field work called for under the study protocol.
(3) Provide consultation and assist in monitoring the data and
specimen collection.
(4) Participate in the study analysis.
(5) Collaborate in interpreting the study findings.
(6) ATSDR will conduct technical and peer review.
j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)--Collaborate with and assist
recipient in developing a mutually agreed upon APOW that meets the
goals of this announcement.
k. Annual Program Evaluation--Lead the evaluation of each
recipient's total program using a standard evaluation instrument
developed for this Program. As a part of this effort, ATSDR will
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of overall capacity building
efforts in addressing public health issues in communities living near
hazardous waste sites. The results of this evaluation may impact the
recipient's funding level in the subsequent years of this program.
4. ATSDR Other Activities
a. Initiate and conduct the program evaluation by the TPT.
b. Assist with abstraction overview for the database on each site
for which site activities have been conducted.
c. Assist with recipient's review and preparation of written
comments on EPA's draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/
FS), RI/FS work plans, Records of Decision, and site-specific documents
of the recipient's environmental department.
d. Workshops--
(1) Assist recipient with participation in local, state, and
Federal health and environmental workshops and community meetings to
discuss and respond to questions concerning a particular site's impact
on public health.
(2) Initiate and conduct ATSDR-scheduled training classes or
workshops to increase recipient's knowledge and skills in environmental
public health.
e. Assist recipient with ATSDR's requests concerning congressional
inquiries/testimonies, program evaluation, or other information in
carrying out the purpose of the project.
f. Provide technical assistance to recipient concerning Cost
Recovery requirements.
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. The application package should be single-spaced, printed on one
side, with one-inch margins, and unreduced font. It should not exceed
100 pages, including attachments, and should include a narrative
proposal of 60 pages or less.
F. Submission and Deadline
Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are available at the following Internet address:
www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm or in the application kit. On or before
July 6, 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
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 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
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(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 ATSDR.
Applicants must compete for site-specific activities, as indicated
below in section 1.
The proposed program will account for a total of 50 percent of the
score from the evaluation criteria. Applications will be reviewed and
evaluated according to the following criteria:
1. Applications for Site-Specific Activities
a. Proposed Program--50 Percent
Applicant's ability to address the following:
(1) Ability to respond to specific public health issues that occur
as a result of actual or potential human exposure to a hazardous
substance which includes methods to evaluate and analyze toxicological,
community, and environmental health data; and ability to conduct and
analyze data from exposure investigations.
(2) Description of involvement with communities in response to
concern about a particular site's impact on public health. Ability to
develop and provide preventive health education in a timely fashion in
response to public health issues including appropriateness and
thoroughness of the methods used to evaluate preventive health
education; and the extent to which the site-specific evaluation plan
includes measures of program outcome (i.e., effect of participant's
knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviors, exposure to hazardous
substances).
(3) 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 proposed justification when representation is limited or
absent.
(c) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate
to measure differences when warranted.
(d) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing
partnerships with communities and recognition of mutual benefits.
b. Program Personnel--25 Percent
The extent to which the proposal has described or provided
biographical data on the:
(1) Manner in which an integrated ``site `` team will be developed
to address components of this program. A consistent site team is vital
to this effort. An integrated health team consists of health assessors,
health educators, community involvement specialists, and/or
epidemiologists or health scientists.
(2) Appropriate qualifications, experience, leadership ability, and
percentage of time project director (or principal investigator) will
commit to the project.
(3) Appropriate qualifications, experience, and description of how
staff will be utilized in relation to the activities to be performed to
accomplish the work and their percentage of time to be spent on the
project; curriculum vitae should be provided.
c. Capability--25 Percent
Description of the applicant's capability to carry out the proposed
project, suitability of facilities, equipment available or to be
purchased for the project, and ability to develop an integrated program
focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such as
ATSDR, EPA, tribal governments, state and local health and
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
d. Program Budget--(not scored)
The extent to which the budget relates directly to project
activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with intended use
of funds. The budget should include funds for one health assessor, one
health educator, and one epidemiologist or health scientist (if a
health study is being conducted or anticipated within the next 12
months) to attend the annual training meeting in Atlanta (five days).
e. Human Subjects--(not scored)
Whether or not exempt from the DHHS regulations, are procedures
adequate for the protection of human subjects? Does the application
adequately address the requirements of Title 45 CFR Part 46 for the
protection of human subjects?
2. Applications for Site-Specific Health
Investigations/Studies
Applications for Health Investigations/Studies will be evaluated
using the following criteria.
a. Proposed Program--50 Percent
Applicant's ability to address the following:
(1) An understanding of and capability to conduct human health
studies. The application for a site-specific study should include a
protocol for a human health study from those previously recommended by
ATSDR for sites in the recipient's state for which a study has not
commenced.
Site-specific protocol will be reviewed based on the following:
(a) The approach, feasibility, adequacy, and rationale of the
proposed study design.
(b) The technical merit of the proposed study, including the
methods and procedures (including quality assurance and quality control
procedures) for the proposed study.
(c) The proposed time line, including clearly established
objectives for which progress toward attainment can and will be
measured.
(d) The proposed method to disseminate the results of the study to
state and local public health officials, community residents, and other
concerned individuals and organizations.
(2) 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 proposed justification when representation is limited or
absent.
(c) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate
to measure differences when warranted.
(d) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing
partnerships with communities and recognition of mutual benefits.
b. Program Personnel--25 Percent
The extent to which the proposal described or provided biographical
data on the:
(1) Manner in which an integrated ``site'' team will be developed
to address components of this program. A consistent site team is vital
to this effort. An integrated health team consists of health assessors,
health educators, community involvement specialists, and/or
epidemiologists or health scientists.
(2) Appropriate qualifications, experience, leadership ability, and
percentage of time project director (or
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principal investigator) will commit to the project.
(3) Appropriate qualifications, experience, and description of how
staff will be utilized in relation to the activities to be performed to
accomplish the work and their percentage of time to be spent on the
project; curriculum vitae should be provided.
c. Capability--25 Percent
Description of the applicant's capability to carry out the proposed
project, suitability of facilities, equipment available or to be
purchased for the project, and ability to develop an integrated program
focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such as
ATSDR, EPA, tribal governments, state and local health and
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
d. Program Budget--(not scored)
The extent to which the budget relates directly to project
activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with intended use
of funds. The budget should include funds for one health assessor, one
health educator, and one epidemiologist, health scientist or principal
investigator to attend the annual training meeting in Atlanta (five
days).
e. Human Subjects--(not scored)
Whether or not exempt from the DHHS regulations, are procedures
adequate for the protection of human subjects? Does the application
adequately address the requirements of 45 CFR part 46 for the
protection of human subjects?
H. Other Requirements
Technical Reporting Requirements
1. Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
a. Annual progress reports, no more than 45 days after the end of
the quarter. The progress reports must report on progress toward
completing activities agreed to by ATSDR and the recipient.
b. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of
the budget period; and
c. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days
afer the end of the project period.
Send the above reports to the Grants Management Specialist
identified in Section J., ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' of
this announcement.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the
announcement.
AR-1 Human Subjects Requirements
AR-2 Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic
Minorities in Research
AR-7 Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11 Healthy People 2010
AR-12 Lobbying Restrictions
AR-17 Peer and Technical Reviews of Final Reports of Health Studies--
ATSDR
AR-18 Cost Recovery--ATSDR
AR-19 Third Party Agreements--ATSDR
AR-22 Research Integrity
I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
This program is authorized under sections 104(i) (1)(E), (4), (6),
(7), (9), (14) and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
9604(i)(1) (E), (4), (6), (7), (9), (14) and (15)), and Section 3019
(b) and (c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as
amended (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984) (42 U.S.C. 6939a
(b) and (c)). The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers are
93.161, 93.206, and 93.240.
J. Where To Obtain Additional Information
This and other CDC/ATSDR announcements can be found on the CDC home
page Internet address--http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then
``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''
To receive additional written information and to request an
application kit, call 1-888-GRANTS4 (1-888-472-6874). You will be asked
to leave your name and address and will be instructed to identify the
Announcement number of interest.
If you have any questions after reviewing the contents of all the
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained
from:
Nelda Godfrey, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146,
Telephone number: 770-488-2722, E-mail address: nag9@cdc.gov
For program technical assistance, contact: Sharon Conley, Funding
Resource Specialist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
Mailstop 60, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone
number: 404-639-0559, E-mail address: sac7@cdc.gov
Dated: April 30, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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