[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7317]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[ATSDR-419]
Public Health Interventions To Prevent or Mitigate Possible
Adverse Health Effects Related to the Bunker Hill Superfund Site
Hazardous Exposures
summary: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1994 funds for a grant
with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) to provide
public health interventions for individuals and community members
living near the Bunker Hill Superfund site to prevent or mitigate
possible adverse health effects related to exposure to lead and other
hazardous substances. Approximately $50,000 is available in FY 1994 to
fund this project. It is expected that the award will begin on or about
May 15, 1994, for a 12-month budget period, within a five year project
period. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to change.
Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the basis
of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
The purpose of this project is for ATSDR to assist the Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) to: (1) Develop, disseminate
and evaluate appropriate educational programs and materials to educate
community members and health professionals about the health effects
related to exposure to lead and other hazardous substances; (2)
Coordinate and refer cases of exposure for appropriate health follow-up
interventions related to blood lead screening activities in the Silver
Valley; and (3) Provide counseling to citizens who have concerns and
questions about the health effects of lead exposure.
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2000, a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and
improve the quality of life. This announcement is related to the
priority area of Environmental Health and Health Promotion. (For
ordering a copy of Healthy People 2000, see the section WHERE TO OBTAIN
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)
Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 104 (i)
(1)(E), (4), (14), and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA) [42 U.S.C. 9604 (i) (1)(E), (4), (14), and (15)].
Smoke-Free Workplace
The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a
smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products.
This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the
physical and mental health of the American People.
Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the Idaho Department of Health
and Welfare (IDHW). No other applications will be solicited. The
program announcement and application kit have been sent to IDHW. The
IDHW has developed a unique expertise participating in health studies
and health intervention programs in Silver Valley, Shoshone County,
Idaho. The IDHW and Panhandle Health District have a legislated mandate
to provide health services to residents of the Silver Valley area.
The IDHW has a history of working with ATSDR and the CDC to
determine adverse health effects related to lead exposure from the
Bunker Hill Superfund site. Studies conducted by IDHW funded by the CDC
and more recently the ATSDR have documented an unacceptable level of
lead absorption among children who live near the Bunker Hill lead
smelter in northern Idaho. ATSDR is concerned about the health of
children, pregnant women and other populations at risk living near the
Bunker Hill Superfund site because of existing lead exposure and
possible new lead exposures from soil and dust during remediation of
the site by the Environmental Protection Agency. ATSDR has determined
that there is a need for communitywide preventive interventions related
to lead exposure for individuals and community members living near the
Bunker Hill Superfund site.
Executive Order 12372 Review
The application is 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. The applicant should contact their Single
Point of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the
prospective application and receive any necessary instructions on the
State process. Information on the Idaho SPOC is included in the
application kit sent to the applicant. If the SPOC has any State
process recommendations on applications submitted to CDC, they should
forward them to Henry S. Cassell, Grants Management Officer, Grants
Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30305, no later than 60 days after the application deadline
date. The granting agency does not guarantee to ``accommodate or
explain'' for State process recommendations it receives after that
date.
Public Health System Reporting Requirements
This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting
Requirements.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.161.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding
this project, please refer to Announcement Number 419 and contact Ms.
Maggie Slay, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 321, Mailstop E-
13, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 842-6797.
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 SUMMARY may be obtained through the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402-9325, telephone (202) 783-3238.
Dated: March 23, 1994.
Walter R. Dowdle,
Deputy Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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