[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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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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