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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-489]

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Health and 
Exposure Surveillance of Siberian Asbestos Miners Cooperative Agreement

Summary

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1994 funds for a cooperative agreement 
with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) to evaluate 
workplace exposures and conduct health assessments of workers exposed 
to asbestos in a large mining, milling, and production center located 
in Asbest, Russia. Approximately $150,000 will be available in FY 1994 
to fund the cooperative agreement. The award will begin on or about 
September 30, 1994, for a 12-month budget period within a project 
period of up to 3 years. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to 
change. Continuation award(s) within the project period will be made on 
the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
    The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist the FIOH in 
further developing and strengthening epidemiologic research, 
surveillance and monitoring, and training in order to promote the 
further understanding of the prevention of occupational respiratory 
disease.
    The CDC will provide scientific, epidemiologic, engineering, 
environmental, and clinical technical assistance to the recipient, as 
needed, for successful completion of this project; collaborate with the 
recipient on the methods for the collection, tabulation analysis, and 
publication of the data related to the project; assist in the 
development of the overall plan or study design for this project; 
assist in the design and implementation of the evaluation plan for the 
project; coordinate the training of the appropriate grantee staff in 
technical and scientific procedures necessary for the successful 
completion of the project; and assist in the development of a series of 
symposia to present findings, provide training, and provide for the 
dissemination of information relevant to the prevention of occupational 
lung disease due to asbestos 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 Occupational Lung Disease. (For ordering Healthy 
People 2000, see the section entitled Where to Obtain Additional 
Information.)

Authority

    This program is authorized under Section 22(e)(7) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 671(e)(7)).

Smoke-Free Workplace

    The Public Health Service 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 of promoting 
the protection and advancement of an individual's physical and mental 
health.

Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Finnish Institute of 
Occupational Health (FIOH) for conducting this evaluation. No other 
applications will be solicited. The program announcement and 
application kit have been sent to FIOH. The FIOH is the only 
appropriate and qualified institution to provide the services specified 
under this cooperative agreement for the following reasons:
    There is a large asbestos mining, milling, and production activity 
in Asbest, Siberia, which produces in excess of 1,100,000 tons of 
asbestos and 300,000,000 tons of crushed stone annually. This mine 
supplies all of Russia's asbestos and is one of its major exporting 
resources. There is an existing medical surveillance program in effect 
for the more than 10,000 employees which could be reviewed for major 
health effects of asbestos. Russia does not have the expertise or 
resources to conduct this review and analysis. However, it has 
expressed a desire to collaborate with others to accomplish this 
effort.
    Finland has an existing working relationship with Russia and has 
the expertise and ability to initiate and coordinate a study of this 
magnitude. FIOH, NIOSH, and the Institute of Industrial Hygiene and 
Occupational Diseases of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 
Russia, all serve as members of the World Health Organization (WHO) 
Workers' Health Program which has as one of its top priorities the 
prevention of occupational respiratory diseases. This shared focus has 
enabled FIOH to develop a unique collaborative relationship with the 
Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases of the 
Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. As a result of this 
relationship, FIOH will be granted access to the Asbest mining region 
and will be given support from the requisite Russian agencies so that 
they can successfully accomplish the work required under this 
cooperative agreement. No one in the United States or its territories 
has this unique capability.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    The applicant is not subject to review under Executive Order 12372.

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 for this program 
is 93.957.

Other Requirements

Human Subjects

    If the proposed project involves research on human subjects, the 
applicant must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services 
Regulations, 45 CFR Part 46, regarding the protection of human 
subjects. Assurance must be provided to demonstrate that the project 
will be subject to initial and continuing review by an appropriate 
institutional review committee. The applicant will be responsible for 
providing assurance in accordance with the appropriate guidelines and 
forms provided in the application kit.

Where To Obtain Additional Information

    If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding 
this project, please refer to Announcement 489 and contact Oppie M. 
Byrd, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 300, Mailstop E-
13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6630. 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: August 9, 1994.
Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H.,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healty, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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