[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22744]


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[Federal Register: September 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Financial Assistance Award; Intent To Award a Financial 
Assistance Instrument to the Colorado Department of Health

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Award.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces that, pursuant to 10 CFR 
600.6(a)(5), it is making a discretionary financial assistance award 
based on the criterion set forth at 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(A) to the 
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Disease Control 
and Environmental Epidemiology Division under proposed grant number DE-
FG01-94EH89530. Subject to the availability of Federal funds, total 
estimated funding in the amount of $9,768,125, will be provided to the 
Colorado Department of Health for this effort. The Department of Energy 
will provide funding to the Colorado Department of Health to complete 
projects currently underway under a previous grant. The Colorado 
Department of Health will continue activities that will determine the 
magnitude and extent of the overall hazards posed to human health in 
nearby communities by historical radiological and chemical emissions 
from the Rocky Flats Plant. The projects to be continued include a 
toxicity assessment and risk characterization based on information 
collected during a review of historical records, a public involvement 
program, support for the Colorado Central Cancer Registry and the 
Colorado registry for Children with Special Needs, and a soil sampling 
program for areas near Rocky Flats.
    The Department of Energy has determined in accordance with 10 CFR 
600.7(b)(2)(i)(A) that the ``activity is necessary to the satisfactory 
completion of, or is a continuation or renewal of, an activity 
presently being funded by the Department of Energy or another Federal 
agency, and for which competition for support would have a significant 
adverse effect on continuity or completion of the activity.'' The 
continuity of the effort is critical at this time, because important 
questions and concerns about historical releases of hazardous materials 
from Rocky Flats still need to be addressed.
    Additional historical records have been discovered that were not 
included in previous analyses, and there is a need to build credibility 
through expanded public involvement activities. The continuation of the 
dose reconstruction project will provide review, validation, and 
quality assurance of the results of the previous phase of the project, 
and it will provide risk information to help determine if epidemiologic 
studies of affected communities should be performed. Continuation of 
soil sampling is needed to address concerns about previous reliance on 
data generated by plant operators and the completeness and validity of 
the data.
    The Colorado Department of Public Health has substantial expertise 
in this type of effort. They have identified personnel and resources 
capable of performing the activities, and they have extensive 
experience related to this research.
    The period of performance is 36 months from the date of award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Placement and Administration, 
Attn: Berta Schreiber, HR-531.24, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585.
Richard D. Updegrove,
Headquarters Operations Division B, Office of Placement and 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-22744 Filed 9-14-94; 8:45 am]
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