[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 210-211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-107]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Environment, Safety and Health; Continuation of 
Solicitation for Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial 
Assistance Program (Notice 98-01)

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Annual notice of continuation of potential availability of 
grants and cooperative agreements.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Health Studies within the Office of Environment, 
Safety and Health of the Department of Energy (DOE) announces its 
continuing interest in receiving applications or pre-applications for 
grants and cooperative agreements for occupational and environmental 
health studies of DOE employees and DOE contractors, as well as related 
DOE international health programs, concerning nuclear weapons research, 
development, production, use, storage, and dismantling.

DATES: Deadlines for applications or pre-applications will be contained 
in separate notices of Availability to be published at a later time in 
the Federal Register that will address specific program areas to be 
funded by the Office of Health Studies in fiscal year 1998. All 
applications accepted under these subsequent notices must be received 
by the Office of Health Studies on or before September 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: After the issuance of a Notice of Availability, applicants 
may obtain additional information from Dr.

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Paul Seligman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Studies 
(EH-6), U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, 
MD 20874-1290; facsimile: 301-903-3445; telephone: 301-903-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The policies and procedures governing the 
purpose and scope, program areas, eligibility, application 
requirements, evaluation criteria, and selection procedures for the 
Office of Health Studies Financial Assistance Program, were published 
in the Federal Register (60 FR 5838) on January 31, 1995, and codified 
at 10 CFR part 602. Proposed research applications and pre-applications 
must comply with the requirements set forth in part 602.
    The three offices within the Office of Health Studies (the Office 
of International Health Programs, the Office of Occupational Medicine 
and Medical Surveillance, and the Office of Epidemiologic Studies) 
promote studies to identify and assess the health risks associated with 
occupational or environmental exposures to ionizing radiation or toxic 
chemicals in the following populations: employees of DOE and DOE 
contractors (particularly those at high risk for exposure to ionizing 
radiation or toxic chemicals), residents of communities near DOE 
facilities, and populations throughout the world at high risk for 
exposure to ionizing radiation or toxic chemicals resulting from 
accidental exposures or proximity to nuclear or other energy-related 
facilities. Access to and use of information for conducting studies 
under this notice will comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and DOE 
policies 60 FR 33510 regarding existing systems of records published 
June 28, 1995.
    For fiscal year 1998, the Office of Health Studies estimates that 
approximately $500,000 will be available for grants or cooperative 
agreements from the Office of International Health Programs. The number 
of awards made will depend on the number of applications received for 
which the results of competitive merit review are favorable.
    The Office of Occupational Medicine and Medical Surveillance and 
the Office of Epidemiologic Studies do not anticipate having funds 
available to support either cooperative agreements or grants during 
fiscal year 1998 for epidemiologic studies of the DOE workforce or 
communities near DOE facilities.
    Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between DOE and the 
Department of Health and Human Services, published March 7, 1991 (56 FR 
9701) and extended through fiscal year 2000, additional funds for 
occupational health studies may be available through the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). See 62 FR 24657, published May 6, 
1997, or contact Mr. Larry Elliott, Chief, Health-Related Energy 
Research Branch, NIOSH, Mail Stop R-44, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone: 513-841-4400; fax: 513-841-4470; or e-
mail: [email protected]; or Dr. Roy M. Fleming, Associate Director for 
Grants, CDC, NIOSH, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Building 1, Room 3053, 
Mail Stop: D-30, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; telephone: 404-639-3343; fax: 
404-639-2196; or e-mail: [email protected]. Information on NIOSH grants is 
also available through the Internet. The NIOSH homepage address is: 
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html. Once on the homepage, take the 
following steps to find information on grant funding opportunities: (1) 
Scroll down to, and click on, Funding Opportunities/Extramural 
Programs; (2) click again on Current Funding Opportunities; (3) click 
on Research Grants; (4) scroll down to Past Funding Opportunities; and 
(5) click on Announcement No. 740. This is a general announcement that 
is reissued annually.
    The National Center for Environmental Health of CDC funds 
radiation-related research in the community setting, including dose 
reconstruction studies, and anticipates making available additional 
funding in fiscal year 1998 for research grants. For current 
information, contact Mr. Paul Renard, Radiation Studies Branch, NCEH, 
4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341; telephone: 404-488-7040.
    DOE is under no obligation to pay for any cost associated with the 
preparation or submission of any application. DOE reserves the right to 
fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications 
submitted in response to this notice. Results of studies carried out as 
grants or cooperative agreements with the Office of Health Studies will 
be made available to DOE workers, to the public, and to managers 
responsible for protecting worker health and safety. Data will be made 
available through DOE's Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 22, 1997.
Paul J. Seligman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Studies.
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