[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22572-22577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11219]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

[Program Announcement 01043]


Program To Conduct and Coordinate Site-Specific Activities; 
Notice of Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a 
cooperative agreement program to Conduct and Coordinate Site-Specific 
Activities. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus 
area of Environmental Health.
    The purpose of the program is for recipients to conduct site-
specific health activities to determine the public health impact of 
human exposure to hazardous substances at hazardous waste sites or 
releases. The ultimate goal of this program is to reduce exposures to 
hazardous substances and mitigate potential adverse health effects from 
such exposures. Specifically, funds will be used to build capacity in 
coordination and cooperation with ATSDR to conduct site-specific 
activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (RCRA),

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including public health assessments, health consultations, exposure 
investigations, community involvement activities, health education, 
follow-up health investigations/studies and other programs related to 
exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. ATSDR considers a 
site as consisting of the actual boundaries of a release or facility 
along with the resident community and area potentially impacted by the 
subject release or facility.

B. Eligible Applicants

    Assistance will be provided only to the health departments of 
states or their bona fide agents, and additionally to the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
the Republic of Palau, and federally recognized Indian tribal 
governments. In consultation with states, assistance may be provided to 
political subdivisions of states.

    Note: Title 2 of the United States Code, Chapter 26, Section 
1611 states that an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engages in lobbying 
activities is not eligible to receive federal funds constituting an 
award, grant, cooperative agreement, contract, loan, or any other 
form.

C. Availability of Funds

    Approximately $7,900,000 is available in FY 2001 to fund 23 to 28 
awards. It is expected that the average award will be $300,000, ranging 
from $100,000 to $400,000. It is expected that the awards will begin on 
or about September 29, 2001, and will be made for a 12-month budget 
period within a project period of five years. Funding estimates may 
change.
    Approximately $7,400,000 will be available to fund 23 to 28 awards 
for site specific activities.
    Approximately $500,000 will be available to recipients applying to 
conduct health study activities. These funds will be available for 
conducting site-specific human health studies after review of site-
specific data, submission of a study protocol with a supplemental 
budget for the proposed study, technical, objective, and peer review 
and approval of study protocols. If health study activities are not 
requested with the initial application, requests may be made in 
subsequent continuation applications. In years subsequent to FY 2001, 
it is anticipated that funds in the amount of $400,000 to $500,000 will 
be available for site-specific studies.
    Applicants are encouraged to participate in public health 
activities that are under the jurisdiction of other federal agencies 
such as the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA). Applicants must propose specific activities and 
once approved and funded, the funding for these activities must be 
tracked separately from the funds received for activities at other 
sites. In subsequent years of this announcement, recipient's requests 
for supplemental funds to conduct site-specific activities under the 
jurisdiction of other federal agencies must be coordinated with the 
Technical Project Team (TPT).
    Applicants must compete for Site-Specific Core Activities (Public 
Health Assessments/Consultations, Exposure Investigations, Community 
Involvement and Preventive Health Education). Site-Specific Health 
Investigations/Studies may be requested as supplemental funding on an 
as-needed basis.
    Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made 
on the basis of satisfactory progress in meeting the program goals and 
objectives as evidenced by required reports and the availability of 
funds.
    Grantees currently funded under ATSDR's Program Announcements 607 
or 98064 can apply under this announcement. If successful, the current 
award would replace the previous award (competitive renewal) for a 
total project period of five years. If a current grantee applies under 
this competitive renewal announcement and is unsuccessful or chooses 
not to apply under this announcement, it will not jeopardize the 
current award; ATSDR will honor the current awards through the 
expiration of the project period, subject to satisfactory progress and 
the availability of funds.

Use of Funds

    Funds may be expended for reasonable program purposes, such as 
personnel, travel, supplies and services. Funds for contractual 
services may be requested. However, the recipient, as the direct and 
primary recipient of PHS grant funds, must perform a substantive role 
in carrying out project activities and not merely serve as a conduit 
for an award to another party or provide funds to an ineligible party.
    Equipment may be purchased with cooperative agreement funds. 
However, the equipment proposed should be appropriate and reasonable 
for the activity to be conducted. The applicant, as part of the 
application process, should provide: (1) a justification for the need 
to acquire the equipment, (2) the description of the equipment, (3) the 
intended use of the equipment, and (4) the advantages/disadvantages of 
purchase versus lease of the equipment (if applicable). Requests for 
equipment purchases will be reviewed and approved only under the 
following conditions: (1) ATSDR retains the right to request return of 
all equipment purchased (in operable condition) with cooperative 
agreement funds at the conclusion of the project period, and (2) 
equipment purchased must be compatible with ATSDR hardware. Computers 
purchased with ATSDR funds should be IBM compatible and adhere to the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR hardware 
standards.
    Recipient activities may not be conducted with funds from this 
cooperative agreement program at any federal site where the state is a 
party to litigation at the site.

Funding Preferences

    Funding preferences may be given for the following:
    1. Geographic distribution across the entire United States.
    2. Number of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) sites (federal and non-
federal) based on most current listing by EPA.

D. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities under 1. Recipient 
Activities and 2. Recipient Other Activities, and ATSDR will be 
responsible for the activities listed under 3. ATSDR Activities and 4. 
ATSDR Other Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

    a. Public Health Assessment Activities--Conduct Public Health 
Assessments, including petitions for National Priorities List (NPL), 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Information System (CERCLIS) or other state-designated sites, 
facilities or releases within the recipient's territorial boundary in 
accordance with the methodology provided in the ATSDR Public Health 
Assessment Guidance Manual, ATSDR's Review and Handling Procedures for 
Public Health Assessments, and other applicable guidance. Prepare 
additional site evaluations (public health assessments

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or health consultations) to update public health assessments.
    b. Petitions for Public Health Assessment Activities--Conduct 
initial data collection and site visit activities to decide how to 
respond to petitions for public health assessments. Make determinations 
of public health activities in response to petitions from individuals, 
physicians, community groups, and others. Review existing information 
and data pertaining to a site or release identified in a petition.
    c. Health Consultations--Prepare a written or verbal response to a 
specific question or specific request for information about health 
risks posed by a specific site, chemical release, hazardous material, 
or other emergency response actions. Health consultations may also be 
written as a follow up to Public Health Assessments. Consultations may 
include the evaluation of environmental data, community concerns, 
health outcome data, and demographic characterizations, and the conduct 
of community outreach and interaction activities and site work plans.
    d. Exposure Investigations--Exposure Investigations may be 
conducted as part of the public health assessment or health 
consultation process to better define human exposures. Exposure 
investigations include the collection of environmental or biological 
data and require the approval from the Technical Project Team (TPT) 
prior to the initiation of sample collection.
    e. Community Involvement--
    (1) Develop a site-specific community involvement plan which, at a 
minimum, should include: (a) Health communication strategies, (b) an 
implementation strategy, and (c) an evaluation strategy.
    (2) Implement the community involvement plan and, where warranted 
based on the needs of the community, establish informal community 
workgroups or Community Assistance Panels.
    f. Site-Specific Health Education--Site-specific environmental 
health education is a behavioral science, theory based process. An 
effective environmental health education intervention provides a clear, 
appropriate, and audience-specific message to assure sufficient 
knowledge and skills are in place to make informed decisions. Audiences 
may include health care providers, community members, elected 
officials, and sensitive populations such as children and women of 
child-bearing age.
    (1) Prioritize sites where specific actions can be taken to 
minimize exposures or where significant public health concern exists.
    (2) Assess needs and resources of the target audience and document 
the data in the appropriate Division of Health Education and Promotion 
(DHEP) reporting tool.
    (3) Develop and document the health education intervention plan 
which includes goals, objectives, activities, and evaluation.
    (4) Implement the activities in the intervention plan.
    (5) Evaluate the plan by comparing baseline information with 
information that results after the intervention.
    Some suggested tools for planning and evaluating health education 
activities include the PRECEDE-PROCEED planning model which can be 
found at the Internet address http://www.med.usf.edu/~kmbrown/PRECEDE_ 
PROCEED_Overview.htm and also, the Evaluation Framework for Community 
Health Programs (June, 2000, Center for Advancement of Community Based 
Public Health).
    g. Stakeholder Involvement--Develop a plan for an integrated 
program focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such 
as ATSDR, EPA, tribal communities, state and local health and 
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
    h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan--Develop a site-specific 
evaluation plan prior to conducting activities. The plan should contain 
a component for the applicable activities undertaken at the site. 
Conduct evaluation of activities and projects and site-specific 
programs to determine if the requestor's needs have been met as well as 
the intended purpose of the activities. For evaluation planning 
purposes, formative process and impact/outcome measures should be 
included in the evaluation plan. Refer to the CDC Framework for Program 
Evaluation in Public Health (MMWR, September 17, 1999/48 RR11:1-40) as 
a model. ATSDR is currently developing a data base which will serve as 
a collection point for information on the impact and outcome of site 
activities.
    i. Health Investigations/Studies--Based on the evaluation and 
recommendation of the TPT or other ATSDR decision-making process, and 
inclusion in the site public health action plan, follow-up health 
investigations/studies may be undertaken in populations whose health is 
or has been impacted by hazardous waste sites. Examples of follow-up 
health investigations/studies are: Biological Indicators of Exposure 
Studies, Cluster Investigations, Case Studies, Health Statistics 
Reviews, Community Health Investigations, and Site-Specific 
Surveillance.
    (1) Develop a protocol and conduct the recommended study for those 
studies recommended previously by the TPT or other ATSDR decision-
making process. This protocol will undergo scientific peer review as 
required by ATSDR and may require clearance by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) before data collection can begin.
    (2) Provide proof by citing a state code or regulation or other 
state pronouncement under authority of law, that medical information 
obtained pursuant to the agreement will be protected from disclosure 
when the consent of the individual to release identifying information 
is not obtained.
    (3) Evaluation--Develop a site-specific evaluation plan as part of 
the work plan for Public Health Studies/Investigations, prior to the 
conduct of activities, as indicated in paragraph h. above.
    j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)--Collaborate with the TPT to develop 
a mutually agreed upon APOW to include the proposed site-specific 
activities to be conducted for the budget period, and respective time 
lines. The TPT is made up of representatives from the ATSDR Division of 
Health Assessment and Consultation (DHAC), ATSDR Division of Health 
Studies (DHS), ATSDR Division of Health Education and Promotion (DHEP), 
ATSDR Office of Regional Operations (ORO), and state and local 
counterparts. The TPT is responsible for assuring the planning, 
implementation, and evaluation of all public health actions for each 
site assigned to the team. The TPT meets to review data relative to the 
site and considers the following questions: is there or has there been 
a completed exposure pathway, and are humans at health risk?
    k. Annual Program Evaluation--Collaborate with ATSDR on the 
evaluation of the total program using a standard evaluation instrument 
developed for this program. As a part of this effort, recipient will 
include the effectiveness of their overall capacity building efforts in 
addressing public health issues in communities living near hazardous 
waste sites. The results of this evaluation may impact the recipient's 
funding level in the subsequent years of this program.

2. Recipient Other Activities

    a. Participate in the TPT program evaluation, and comply with 
established review and handling procedures for incorporating the 
results of recommendations into site evaluation activities.

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    b. Provide abstraction overview to ATSDR on the APOW and site 
activities through a shared data base called State Tracking and 
Reporting System (STARS), or other mechanisms.
    c. Review and prepare written comments on EPA's draft Remedial 
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), RI/FS work plans, and Records 
of Decision, and site-specific documents of the Recipient's 
environmental department.
    d. Workshops--
    (1) Participate in local, state, and federal health and 
environmental workshops and community meetings to discuss and respond 
to questions concerning a particular site's impact on public health.
    (2) Participate in ATSDR-scheduled training classes or workshops to 
increase knowledge and skills in environmental public health.
    e. Respond to ATSDR's requests concerning congressional inquiries/
testimonies, program evaluation, or other information in carrying out 
the purpose of the project.
    f. Provide timely responses within two weeks, when possible, to 
ATSDR's requests for site-specific costs and explanation of activities 
performed, and supporting documentation for Cost Recovery purposes. 
(See AR-18 in Attachment I.)

3. ATSDR Activities

    a. Public Health Assessments--Collaborate with and assist recipient 
in conducting Public Health Assessment activities on CERCLIS, petition 
sites, or other state-designated sites, facilities or releases within 
the recipient's territorial boundary. This includes collaborating and 
assisting in preparing updates to public health assessments.
    b. Petitions for Public Health Assessment Activities--Collaborate 
with and assist recipient in effectively conducting appropriate public 
health assessment activities in response to petitions from individuals, 
physicians, community groups, and others.
    c. Health Consultations--Collaborate with and assist recipient in 
preparing a written or verbal response to a specific question or 
specific request for information about health risks posed by a specific 
site, chemical release, hazardous material, or other emergency response 
actions.
    d. Exposure Investigations--Collaborate with and assist recipient 
in conducting Exposure Investigations.
    e. Community Involvement--
    (1) Assist in developing effective methods to conduct needs 
assessments in communities near hazardous waste sites and in defining 
goals and objectives of community involvement activities.
    (2) Assist in development, implementation, and evaluation of the 
community involvement plan.
    f. Site-specific Health Education--
    (1) Collaborate in developing and reviewing all health educational 
materials to ensure scientific accuracy. Provide existing materials as 
requested. Collaborate in developing projects for specific target 
audiences.
    (2) Collaborate with the recipient in implementing and evaluating 
health education programs.
    g. Stakeholder Involvement--Collaborate with and assist recipient 
in developing a plan for an integrated program focusing on coordinating 
site activities with stakeholders.
    h. Site-Specific Evaluation Plan--Collaborate with and assist 
recipient in developing a specific evaluation plan prior to conducting 
activities.
    i. Health Investigations/Studies--As requested by the recipient, 
ATSDR is available to provide the following:
    (1) Make recommendations regarding appropriate and necessary health 
investigations/studies.
    (2) Provide assistance in both the planning and implementation 
phases of the field work called for under the study protocol.
    (3) Provide consultation and assist in monitoring the data and 
specimen collection.
    (4) Participate in the study analysis.
    (5) Collaborate in interpreting the study findings.
    (6) ATSDR will conduct technical and peer review.
    j. Annual Plan of Work (APOW)--Collaborate with and assist 
recipient in developing a mutually agreed upon APOW that meets the 
goals of this announcement.
    k. Annual Program Evaluation--Lead the evaluation of each 
recipient's total program using a standard evaluation instrument 
developed for this Program. As a part of this effort, ATSDR will 
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of overall capacity building 
efforts in addressing public health issues in communities living near 
hazardous waste sites. The results of this evaluation may impact the 
recipient's funding level in the subsequent years of this program.

4. ATSDR Other Activities

    a. Initiate and conduct the program evaluation by the TPT.
    b. Assist with abstraction overview for the database on each site 
for which site activities have been conducted.
    c. Assist with recipient's review and preparation of written 
comments on EPA's draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/
FS), RI/FS work plans, Records of Decision, and site-specific documents 
of the recipient's environmental department.
    d. Workshops--
    (1) Assist recipient with participation in local, state, and 
Federal health and environmental workshops and community meetings to 
discuss and respond to questions concerning a particular site's impact 
on public health.
    (2) Initiate and conduct ATSDR-scheduled training classes or 
workshops to increase recipient's knowledge and skills in environmental 
public health.
    e. Assist recipient with ATSDR's requests concerning congressional 
inquiries/testimonies, program evaluation, or other information in 
carrying out the purpose of the project.
    f. Provide technical assistance to recipient concerning Cost 
Recovery requirements.

E. Application Content

    Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other 
Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the 
application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria 
listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program 
plan. The application package should be single-spaced, printed on one 
side, with one-inch margins, and unreduced font. It should not exceed 
100 pages, including attachments, and should include a narrative 
proposal of 60 pages or less.

F. Submission and Deadline

    Submit the original and two copies of PHS 5161-1 (OMB Number 0937-
0189). Forms are available at the following Internet address: 
www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm or in the application kit. On or before 
July 6, 2001, submit the application to the Grants Management 
Specialist identified in the ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' 
section of this announcement.
    Deadline: Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline 
if they are either:
    (a) Received on or before the deadline date; or
    (b) Sent on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
submission to the independent review group. (Applicants must request a 
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a legibly dated 
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private 
metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
    Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria in 
(a) or

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(b) above are considered late applications, will not be considered, and 
will be returned to the applicant.

G. Evaluation Criteria

    Each application will be evaluated individually against the 
following criteria by an independent review group appointed by ATSDR. 
Applicants must compete for site-specific activities, as indicated 
below in section 1.
    The proposed program will account for a total of 50 percent of the 
score from the evaluation criteria. Applications will be reviewed and 
evaluated according to the following criteria:

1. Applications for Site-Specific Activities

a. Proposed Program--50 Percent
    Applicant's ability to address the following:
    (1) Ability to respond to specific public health issues that occur 
as a result of actual or potential human exposure to a hazardous 
substance which includes methods to evaluate and analyze toxicological, 
community, and environmental health data; and ability to conduct and 
analyze data from exposure investigations.
    (2) Description of involvement with communities in response to 
concern about a particular site's impact on public health. Ability to 
develop and provide preventive health education in a timely fashion in 
response to public health issues including appropriateness and 
thoroughness of the methods used to evaluate preventive health 
education; and the extent to which the site-specific evaluation plan 
includes measures of program outcome (i.e., effect of participant's 
knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviors, exposure to hazardous 
substances).
    (3) The degree to which the applicant has met the CDC Policy 
requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial 
groups in the proposed research. This includes:
    (a) The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial 
and ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
    (b) The proposed justification when representation is limited or 
absent.
    (c) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate 
to measure differences when warranted.
    (d) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and 
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing 
partnerships with communities and recognition of mutual benefits.
b. Program Personnel--25 Percent
    The extent to which the proposal has described or provided 
biographical data on the:
    (1) Manner in which an integrated ``site `` team will be developed 
to address components of this program. A consistent site team is vital 
to this effort. An integrated health team consists of health assessors, 
health educators, community involvement specialists, and/or 
epidemiologists or health scientists.
    (2) Appropriate qualifications, experience, leadership ability, and 
percentage of time project director (or principal investigator) will 
commit to the project.
    (3) Appropriate qualifications, experience, and description of how 
staff will be utilized in relation to the activities to be performed to 
accomplish the work and their percentage of time to be spent on the 
project; curriculum vitae should be provided.
c. Capability--25 Percent
    Description of the applicant's capability to carry out the proposed 
project, suitability of facilities, equipment available or to be 
purchased for the project, and ability to develop an integrated program 
focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such as 
ATSDR, EPA, tribal governments, state and local health and 
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
d. Program Budget--(not scored)
    The extent to which the budget relates directly to project 
activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with intended use 
of funds. The budget should include funds for one health assessor, one 
health educator, and one epidemiologist or health scientist (if a 
health study is being conducted or anticipated within the next 12 
months) to attend the annual training meeting in Atlanta (five days).
e. Human Subjects--(not scored)
    Whether or not exempt from the DHHS regulations, are procedures 
adequate for the protection of human subjects? Does the application 
adequately address the requirements of Title 45 CFR Part 46 for the 
protection of human subjects?

2. Applications for Site-Specific Health

    Investigations/Studies
    Applications for Health Investigations/Studies will be evaluated 
using the following criteria.
a. Proposed Program--50 Percent
    Applicant's ability to address the following:
    (1) An understanding of and capability to conduct human health 
studies. The application for a site-specific study should include a 
protocol for a human health study from those previously recommended by 
ATSDR for sites in the recipient's state for which a study has not 
commenced.
    Site-specific protocol will be reviewed based on the following:
    (a) The approach, feasibility, adequacy, and rationale of the 
proposed study design.
    (b) The technical merit of the proposed study, including the 
methods and procedures (including quality assurance and quality control 
procedures) for the proposed study.
    (c) The proposed time line, including clearly established 
objectives for which progress toward attainment can and will be 
measured.
    (d) The proposed method to disseminate the results of the study to 
state and local public health officials, community residents, and other 
concerned individuals and organizations.
    (2) The degree to which the applicant has met the CDC Policy 
requirements regarding the inclusion of women, ethnic, and racial 
groups in the proposed research. This includes:
    (a) The proposed plan for the inclusion of both sexes and racial 
and ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation.
    (b) The proposed justification when representation is limited or 
absent.
    (c) A statement as to whether the design of the study is adequate 
to measure differences when warranted.
    (d) A statement as to whether the plans for recruitment and 
outreach for study participants include the process of establishing 
partnerships with communities and recognition of mutual benefits.
b. Program Personnel--25 Percent
    The extent to which the proposal described or provided biographical 
data on the:
    (1) Manner in which an integrated ``site'' team will be developed 
to address components of this program. A consistent site team is vital 
to this effort. An integrated health team consists of health assessors, 
health educators, community involvement specialists, and/or 
epidemiologists or health scientists.
    (2) Appropriate qualifications, experience, leadership ability, and 
percentage of time project director (or

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principal investigator) will commit to the project.
    (3) Appropriate qualifications, experience, and description of how 
staff will be utilized in relation to the activities to be performed to 
accomplish the work and their percentage of time to be spent on the 
project; curriculum vitae should be provided.
c. Capability--25 Percent
    Description of the applicant's capability to carry out the proposed 
project, suitability of facilities, equipment available or to be 
purchased for the project, and ability to develop an integrated program 
focusing on coordinating site activities with stakeholders such as 
ATSDR, EPA, tribal governments, state and local health and 
environmental offices and agencies, communities, etc.
    d. Program Budget--(not scored)
    The extent to which the budget relates directly to project 
activities, is clearly justified, and is consistent with intended use 
of funds. The budget should include funds for one health assessor, one 
health educator, and one epidemiologist, health scientist or principal 
investigator to attend the annual training meeting in Atlanta (five 
days).
e. Human Subjects--(not scored)
    Whether or not exempt from the DHHS regulations, are procedures 
adequate for the protection of human subjects? Does the application 
adequately address the requirements of 45 CFR part 46 for the 
protection of human subjects?

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

    1. Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
    a. Annual progress reports, no more than 45 days after the end of 
the quarter. The progress reports must report on progress toward 
completing activities agreed to by ATSDR and the recipient.
    b. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of 
the budget period; and
    c. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days 
afer the end of the project period.
    Send the above reports to the Grants Management Specialist 
identified in Section J., ``Where to Obtain Additional Information'' of 
this announcement.
    The following additional requirements are applicable to this 
program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the 
announcement.

AR-1  Human Subjects Requirements
AR-2  Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic 
Minorities in Research
AR-7  Executive Order 12372 Review
AR-9  Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements
AR-10  Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements
AR-11  Healthy People 2010
AR-12  Lobbying Restrictions
AR-17  Peer and Technical Reviews of Final Reports of Health Studies--
ATSDR
AR-18  Cost Recovery--ATSDR
AR-19  Third Party Agreements--ATSDR
AR-22  Research Integrity

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    This program is authorized under sections 104(i) (1)(E), (4), (6), 
(7), (9), (14) and (15) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 
9604(i)(1) (E), (4), (6), (7), (9), (14) and (15)), and Section 3019 
(b) and (c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as 
amended (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984) (42 U.S.C. 6939a 
(b) and (c)). The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers are 
93.161, 93.206, and 93.240.

J. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    This and other CDC/ATSDR announcements can be found on the CDC home 
page Internet address--http://www.cdc.gov. Click on ``Funding'' then 
``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.''
    To receive additional written information and to request an 
application kit, call 1-888-GRANTS4 (1-888-472-6874). You will be asked 
to leave your name and address and will be instructed to identify the 
Announcement number of interest.
    If you have any questions after reviewing the contents of all the 
documents, business management technical assistance may be obtained 
from:

Nelda Godfrey, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, 
Telephone number: 770-488-2722, E-mail address: [email protected]
For program technical assistance, contact: Sharon Conley, Funding 
Resource Specialist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 
Mailstop 60, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 
number: 404-639-0559, E-mail address: [email protected]

    Dated: April 30, 2001.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
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