[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 49926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19400]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention

[ATSDR-184]


Clarification of Program Announcements Related to Environmental 
Health Tracking

AGENCIES: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are jointly 
publishing this notice to inform potential applicants of their 
initiatives to build a National Environmental Public Health Tracking 
Network and plans for future collaboration and coordination between the 
two Agencies on the Network.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ATSDR Programs

    On June 20, 2002, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR) published in the Federal Register Program Announcement 
02155, (Vol. 67, No. 119, p. 42001) a request for proposals from states 
entitled, ``Linking Chronic Disease and Environmental Data Sources.'' 
ATSDR intends to fund two to three projects under this program. The 
purpose of these projects is to conduct research on the potential 
impact of environmental exposures on chronic disease outcomes. ATSDR's 
announcement is posted on CDC's Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm> listed under Grants and Cooperative Agreements and then 
ATSDR.

CDC Programs

    On July 18, 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) published Program Announcement 02179, ``National Environmental 
Public Health Tracking Program'' in the Federal Register (Vol. 67, No. 
138, p. 47371). CDC is making available funds for up to 15 state or 
local pilot projects to (1) build environmental public health capacity, 
(2) increase collaboration between governmental, environmental and 
health agencies, (3) identify and evaluate existing data systems, (4) 
build partnerships with non-governmental organizations and communities, 
(5) develop model systems that link data and can be generalized to 
other states/localities, and (6) demonstrate the utility of these model 
systems in planning public health actions. This Request For Proposal is 
posted on CDC's Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm> listed 
under Grants and Cooperative Agreements and then Environmental Health.

Future Announcement(s)

    CDC and ATSDR have been collaborating on these announcements and 
will continue to coordinate these activities at the federal level. In 
future years, the intention is to combine CDC's Program Announcement 
02179 (''National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program'') and 
ATSDR's Program Announcement 02155 (``Linking Chronic Disease and 
Environmental Data Sources'') under one announcement. Therefore, 
applicants should be aware of the criteria in both announcements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith R. Qualters, Ph.D., Acting 
Chief, Environmental Health Tracking Branch, Division of Environmental 
Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E39, Atlanta, 
Georgia, 30333, telephone 404-498-1815.

    Dated: July 26, 2002.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-19400 Filed 7-31-02; 8:45 am]
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